Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-24

companies using or supplying gas or
electricity, and that the Superinten-
dent of Public Works do pay to said
inspector reasonable salary, which
salary shall be paid from the follow
ing funds, viz: Three-fourths of said
royalty or payment paid to the Su-
perintendent of Public Works by the
Hawaiian Electric Company, Limit
ed, and one-fourth of said salary
shall be paid from the annual royal
ty or payment paid by the Honolulu
Gas Company, Limited, to the Super
intendent of Public Works, and fur
thermore that the Superintendent of
Public Works Of the Territory of Ha-
wall do examine generally into the
conduct of the affairs of the several
public. service corporations using or
supplying gas or electricity by virtue
of rights granted them under fran
chises from the Government of the
Territory of Hawaii, and report the
result of his examination to the Leg
islature OF 1911"
This substitute resolution passed
It's first reading and was placed on
the order Of the day for second read
ing today. But It does not carry out
the intent of the original resolution,
and Castro was Obliged to accept 1t
merely because he considered half a
loaf better than no loaf at all. But
he may get the other half of the
loaf, too, for no sooner had the first
resolution been disposed of than Az
fonso offered another, as follows,
which passed its first reading:
BE It Resolved, by the Legisla-
ture of the Territory of Hawaii, That
as soon as may be. after the approx
al of this resolution, the Governor
shall appoint commission OF three
competent and disinterested persons,
to be known as the Commission on
Public Utilities, who shall carefully
investigate into the matter OF the
services rendered and charges made
Wy wi DOl tNlblo vi puDliN u'iii's'
Said commission shall report to the
Governor not later than December
81, 1910, transmitting with its re-
port such proposed legislation as 1t
may deem advisable for the public
good; and the members Of said COM
mission shall serve without compen-
sation whatever, but shall be allowed
all expenses incurred while actually
performing the duties herein prescrib
ed"
From gas the House jumped to
woman's suffrage, Kealawaa becom-
ing the hero of the hour. He intro
duced resolution which, although
of course IL stands no chance of be-
ing adopted, at least afforded the
Representatives something to think
about. The resolution, which was re-
ferred to the Miscellaneous Commit
tee, is as follows:
Whereas, in the history of Hawaii
mel II has been demonstrated that
the women are fully capable of taxi
ing an intelligent part in the govern
ment of the country; and,
Whereas, at the present item the
women of Hawaii are able to and do
take an intelligent interest in the
politics and government of the Ter
ritory, taking part in the political
campaigns as workers and speakers;
and.
Whereas, 1t would be a distinct
benefit to this Territory in many
ways If the women were allowed to
become actual as well as active fac
tors in the government of this Terri
tory; therefore
BE It Resolved by the House Of
Representatives, That II is the sense
of this House that the full franchise
be granted to women in this Terri
tory, the wives of the citizens and
the daughters OF citizens over the
age of 81 years; and
BE it further Resolved, That the
Delegate to Congress be requested to
secure such amendments to the Or
ganic Act as will bring this about. :"
The House adopted the concurrent
resolution introduced by the Land
Commission relative to proposed
amendments to the Organic Act.
II was expected that the report of
the Conference Committee on the
Appropriation Bill would be submit
ted to the House during the after
noon, and the House even waited a
while for It, but Cohen, acting as
chairman while Rice is acting Speak
err, finally stated that the report
could not come in before this morn
ing.