Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-03
SENATORS TRIP UP
ON LITTLE Scheme
House Refuses To Pull
Primary Nut Out
Of The Fire
HOUSE
38th Day-Afternoon Session

Primary bill or otherwise dispose of
it, thus taking the burden of respon-
sibility of the shoulders of the Sem
ators, fell through in hurry-up order
yesterday afternoon when the bill
came up for discussion on second
reading in Committee of the Whole
in the House. The Representatives
simply passed the buck back to the
Senate with remarks to the effect
that the Upper House could pull its
own chcstnuts out of the fire If IL
wanted them.
II was beautiful little scheme
that the Senator'S had Matched out.
The only trouble with II was that It
failed to work. The primary bill was
introduced in the Senate in the early
days of the session by Charlie Chill
lingwOrth, and bears the number OF
Senate Bill s.
But 1t never got any farther than
first reading, being then referred to
the Printing Committee. That COM
mittec reported It back once, in de-
fcCtive form, and IL was referred
back to them to be put into correct
shape.
That is as far as the bill ever got
in the Senate. II was printed. but
never reported and never passed sec
ond reading. The bill was introduce
ed in conformity with Republican
party pledge, but evidently neither
its sponsor nor any other Republican
wanted anything to do with Il. Yet
they were afraid to kill 1t themselves,
so they adopted a subterfuge. They
passed It on to the House. And to
make sure that It did not meet with
too enthusiastic a reception In that
chamber, the big majority of which
are Republicans, the Senators got n
Democrat to introduce 1t, Furtado
being induced to father the bill. The
measure was referred to the Com
.mittee of the Whole so as to bring
out general discussion, and came
up yesterday afternoon
Rice promptly asked what It all
meant, and requested Furtado to cX-
plain. Furtado said he couldn't, and
advised the members to read the bill.
Kalelopu expressed the opinion
that the Senate was trying to get
the House to pull its chcstnuts out
of the fire; that the Senate was
afraid of the measure and wanted
the House to assume the responsible
ity.
Castro stated that he was in favor
of the bill, which, he said, Is n Re-
publican measure introduced in con-
formity with a platform pledge. but
II ought to be carefully considered
before any action was taken on 1t.
Sheldon was astonished. "a Re-
publican measure?" he exclaimed.
Then why is It introduced by a
Democrat? | move we table It and
let the Republicans introduce their
own bill"
Kawewehl wanted to kill the bill
altogether. Nobody wants it," he
said. Il move to postpone II indch-
nltcly."
Long seconded Shcldon's notion
but wanted something done to bring
on Il general discussion Of the meas
ure. saying that he knew nothing
about the workings of primary
law. He asked that the bin be Ia
bled for a week to give the members
time to read II over carefully so that
they could debate on 1t with some
Intelligence and knowledge of what
they were talking about.
The House finally refused to as
sumo the responsibility for Senate
measure and laid the bill on the ta-
bic to await the action of the Upper
Chamber.
A bill was introduced by Makckau
TO Authorize W. A. Wall and His
Associates" to build single or dou-
BILE track electric railroad In Kona
and Kau. from tidewater at Kaawa-
lOa, Kona; south to Kahauko, Kona; ;
south9rly To WaihOinu. Kau; thence
to Naalehu to HonuapO, Kau; thence
to Hilea, thence to Pahala MEL,
Kau and a branch from Kahnuko,
Kona, to the village of Honokahau,
The bill provides for subsidy for
10 years of $500 a mile per year for
every mile of road constructed and
operated. The company may use
any motive power desired, the plans
of the railroad to he approved by the
Superintendent of Public Works or
the Board of Supervisors. Construc-
ton of the road must be commenced
within two years and completed In
four years.
Under the terms of the bin the
company is authorized to charge q
passenger rate OF not over six cents
mile for hrst-class and four cents