The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-16

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Veto Considered
This clrafod tho way tor considem,
/ ton Of the HoNctnof = veto OF ihc first
/ Enabling Act
Kanibo was first on bis feet In de-
/ bate. moving that the veto Boz not sus.
/ tanned Tie reviewed Boz detail an the
circumstance OF The ease dwelling on
/ the fact that the employees of the
/ Mayor 3 choice tried Go work but were
not allowed Kaniho made long ap.
| peal 20 the House TO override the veto.
Douthtt moved that the veto be sus.
taincd. sheldon seconded the motion.
kamahu suggested bringing back the
original bill and amending it to meet
the Governor = objections, but thought
il best after all to override the veto,
then amend the bill and pay of the
laborers quickly
The Speaker stated that this was
new one on him and regretted that he
could not see any way to adopt the
suggestion.
Kaleiopu said that amending the bill
had been its death and that il was
the Legislature, not the Governor, to
blame for the laborers being kept long.
er ont of their pay. He asked the
House to rush his new bill.
Rice said the House was to blame
lin accepting the Senate amendments
and asked the members to sustain the
| veto and start over AGAIN.
Nawahine behaved in very unlady-
like way, pounding his desk in oppo-
sition to to the veto. He referred to
| the illegality of the Supervisor APP
pointments and accused the House of
TRYING to pass law to break n law,
blaming especially those members who
sat in the last House. He said the
Mayors appointees wanted to work
but were prevented and thought them
entitled to payment as much as any
one.
I Kawewehi talked; Kawaakoa asked
questions and finally also spoke an.
nouncing that no enabling act was
needed to pay those legally appointed.
Like thought it would be showing more
love for the people if they passed the
bill over the veto instead of voting
$4,000 for the entertainment of Con-
gressmen.
Roll call showed-to sustain the veto
81, to override z Those in the minor
ity were Furtado, Kamahu, Kaniho,
Kealawaa Like, Nawahine and Hiho.
Third Readings
House Bill 80, Nakaleka, fixing n
minimum wage of $3.50 a day for all
| public laborers, came up again for the
third time for third reading and for
the fourth time was deferred, this time
'until Saturday.
Nakaleka explained after the House
went into a recess that his bill was
inferior to one presented later which
eXempts Honolulu from the minimum
, scale and for that reason he moved de.
l ferring in order that the later bill may
pass and his be tabled.
House Bill 102, Single, amends sec.
tiOn 1928 of the Revised Laws, and
9 provides for service by publication of
| the summons in cases where by ailda.
], Wit it is shown that cause of action
t exists and the defendant to be served
Q cannot be found
j The bill passed third reading.
r House Bill 1l9, Carley, gives the
+ legal meaning of the word "Garage,
i as used in the territorial statutes. There
: was no opposition on the final reading
+ House Bill 1876, Douthtt, provides
for power for any corporation of the
Territory to issue two classes of stock
: common and preferred, and by vote
: of two-thirds of the shareholders to fN
v rules governing the preference, voting
Z power, restrictions and qualifications OF
a such stock. Roll call found the House
: unanimous.
House Bill 60, Moanauli, allows the
a passing of indcterminate sentences up
a on those convicted of all but the grav
/. est offenses. This bill passed on thir,
l. reading.
e Senate Bills Voted On.
$ Senate Bill 4, Coelho, requiring
re statistical biennial report from eacl
county, was presented for final read
1t ing. There was a big wing of tn
y. House opposed to this measure, whicl
passed with majority of ten, the vot
$ being: Ayes 10, noes Q.
D. Senate Bill T. Coelho, repeats the ex
r isting law making it imperative tina
d all court Interpreters be citizens an
d allows an alien to be employed wher
d it is not reasonably possible to secur
Is a. competent citizen. The bill was dc
* ferred, pending the return of Carley
e. chairman of the Miscellany Committee
,r Senate Bill 80, Judiciary Committee
If makes a number of important amend
" ments in the existing divorce laws
h The most important change is that re
ID quiring lapse of thirty days betwee
2. the service of a libel and the hearin
y of the case. The bill passed on vot
IF of twenty-four to four
y Recommend Retrenchment.
s. The Finance Committee presented tn
er following important report;
u, "Your Committee on Finance
i'd whom was referred Governors Messag
I'd No. /, pages to IA inclusive, beg
ht leave to file report on same.
to your committee has checked up tn
u estimated receipts and find that the r'
ceipts as estimated in the message cOl
n respond closely to those arrived at b
RS your committee.
We "By the passage of House Bill M
ed l0s items amounting to $lls,O00 ma
of be cut out of the Current Approprii
n tion Bill and placed in special bi
to be drawn from the fund for the Con
at servation of our Natural Resources.