The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-30

Governor ! rear that lacked the chef
Executives signature aud considera
ton OF senate Bill No. SO ON third
reading helped to cnliNen the proceed.
ings in the upper house yesterday
morning Tho discovery that the Gov
ernor's signature was not appended /
TO his veto vi Cohen : income tax bill |
amused the Senate, and although Pres |
ident Smith was inclined to continue |
with the consideration of the message |
the objections of Senators kalama. |
Harvey, and Mccarthy finally caused !
a recess OF FIVE minutes, during which |
the message was regularly signed.
The Senate seems determined to pre-
vent the publication bill from either
being given decent iuterment or receiv-
ing Endorsement and being passed along
to the House. II was taken mp on third
reading yesterday and although Senator
Moore + motion 10 table il was lost, II
failed to pass third reading Blu the
Senators who apparently think that the
, session laws ought to be published in
Timbuctoo or the Palmyra Islands, to
break the local monopoly, were not
content Makekau made his usual mo.
tions to reconsider and then had the
bill deferred until next Monday
Senator Robinson of Maui gave no
| tice that Governor Frear's nominations
will be taken up next Friday. il being
necessary to give a five days notice
under the rules of the Senate.
| The bill to allow the present Board
of Supervisors of Hawaii to pay the
claims of officers under the act of 1903,
and declared void by the Supreme
Court, passed on its second reading.
Asks for Appropriation.
Upon the converting of the Senate
yesterday morning Senator Harvey in.
troduced resolution asking that the
sum of $4,000 be inserted in the APP
preparation bill for the extension of
Kuakini street from Nuuanu to Punch
bowl
The bill amending the existing law
SO as to extend the tax exemption
period for property used in tobacco
culture was considered on second read.
ing.
Senator Mccarthy thought that the
bill should extend the period of exemp.
ton on all of the subjects dealt with
in the original bill so the date OF
exemption expiration would be uni
form. Coelho thought that rubber
should be included in the exemption
extension. The amendments offered
were accepted and the bill passed or
second reading.
Senate Bill No. IS, relating to Cir
cult Court terms, was considered oil
third reading, but was deferred on'
week on the motion of Baker. Thu
Senator from Hawaii stated that tn,
bill depended upon other measures tina
were still in the hands of the specia
committee of the delegation from Ha
wall Senator Chillingworth thought i
r was about time that the committee re
/ ported on the bills because the session
8 would be soon drawing to close anC
> the House would not have sufficient tim,
to reconsider the bills.
eff the intention is to kill the bill
A let us do it right away and be don,
3 with it," said Chillingworth.
: Senator Woods asserted that it wa
e matter that concerned the county o
]. Hawaii alone and added that the dele
Q cation was willing to take the chance
t Chillingworth thought that the bill ais
4 affected Maui.
I Knudsen showed, however, that
q was purely a big island measure
:. Bakers motion to defer was carried
: Payment of Claims.
Senate Bill 1914, providing for tn
:, payment of claims against the Count,
. of Maui, was passed on third reading
' The total amount of the appropriation
!. is $l0S6.10.
Senate Bill Ill, providing for tn
payment of Communication due the Tel
= ritory, passed third reading on the mo
tion of Fairchild.
Senator Harvey's bill to provide 70
the compensation of physicians en-
y gagged in leprosy examination, passe
q third reading without dissenting vot,
9 The Senate seems to be still in cor
. siderable doubt about the provisions o
g House Bill No. SO, allowing the Secrc
Q tary of the Territory to publish tn
IS session laws in papers outside OF tn
3 city of Honolulu. 1t came up on thir
j. reading yesterday. Senator Moor
who has consistently opposed the pa
It etie measure, moved to lay it on tn
= table President Smith observed tina
IS the law would permit the publishin
of the session laws in San francisco
IS The motion to table was lost, Coelh
explaining that he did not wish to yot
Il because he was forced to agree wit
I. President Smith that there was noti
# ing to prevent the Secretary of tn
l. Territory having the printing done onI
side of the Territory. Because of thi
n discovery Coelho decided he didn
a want to vote and he was called
'. order after rambling on with more el
v planning. Moore's motion to lay tn
n bill on the table was lost, but when
n came to the vote on third reading tn
=. Senate experienced another change {
A. heart and the bill failed to pass. Br
y it was not to rest in peace even ye
4 Makekau thought he saw evidence of
v conspiracy against the commonwealth
q and he moved to reconsider the vol
= just taken. His motion was seeonde
= by Chillingworth, who called for a
= aye aud no vote. In response to
: question from Senator Kalama, Chi
= lingworth said that he thought the bi
could be amended TO remove the obje'
Z tions that had been raised against i
Is Makekau's motion TO defer it 10 MOI
day was then carried and the bi
2 granted another reprieve.