Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-06
REPRESENTATIVES
HAVENO WORK TO DO
Pau Hana-Hana At II
O'clock and Adjourn
For the Day
HOUSE..
Forty.tirst pay-Mornino session.

forty-first Day-Morning session.
The House is so far ahead of the
Senate In its work that it has nothing
to do and is wondering how the time
is to be put In until something turns
up that may be made subject for de.
bate. II took only one hour today to
finish up all the work in sight, and an
adjournment was taken until tomorrow
morning. This afternoon, however,
ment station. AS Kaniho put 1t, "the
House Is going for an automobile ride
this afternoon"
There was even serious talk of TAX
ing an adjournment for three days to
allow the Senate to catch up with the
lower chamber, but the Speaker stated
that this would be impossible under
the provisions of the Organic Act. The
matter was threshed out during the
1905 session and an opinion was rem.
dered at that time by the Attorney
General to the effect that the House
could not legally adjourn while the
Senate was in session.
Were II not for the dreaded pocket
veto, the House would probably be
able to conclude its labors In IS days
instead of the full co. But to be able
TO override any vetoes that may come
down II will be necessary for both
branches of the Legislature to remain
in session until the end of the Goth day
Of the session.
The Senate, however, Is expected TO
pass the election bill today, and that
will be before the House tomorrow.
That will give the Representatives
something to think and talk about. The
Primary bill Is also expected to come
down from the upper chamber in day
or two, and this promises TO be the
subject of long and noisy debate. 1t
was at first the intention of the Senate
to kill the bill, but the action of the
House last week in refusing to consid.
or the measure until II had been passed
upon by the Senate aroused the Sen
ators, and they have made up their
minds to pass the measure, just to put
1t up to the House to decide finally
whether or not 1t shall pass.
To Provide County Funds.
Two bills were introduced this morn
ing by Rice, chairman of the Finance
Committee, to provide funds to enable
the counties to carry on the new func-
tons Of government which have been
turned over to them.
One bill provides that "all moneys
derived from fines and costs and from
the forfeiture of bail in any case before
a District Magistrate in which an ap.
peal is not taken, shall be paid by such
magistrate to the treasurer of the
County, including the City and County
OF Honolulu within which such magis.
trate exercises jurisdiction; such
moneys shall be applied to the pay.
ment of the expenses OF the county"
This Act Is to take effect July /, 1909.
The second bill authorizes the coun-
ty treasurers to issue licenses within
their respective counties, the license
fees to go to the counties within which
the licenses shall be issued.
Rice moved that typewriter copies
of these bills be prepared and that the
bills be placed on the order of the day
for tomorrow for second reading.
The Badge Bill.
Senate Bill 11S, providing penalty
OF not to exceed twenty days imprison-
ment, or by maximum fine of 500, for
any person who shall unlawfully wear
the Grand Army Badge, or the official
badge OF any lawfully organized fra.
ternal society, or the official badge of
the Spanish War Veterans, passed its
third reading The bill was very care
lessly worded, the English being I'M
usually bad, and after the passage of
the measure Sheldon noticed this and
moved for a reconsideration. This mo-
ton carried, and Sheldon offered few
amendments to make the bill read as
II 1t had not been drawn by nine-year-
old school boy. Rice suggested that
1t might be well to include In the list
of badges the insignia of political par.
ties, but his suggestion was not made
In the form of a motion.