Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-13
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THAT the Sergeant.at.arms shall
place under arrest any member of the
House who absents himself without
cause and who shall not have present.
ed written excuse to the Speaker, or
whose absence is not certihcated by
the Speaker.
And be IL Further Resolved, That
this Resolution shall take effect from
and after Monday, the fifteenth OF
March. 1909"
No Joke to Single.
The House. excepting Single, took
this as a great joke. Kaleiopu moved
the resolution be adopted Sheldon
suggested the Sergeant.at.arms ought
to be given n badge to show he had
authority to arrest.
Single said he did not know wheth.
err or lot he was the member at whom
the resolution was aimed, but he
thought its adoption would be a low.
ering Of the dignity OF the House.
Alfonso moved to defer considers.
ton until April |. This joke is Just
rs good now as 1t was twenty years
ago or more.
Must Go On Record.
Rice said he was In no hurry to
press vote, and himself moved to
defer action until Monday. This was
accordingly done.
The resolution Is not intended as a
Joke, but was introduced In all serious.
ness to compel the attendance of Ger.
tain members who have the conven.
lent habit of absenting themselves
from the House during roll call on
third reading Of bills upon which they
have private reason for wanting not to
90 on record. There has not been 80
much Of this yet this session. but last
session II was several times necessary
TO send out for absent members In
order that there should be quorum
present.
One or two Honolulu members have
threatened to resign II the resolution
is adopted and enforced
Maui's Supervisors.
The Maui Board OF Supervisors has
sent In to the Legislature bunch of
resolutions adopted In an industrious
moment at Il recent meeting. The
modest wishes and ideas OF the Super
sisors as expressed In their little re.
solves. are as follows:
That the Legislature assist In the
lefeat Of Waiwaiole bill, No. a.. to
change the date of the meeting of the
/ Mant Nf
That the prosecution AMI conduct of
Ill criminal cases be placed In the
hands Of the County Attorneys depart.
ment.
The Board Is heartily In favor OF the
passage OF law to make fines, costs
and forfeitures of bail in oil cases be.
iore district magistrates county real.
izations.
The Board Is opposed to Senator
Moores liquor bill.
II Is In favor of the passage of the
bill introduced in the Legislature by
Carley, appropriating 100000 for the
construction OF n water pipe line
through the Kula district.
The Maui Supervisors all appear to
belong to the automobile class, for
they want the Legislature TO amend
the law wherein specific tax of $50
each is laid against all automobiles
The Board thinks this Is unjust taxa.
ton and that the law should be re.
pealel and an Act substituted requir.
Ing a per cent tax on the assessed
value Of automobiles to be levied on az!
machines.
Finally, the Board is opposed to
Waiwaiole's bill, No. so, providing for
tenders for county supplies. This, the
Board thinks, Ii a matter which should
be left to the Supervisors.
Cohen Introduced his promised bill
to raise the income tax exemption from
$1,000, the present figure, to $500 per
annum.
The Vcsed Question.
1t Is evident that the Legislature is
not to escape the usual row over the
leprosy question. Kealawaa brought
the subject up this morning through
the Introduction OF resolution that
appears almost certain to cause trou,
BILE. The resolution 81 THAT all those
persons at Kalaupapa, Molokai. who
are not afflicted with the disease OF
leprosy, be brought back from Kalau
papa and return to their respective
homes"
The passage of this resolution would
mean that all the doctors, nurses, Sis
ters of charity, Brothers and everybody
else not afflicted with leprosy, mus
|. leave the settlement. OF course THU
Is not the intent Of the introducer o.
the resolution, who Is merely tryinl
Z TO reopen the vexed question.
A Few Questions.
Kanlanoulu introduced a resolution
10 the effect that the Superintendent
II Public Works be requested to fur
hish this House, as soon as practic
able, with necessary data covered b!
he following question:
How many persons or concerns con
nected with the public sewer?
How many persons or concerns nc