Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-17

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and | therefore make the point of
order that the call for a division
comes too late.
Mr.. Hamilton. Mr.. Chairman, |
myself made mistake In voting;
some one was talking to me, and
Mr.. Macon. am sorry, Mr..
Hartman. that the gentleman made
! mistake in voting, but we are not
responsible for that.
Mr.. Lloyd Mr.. Chairman, | hope
there will be no advantage taken of
what was an apparent delay.
Mr.. Hamilton. | understood the
motion to be to agree to the com
mittee amendment.
Mr.. Lloyd. And that motion was
lost
Mr.. Hamilton. And then ask
ed for a division. and the Chair
probably did not hear me.
The Chairman. Was the gentle
man endeavoring to attract the at
/. tention OF the Chair at the time the
vote was announced?
Mr.. Hamilton. was, but the
Chair did not hear me.
Mr.. Macon. Mr.. Chairman. mas
much as do not desire to take adj
vantage of the gentleman. or any
one else. will withdraw the point
If order.
Mr.. Hamilton. No injury GER
tainIy can be done in the committee
dividing.
Accordingly the committee divid-
ed: and there were-ayes %. noes
SO.
So the committee amendment was
| rejected.
The Clerk read section 4.
The committee amendments were
read. as follows:
In lines ~ and l3, page 3.
strike out the words "and Tor
the development of natural re-
sources and public lands"
In line Z, on page 4. after
the words United States" add
the following:
4 Provided, That the legisla-
ture may by general act pro-
vide for the condemnation OF
property for public uses, In
Guiding the condemnation OF
rights of way for the transmits
sion of water for irrigation and
| other purposes.
| Mr.. Madden. Mr.. Chairman.
would like to ask the gentleman II
charge OF the bill question.
notice from the reading Of the sec
ton just finished, II heard II rea,
Alright, that 1t provides for author
lily to allow per cent. Of floatinl
Indebtedness against the Islands, o
the assessed valuation, aside iron
he funded deUt.
Mr.. Hamilton. There is n
,hange IN the existing law.
Mr.. Madden. What want t
know is whether II Is 7 per cent
Of funded debt or OF floating debt Il
addition to the funded debt.
Mr.. Hamilton. | will refer to tn
organic act.
Mr.. Mann. II Is the whole tninl
Mr.. Hamilton. The provision 9
The law now is
/ The total OF such Indebted
ness incurred in any one year
I by the Territory or any such
subdivision shall not exceed l
l per cent. OF the assessed value
t of the property In the Terri.
e tory or subdivision. respective
= ly. as shown by the then
y last assessments for taxation,
ell whether such assessments are
: made by the Territory or the
e subdivision or subdivisions. and
n the total Indebtedness OF the
e, Territory shan not at any time
be extended beyond 7 per cent.
>. OF such assessed value of prop
al erty-
al And so forth.
Isl IL Is no change In the existiI
v law,
e The question was taken, and Il
II committee amendments were agree
# 10.
~ The Clerk read section 8.
The committee amendments we
Q read and agreed to.
ri Mr.. Hamilton. Mr.. Chairman,
,e desire to bner an amendment
A. correct typographical error. {
10 page s, line 22, desire to subs
es tute the word eighty" for the wo
id eight"
n. The Chairman. The Clerk W
in report the amendment.
n The Clerk read as follows:
,e Page s, line 22, substitute
x the word eighty" for the word
m eight"
8 The question was taken and I
amendment was agreed to.
is Mr.. Mondell. Mr.. Chairman, a,
ee ing a discussion of the bill | ma
some observations in regard to
ne homestead provisions on page 4.
ne find, after more careful reading
the bill, that my Interpretation