The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-03-03
SENATE SUDDENLY D
awake and BUSY
BUSINESS DURING SESSION YES
TERDAy rs IMPORTANT
FRANCHISE ASKED.

Making up for several days Of peace
full contemplation of the activity Of
the house, the senate yesterday busted
itself and kept the clerks and nessen-
gers on the jump the entire morning,
evea though it convened half-hour
later.
Passing three house bills and a joint
resolution on third reading, listening
to committee reports, firing bills into
the committee rooms, introducing bills
of portept, all these things occupied
the attention of the august body up to
noon and its energy scintillated com
mittee meetings for the rest of the
afternoon.
One of the bills introduced during
the session was the one fathered by L.
S. Conness, erstwhile presiding genius
over the editorial tribulations of the
Hilo Herald who has turned high inan-
cier and gone into the railroad business.
The bill is lengthy one, conveying
street railway franchise to Conness
and w. H. Johnson, who is associated
with him in the deal. The franchise is
or fifty years, actual work on the con-
struction of the road to be commenced
within two years of the date of signing,
providing that $4,000 will have been
spent in preparation previous to that
time as guarantee Of good faith.
The route of the proposed line is
from point on the Front street ex-
tension near Reeds Bay, not over a
mile from the county bridge, along the
extension of Front street across Wailoa
river and along Front street to its
junction with Waiannenue street. From
this point it is to run mauka along
Waianuenue for three and half miles
and from that point TO traverse govern
ment lands at Waiakea to the probable
site of wharves at Kuhio Bay.
i COn9ess claims to have asked for 9
franchise which is the most beneficial
to the public of any yet granted in the
Islands and points for proof to clauses
II which give the superintendent Of public
works great deal of Jurisdiction ovel
the line, even to laying down rule
governing speeds. A fve-eent fare il
guaranteed within a certain radius Of
Front and Waianuenue streets anS
where streets are less than certain
width, the tracks are to be laid outside
the surfaced road but parallel With It
Standards are set for rails and otbe
material to be used and also for en-
cheering work necessary.
School Bill Next.
The Chillingworth bin, embodyinI
t the recommendations Of the school fun
commission after two years of stud,
3 win probably be the next importan
, measure to be taken. up by the senate
{ II was yesterday referred to the com
+ mittee Of the whole after a divides
vote, several members believing tha
I the educational committee should hav
! held the first conference on e.
. A public meeting has been called TO
i Friday afternoon ut two clock and al
the members Of the commission, as vel
aa the superintendent Of public IN
ntruetion and Others interested hav
Z been asked to attend.
Rsutine Matters.
3 Among other bills introduced was on
. providing changes Ia the laws govern
y Ing Wrlis Of error in criminal eaaea an
!, smother one changing the disposition o
fines and costs paid TO the dlEUie
eourt IN eaHe Of an appeal The bi
= a not very clear in ~ torms and ms
q undergo eHtended revision before
appears qp the nooF Tor debate.