The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-18
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

There will be a junkct of the hous,
and senate members tomorrow after.
noon to Uncle Sans Notifications OIL
this island, the tour extending rs far
out rs Leilehua. The legislators will
be commanded by "General'' Kawo-
wehi aud "Colonel" Chillingyyorth.
Coney introduced a bill yesterday in
the house granting franchise to Hans
Isenberg for an electric plant in the
districts of Lihuc and Koloa, Kauai.
The franchise is to run for fifty years
and two and half per cent. of the
annual gross receipts TO he paid annual.
iy TO the County of Kauai. No exomp-
ton from taxation is asked. The bill
was made the special order of the day
for second reading today ana viii be
up for third reading tomorrow.
Representative Watkins introduced
the expected bill yesterday providing
for $1,000 more for legislative expenses
of this session.
Among tie important house bills pass,
cd yesterday on third reading and sent
across to the senate was Representative
e. III. Cookies civil service measure for
he territorial board of health. There
were only four votes against it,
With five new bills introduced yes
terday the total for the house this scs-
sion reached the three hundred mark.
Up 10 Tuesday silva had INTRODUCED 81,
Sheldon 30, Lyman 26 and Watkins 81.
Makekau is the only member who has
not introduced any measure this term.
Iaelc introduced only one, ii. b. As on
the orening day OF the session, and
Spnlding IL. b. 26I on April s.
The school budget passed the house
Yesterday on third reading, carrying u
total appropriation of s599,O25, or
about 100000 less than originally
asked for. The attempted boost Of In
spcctor Gibson S salary from 5000 to
$3.50 per month was uipps'd in the bud
on an amendment by Representative
'Asch, and il remained Mt 5000 rs here
toforc. Because $445.G5 was "swipod -
Kaiumki. from the former appropria'
tions for furniture for Waipio and
Happy Home, Hawaii, schools, this
amount was ordered paid from the
Oahu item of 5000 to the Hawaii
schools.
Representative Sheldon had another
come,back spell yesterday and intro
duced bill to appropriate $4,000 for
the Waimca, Kauai. river embankment.
because of his game insistenee on this
pet but necessary project, it is very
ihely the bill will pass the house this
time. @
Among other bills introduced ycster-
day, one by Goodness provides for the
appointment and prescrbes the duties
Of deputy county auditors; another, by
Wilcox, requires county troasurers shall
pay warrants issued by, the auditors
only when accompanied by certified
list from the board of supervisors.
Silva S bill to protect hacldrivers
from being done by " dead beats" and
Watkins armory board bill. passed
third reading Yesterday in the house
The senate san Francisco Exposition
Bill was deferred until W ednesday, IS
those who favor raising the approx ria.
ton slightly above the $l00,00u marx
feel such course would win the day
for them,
Lyman made an unsuccessful attempt
yesterday to raise Senator Metzger 5
Waipio road bill from the dead. He
viii try again today.
One visit day for three days is the
social program mapped out Tor tho seu
ate, beginning Tomorrow If it decides
to accept all its invitations. Satur-
day afternoon it has been invited 70
attend the drill at Sehofell Barracks
For Sunday, Superintendent Tucker of
the BOYS Industrial School at Waialac
has renewed, his invitation and the
senate members have been invited 10
visft the Leah Home next Monday az
ternoon.