Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-01
SENATE ovRRlDES
VETO OF GOVERNOR
BUH0 NO PURPOSE

No one knowSFho made the motion.
IL is only renmbered that it was
made a few mites before midn 'ght
1t was like 9TH motions which have
been made cou1ess times in the sen
ate. The motto was seconded, which
is not in itself unusual thing.
But this motn. made as the clock
crept up towa the witching hour,
brought the senth session CT the
senate Of the. srritory Of Hawaii to
a close. broug to close for two
years the daysf lawmaking.
The last Higlpf the session was not
stormy 1t isrue they fought and
over-rode the fo of the governor on
three items inhe LOAF appropriation
bill. the $1,000 for a belt road on
Hawaii, $50, ,0OQor a reservoir on the
Kula inc line Maui, md $4,000 for
Kula pipe linea Maui, and $4,000 for
governor was erridden on each item
by an unanimd vote. but as the vote
on the last wabeing polled off, news
reached the safe that the house of
epresentativeiad sustained the veto
of the goyernd
There was rhing more to be done
in the way ofshting. Big bills had |
received the stature of the chief ex-
ecutive, and air the news of the di-
rect primary 2 had been received.
and the namebf the Panama Pacific
Exposition cohissioners confirmed,
the senators Apped yarns, smoked
lIavanas and Ioyed themselves.
: But as tfrs lr grew later. and the
last messageF been received from
Secretary Motmith reporting bills
signed by thgovernor, two THINGS
occurred whidwill probably not be
forgotten soopy the solons--P Presi-
dent Knudsengas presented with u
large silver !, elegantly designed
and beautiful fashioned, from his
brother senatdand the clerks of the
senate; and Sator Coke; in a half
serious and hi humorous speech de-
livered the "edictory,.'' not forget
ting in it to 1tion and praise every
senator.
Senator Ctngworth made the
eech, and Senators
Wirtz and BIN handed the. silver
cup to their fident. Il was sur.
prise to him, senator ChflIiRgworth
had kept tiseix eoheeaied until he
was ready .'tfesent the last report
Of the health hmittee."
q have hero, last report, as chair
man of the hth committed to pre-
sent" saide Oahu senator.
President Hdsen thanked the so
Ions.
81 feel thate have accomplished
great things ring the session." he
said. 1--WE haworked with harmony
and without ing party feeling. ana
the result hasen that we have seen
enacted mordeasures of great i'm
portance thater before.
This is prbly my last session
with YOU. Therefore doubly glad
that it has bsso successful
During the lining, while the third
house" sang, ! sent out special mes
sages with liting rapidity, applause
rose in the late when news that
the gOvernord signed an important
bill reachedht body. During the
many recesi intervening between
the work of might session, the. SEN ;,
ators watclI proceedings in the Y
house, listelito TIE taking Of the
vote which taired the governors
veto on Sem Coke's electric fran
,hise bill, olked with friends who
assembled lie chamber of the SEN :,
ate to witnehe passing of the sew n
snth legislat a a
1t was III when Senators Judd, s
-hillingworthd Pail announced to 81
he house atovernor that the work D'
If the senawas over. and like al
committee 4 the house announced
he same nato the senate. pt
Then sone made the motion. az