The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-29
Falls, However, TO Explain Why
Act Against Feeding Va
grants Was Not Signed
TAKES MIGHTY RAP At
THE RAPID TRANSIT
Governing Reasons Why Lyman's
Waiakea Land Measure
Was Not Approved

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Governor Pipkhnm yesterday made a
statement outlining his reasons for fail
ing to approve ten Of the sixteen leGis-
lntivs bills which went into his pocket.
veto period.
This Is precedent, for none Of his
predecessors have condescended here.
tofore 70. take the public into their
confidence, where no confidence was ex-
pected.
Out Of the whole lot Of unfortunhtes
the piece de resistance Is s. b. 113,
which the Governor does not explain.
bat promises TO do 90 al some future
date, this being the feeding of public
Migrants at the expense of the Terri.
tory. This h the record.
Senate Bin No. 113
An act to amend Act 100 Of the
session laws Of 1915, being an Act 10
amend Chapter IS Of the Revised Laws
Of Hawaii, 1918, relating to immigfd'
tion, labor and statistics
Proposing TO repeal that section Of
the immigration laws which allows the
commissioner, with the advice and np.
proval of the governor, 10 expend inn
migration funds in the feeding in.
diEent suffering and helpless persons
1.-THE reasons for the nonapproval
Of this Act will be made public at q
future date, = explains the Governor.
House Bin NO $50
To amend Section 1853, r. L. II. 1915,
forbidding officers and employees OF
the Territory, OF political subdivisions
thereof, to become Interested in pub,
lie contracts. ,.f
The present law forbids any oficer
OF employee Of the Territory to bid on
any public contract. With the appear
anee of the case Of r. w. Quinn,
plumber and Oahu senator, Il was
sought to amend the law by providing
that the provisions Of the statute
should not apply 10 members OF the
Legislature, and further providing that
members OF the legislature be permit
ted to bid on contracts In the open
market. In the case Of Quinn, IL was
pointed out that, as a plumber. he
, might have an opportunity to bid on
some large public contract, but would
be prohibited from 50 doing BY the
provisions of the present law.
"The last clause in Section 1, as
presented said the Governor, fsmade
the section meaningless. There should
be no distinction in classification. >,
Senate Bill No. 107
To amend Section 1851, r. L. II. 1915,
relating 10 limitations Of real actions.
The veto was enacted because: fsAd.
verse possession cannot now run against
the Territory. though II may run in IA.
vor OF the Territory In certain cases
now pending, the Territory's claim
rests, among other grounds. upon ad.
verse possession. There is no danger
that territorial officials will abuse any
equitable claims. and II should not be
shut of aFbitFarily.,'
House Bill NO. 2s5
To amend Act 1856 of the session
laws Of 1915, relating to moving pic,
lures.
The Governor believes in the outdoor
treatment and says:
"The city and county, counties and
Territory are providing very liberal.
wholesome outdoor recreation privi'
leges for the public at large, particu-
. larly for children. More than ever
are people urged to not only enjoy
but benefit BY fresh air and exercise
In the open. For families of moaer.
ate means, and only Sabbath and holi,
day liberty, Sunday afternoon Is the
only free time and opportunity for
every mlmber of families. With all
the week and Sunday evening. theirs
for profit, il would seem the proprie.
tors of the movie houses had more
than their share of the time and should
be content. -
House Bin No. 412
An act regulating the appointment
and removal Of Interpreters of the
circuit court Of the first judicial cir
emit, Territory of Hawaii.
This bill provided that circuit court
Interpreters be appointed by the Judges
as at present, and that their term Of
ohiee embraces the period Of their good
behavior. II was the intent Of tho
meaPure to prohibit the removal Of in
terpfetefss for political reasons only
and II was provided that an inter
prefer could be removed only when sub
stantial grounds were proven. The
measure sought not only to encourag,
the interpreters to become proficient
ard take q greater interest in theil
work but 70 Keep them out Of politics
as far as their positions were concern
a." " tho VNlmon tno method II
appointments and removal Of interpre
tiers, as now provided by Section 1921
n. i. II. 1915, sufficiently guards tn.
courts, the Interpreters and the public, >
says the Governor.
An act directing the accounting on
GERS Of the Territory Of Hawaii 10 max,
certaiH allowances TO the Honolulu
Rapid Transit y land Company IN esti
mating the amount Of income due tn,
Territory TO Hawaii under the terms a
the charter held by said company.
That bin provided that If the Homo
lulu Rapid Transit h Land Compan,
wonm provide enough cars on all IL
limos "a that no passengers would b
comaelled 20 stand, certain allowance
would he made TO the company ON nc
connt Of rs annual payments to the Ter
riiofy from its net proceeds.
Inrognrd to this the Governor think
there would be room To make bis cor
fnaion worse COMPOUNDED. He says
" Under the claims Of the company