Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-04
ATTEMPT TO GET
MORE MONEY FOR
j.. COKE BEATEN

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III ~ tr,.lS to increase TO $l';j" III"
.!c:u,I a,..crni asked for. the com.
,,r.uti..n r,,...~tcd by Justice James
:. Coke for work don" by him III
Washington, + -, and New York in
,,nitc, tiCu with the refund OF &1.1:l@.
ito: e territorial .:u@. was Uy:~A'r.
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=. Il :'~rIt sea- tie e.ri-.nHl uHo>nl
l!.dl,v- and that Coke, .: a VS.
;irc OF ne supreme court. certainly
would Not attempt 70 over, hare" the
TERRITORY. anu that he considered lie.
Justice : bin Il fair enc. Rrprt ,pnta-
tive Cooke said that. in til" bend
matter. Coke did not 20 ~ Washing
ton in tie interest Of the territory, OE
that the matter was placed in his
hands V hii,. he Was in the East on pri-
waite business. the amendment was
voted down and the bill passed third
reading ana has been sent to the sen
ate.
Utility CORPORATION Bill
REPRESENTATIVE Cooke this morning
introduced bill relating to public
utility coruurationS AMI the assign
mcnt and transfer Of their franchises
ard property.
The bill provides that any corpora
tiCn conducting Jointly public utility
business and other business, and de
string to separate the public utility
business from the other, may. upon
vote of not less than three -fourths of
the holders of each class of stock, as
sign, transfer and convey to any other
corporation the rights, powers and
franchises which it possesses. includ-
ing contracts and other property.
Such other corporation is given the
power to take over ami therea fter
hold the franchises and other proper
ty, and shall be subject to all duties
and obligations and a public utility
corporation
1t is further provided that the stock
holders Of the corporation assigning
its franchises and other property
shall have the right to subscribe for
corporation Oh. equal terms in proper
ton to the stock held by them in the
first corporation.
URGES Visit to MoIokai
A resOlHticH urging the members of
the house to" visit Nolokai with the
police, health and military committee
was introduced by Representative JO-
seph. The house committee expects
to make the trip this week. leaving
Honolulu either Friday or Saturday
and returning in time fer Mondays
session.
The house today passed on second
reading house Joint resolution I, which
appropriates $4,000 for the preserya-
ton of the Pun Hawaii cemetery,
now a part CT the McInerny tract. The
resolution authorizes the attorney-gen-
Cral and TIE superintendent of public
works to take necessary steps toward
preserving the ground, whether it be
by Injunction, condemnation or other
legal proceeding.
Market Fund GOING THROUGH
A substitute bin providing an aD-
preparation of $500 for a revolving
fund for the maintenance of tine terri
torial marketing division passed sec
Ond reading today and will come up
tomorrow on third reading The
house passed on third reading tho bill
creating the marketing division, and
making it q separate department of
the territorial government But one
measure was tabled in the house to-
dav. that being Representative kcle-
kClio's Joint resolution authorizing the
setting aside of land for the raising of
agricultural products. The recon-
mendation 10 1ab)e was made bv the
on nuhlic lands The house
hill providing for tho elimination of
the office of insnector-generaI of nub-
lie schools nasscI third reading and
has Como tn tho senate
The following niI1s have moon 1ofor-
rod until Satrrno,.
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domain ON third rpadinp. bou,c hilI
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