The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-13
Representatives Pass Bill DeIet-
ing Governors Authority To
Fill Vacancies In Super
visoriaI Boards
MEASURE GOES THROUGH
BY BIG VOTE OF MEMBERS
Maui Delegation Engineers
Scheme To Square Valley Isle
On Recent Doctor Ray
mond Episode

In passing on third reading ycster.
day, BY large majority vote, Repre-
sentative Paschoal's bill the house
went on record as DESTROYS of deleting
from the Governor Of the Territory the
power to I'll vacancies in the boards
of supervisors of the counties of Ha-
wall, Maui and Kauai.
As the law is now, in this municipal.
ity such vacancies are filed by appoint.
ment of the mayor, with the approval
Of the board Of supervisors. In the
outside counties vacancies have been
filed by appointments by the Cover.
nor. ~ u
The appointment Of DR.. J. H. Ray.
mond TO succeed Supervisor Pail, when,
the latter resigned as a supervisor and
accepted appointment as a district
magistrate, after Raymond had been
defeated at the polls In his run for the
supervisorial position, has rankled.
This is the aftermath.
Paschoal Echoes Maui Sentiment
Paschoal's measure amends Section
1853 Of the Revised Laws Of Hawaii as
follows:
Any vacancy occurring in any
county Office shall be filed by appoint
ment by the board of supervisors, un.
less such vacancy is in the board of
supervisors. In the case of a vacancy
in the board of supervisors, if the
vacant term of Office is for one year
or more, such vacancy for the unex.
PRED term Of such supervisor shall be
filed by special election. If the vacant
term is for less than one year such
vacancy shall be filed by appointment
by the remaining members of the board
of supervisors.' ..,
Seeing that ii Is deletion of the
Governor s powers, there is consider.
able surmise as to just how the chief
executive will act, once IL goes up TO
him for approval It is quite certain,
Legislators affirm, that d veto will mean
a ready overriding Of 1t in both houses
of the present territorial Legislature.
There Was Slack Day, But.
The house had quito slack day yes.
terday. Summarized, its activities
were as follows; Eight house bills intro
duced, two senate bills received and
passed first reading, seven house bills
passed third reading and sent across to
she tender meFeies of the upper body.
One house bill was deferred to next
Monday for third reading and two
tabled. Five house bills were advanced
to third reading this morning. one sen.
ate and six house bills were referred
to committees, eight reports Of commit.
tees were presented and acted upon.
seven communications, mostly depart
mental, we're read, one conference com
mittee appointed and three committee
terday utter adjournment, were On.
nouneed for this morning.
win EnforceSI. w. w. Rule
One Of Representative Wilder 5 fish
bills Is on the calendar for third read.
ingI and majority and minority reports
IRE to be considered on two more vii.
| der fish measures. Speaker Holstein has
let it be known that the cight-hour
work law win be enforced today and
there are hopes. 49,. :.
Eight new bills were fathered yester.
day. Walsh came through with a
lengthy bill on the workmen eompen-
ga ton act. Brown of Lahaina, balkel
once before ~ the proposition of pro-
hibiting women whose husbands earn
SIPS or more month from teaching
in the public schools, perpetrated an
other fright. His II. b. 227 would pro-
hibit married women, whose husbands
earn salaries of hundred dollar or
more a month, from being employed in
any government position. r..
The most important measure Of the
day was H. b. 229, introduced by Lor.
rim Andrews. II provides for the ap.
pointment of city magistrate, by the
supreme court, for Honolulu, with
,ower, in addition TO those now in
force, to handle all juvenile court work.
Ileal came forth with bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for four homestead roads in
Puma, Hawaii.
Lyman introduced H. b. 233 to estab.
lish a retirement fund for police Off
GERS. 1t is based somewhat on the
present teachers pension law. Anoth-
er measure by the same sponsor, II. b.
232; provides for setting apart some
government land In Waiakea, Hilo for
national guard armory. Tavaros
sprung one to appropriate $4,000 for
macadamizing portions of the Maui