The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-25

THIRTY-THIRD DAY, JULY 24TH.
Senator Brown made a report for
the Judiciary Committee, recommend
ing changes in the Act relating to
rights of way.
Senator Baldwin, for the Committee
on Commerce, presented the following
report:
To the Honorable w. c. WILDER,
President of the Senate.
SIR Your Committee on Com
merce, Agriculture and Manufacture,
to whom was referred Senate Bill No.
15, entitled IAN Act relating TO
Labor Commission, and repeating
Acts 4 and IL of the Republic of Ha-
waii," beg leave to report that we
have had the same under careful con-
sideration.
This bill is practically copy of the
existing law, passed by the Advisory
Council, establishing and defining the
duties of the Labor Commission, the
most important change being that,
whereas the present law provides for
five commissioners to receive pay, The
pay to be regulated by the Legisla-
ture, this bill provides for only three
commissioners who shall serve with
OuU Edys 1nC vi LuO
sioners are the same in the bill as
provided in the law. In both, ex-
penses of the commission are to be
with the approval Of the Minister of
the Interior from appropriations to be
made by the Legislature.
Your committee are Of the opinion
that an active labor commission, If
they conduct and carry out their inves-
LEGATIONS in accordance with the pro-
visions of this Act will obtain valua-
BILE information and statistics on the
labor question that may prove of great
value to the industries of this country
requiring labor, and will tend to solve
some of the difficult problems con-
nected with this question. In addition
to the labor requirements of the sugar
industry, the labor requirements OF
the coffee industry which is now TAX
ing such a vigorous and fresh starr in
this country, which, like the sugar
industry, demands a large number of
labOrers, will require the careful atten-
tion of this com mission.
If the spirit of the law is carried out
the work of such a commission Will
prove of especial value at this time in
connection with the efforts of the
Government to encourage the coffee
and industries under the new Gland
law"
Your committee are in favor of the
passage of this Act.
House bill No. 10, relating to exten-
sion of local salOon-keepers licenses
was taken up.
Senator Brown moved that the re-
port of the Judiciary Committee be
adopted. He said that if either branch
of the Legislature commenced 20 favor
any claims of the kind, no one knows
where it will stop. If relief is granted
to one class of business men, then all
sufferers through the January revolt
would put in claims and the result
would be bankruptcy for the Govern
ment.
The motion was carried unanim-
Ously.
Act 13, relating to rights of way,
was read section by section and passed
second reading as amended by the
Supplementary Appropriation Bill,
No. 6, with the House amendment
item of $4,000 for land agent, which is
at the rate of $4,000 yearly for that
officials services, was concurred in by
the Senate.
Bill s, also an appropriation bill,
was read The House amended by
adding $25, 200, making the total $l27,-
980.28. OIe item $16, $50, was for re-
pairs to schoolhouses. The Senate
passed $4,000 and thought it was
The amended item was referred to
the Finance Committee.
The Act creating a new Labor Com
passed second reading.
At IL 90 o'clock the Senate adjourn
ed until 10 O'Clock Thursday morning.