The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-05
SENATORS FINISH LAND BILL,
Turn Out Good Grist of Work on
Wednesday.
Consider Chinese Restriction and Game
laws Act Relating to
schools.

The Wednesday morning session of
the Senate was devoted principally to
the consideration - the Land bill.
During the morning hour the bill to
restrict Chinese immigration was re-
ported from the House, Senator Rice
also reported the bill to prevent the
wanton destruction Of game. Senator
Wilcox gave notice of a bill relating
TO public schools.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was spent in
further consideration of the Land Act,
which has taken up most of the time
Of the Senate during the week. Sec
tions So 20 so were passed without
much opposition to amendments
made by the House and Special Com
rnitted appointed from the Senate.
There was a show of more than or
binary interest on the part of the SEN
atOrs when the section on Olaa Reser-
vation was reached.
Attorney General Smith spoke in
favor Of the reservation of two hundred
and fifty feet along the volcano road.
He thought that for the good of the
district as much as this amount should
be reserved. He could see very well
the anxiety on the part OF occupiers
of land to make use of as much of the
same as possible, but thought some
provision should be made for preser-
walton of the land.
Sen. Baldwin favored the Olaa sec
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deeper study of the matter should be
made. When at Olaa his observa-
tions were that in many places coffee
could be found very close 10 the road.
In no place did he see coffee more
than $50 feet back from the road.
On motion of Sen. Warehouse the
remainder OF the bill, embracing
eleven sections from Section so, and
all relating to Olaa Reservation, was
referred back to the Land Committee.
An "Act TO prevent the wanton
destruction OF game" was read and
referred to a committee.
House bill No. 9, relating to the
marshal and his assistants admins
tering oaths, was read second time and
passed. Minister Hatch stated that
the object of the bill was to facilitate
the administration of taking the oath
TO the Government.
Senate bill No. 9 was read by title
and referred to the Committee on
Military.
Senate bill No 3, relating to electric
Lighting in Hilo and the granting of a
franchise to furnish power for the
same, was read.
The committee refused to consider
the exclusive right prayed for by the
HiIo Electric Light Company, and;
instead of granting fifteen years,
made the term of franchise fifty years
without the exclusive right. The FIRST
section was then passed with the
amendments.
Section ,, regarding rates to be
charged for electric power, as ap-
proved by the Minister of the Interi-
or, Section 6, injury resulting from
failure to furnish satisfactory results !
in electric lighting. Section S, inspec-
ton of work and property by the Min |
lister of the Interior and Section 8, |
perfect freedom of any person or cor !
pOratiOn from generating and supply |
ing electricity, were considered I'M |
necessary and stricken out.
Sen. Brown introduced new sec !
ton, namely, "This Act shall take |
effect from and after the date of publ |
cation" Passed. The preamble was |
stricken out. Bill then passed to en- !
grosSment.
An Act relating to the restriction |
of Chinese immigration was read and |
passed its first reading. Referred to |
Judiciary Committee.
Adjourned till usual hour Friday /
morning.