Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-28
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION.
Continued from list Page.
THIRTY-FIRsT DAY, MARCH %,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

A note from the clerk of the
Senate respecting certain bills
was received.
Rep. Kaeo presented a favora-
BILE report of the Judiciary Com
mittee on the Senate bill to
amend the law relating to con
tested elections.
Rep. Robertson presented
report of the same committee,
recommending the passage of the
salary of the Clerk Second Circuit
Court at $500 as in the bill, the
increase of $500 over last period
being justified by the amount of
work and responsibilities moneys
handled.
Rep. Robertson presented n
report Of the Military Committee,
recommending the passage of the
items for support of the military,
aggregating S65,760, as in the bill
for the same reasons expressed in
their report upon the salaries and
pay rolls.
Rep. Rycroft presented re-
port from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands on items referred to
them, explaining and recommend
ing the passage of the following
as in the bill: Incidentals of
Land Commission, $4,000; Survey
and Field work, $4,000; Survey
of Preliminary Roads, $4,000: Elk
penses of Field. Parties, Bureau
of Survey, $4,000, reduced from
$4,000 in the original bill for the
reason that some of the work has
been transferred to the Land Com
mission; Office Expenses $780,;
Meteorology and Tide Gauge,
$500.
Rep. Robertson presented the
report of the select committee on
the bill to extend certain streets
in the city of Honolulu. They
approve of the intention of the
bill, but think certain streets
should have precedence in being
extended. Fort and Vineyard
streets are instanced and an
amendment is proposed to have
these streets the first to be extend
ed. They do not think that a
perpetual injunction against the
erection of buildings, on the lines
OF the proposed extensions, should
be made while there is no certain
ty as to when the Government
will do the work. Therefore thew
propose an amendment, in effect,
that damages may be recovered
for buildings or improvements
constructed or made after the ex-
piration of five years from the
passage of the Act, if removed or
destroyed for the purposes of
street extension which has not
been completed within such pc
riod of FIVE years.
Rep. Robertson presented the
following question: to the Minister
of the Interior: Please state
whether you intend to place on
the market, for sale or lease, the
homestead lots on Tantalus?
Rep. Kamauoha presented oues-
tons in Hawaiian to the same
Minister: l. Is there rule in
force i'll the Office of the Registrar
of Conveyances, that documents
having corrections or interline-
ations in them, not explained by
the notary acknowledging them,
cannot be recorded? 2. If there
is such a rule, does it apply to
documents of dates prior to the
making Of the rule? 3. If there is
such ruling made on the rule, is
it not contrary to Article II of
the Constitution?
The Senate bill to amend the
election law passed third reading.
The House bill to define the
proportions of the national en-
sign, with favorable report of the
Committee of Commerce, was
taken up for second reading.
Rep. Richards moved it pass.
Rep. Rycroft thought it was a
serious thing to change the coun-
try's flag. He moved that the
Sergeant-at-A Arms be instructed to
bring in the diagram showing the
design of the flag proposed, also
one of the flags now in use by the
Government. Carried.
The bill is as follows:
Section l. The National En-
sign shall consist of eight hori-
Zontal stripee alternatelY white