The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-07
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Adjourned.

A communication from the Senate an
nounced the concurrence of that body
in the amendments of the House to
Senate Bill No. IA, relating to voting
and contested seats in the Legislature.
To Restrict Target shooting.
Rep. Hanuna presented a petition
signed by several people in Honolulu,
asking that Sunday target-shooting in
the city be restricted. Referred to Sc
lect committee.
Chinese Tailors object.
Rep. Winston presented a petition
from the Chinese tailors of the city ask
ing that the bill looking toward the
levying of an additional tax and Ii
cense on tailoring establishments be
not passed. In the petition there was
complaint of such proposed action on
account of the present high rates and
cost of living. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Rep Robertson reported for the Ju-
dietary Committee on Senate Bill No.
%, as follows:
The bill proposes to amend the law
by giving the Circuit Judges concur
sione-s of Private Ways and Water
Rights, to hear said controversies. The
evil sought to be remedied arises from
the fact that water controversies are
frequently complex and important
cases, and that the Commissioners are
generally persons having title or no
knowledge of law. The result is that
the decisions of Commissioners are of
ION, Of Tr1lI fIn ffvRan in
trying cases before them is wasted.
1T seems to us that the Senate bill
will not fully remedy the evil, and that
that can be accomplished only by abol-
ishing the office of Commissioners.
I'VE have therefore prepared a sub
stitute bill, which we submit herewith,
repeating the present law and placing
said class of controversies in the Juris-
diction of the Circuit Judges at cham
bers.
I'VE recommend that the substitute
bill pass
Rep. Richards reported for the FL
nance Committee on the Hilo resolu-
| ton. Laid on the cable to be consid-
eled with any bill that might be
brought up on the subject.
Customs Bureau Appropriations.
Eep. Rich :r1s reported for the com.
mittee, 20 w1om had been referred all
the items in the Appropriation Bill un-
der the head of Customs Bureau" rec
ommending that they pass, with the ex-
ceptiOn of the item of 5,400 for gen.
eral appraiser. The committee recon-
mended that the item of $4,000 be pass
ed for salaries of appraisers and exam
iners, deeming that this will amply
meet all the demands for the next BIZ
ennial period. Laid on the table to be
considered with the Appropriation bill
Report on Postal Bureau
Rep. Richards reported for the spe-
cial committee to whom were referred
all the items under the head of Postal
Bureau in the two Appropriation bills
as follows:
''The first item under the head of
Postal Bureau, appropriation for sal
aries and pay-rolls, in which your COM
mittee would recommend change is in
Line 2, Salary of Secretary which we
are of the opinion should pass at s., 800
Line ), Salary of Clerks, $2s,32
Your committee find that for several
months past there has been employed
Record Clerk, at salary of $50 per
month, and we also find that the work
for which he was especially engaged
will be finished by the end of this
month; we therefore recommend that
Line II, First Clerk, at $50 per month";
be stricken out so that Line 5, Salary
of Clerks, will read 27,120. This
amount provides for the desired raise
in salary of clerks and $240 for four
months salary for the Record Clerk.
Your committee recommend the
passage of all other items as in the
bill"
Laid on the table to be considered
with the Appropriation bill.
Rep. Rycroft reported for the Comit-
tee on Public Lands, to whom was re-
ferred the petition asking for an appro-
pTiation for the Waianae bridge at Eva
The committee found that the bridge
had been washed away some time ago.
During time of freshets the only place
Of crossing between Eva and Waialua,
is totally unfit for use. The committee
recommended that the bridge be placed
in position where it will be unaffected
by these freshets- Before doing this
there will have to be a change in the
read, and the approaches to the bridge.
The committee moved that an item of
81, 900 be inserted in the Appropriation