The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-08
Fifty.ninth Day.
TUESDAY, May

Every member of the Senate wal
present Tuesday morning when the
business of the day began.
Senator Brown, from the Judiciary
Committee, presented a report on Sen
ate bill No. "a, relating to elections
The committee recommended that in
special elections there shall be but one
polling place in each district when one
candidate is running.
The Finance Committee recommend
ed that the petition from the jewelers.
and the bill drawn in connection with
il be tabled TO be considered with a
revenue measure that was to come be-
fore the Legislature.
The Public Lands Committee report
ed favorably on the bill granting land
for Chinese hospital. The report was
adopted.
The Finance Committee reported ia
yorably on the proposition to have all
old Hawaiian stamps burned. The re-
port was adopted.
The Judiciary Committee reported ad-
Yersely on the bill to amend the section
Of the constitution relating to the num-
ber Of Senators.
Senator Waterhouse, from the Fin
ance Committee, recommended the ap-
proval of the accounts of the Council OF
State relative to the cholera epidemic
expenditures. The report was adopted.
A communication was received from
the President, transmitting the report
of the special commission on land trans
fers and registration of deeds. The
commission recommended the adoption
of the Torrens system so far as prac-
ticable, and asked for further time to
continue the investigation. The report
was adopted, thus continuing the COM
mission until next session.
Owing to the delay in passing the ap-
propriations from current receipts
Minister Damon introduced an Act to
provide money for bills due before
December 81, 1895. The total appro-
priation amounts to $19,S2o.60. On
motion the bill passed the first readings
read second time by title and referred
TO the printing committee.
Senator Holstein moved the recon
sideration of the vote killing Senator
NcCandless' funding bill resolution. Mo-
ton carried. Senator Brown alone voted
against the motion. Senator Holstein
then moved the adoption of the reso-
tuition.
Senator Brown said the Executive
had said it could not draw loan bill
on the conditions named, therefore it
was no use to pass this resolution.
Senator Baldwin moved that further
action on the bill be deferred until
Friday. Carried.
Senate bill No. SO with Senate bills
20 and 81 was referred back to the
special committee on the loan bills.
House bill No. q amending the penal
code relating to larceny passed the
third reading. House bill No. 2S re-
lating to affrays also passed the third
reading. House bill No. 26, substitute
for Senate bill 80 on ownership of prop
erty in case of divorce for adultery
passed the third reading.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment TO the Senate bill No. 2S,
relating TO patents. Section 5 is
amended by changing the word ''publi-
cation to approval"
Senate bill No. "a authorizing the
Minister of the Interior to grant certifi-
cate of election in certain cases was
taken up with the report of the commit
tee. The bill was referred to the Judici-
airy Committee TO be printed and made
the special order for Friday.
Senate bill No. 80, the jewelry bill,
came up with the report of the commit
tee. The report recommended that the
bill be deferred until the revenue bill
was brought into the Senate.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Senate bill No. "a, relating to fish
cries, was taken up for second reading,
section by section.
Senator Brown said the Act was to
bring the fisheries of crown lands un-
der the same restrictions as other Gov
ernment lands. 1t was for the protec-
tion of the Hawaiians.
Senator McCandless said the restric-
tions were a relic of barbarism and
never ought TO be put on the statute
books.
Section 2 passed, also the remaining
sections, and the Act passed second
reading.
Adjourned.