The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-01
Fifty-ffth Day.
Wednesday. April Is

Wednesday, April 20.
The first item of interest in the Sen.
ate Wednesday was communication
from the House, stating that the COLI
! ference report on the Appropriation
bill had been accepted, thus making the
| bill complete to place before the Presi-
dent
Senator Holstein offered petition
for a new school district and school
house at Keauhou, Hawaii. Referred
TO Education Committee.
The Committee on Passed Bills re-
ported the bills relating to inheritance
and TO estrays placed before the Presi-
dent
Senator Schmidt made the following
request to the Minister of the Interior:
please state the amount of dividends
which have been paid by each incorpo-
rated sugar company during the years
from 1889 to 1895, inclusive"
Senator Holstein introduced bill to
amend Sections "a and 90 of the Con-
stitution, in order TO increase the mem
bership of the Senate from fifteen to
eighteen. The amendment gives Ha-
wall two more Senators and Kauai one
more. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Senator Waterhouse gave notice of a
bill for the relief of Liliuokalani Ulu-
kou of Kauai.
Senator McCandless introduced the
following resolution:
That the Special Committee on the
Bond Act be reappointed, authorized
bill for not more than $3,155, 900 to take
up the present outstanding bonds am
bunting to $3,O05,3 300 The new bonds
to draw interest at the rate of per
cent. per annum, and to allow dis
count of 3 per cent. and a commission
of per cent"
Senator Brown held that the resolu-
ton should undergo some change, as it
was possible that the amount named
would not be enough.
Senator Baldwin approved the gen.
eral principle of the resolution, but it
should allow the committee some lee
way. If the resolution were accepted,
Senator McCandless would do better to
have lawyer draw up his bill, and thus
save the committee unnecessary work.
Let the Senator place little wider
limit in the matter of interest.
Senator McCandless said he was only
trying to get the sense of the Senate
He would agree to per cent. if the
committee said so, but thought per
cent. was enough.
At this juncture Senator Brown an
nounced that the resolution was out of
order on account of the constitutional
provision that such bills can be brought
in only by the Executive
Senator McCandless withdrew his
resolution, with the understanding that
it would be presented in a modified
form on Thursday.
The Printing Committee reported
copies of Senate bill No. "a, relating, to
fisheries.
The Committee on Public Lands re-
ported as follows on House bill No. 9.
relating to widening Honolulu streets:
I'VE are satisfied that the proposed
Improvements are needed and should
be carried out when the state of the
finances will allow; but it is the opinion
OF your committee that the more urg-
ent needs of the outer districts for roads
and other necessary improvements
should be attended to before the pro-
visions of this Act are carried OUT
The report was taken up later with
the bill, which passed second reading,
and was put on the order of the day
Thursday for third reading.
Senate bill No 81, on fisheries, was
read the second time by title and refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Holstein moved to take Sem
ate bill No. 2, creating a port of entry
at Kealakekua, from the table. A rising
vote showed nine to two in favor of
the motion. President Wilder declared
it carried.
A discussion arose as to whether the
two-thirds vote required in this instance
meant two-thirds of the members of
the Senate or two-thirds of those pres
ent. The President held that the motion
was carried, and Senator Brown ap-
pealed from the decision of the chail
On motion Of Senator Hooking the
vote on the appeal was deferred to
Thursday.
Adjourned