The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-26
ANOTHER SENATOR
MI. KepOikai Sworn in By Chief
Justice Judd.
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
House is Interested in Dredging.
Some Questions Asked Min
lister of Interior.
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
SENATE.
Fifty-ninth Day, April %.

tlTCy-nlnCn Day, April 20.
The newly elected Senator, A. N.
Kepoikai, was sworn in by Chief Jus
tice Judd. The Judiciary Committee
found on examination that the creden-
tials and certificate of election were
correct, whereupon a committee was
delegated to escort the Chief Justice
to the Senate Chamber, when the oath
was administered.
"A communication from the House
announced the passage of and trans
mitted with minor amendments the bill
creating public recreattng grounds.
The announcement that the House
had concurred in the Senate resolu-
ton relating to the memorial fountain
was referred to the Passed Bills Com
mittee.
The House bill passed third reading
amending the regulations of the with
drawal of alcohol from the Customs
House and fixing the fee for meat Ii
cense.
The bill to dicense steam laundries
also passed third reading.
A personal petition was received
from patient at the Molokai settle
ment who announced that she is the
only white woman in the settlement
and asks to be transferred. The petit
ton was referred to the Health Conn
mtttee.
1t was announced that the Presi-
dent had signed bills regulating grade
Of HilO streets, the emergency apprO-
priation bill and the deficiency appro-
priation bill, relating to the submission
of differences to the Supreme Court,
limiting the time for obtaining pos
session Of land, assault and battery.
1t was announced that the President
had not signed the bill amending the
law regulating to the appointment of
tax appeal courts.
Senator Brown asked the following
question of the Minister of the In
terror:
''Will you please state why the So
called harbor improvements at or near
the old fish market are being now
carried on and at a time when this
subject is in the hands of a special
committee Of the Senate for investiga-
ton, and such committee has signified
it's intention of making a report upon
a plan covering the future wharf faci-
lities of the harbor of Honolulu
The Senate passed at third reading
the bill to provide against the adUI-
teratiCn of food and drugs, and the
bill relating to claims against the es-
tates of deceased persons.
The bill making provision for the
appointment of a temporary Circuit
Ind iT.5 acI
the bill defining the Circuits in which
shall be brought probate cases and
civil proceedings for the partition OF
real estate.
fSenator Holstein introduced the bill
Of which he had given previous notice
fixing the license to sell milk at 81,
the license to take acknowledgements
of labor contracts $50, notaries public
licenses Honolulu SO elsewhere 50.
The bill passed first reading and went
to the Printing Committee.
The current account appropriation
bill amounts to $2,034,325. After being
thoroughly discussed for several weeks
it was brought up and passed on third
reading.
The Senate bill to authorize the Gov
ernment to acquire possession of an
cient heiaus and puuhonuas was read
by title, passed third reading and went
to the Public Lands Committee. The
same action was taken with the land
act. Senate bill 35, regulating the
Military and the Sharpshooters' term
of service passed second reading and
went to the Military Committee.
The Senate objected to the manner
of sending up amended bills from the
House and returned the amended bill
for park and recreation grounds with
the request that the joint rules reIa-
tive to amended bills be complied with.
At 1875. the Senate adjourned.