The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-19
FOR The HARBOR
A $4,000 Appropriation
Inserted in Senate Bill.
Parliamentary Law Discussed
Laundry Bill Introduced
in the House.
SENATE.


The sum Of $4,000 for improving
the harbor was put in the improvement
bill and if the House concurs, the
work Of completing and charging the
wharf facilities will continue. The
specia' committee to which the item
was referred have considered the
item with great care. The have stud
led the harbor plans diligently and
have concluded that with the increas-
ing commerce Of the Islands, a good
share of which comes TO Honolulu, the
work should continue. They recon-
mend that the work on the slips at
the Waikiki side of the harbor be let
out by contract. The committee will
bring in a later report on the long
wharf which the Government pro-
poses building at the Eva end Of the
harbor They have had considerable
discussion as to whether the plan pro-
posed by the Government is the best or
not. The report was adopted. Minis
ter Cooper announced that the plans
and estimates for the slips at the Wal
kiki end would be brought in from the
Public Works Department in few
days.
Senator Holstein presented petit
ton from Hawaii asking that $1,000
be appropriated for road from Pua-
kena to Mahukona and $4,000 for puT-
chase of rock crusher. The petition
was referred TO the Public Lands Com
mittee.
The appropriation bill for sundry
accounts was returned from the Revi-
sion Committee. The item of $4,000
for road to Kehena landing was in
serted on recommendation of the Pub
lie Lands Committee and the bill went
back to the committee to confer with
the auditor on the amendment which
has been inserted in all appropria-
ton bills, requiring the recommends
ton and approval of the road boards
for local work The auditor interpre-
ted the insertion to mean that he
could pay out no money unless the ap-
proval of the road boards was on every
voucher.
The Senate bill relating to appeals
and bills of exception passed third
reading.
Notice was given that the act to de-
fine highways had been presented to
the President for his signature.
The Senate bill amending the act to
return taxes, including the amend
ment relating to the return from mer-
camille houses, passed third reading.
Appropriation bill % was taken up.
Items were inserted on recommends
ton of the Public Lands Committee OF
$4,000 for sewerage in Hilo, $4,000 for
bridge over Wailuku river, $4,000 for
bridge over Waiakea river and S10,-
600 for water pipes HilO. The bill
then went to the Public Lands Com
mittee.
The item of $4,000 for extending
the retaining walls and the channel
of Nuuanu stream was inserted and
passed.
In reporting on the House bill re-
lating to licenses, the Commerce Com
mittee stated that there were some
features in the laws regulating the
sale OF milk which seemed oppressive
The committee recommended that q
new act be presented during the pres
ent session of the Legislature. The
bill was taken by sections. 1t wa!
amended regulating the retail meat IL
cense at $40 and the pork license a
$40 for all districts of the Islands. Al
amendment was adopted making good
the license of each member of the
Police Force. Citizens Guard or legal
ly authorized military organization as
long as he shall be in good and regular
standing. An amendment was alsC
made permitting private families u
take seven boarders without paying
a license.
The committee brought in an amend
ment to Section so OF the license ac
regulating the sale Of milk. Senator
Brown arose on a point of order thai
no committee could amend bill by
adding a section pertaining to a sub
ject which had not been referred to i
in the bill. He contended that thi!
bill referred to certain sections only o.
the license act and that the whole ac
was not under consideration. Presi-
dent Wilder allowed the motion OF the
committee to insert the section, Sena
tor Brown appealed from the decision
He then withdrew his appeal and tht
committee withdrew the motion to in,
sert. The bill was passed and Sena
tor Brown raised the point that the
House had added sections to the IL
cense act regulating the Importation o
cattle, that under article 63 of tht
Constitution the whole act might be
declared unconstitutional as embrac
ing more than one subject, that is thu
regulation of licenses. The bill wa.
then referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The Senate then adjourned.