The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-18
Senate Committee Presented a Sub
StitQtG Yesterday.
FIRST WAS TOO FAR REACHING
Provision for Ownership BY Cor
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES From
the Ministry.
SENATE.
Twenty-fourth Day, March II.

Twenty-fourth Day, March II.
The first definite action of the pre-
sent Legislature looking towards the
establishment of public park and play
ground at Aala, was taken in the Sem
ate by the addition of $1,000 to the
general appropriation for Public
Grounds. Senator McCandless gave
notice several days ago of his intention
to introduce bill to establish park
in that section, and the consideration
of items for current accounts furnished
an opportunity Of providing for its
construction. 1t was on motion of SEN
ator McCandless that the appropria-
ton of $4,000 for Public Grounds was
increased to $4,000 with the specific
object in view of providing for the
proposed park at Aala.
A communication was received Civ
ing notice of the passage of and trans
hitting House bills relating to law Of
evidence and defining highways.
Senate bill 16 relating to internal
taxes was reported printed.
The House substitute bill allowing
assignees to bring suit in their own
names passed the second reading on
the adoption of the report of the Judi
ciary Committee. Third reading was
set for Friday.
Senator Brown from the Judiciary
Committee reported on the registry Of
vessels bill. The Committee recon-
mended laying the bill on the table
and the adoption of substitute bill
On motion of Minister Cooper, who
stated that the Executive and the Com
mittee had consulted on the bill, the
report Of the Committee was adopted
and the substitute bill went to the
Printing Committee The Committee
reported that in their opinion the Act
as introduced was too far-reaching and
might be running the merchant marine
and trade carrying enterprises entirely,
as under that bill if the vessel was
fact of one share being owned abroad
by an alien was sufficient to prevent
such vessel being registered under the
Hawaiian flag. The substitute act pro-
vides that vessel to be registered un-
der the Hawaiian flag must be wholly
owned by a citizen or citizens OF the
| Republic, and in case the owner is a
Hawaiian corporation, a majority of its
! capital stock must be owned and held
| by citizens of the Republic and its
principal place of business be within
the Republic Provision is made for
stamps to be affixed to the bill of sale
| at the actual cash value, and for OBJ
tanning the register from the Collector
General.
Senator Brown gave notice of his in
| tention to introduce bill to amend the
| act relating to pounds, estrays, brands
and marks.
On motion of Senator Baldwin the
current account appropriation bill was
laid on the table.
The House bill authorizing the con-
viction Of accused persons, ETC., passed
the third reading and went to the Com
mittee on passed bills. Substitute
House bill relating to the service o.
summons took the same course. Ac
ton on the House bill relating to the
suspension of sentence was deferred
until Friday.
Appropriation bill 4 was taken up
The item for $4,000 for new schoo
houses was recommended by the Com
mittee. The report was referred bacl
| tn oh
mate estimate of sums for each Island
The items of $4,000 for running ex
penses pumping plants Honolulu, 90
for running expenses market, $500 Hill
Water Works, $500 for Laupahoeho
Water Works, $500 Koloa Waite
Works. $500 for water pipes Waiahina
Sc. 200 travelling expenses Bureau O
Public Works. $4,000 for repairs, etc
to Government buildings, items TO
landings and buoys throughout tn
group. $4,000 for incidentals Interio
Department, $1,000 preliminary road
and trails were passed.
Action on the items for roads an
bridges for Hawaii and Maui was de
ferred to await the report of the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
An Item OF S1A,UUu WdS pdoo0u, 1OOh
ing to the establishment Of Govern
ment Experiment Station on the Wa
kiki slope of Punchbowl. An allowanc
of $4,000 was granted the Park Com
mission for expenses and $1,000 wa
appropriated to cover the travelling e2
penses of Professor Koebele.
President Wilder appointed Senator
Brown, Baldwin, McCandless, Water
house and Holstein a special commit
tee to consider the opium bill, an
Senators Baldwin, McCandless an
Wilcox a special committee to conside
the bill to provide the Oahu Railwa
with wharf land.
At II o'clock the Senate adjourned.