The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-19

A $4,000 Appropriation
Inserted in Senate Bill.
Parliam entary Law Discussed
Laundry Bill Introduced
in the House.
SENATE.
Fifty-third Day, April IS.

tlfty-third Day, April Is.
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
special 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 a few
days.
I Senator Holstein presented a petit
ton from Hawaii asking that $4,000
be appropriated for a road from Pua-
kena to Mahukona and $4,000 for pur-
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 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 recommended
ton of the Public Lands Committee of
81 900 for sewerage in Hilo, $4,000 for
bridge over Waikiki river $4,000 for
ri n
600 for water pipes Hilo. The bill
then went to the Public Lands Com
nittee.
The item of $25,OOO for extending
the retaining walls and the channel
Of Nuuanu stream was inserted and
passed.
In reporting on the House bill re-
ating to licenses, the Commerce Com
mittee stated that there were some
in the laws regulating the
sale of milk which seemed oppressive.
The committee recommended that a
new act be presented during the pres
ent session of the Legislature. The
bill was taken by sections. 1t was
amended regulating the retail meat IL
,ense at $40 and the pork license at
80 for all districts of the Islands. An
amendment was adopted making good
he liceIfse of each member of the
Police Force, Citizens Guard or legal
V authorized military organization as
ong as he shall be in good and regular
standing. An amendment was also
made permitting private families to
lake seven bOarders without paying
| license.
The committee brought in an amend
nent to Section 80 OF the license act
regulating the sale Of milk. Senator
Brown arose on a point of order that
no committee could amend a bill by |
adding a section pertaining to sub
iect which had not been referred to it
in the bill. He cOntended that this
bill referred to certain sections only OF
the license act and that the whole act |
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 the |
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 Ii |
cense act regulating the importation OF |
cattle. that under article GO Of the |
the whole act might be |
declared unconstitutional as embrac- !
ing more than one subject, that is the |
regulation of licenses. The bill was |
then referred to the Judiciary Com |
mittee.
The Senate then adjourned.