The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-22
Senate Recommends Changing the
Carter Memorial Location.
STEAM LAUNDRY ACT PASSED
House Committee Does Not Favor
Extending TramWay Com
pany's Franchise.
SENATE.
Fifty-sixth Day, April 21.

Upon the recommendation of the
judiciary Committee the following
joint resolution was unanimously
adopted and sent to the House:
BE it resolved that it is the sense
of the Legislature of the Republic of
Hawaii that the occupation of a certain
portion of Union Square in the city of
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, by memo
rial fountain will be an obstruction to
the public use of said square and be it
further resolved that a copy of this
concurrent resolution be furnished to
the Executive
Judiciary Committee recommended
laying on the table House bill repeal
ing the act to facilitate the recovery
of rent. On the motion of Senator Rice
to adopt the report Senator McCand-
less said that it was one of the worst
acts on the statute. 1t gave the land
lord a hold upon the tenant and an
advantage over merchants and worked
a hardship. Merchants were compell-
ed to trust while the landlord had
lien on the property of the tenant.
Senator Schmidt supported Senator
lMcCandless.
Senator Brown said the act worked
no hardship upon the honest man who
paid his bills. The law, he said, was
only used in extreme cases. AS a rule
it was never taken advantage of. Under
the law the goods must be advertised
for sale and 80 days must elapse dur
ing which the tenant had an Opportu-
nifty to redeem his goods.
Minister Smith said he was in favor
of retaining the law, yet he thought
the bill should not be treated in a
summary way. During the years of
his experience in renting houses he
had known of very few cases where
the law had worked a hardship. He
had known of many cases where the
landlord had been defrauded by schem-
ing or ignorant tenants.
Senator McCandless spoke again for
the tenant. He said he had seen dur
ing the last six months many men
who had been broken up by this pro-
cess. The landlord had come down
and taken the goods out to the auction
room and there they had been sold.
He characterized the landlords in this
custom as sharks who come down
like an eagle on the prey simply to
devOur it." The Senator said that the
landlord risked only the interest on
his investment in the shape Of rent.
The merchant in trusting risked his
capital. The Senator's amendment to
consider the report with the bill was
lost. The report of the committee lay
ing the bill on the table was then
On recommendation of the Joint
Committee on Public Lands the Senate
concurred in the House technical am
endments to the wide tire bill.
The report of the Judiciary Com
mittee recommended the passage of
the House bill providing for the ap-
pointment of an extra Circuit Judge.
The report is to be considered with
the bill.
Senator Holstein gave notice of his
intention to introduce a bill amend |
ing the act relating to milk and No
taries Public.
Minister Cooper gave notice of his
to introduce an act amend
ing the act relating to the national
guard and sharpshOOters.
The Finance Committee reported
'
in appropriation bill f, of an item of
$500 for an exhibit at the exposition
in Omaha. Upon the statement of Sen
ator Waterhouse that the exhibit was
to be entirely separate from the Ha
waiian village and the show portion
Of the exposition, the appropriation
was passed.
On the motion of the Attorney-Gen-
eral an item of 81 800 for water fltra
ito ninvestigation was passed.
On the item of subsidy to a boat to
lun To Molokai, Lahaina and Lanai, |
the AttOrney-General said there was
no objection to the MOkolii as she had |
done valuable service. The business |
had simply grown too great for her.
The House bill relating to assault |
and battery passed third reading.
The Health Committee recommended
the passage of the House bill provid- |
ing against the adulteration of food |
and drugs. The bill was read section |