The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-25
EXECUTIVE CALLED DOWN SPREAD OF CONSUMPTION
HARBOR WORK CHALLENGED IN
BOTH HOUSES.
\ Question in the Senate and a Reso-
luton in the House Both Call for a
Halt.

Senator Kepoikai was sworn in and
took his seat in the Senate this morn
ing. His credentials and the certified
returns of his election in the office
of the Minister of the Interior were
| reported on by the judiciary Commit
tee as being in due form and the Sen
ator entitled to his seat Chief jus
tice Judd was sent for and admins
tered the oath of office. The ceremo-
nial of installation was very simple
and democratic in its form.
Senator Holstein introduced bills
fixing the license to sell milk at 81 per
annum; the license fee authorizing
the taking of Acknowledgements of la
Dor contracts $50; license fees for no.
| taries public in Honolulu, SO; out
side of Honolulu. S5.
\ communication from the House
announced that that body had passed
with some slight amendments the bill
creating River Park and Malliki Park,
and had concurred in the resolution
relating to the Carter Memorial foun-
tain.
Announcement was made that the
! President had signed the following
bills: Fixing the street grades in Hi
10; authorizing the submission of diff
ferences to the arbitration of the Su-
! preme Court without bringing a suit:
| limiting the time within which actions
! for the possession of land may be
/ bought; relating to assault and bat
| terry: the claims appropriation bill:
and the bill making appropriations
I for roads and bridges destroyed by
I the late flood.
The substitute House bill relating
to licenses was passed on third read
! ing. The bill as passed authorizes the
! issuance to licensed druggists for the
! sale of methylated spirits and
alcohol. the fee to be $50; the with
| drawal of 200 gallons of alcohol from
customs in one year on the payment
of So a gallon duty; the license fee to
sell beef is $40, and to sell pork the
same: the license to own fire arms is
81 for each weapon. The license zee
to import live stock for sale is fixed
at 5000.
The House bill prohibiting the adul-
terntion of food and drugs passed
third reading; so also did the House
bill relating to claims against the es-
tates of deceased persons and limiting
the time within which suits thereon
shall be commenced; also the House
bill providing for the appointment of
persons to act temporarily as circuit
Judges also the Senate bill relating
to the circuits in which certain class
es of suits must be brought.
Senator Brown made the following
interrogation of the Minister of the
Interior ad interim:
"Will you please state why the so
called harbor improvements at or near
the old fish market are being now
carried on when this subject is in the
hands of special committee of the
Senate for investigation, and such
committee has signified its intention
of making a report upon plan COW
cring the future wharf facilities of
the harbor of Honolulu"
The current account appropriation
bill as reported from the Revision
Committee was taken up and finally
passed. 1t appropriates $2,034,325 for
the use of the government for two
years in the various departments.
When the Senate bill relating to
the establishment of recreation
grounds at Aala and Makiki came up
on the communication froEs ~" House
that that body had passed il with
some amendments, Senator Brown
moved that it be sent back to the
= House for compliance with the joint
rules of the two houses. He said the
House instead of sending back the
: Senate bills together with the amend
ments adopted, has been in the hab-
it of Incorporating the amendments
in new draft of the bill SO that it
was impossible for the Senate to tell
what the amendments were without
comparing the two drafts throughout
Senator Browns motion was adopted
President Dole has returned the bill
creating tax appeal courts, without
his signature, but after retaining II
, more than ten days, so that it has
, become law without his signature
His reason for this action is that in
: several places the word circuit is useC
! where district is intended, making
) the act practically a nullity in its
= present form. But having become {
I law il can now be amended so as tC
correct these errors and bin fol
, this purpose will doubtless be brought
: in soon.
4 communication was received from
Mrs. Louisa Marion Todd asking II
be permitted to leave the settlement
at MoIokai and go to England, Sh,
says in her letter:
II am the only white woman patti
/, ent at Molollai. | have the diseas,
i very light (yet | have iD. My fac,
does not show any signs, so ther,
> would be no difficulty in travelling.
should keep to myself, of course.
: wish to leave at my own expense.
nm an English woman and my friend
wish me TO leave, as they have hopes
! of my recovery. They transfer lepe
patients i'm other countries. As tn,
greatest specialists on leprOsy do no
' know the origin of the disease, the,
therefore make segregation as lenien
as possible"
2 The communication was referred It
4 the Board of Health.
;, The Senate then adjourned.
Continued on Page Five.)