Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-02-19
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION
Senate Bill No. 2 for New SChOOlhOuSeS
Killed in Committee.
The Representatives Piling in New BillS-Cir.
cult Court Terms Discussed in the
Lower House.
THE SENATE.

President Wilder called th,
Senate to order at 10 a. m. thi
morning and Chaplain Pearson
opened with prayer.
The roll was called and Sena
tors Baldwin, Homer and Brown
noted as absent.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved.
A communication was received
from the Executive containing the
list of appointments requiring
confirmation by the Senate, tc
wit:
Antonio Perry, First Circuit
Judge of the First Judicial Cir.
cult.
William F. l.. Stanley, Second
Circuit Judge of the First Judi.
cial Circuit.
r. Lee-Bryce, consul at Bris
bane, Queensland.
Frederick Ringer, consul at
Nagasaki, Japan.
Senator Wilcox of the Commit
tee on Public Education present
ed a report on Senate Bill 2, az
propriating $50, 900 for the build
ing OF new schools, stating that
while the committee were in sym
patty with the needs of the coun
try in respect to schools they do
not feel that a special appro.
priation will result in any ad.
vantage; the committee also feel
that the needs of all the schools
throughout the island should re-
ceive their proportionste share of
attention and that an approximate
schedule should be furnished,
showing where the expenditure is
necessary. The committee there
fore recommend that Act No. 2 be
laid on the table and that this
item be considered in the appro
priation bill for current accounts.
On motion Of Senator McCsnd
less the report was unanimously
adopted.
Senator Holstein presented
numerously signed petition from
residents of North Kona asking:
l For a branch road from the |
new government road near DR.
McWayne's to connect with Il g
Kona road at an estimated
expense of $1,000.
2 Court House, viz: the pur
chase by the government of the
kailua skating rink, or the cree
ton by the govern ment of build
ing sufficient to accommodate all
the government offices, such as
tax, custom, postoffice, as well as
the court, sheriff's and police
rooms, $25OO.
3 That an immediate construc-
lion of light house at Kailua be-
as the Legislature of
1896 requested.
4 Warehouse at Kailua, $500.
B Schoolhouse at Hon"kohau
Xxi to accommodate the children
Of Lanihau and Kohana-iki mum
bering about 40 pupils, who have
now to travel about five or six
miles attending the school at Ho-
lualoa or at Lenharts.
Senator Holstein introduced
Senate Bill No. 6, authorizing
licenses for the sale of wines and
beers. Referred to Printing
Committee.
Under the order of the day
senate Bill No. 1 appropriating
money for the expenses of the
legislature, was read the second
ime.
Senator Holstein asked if the
,ill provided for the expenses of
he special session of the Senate
md whether the members were
untitled to pay for their attend
nee.
After some debate the bill was
eferred to the judiciary Commit I
ee for further consideration and I
eport.
At 1898 the Senate adjourned. {
THE HOUSE.
There was a noticeable frown I
N the Speakers face when he {
apped the House to order at 10
CLOCK this morning. Aside from I
he prospect of having to work t
nost of a Saturday, the morning {