The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-05
: THE ACT 70 MITIGATE
EFFORT TO BE MADE TO DOWN
AN OLD LAW.
Notice Given in the House This Morn
ing of Bill Having That for one of
Its Purposes.


A bill will soon be introduced in the
House to repeal the Act to Mitigate.
Representative j. Is. Hihio gave no
tice this morning of his intention to
introduce a bill entitled "An Act for
the suppression of vice, immoral and
lewd practices, and to r3peal sections
S56 to S63 both inclusive of the penal
code" Sections $50 to S63 are the act
to mitigate. 1t has been on the statute
book for nearly forty years.
Vice received another blow, this one
from G. II. Dickey who gave notice
of a bill to make landlords and owners
of premises used in whole or in part
for disorderly or immoral purposes
equally liable with the keeper to the
penalties of the statute. His bill Is
practically a redraft of the Illinois stat
ute on the subject.
The first business of the House this
morning following the reading Of the
minutes was the report of the commits
tee to which was referred the petition
of the Waialua people who want the
federal quarantine repealed. r. w.
Beckley presented the report which was
as follows:
Your committee on public health to
whom was referred the petition signed
by SO residents anu voters of the 2nd
precinct of the tn Representative Dis
trict and introduced by Representative
S. X. Mahoe February 2S 1901, beg
leave to report as follows. The prayer
of the petition is beyond the authority
of this territorial Legislature to grant
and as the petition is expressly ad-
dressed to this House we recommend
that the prayer of the petitioners be
denied and the petition rejected.
The report is signed by f. w. Beck+
ley, chairman, j. Ewaliko A. f. Gill
flllan and H. NJ. Kaniho.
Beckley moved the adoption of the
report. Mahoe objected and asked
that it be referred to the committee
on printing and be taken up as the
order of the day today. Paele moved
that it be referred to the judiciary
committee as it had a few law points
to be decided. After considerable de-
bate the matter was made the special
order of the day for today.
Emmeluth for the judiciary commit
tee reported on bills g. 5, 8 and TO- Bill
No 5, relating to guardianship of per-
sons outside the territory was reported
on favorably by the committee.
Representative Kumulae gave notice
that he would introduce bill to pro-
vide flag for the territory of Hawaii.
A. G.. M Robertson asked 81 he would
not include in 1T provision for seal
as well as flag. THE territory needs
seal more than it does a flag" he
Setiu. IHe speaker Sdlu nOIlCe naQ all
ready been given for bill to provide
a seal
Representative Makainai moved to
take from the table the resolution relat-
ing to the erection of buildings in the
burnt Chinatown district. After a few
parliamentary tangles were straighten-
ed out the resolution was taken up for
consideration.
communication was received from
the Senate asking that Bill No. 1 be
transmitted in accordance with the
provisions of Section Al of the Organic
Act The bill it seems had not been
properly certified.
Representative Dickey gave notice of
intention to move to amend rule IS by
erasing the words, "by vote of the
House." This would make the rule
read; When such journal shall be cor
rected and approved 1t shall be entered
by the clerk, etc." notice of An Act to
amend Chapter AZ of the penal code,
entitled Keeping a Disorderly House"
by adding two new sections relating to
landlords and owners of houses, build
ings and premises wherever disorderly
houses are kept.
j. K. Hihio gave notice of An Act
for the suppression of vice. immoral
and lewd practices and to repeal sec
tions 1853 to 1853 of the penal code
III. M. Kaniho gave notice of An Act
to amend section S11 of the civil code
relating to cart and dray tax.
RI w. Aylett gave notice of An Act
to repeal sections 317, 31S, 319, 1922 and
923 of the penal laws. 4
j. Ewaliko gave notice of An Act to
repeal section S15 and amending sec
ton 816 of the cicvil code relating to
dog tax and re-enacting section S12 of
the civil code of 1897 relating to tax
en- carts.
j, p, Makainai gave notice of An Act
providing for the contract and manage
ment of the government sewerage sys-
tenn; also to amend section 374 of Chap
ter "a of the civil laws of 1897 relating
to the maintenanceof highways.
w. Is. Nailima gave notice of An
Act to provide for election of a dele
gate to the House of Representatives
of the United States fixing the time
place and manner of holding such cleo
tion; providing for notice of vacancy
and for ordering a special election to
fill such vacancy; also providing for
! the approval and ratification of the
election of such delegate voted for at
the general election held in the Terri
tory of Hawaii in the year A. ID. 1900.
Jonah Kumalae gave notice of An
Act to adopt a flag for the Territory
of Hawaii.
The Judiciary Committees report on
territory that provides for the removal
of persons under guardianship from
this territory; nor is there any law to
authorize the payment of money or the
transfer of other personal property of
nonresident wards to their guardian
in other jurisdictions. 1t is the sole
object of the dill to provide for these
matters, the passage of the bill is rec
commended.
The Judiciary Committee also rec
commended the passage of Bill No.
providing for the appointment of an
additional Judge of the first circuit,
Island of Oahu.
Bill No 3 giving circuit judges juris-
diction at chambers to appoint a guard
ian OF nonresident ward Is reported
favorably. Bill No. also favorably
reported, is designed to still further
harmonize the laws relating to guard
ians and wards.