The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-19


" morning Chaplain Kekipi offer
ed an unusually long prayer,
whether he had heard rumors of the
storm which is expected to break out
during the week, or because it was ST.
Patricks and Kamehamehas and John
Cummins' natal day yesterday, and he
therefore thought some members need
ed extra divine aid. is hard to. tell.
He got through, however, and the
gradually drifted into the Senate room
and took their seats.
The Senate room, by the way, is
unique, considering that it holds the
most august body of this great Terri
tory. There are eight chairs for the
accommodation of the public; no
standing room and no ventilation. The
stairs leading to the hall are like lad
ders, which may be a useful circum-
stance when the honorable gentlemen
begin to kick each other out. An au-
dence of eight, only, would hardly SAT-
isfy any other small circus, especially
as there is no gate money, even in the
shape of free lunches. The press table
is placed in such a position that re-
porters can only hear the great ora
tors when they speak through the
back of their heads, which is not an
unusual occurrence.
When things got under way yester-
day Senator Baldwin took the floor and
presented a petition from w. o. Aiken,
chairman of the Makawao Road Board,
with estimates of needs of roads of
the Makawao District for the next BIZ
ennial period. The petition was refer
red to the committee on public lands.
This was, for a wonder, the only pc
tition, and in response to the call of
Reports" Mr.. Baldwin presented the
following report for the committee on
forestry on Senate Bill 6, entitled, AN
Act to repeal sections 1917, 1913 and 1913
of the Penal Laws relating to forest
roads,"
The bill proposes to repeal sections
1917 1913 and 1919 of the Penal Laws
The report was as follows:
The Supreme Court, at the December
term of 1900, in the case of the Puma
Sugar Company VS.. the Government of
the Territory of Hawaii, rendered the
following decision:
Sections 1917 1913 and 1913, Penal
Laws, making it a misdemeanor for
anyone to cut, mutilate or destroy any
underbrush within two hundred and
fifty feet of any road which may have
been or hereafter may be constructed
by the government through any natu-
raj forest, without providing for, any
method for compensating the owner
thereof constitutes taking OF private
property for public use within the inhI-
bition of amendment to the United
States Constitution, and for that rea-
son are void.
The above sections having been de-
clared unconstitutional we recommend
the passage of the law.
J. b. KAOHI,
n. P. BALDWIN,
L. NAKAPAAHU.
The report was adopted and the BIZ
referred to ordered typewriter ano
read for the third time tomorrow
There was a sound as if corks were
popping in the military building some
where; perhaps from the Officers Clup
adjoining the Senate chamber, anC
Senator Carter presented the following
reports from the committee on mill
ltary::
No special work having been assign
| ed to this committee by the Senate
| they thought it advisable to make
| thorough examination OF the m1ltar!
headquarters and equipment. anu ac
cordingly, on March 18th, under tn'
guidance and instructions OF Colone
Jones, the committee visited the ar
mory company rooms, officers head
quarters, and examined all the proper
| ty under the control of the mllltar!
| and organization, composed OF one reg
| iment, consisting OF nine companies:
Tha committee found that the mill
| tary property of the late Republic o
Hawaii was all taken over at the TIM
| of annexation to the United states, o.
| the Federal authorities, and by then
| placed in the hands of the military au
thorities of the Territory of HAWAII
for their use, holding the latter per
sonally responsible for the safe keep
! ing of this property, which is subJec
to the demand of the Federal authori
/ ties.
The committee investigated ordnance
arms. uniforms; harness, saddles, tents
! camping utensils, etc., aggregatins
value, probably s35, 1000.
The committee found that the Offi
GERS Club is maintained at the prlVat
expense of it's members, excepting onl
that If is allowed quarters withou
rent Respectfully submitted,
rent G.. r. CARTER,
Chairman
DAVID KANUHA,
/. H. KAHILINA.
The military committee begs to SUP
NIT tha following report on Dill rs, re
ferred TO them on March 18th:
The committee finds nothing ob1ec
4 tionable in the bill. and that 1t is /
accordance with similar statutes pass
ed by the various States of the Unio
for the protection of the badge OF IN
Grand Army of the Republic.
They recommend the passage OF tn
hill with the following amendment:
| Tn section 8, the word publication
be stricken out, and in its place Tn
word approved" be substituted 9