The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-12
THE CITY AND COUNTY BILL
INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE
YESTERDAY.
1t Was Ordered Printed-A Resolution
Presented for Joint Committee and
Public Hearings on the Subject.

At the afternoon session of the House
the Home Rule Party's charter commits
sion's bill for city and county govern
ment was introduced by Makekau un-
der suspension of the rules. Makekau
also introduced a concurrent resolution
providing for a committee of Senate
and House to whom this and all other
bills relating to city ana county govern
ment should be referred, and directing
this joint committee to give public
hearings on the subject After some
debate the resolution was withdrawn
and the bill was ordered printed.
The bill providing for a third circuit
judge for the first circuit passed third
reading.
The bill repeating the compulsory
features of the vaccination law passed
second reading, after considerable de-
bate on the subject of compulsory vac
cination.
House bills IS II, IS, 10, 90, "a, and %
were referred to the judiciary commit
tee Bill 26 was referred to the COM
mittee on miscellaneous business. Bill
% abolishing personal taxes was refer
red to the committee on Taxation.
The reply of the superintendent of
Public Works to interrogatories adj
dressed to him by the House was read
as follows:
81. The appropriation of $500 for the
u,
North Kona, Hawaii, was not enough
to complete the work estimated by this
department.
20. The money was never drawn
from the Treasury Department
The second communication in regard
to the questions submitted by the
House on the 9th instant, "in the ses-
sion of 1885, it was inserted in the APP
preparation bill % an item of $500 to
lengthen the wharf at Hookena, and
| (2) an item of 5000 for warehouse at
Hookena. Why was not the work ac-
| complished?' l beg to make the follow
ing reply: % The appropriation for
the Hookena wharf was $500; the fol-
lowing expenditure was made in this
appropriation: $144, leaving a balance
of $685.; this balance was found, after
| a careful estimate of the work to be
done, insufficient to complete the same.
THE appropriation of 5000 for wharf
shed was not pending the completion of
such extension"
SENATE.
A communication from Attorney
General Dole stated that he would reply
to similar heterogeneous as soon as
possible
In the Senate yesterday afternoon the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the eX-
penses of the Legislature passed it's
| final reading by a vote of to 6, and
now goes to the governor for his sigma
ture. Mr.. Carter, Mr.. Crabbe and
| others fought very hard to have the
amount reduced to $4,000 but did not
succeed.
| Cecil Browns bill, prescribing which
Senators should hold office for two
years only, was taken up 1t is pro-
posed to knock out those receiving the
lowest votes in the last election. I'm
der this scheme five Home Rulers and
tNtTn RnT hi innV I~sl1
was referred to committee, but, from
all accounts, this is merely matter OF
| form. 1t is understood to be the in
tention of the Home Rulers to vote
all of the Republicans out and sacrifice
one of their own men, probably Kaiue
This will give them a majority of one
to start in with two years hence, and
the fight will be narrowed to one of
only seven men throughout the group
Senate Bill "a, to repeal poll tax law
went to the committee on ways and
means.
No 25, fire claims, went to the claims
committee.
No. 8, to amend Ballou's laws, went
to judiciary committee
No. 26, eXempting personal property
from taxation, to judiciary committee
No. q, relating to merchandise Ii
censes, to committee on ways and
means.
Mr.. Crabbe, under suspension of the
rules, gave notice of his intention to in
troduce bill providing for Territor
ial seal.
The new Senate chamber besides be-
ing hard to get at, is too small. There
is just enor~h side room for the secre
taries, and that is all. Reporters arr
iammed in a corner in the rear of thu
hall. There are only a few chairs
against the wall, for visitors.