The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-24


! Prendergast: Then let us refer it to
the Judiciary Committee"
robertson: The judiciary Committee
Is already behind on more work than it
can manage in the next seven days.
Prendergast: Il move that this bill be
referred TO special committee
The motion was carried.
House bill 80, relating to the employ
ment of American citizens upon the pub
lie works, came up for it's third reading.
The bill was deferred pending certain
necessary corrections in the Typography.
The special committee was appointed
On House bill H. Prendergast, Dickey
and kaniho being selected
Dickey suggested that they be allowed
TO get the services of an expert, high
school teacher for instance.
Kaniho: I'll do it if they pay me-"
House bill 100, referring to an eight
hour day came up for third reading
hickey: This bill is unconstitutional.
L move it's rejection. You cannot pre-
vent me from hiring man to work ten
hours if he feels like it,
Nailima: II move that the bill pass
third reading"
Kaniho broke into a coruscation of
consonants and vowels which was unin-
terpreted, as was a vigorous cross-fire
conversation by Makekau and others.
The ayes and noes resulted in the pas
sage of the bill by vote of 21-7
House bill 1O1. an Act providing for the
appointment of none but American citi-
zens to public offices, was considered.
Makekau spoke against the measure
and voted for it. The bill passed it's
third reading by vote of 2-2.
Senate bill 81 next came up for its
third reading. The measure is practi-
cally the same the louise bill relat-
ing to the employment of citizens on
public works.
Akina here called upon ice Speaker
Beckley to take the chair. The measure
passed by vote of A-2.
Senate bill 20, relating to the licensing
of physicians, came up for third read
ing. The bill compelled physicians to
serve under the Board of Health in case
of epidemics.
A motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill was lost and the bill passed its third
reading by a small majority.
Senate bill 16, relating to the distilla-
ton of spirituous liquors was referred to
/ the Judiciary Committee.
! Senate Bill SO, regulating the sending
of American CD youths from this Ter
ritory to the States was referred to
the educational committee.
Senate Bill II, relating to the protec-
ton of places of sepulchre, was also re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Senate Bill II, relating to criminal
conduct OF an OIIlcer IN charge OF pr1S-
oners, was referred to the judiciary
committee.
Senate Bill %. relating to the illegal
branding of live stock, was referred
to the judiciary committee.
! Senate Bill 76 making Il temporary
appropriation for the Board of Health,
was referred to the committee on ex-
penditures.
Senate Bill 7, relating to the con-
cealment of death of newborn child,
was referred to the committee on mis-
| cellany.
Senate Bill 81, providing for a con-
servatory of music in Hilo, was refer
red to the educational committee.
Senate Bill II, regulating the nesting
and gaming season of birds, was in
definitely postponed.
! The report of the judiciary commit
tee in favor of indefinitely postponing
the bill for capital punishment, was
adopted.
The committee on judiciary also in
PRODUCED substitute bill in place of
House Bill 49, called the wide-tire act.
The bill was tabled, to be considered
with the original.
The judiciary committees report on
Senate Bill 81, relating 10 the rees of
witnesses and jurors, recommended
that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
The report was tabled for cOnsidera-
ton with the bill.
Kaniho asked. for the committee re-
ports on two of his freak bills that
had been in the hands of the commit
tees for thirty-eight days without be-
ing heard from
Dickey suggested that the bills be
re-examined by the introducer.
An attempt to adjourn @ o'clock
was made and lost.
The report of the committee in re-
gard to the expenses on military mat
tiers was adopted
The report read in effect as follows:
That the committee had been disturb
ed during it's evening Work by sounds
of jollity, caused by the local military,
emanatng from the Bungalow.
That the total cost of the militia, in
Guiding the Citizens Guard and the
band for the last three years, amount
ed to $230,2S1.
That the use of militia is to reinforce
the police force, the cost of which lat
ter service was only 1924, 610 for the
same period, or less than the cost OF
the reserve arm of the service.
That outside of the plague the only
duties of the militia had been to look
pretty. In New Mexico, which had sent
men to war in all branches of the SER
vice there was only yearly appro-
priation of a few hundred dollars in
addition to the national appropriation
of $500.
That in the States, men received only
a per diem allowance on encampment
duty, ana an ammunition dlIOWdhSC
and from this class came half million
fighting men, without comfortable ar
mories or refreshments for their camp
fires and expenses for sham battles.
That elsewhere the men nave only a
working outfit provided, while here the
Territory pays for ornaments TO the
value of from IS to $50 per capita.
Refreshments were bought, hack bills
paid, stationery and laundry accounts
were liquidated for the boys IN blue
and gold While the preparations FOL
the Legislature were in progress heavy
bills were incurred, powder suttic1en
to annihilate the population OF the
whole Islands, 4,500 pounds worth wa'
procured.
1t was therefore recommended tina
/ the Citizens Guard be abolished.
JOHN EMMELUTH,
: J. K. KEKAULA,
J. X. KAAUWAI.
1 do not concur.
l House Biz so, relating to government
? sewage system, was referred TO com
mittee on public lands.
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