The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-17
BILL TREHBLEs IN BALANCE
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The following joint resolution By
Senator Crzbbe from TIE Senate vas
introduced:
Be il resolved By the Senate and
the House Of Representatives that the
Governor Is hereby authorized and
empowered 20 declare May Day z
school holiday throughout this Terri
tory"
The resolution vas rejected afIeE
considerable discussion had taken
place on il
House Bill No. IL, providing for the
naming Of streets in Honolulu, vas
reported passed by the Senate
Emmeluth presented the following
report on the Dimond petition, which
was adopted:
Hon. J. A. Akina,
Speaker OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
Your Committee on Finance 10
which was referred the petition Of w.
" Dimond x Co, Ltd, beg leave to
report as follows.
We believe that IL the prayer OF the
petitioners is granted il viii open q
door by which the Territory will be
the loser of many thousands Of dol
lars as many others hive taken GU.
licenses under the Law referred "a
since June Il. 1900. and all the 9th
ers are as justly entitled to a return
OF their license money as is the peti-
TONERS.
We recommend that the petition
be laid on the table"
Senate Bill So, an Act TO exempt
from execution, attachment and every
species OF forced sale. the homestead
OF a householder having a family. "a
the value of 50 500, was received from
the Senate. and passed first reading.
The House then took recess until
1880.
Afternoon Session.
The House was late in getting down
to business at the afternoon session
and it was O'Clock before the House
was called to order.
Prendergast presented a report
from the special committee on House
Bill No. 80, the fire claims bill, as fol
lows:
Ever since the suppression of the
bubonic plague in this city the general
sentiment OF the community has been
that those whose property was de
stroyed for the benefit of the com
munity at large. should be recon-
pensed by the community. The policy
applicable to this state of affairs is
best expressed in the language of the
constitution of the United States, that
private property shall not be taken
for public use except upon just com
pensation.
III not within the letter of this en-
actment, your committee believes that
the destruction of the property men
toned is well within is spirit and
while in the emergency that was
created il was impossible to follow
forms OF law before destroying prop.
erty. justice demands that the com
pensation be made nevertheless.
AS regards a particular means OF
compensating these sufferers there
have been a number of bills intro
duced into both Houses of the Legis
lature Your committee believes that
the present bill. being House Bill No
80. is. framed along conservative lines
which cannot help but commend
themselves 90 the sense of justice oi
the various departments of the gov.
eminent The provision appropriating
all moneys hereafter returned by the
United States Government TO the
Governor of Hawaii on account of pay.
ment of interest on bonds follows 4
recommendation TO this effect in the
Governors message. Your commit
tee understands that this sum will
amount to between 100000 and $780,
coo and your committee thinks that
any excess which will be payable up.
on judgments rendered by the commits
sion over and above this amount will
not be so excessive as TO cripple the
ner.
Your commitCee recommends that
the bill pass as reported.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN X. PRENDERGAST
JESSIE p. MAKAINAI,
II. NJ. kANIHO,
'R. PUUKI.
j. n. HIHIo."
Kaniho moved the bin be raised
from the table and considered with
the report Dickey moved the bill be
read section by section.
Upon Mossman's motion the report
of the committee was ADOPTED and the
bill ordered typewriter and made a
special order for today.
Makainai presented the following
report OF the Committee on Accounts:
y. A. Akina.
p Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes
Your Committee on Accounts beg
leave 10 make their report on the ex-
penditures OF this House. paid from
the LIST day OF the session TO April Is.
inclusive. as follows:
Compensation of Representa-
tives .........L... IS 7,ss0.Oo
Mileage fees OF Representa-
tives ....... 1880 $3.50
Salaries OF officers $500. 1888 90
Translation of bills. ~ s.120.5e
Printing ...... .. l.es775
Stationery 800. .... S2s 90
House Fixtures ... $685.
Committee Non Public Elk
penditures .. 49, $3.50
Committee on Public Land
and Internal Improvement 70.7o
Committee on Public Health
and Education 5000. 1920
Special Committee .... T.5o
Committee on Judiciary -. $500
Committee on Accounts 49,. 900
Amount drawn from the