The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-09
MORE BILLS
IN HOUSE
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rules be suspended in order to allow Inn
to introduce several bills, as follows:
l. An Act to provide a pension for
ex-Queen Liliuokalani.
2. An Act to regulate licenses for sale
of opium.
8. An Act to amend the issuing of eS-
ecution on real property.
L. An Act to provide for the estate
of deceased persons who left no heirs
surviving them, repeating section 2l09 Of
Civil Laws.
5. An Act declaring fisheries within
this Territory are free to all citizens
Hereunder section $50 of the Organic
Act.
Hoogs introduced a bill of which he
had previously given notice, entitled An
Act to Prevent the Employment of Mi
nors in Saloons.
Makekau said Hoogs was out of order,
as the suspension of the rules was only
done for Keiki to give notice of q bin.
Emmeiuth presented the report of the
Committee on Finance on bills II and II,
which stated they should be considered
by the Committee on Taxation, and the
committee recommended the bills be so
referred. Before the report could oe
adopted Makekau said that there
was no Committee on Taxation. The
the Speaker had probably forgotten
there was a joint committee with the
Senate on taxation. Refreshed in his
memory the Speaker rectified his former
statement.
Emmeluth said 1t was not necessarily
true that the House members of the
joint committee would call in the SEN
ate members on the report. Makekau,
in that case, thought the House should
have standing Committee on Taxa
ton of it's own. The Committee On III
nance should report the bills back to
the House and let that body have a
Committee on Taxation appointed by
the Chair
The motion that the report be adopt
ed when put to the House, prevailed
Hogs again asked to introduce his
bill regard ng employment of minors IN
saloons. Upon motion the bill was read
for the first time by title.
Mahoe gave notice of his intention to
Introduce bill to repeal gambling laws.
Dickey introduced bill TO repeal chap
ter 40 of the Civil Laws relating to per-
sens keeping disorderly houses.
Makainai gave notice of intention to
introduce two bills, of which he had
given notice-an Act providing for nam
ing streets and roads in Honolulu and
an Act providing for the numbering of
buildings and lots in Honolulu. Both
passed their first readings.
Monsarrat introduced a bill, of which
he had given notice, entitled AN Act
Giving the Right of Appeal to Any Per-
son Adjudged in Contempt by Any Cir
cult Court by Any Judge of Any CIR
cult Court or by Any District MagIStrste
or by Any officer or Person. Authorized
by the Laws of Said Territory to Take
Testimony in the Territory of Hawaii.
From Such Decision to the Supreme
Court of Said Territory; and Presci.b-
ing the Procedure Governing the Same
and Providing for Bail in Such Appeals.
The bill passed its first reading.
Kawaiahoa introduced a bill of which
he had given notice, entitled An Act to
Establish and Maintain a School Library.
The bill passed it's first reading.
Nailima presented a resolution regard
ing land transactions, as follows: That
the clerk of the House is hereby instruct
| ed to forward the requisite commul,ica-
tions to the Agent of Rublic Lanls
whereby the said Agent of Public Lands
may furnish this House all land trans
actions made by him from 1890 to pres
| ent date, and to furnish the names oi
all persons who are connected with sucf,
! transactions. The resolution was adopt.
| ed by vote.
! Kekaula presented a resolution embody
| ing a list of questions to be presented
| to the Superintendent of Public Works
as follows: '"That by this the clerk o.
the House is hereby requested to for
ward the following questions to the Su.
perinendent of Public Works, and the
said question to be answered within
four days: In the session of 1898 it wa:
inserted in the appropriation bill % al
| item of $500 to erect wharf at Hooke
IA, and (2) an item of 5000 for a ware
house at Hookena; why was not thu
work accomplished? 2"
! The Speaker made a ruling following
the reading of the resolution that here
after all resolutions shall be first reat
in English. Prendergast and Makekal
attempted to present motions to thu
same effect but were effecually barrel
by the Speaker. who said his ruling wa
sufficient. Kekaula's resolution wa
adopted.
Ahulii, for the first time, arose an
presented a resolution calling for an ap
preparation of $4,000 for roads at kipa
hulu, Hama District, Maui as fol
lows: Be it resolved, That an appro
lpriation of $4,000 be inserted in the ap
pr6priation bill for a road from Kipa
hulu to Mokulau, in the District of Ha
ma, Island of Maui.
Mahoe moved the resolution be tabled
to be taken up with the appropriation
kbill later. Carried.
/ Hihio offered a resolution which wa
I written in Hawaiian and the Speaker re
turned 1t to its author.
ty and minority reports on bill 2. Dicke
moved the rules be suspended to tax
up unfinished bills. This was carried
and Dickey moved the report be referre
back to the committee to rectify an erro
of $500. Robertson was of the opinio
that when the committee found it ha
made an error it could withdraw IT
report without a motion being presente
to that effect. The reports were table
and will be considered together.
Under the order of the day Act
relating to the jurisdiction of Circu
Court Judges at chambers in matter
concerning the relation of guardian an
ward; and amending section 1867 of tn
Civil Code and section IS of chapter
of the Session Laws of 1892 as amend
ed by Act Sc of the Session Laws of 1S9
Robertson moved the bill pass its thir
reading. Ewalko entered an amendmer
to insert in line to strike out the word
First Circuit and insert Hawaii" Ar
other amendment was to strike out tn
words First Circuit" and insert the wor
Territory"
Emmeluth offered an amendment whic
made the sentence read, may apply t
the Judge of any Circuit Court of tn
Territory of Hawaii"
Robertson objected to the numerou
amendments on the ground that the
would be a disgrace to a kindergaI
ten. His amendment made the lin