The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-22

, IA were introduced and passed first
: reading:
r House bill No. 81. by Ewaliko. en-
titled, IAN act to repeal section SIS of
the Civil Laws OF 1897 relating to dog
{ tax"
: House bill No. 81, by Ewaliko en-
{ titled, IAN act to amend section s16 of
( the Civil Laws of 1897 relating to dog
{ tax"
. Dickey's bill for fixing salaries of the
Treasurer. Attorney General and Su-
; perintendent Of Public Works at $4,000
I In each case was killed because the
{ House did not think 1t wise to fix any
salaries until all were fixed Monsar-
Z rat objected to fixing any salary by a
bill. He thought the only proper way
was by an appropriation bill. Gifllan
thought it was only taking a nibbre at
a big cheese ard that all salaries
should be reduced. This remark
brought out several expressions of
! "Pololei" from all over the House
Ny. Fnmeluth requested i~For-,a ION
: relating to the Pail road contract from
r The Surerir tendert cf pub,ir NPo~'-,
Mr.. Keliikoa introduced a resolution
+ for an approximation for roads in
North Kona, Hawaii. Referred to the
committee on public lands and internal
improvements.
Mr.. Prendergast presented a resolu-
+ ton which read:
That all communications received by
! the House of Representatives during this
: present sess on CT the eg.slatlire from
the honorable Governor of the Teri tory,
!, other than the Governors message be
spread upon the Journal of this House
forthwith, and that all comunica tons
which may at any time in the future be
. received from the Honorable Governor be
\ spread, Immediately upon the receipt
thereof, by the House, upon the Journal
r of the House; and, be 1t further
y Resolved, That all communication re-
: ce:ved during this present session of the
4 Legislature from the Honora BILE Score
: tary of the Territory be spread upon the
f Journal of the House and that all COM
I munications which may be received in
q the future from the Honorable Secretary
= be spread, Immediately upon the receipt
! thereof by the House, upon the Journal
of the House"
The resolution was adopted
Beckley introduced his bill No. S., en-
{ titled An Act Creating the Office of
Transportation Commissioner, Fixing His
Salary and Defining His Duties and Du-
l ties of Common Carrier and Providing
. Penalties for Violation Thereof and Re
pealing All Laws In Conflict Herewith"
The bill passed first reading
Notice was given OF the following bills:
By EwaEko, for An Act to Permit Any
Person to Treat Leprosy without La
cense''
, BY Dickey. for AN Act to Extend the
. Fire Limits OF Honolulu"
The Committee on Public Lands and
Internal improvements made three re-
ports;
ca Petition No. is, relating to ma
cadamizing IwiIei street.
, On Petition No. II, relating to the ma
On dow DIV of 7 VIyy,
lie and Puunui road, they recommended
, an appropriation for both purposes. Post
poned to be taken up with appropriation
bill; also recommending an appropria-
ton for court house and jail at East
kau and for enlarging Waiohinu court
house. Kau. Hawaii. The report was
adopted.
The Speaker yesterday brought from
t his house copy of his letter to the Gov
= ernor and explained to the House that
8 two resolutions were on his desk to be
enclosed to the Governor, but by some
oversight one of them did not go. The
two were the original Land Commission
er Brown resolution, which his private
= secretary had returned to the Committee
on Public Lands as mot in shape to be
considered. and the Gilfi!lan resolution,
asking wherein the resolution was not
in shape. new letter was sent to the
Governor yesterday with copies of beth
:. resolutions.
intendent McCandleSs' answers to his
questions ahcut the Hama road contract.
, and the matter was referred to the Pub
, lic Lands Committee with full powers to
! ''-''"~ti~ate. Mr.. Hcogs suggested that
: Hugh Howell who was the target of Mr..
: I."ol Iev's ute roga tories. was n town
5 ard would he willing to go before the
committee and tel all about the con-
The stormy adjournment of Wedne dav
v'c~ sUct e. ded nv IAN exceeding calm
v'he~ tho 90 sc Of thn agitation. Senator
Browns fiscal period hill. came M under
rdsr n" business YESTERDAY. Puukt
was on hand first thing after roll rail-
= N lotion to take the matter up,
hut snhsided at the Speakers suggestion
that he could bring It up under the head
. Of communications from the Senate The
rules wee suspended at that point and
the rlosA, vote of 14-1o of Wednesday, by
: which the bin was saved. was changed
= to 20 for rejection and for ALLOWING tie
q bill TO take its course. Keiki voted with
the 1ndeoendents for rejection. hit the
balance Of the Republicans voted for The
hill Em'noluth favored II hui evident
did not want to vote against his caucus
J and was excused. Dickey claimed he
e could not he excused excenr H. id not
r understand the question. and Emneluth
stated that was exactl" his reason for
asking TO be excused Robertson Rep)
t ard Eariho TrdD we're absent.
: MoesmPn dropped his poltt.cal prisoner
e OF 1879 resolution which Secretary Coop
a e. rad returned discourteous. and
c the matter was laid upon the table.
: Rohert=1n's bill to make the criminal
practice conform to the Grand Jury sys-
tenn has had hard time. II has been
on the calendar for third reading for ov-
er week. but one thing OF another has
n kept It back. Today Robertson WIS not
i there. aud it went over to await his re-
g turn.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Co reconvening at 2 p. m, Mr.. Beckley
> r-yed - suspend the rules in order to
:. consider communications from TIE Sen
9 ate. The Senate sent down two commu-
inications. one being Senator Crabbe's @.