The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-09
BUSINESS DONE.

Report of Public Lands and Improve
ment Committee on petition for the wild
ening Of Halawa bridge advised that 80
600 be inserted for the Improvement ask
ed.
Report of Public Lands Committee ad-
vised that Haaheo's resolution on Hilo
road improvements be tabled with EVA
Hko's motion asking for $3.50, 900, which
covered the ground already. Adopted.
Report of Committee on Miscellany
concerning a petition asking d for the
adjustment of all personal taxes; (2) the
repeating of Board of Health laws: (3)
establishment Of S-hour day; 90 Ameri-
can citizens to be employed on Public
Works; and 90 Half fees to unsuccess-
full lawyers; recommended the tabling
of the first four requests with the re-
spective bills on these subjects and the
rejection of the last prayer. Adopted
Senate bill %, relating to licensed doc
tors, was reported from the Senate as
passing first reading.
House bill 50, relating to a great seal
for the Territory was substituted by an
other bill, which passed it's first reaQing
House bill l5, relative to the amend
ment of section S14. chapter SO, of the
Civil Laws. passed its third reading
House bill 2. concerning an emergency
fund, in a slightly amended form, pass
ed on its third reading; PAL.
Notice of a franchise bill providing for
the use of electric traction by the Ha-
waiian Tramways Company, was given
by Representative Prendergast
A bill for a franchise for the Standard
Telephone Company to operate in Homo
lulu passed its first reading Beckley)
A bill repeating certain laws relating
to the manufacture of liquors (Monsar-
raD passed its first reading.
The bill relating to the exemption of
attachments was laid over until Thurs
day.
corning the sale of alcohol blouse bill 49,
was tabled, to be considered with the
bill.
House bill So. providing for damages
for wrongful death, third reading was
laid over until today on Dickey's motion
for amendment of title.
House bill 20, providing for the cse Of
English and Hawaiian in Circuit Courts,
passed its third reading by a unanimous
vote of 26.
House bin 70, to amend sections 2eo and
POI and repeal section 264 of Civil Laws
governing Olaa reservation third read
ing, was referred to Judiciary Commit
tee.
House bill "a, relative to the auditing
OF public accounts, third reading, refer
red to judiciary Committee.
! House bill Y, to amend section o.. of
the Civil Laws of 1897, relating to the
valuation of taxable property, was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Taxation,
third reading.
! House bill 81, to amend section IS,
chapter II, Session Laws Of 1892, relat-
! ing to the interchange OF Circuit Judges
| CRobertson) passed on its third reading,
Mossman and Kaniho dissenting.
| Senate bill Sc, relative to the appoint
ment of bailiffs. their duties. salaries
and payment of same, was placed in or
| der of business for today.
! Senate bill 80, third reading, to prevent
the practice of extortion on laborers,
passed 1873.
Notice of an Act TO amend section 1872.
chapter 16, of the Penal Laws relating to
larceny. (Mossman)
The following petitions were presented
request for an appropriation of s13,-
coo for road improvements in Manoa-
| (Aylett)
That the Board of Health have right
to watch the making of poi and the
cooking OF restaurants hotels, etc. (Ma-
kekau.J
A petition from Kona District that fish
be sold at maximum rate of ten cents
per pound
a prayer from the same constituency
to repeal all personal taxes,