The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-23

The House worked all yesterday
afternoon and then held a night ses-
sion. in the afternoon the munotony
of routine was enHveneu by the APP
pearanCe of the bin providing tor Gre
nation of dead persons ana their
families. The wording OF the measure
is decidedly remarkable, but it passed
second reading, Robertson moving that
the author be cremated so that he
would never introduce another such
bill. The act provided that dead per-
sons and their families may be Gre
mated if they make written applica-
ton and that any person or family
cremated without such a Formally
shall be imprisoned The passage of
the bill seemed to put some of the
members in a good humor, and when
the eight hour law came up Dickey
wanted an amendment to provide that
anyone who has a stomach ache need
not work eight hours.
The bill providing for employment of
none but citizens on public works was
passed on second reading also a Senate
bill 49, providing a territorial seal. The
latter bill was amended to include the
late Hawaiian banner" instead of the
territorial banner in the design for
the seal.
The omen gambling law was killed in
the evening session, after an eXtraor-
binary debate. Mahoe likened it to a
dose of salts, saying the community
might not like it but once taken it
would prove a good thing. Emu-.,
protested against the measure strong
ly, incidentally making the statement
that he has not been inside a church
for 20 years but was opposed to open
gambling as harmful. Makekau fought
for the bill and Dickey and Keliikoa
talked against it. Dickey thought SELL
ing sugar stocks was as bad as che ia
and ought to be stopped. on the vote
only 6 members voted for the bill and
1t was indefinitely postponed.
The night session came to an end
amid cloud of mosquitoes that had
bills of their own. Prendergasts sense
of dignity was shocked at the idea of
smoking even in evening session anu
to keep mosquitoes away and as Jumps
began to rise on the throbbing heads
of the statesmen they fled from the
scene.
The following is the text of the Gre
nation bill:
An Act to Prohibit the Cremating of
Deceased Persons Without the Con-
sent Of the Family of the Deceased.
BE ii enacted by the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii:
Section l. The cremating of any de-
wall is hereby strictly prohibited ex-
cept at the request of the family of
the deceased.
Section 2. If any person wishes to be
cremated or the family of any deceas-
ed, notice must be given to the Board
of Health in writing. But the expense
must be borne by the person or family
who so desires to be cremated
Section 3. That all rules made by the
Board of Health in reference to crema-
ton is hereby abolished.
Section 4. And if any person or per-
sons fail to comply with the provisions
of this Act, he or they shall be guilty
of crime, and If proved guilty shall!
be imprisoned not more than one year
nor less than six months.
Section 8. This Act shall take effect
on and after the date of it's apDroval.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate held a short afternoon
session. 1t took up House bill number
10, regulating the sale of alcohol and
methylated spirits, and passed it. Sen
ator Brown gave notice of an act to
apportion the representation of the peo-
pie in the Legislature of the territory in
the several election districts in accord
ance with the census last taken.