The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-19
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Routine Work in the Hou~o and in the
Senate.

After a suspension of rules, in order
to allow Gilfllan to introduce a bill, re-
lating to construction of electric wires,
lights and poles in the streets of Homo
lulu, which was passed on it's first read
ing and a notice from Haahio of a bill
he intends to introduce, to abolish
Chapter 62 of the Penal Laws relating
to leprosy, the house proceeded to the
business of the day. House bill No. SO
continued from the morning session
was read section by section. 1t pro-
Vides for the control and management
of the government sewerage system.
A long discussion followed, and further
action was postponed pending the ac-
ton of the committee in charge of it.
House Bill No. 25, providing for judg-
ments by default in suits upon con-
tracts before district magistrates was
stubbornly fought and action then was
Indefinitely postponed
House Bill No. 8 to amend an act re-
lating to attending school was a bone
of contention of some of the members,
the secretary reported the bill in the
hands of the printing committee for
correcting, Notwithstanding, it was de-
cided to discuss it section by section.
Puuki spoke for a half an hour, when
Emmeluth received recognition from
the chair and said in the absence of
Representative Beckley the introducer
of the bill he would take his place,
and defend him against the attack
made by Puuki on the Kamehameha
School. Motions for an adjournment
were made an all sides of the house in
order to shut off the long winded de-
bate, but Of no avail.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon
Senator William White succeeded in
forcing through resolution that settles
the status of the stenographer in that
house. The resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That there shall be en-
ployed stenographer for the Senate
who shall keep a stenographic, or
shorthand, report of all speeches and
debate on the floor of the Senate, Upon
the adjournment of the Senate each
day the stenographer shall deposit his
notes with the clerk of the Senate,
who shall be responsible for their safe
keeping. The stenographer shall trans
scribe into long-hand such speeches or
debates, or parts thereof, as the SEN
ate or the clerk may direct. He shall,
when the Senate is not in session, per-
form the duties for the respective
committees of the Senate as the ma
Jority of the Senate or clerk may di-
rect. For such services thus rendered
and performed the said stenographeI
shall receive as full COMPENSATION
therefor, the sum of ten dollars per
day for each day of his services, and
in addition thereto he shall receive the
sum of fifteen cents for each folio OF
one hundred words that he shall tran.
scribe, under the regulations hereinbe-
fore provided"
Act 5, defining the fiscal period so az
to make 1t conform to the fiscal period
of the central government. was killed
by strict Home Rule vote.
Act 26, relating to executions for debt
went to the Judiciary COmmittaa q fta,
warning from Cecil Brown that it was
unconstitutional and not worth the pa.
per it was written on.
Act 10, prohibiting footbinding, pass
ed by unanimous vote, a most remark.
able elimination of any matter.