Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-03-08

Territory OF Hawaii for the appoint.
ment Of committee to determine the
| approximate amount due claimants for
damages resulting from the suppress
sion OF bubonic plague.
The petition was referred to the
Committee on Claims.
Mr., Brown presented the following
minority report Of the Judiciary Com
mittee which was laid on the table,
pending the report Of the majority OF
the committee:
The minority Of the Judiciary Com
mittee herewith presents a report on
the estimates submitted by the Gov
ernor to the Legislature of the Terri
tory of Hawaii for the succeeding BIZ
ennial period, and referred to such
committee for the purpose Of prepar-
Ing and including the same In an act
or acts in order to bring such matters
properly before the Senate for action
and consideration.
| The minority has prepared and here
with submits an act making special
appropriations for the departmental
use as well as the payment OF the nc
cessary current expenses Of carrying
on the government for such biennial
period.
This act embraces the necessary ap-
preparations as submitted to the Gov
ernor, and the money therefor is ex
pected to be provided out Of and from
the current revenue from all sources,
and not from an loan fund.
There is also submitted by the mi
nority upon the plan suggested by the
Governor in his message. a general OF
public loan act based upon that passed
by the Legislature OF the Republic Of
Hawaii in 1896 and which act II passed.
will not necessitate the passing OF q
new loan act at each session OF the
Legislature.
There is also in preparation loan
act, the money realized under the
same to be used for the internal i'm
provements recommended In the esti-
mates before mentioned. or in such
other manner as the Legislature may
decide.
The bills referred to in the report arc
as follows:
An Act to provide for public loans.
2. An Act making appropriations for
the departmental use OF the govern
ment OF the Territory OF Hawaii aud
providing for the payment of the ne,
, cessary current expenses OF carrying
, on the government for the succeeding
biennial period.
Mr.. Carter made mention OF the fact
that one Of the morning papers had
repudiated its bid OF $3.50 a page for
the printing Of bills OF the Senate. He
would like to know from the chairman
OF the printing committee IL he had
heard anything OF the matter.
Mr.. Kalauokalani said there had been
no refusal to take the work of the Sen
ate at the bill mentioned. 4 verbal state
ment regarding the matter had been
made to him
, Mr.. Carter said that the paper IN
question might want to do the work
, for less than the sum quoted. II so
they should be given a chance. Mr.
Kalauokalani said he would like tc
have little more time to look into
! the matter and so the debate on that
question was brought to an end.
! Mr.. Crabbe gave notice OF his In.
tention to introduce. the following bills:
, l. An Act defining the design OF a
Grand Seal for the Territory of Ha.
wall.
2. An Act to prohibit the unlawful
, wearing Of the badge of the Grapt
! Army OF the Republic.
! Mr.. Kalauokalani read the first time
by title. the following bill, notice o.
, which he had given previously:
An Act to provide for the exemption
D Of certain personal property from at
, tachment, execution, distress and fore
ed sale Of every nature and description
, and repeating an act entitled IAN Ac
to facilitate the recovery OF rents,
! passed on the 10th day OF January
. 1865. and all other laws and parts OF
laws in conflict with this act.
, This bill, together with the follow
ing read by Mr.. Carter, were referred tc
! the Printing Committee
, An Act to amend Sections 764 ant
, 765 Of the Penal Laws relating to mer'
lchandise licenses,
II Mr.. White read the following reso!u
ton which was adopted;
, Be is resolved by the Senate OF tn,
| Territory OF Hawaii that the Honorable,
Governor Of the Territory OF Hawai-
be and he is hereby respectfully re
l quested to nominate and appoint per
. sons to I'LL Offices wherein he is au
| thorized to make appointments by ant
J with the advice and consent OF tn,
: Senate, at the earliest possible day
9 and
3 Be It further resolved that the soc
! rotary of the Senate be and he is here
4 by instructed to forthwith transmit ;
! certified copy OF this resolution to til,
Honorable Governor.