The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-16
JOHN T. BROWN.
J. D. PARIS.
L. NAKAPAAHU.

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L. NAKAPAAHU.
Under the order of the day the third
reading of Senate bill 63, to exempt from
execution. attachment and forced sale
the homestead of householders to the
value of $500, was taken up
Mr.. Paris thought $500 exemption too
much and favored amendment to $1,000
Mr.. Achi said he could not vote for the
bill as it stood.
The bill passed third reading; ayes g..
noes 6.
Senate bill "a. an Act to repeal section
SOC of the Civil Code relating to poll tax
was taken up and Mr.. Cecil Brown NOV
ed to defer acton thereon until the re-
port of the Ways and Means Committee
was received.
Mr.. Baldwin was in favor of the bill,
but thought 1t better to wait as the re-
port would be in soon.
Mr.. Achi was of the opinion the COM
mittee would send in a report which
would snuff out this among otner little
bills of the people. Why not pass the
bill? Why should the Senate delay and
wait another week on a slow committee!
Why
Mr. Russell moved the previous ques-
ton at this point and the matter was
laid on the table to be taken up at some
future time.
Mr.. White reported from the Judiciary
Committee on bills 46 and 40 as follows:
To the President Of the Senate: The
Judiciary Committee, to whom was re-
ferred Senate bills 46 and al, which re-
peal the present laws in relation to COM
pensation for property condemned for
public use and for public highways, begs
to report as follows:
Senate bill 46 repeats section 1853 of the
Civil Laws, which provides a method for
fixing the compensation for property
condemned for public use. While Senate
bill 40 repeats all of part 2 of Chapter
III of the Civil Laws, which provides
lien upon property for public highway
improvements.
AS neither of these bills provide any
substitute, and it must be evident to
all that in many districts of the Terri
tory new roads are needed, as well as
in the towns and cities, and that on 9TH
er occasions It becomes absolutely neces-
sary that the Government should have
a right to condemn property for public
use, neither of which can be accomplish
ed unless provided for by law.
Therefore. your committee recommends
that both bills be tabled until better
method can be offered as a substitute.
VIM. WHITE.
G. r. CARTER
N. Russell.
The report was adopted.
Mr. White further reported from the
same committee as follows:
The majority of the Judiciary Commit
tee, to whom was referred House bill
No 81 begs leave to report as follows:
This bill provides the method of pro-
cedure in case of the disqualification or
inability of any Circuit Judge, or a va
cancy in such office, by the substitution
of a Circuit Judge of some other cir
cult, who shall be authorized to fill such
vacancy by written request of the Chief
Justice. The bill is an amendment of
section As of Chapter 81 of the Civil
Laws of 1892, which is section 1859 of the
Civil Laws.
The committee deems the amendment
necessary In the interest of litigants and
practitioners before the courts, and gives
the power to prevent the recurrence of
the present congested and overworked
condition of the courts-particularly in
the First Circuit.
Your committee recommends the pas
sage of the bill VIM. WHITE
G. r. CARTER.
Mr.. Russell asked that the report be
tabled until the minority report could
be finished.
After some discussion the report went
over on motion of Mr.. Russell until
Thursday next.
House bill Al passed third reading.
House bill A, relating to school books,
etc. passed third reading.
At this point Mr.. Carter charged SEN
ator White Is chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee, with an attempt to de-
lay report on a bill which he claimed
was overdue and threatened that the
committee would remove Mr.. White as
chairman If he did not produce the re-
port
| Mr.. White was all smiles as he arose
! to reply. which he did in such an ef-
| fective way that he was given two more
days in which to report, in spite of Mr..
Carriers protest that the chairman was
only pouring oili down the Senate's
back.