The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-13
Talk OF County
Lines and
Names.
AS TO BONDS
OF TREASURES
GiIfillan Wants to Make Bob
Wilcox a Present of Ten
Thousand Dollars.

Ihefe was a pare quorum IN the
Senate when the President knocked his
gavel on the desk and looked for the
Reverend Mr.. Kekipi. who is supposed
to bless the work and non-work of the
august body every morning. Mr.. Ke-
kipi couldn't be found and, as it would
be absolutely improper to quarrel and
squabble without prayers being said,
tas in the Anglican Church) Mr.. Ka-
lauokalani came to the rescue and offer
ed a fervent invocation to the Deity to
bless the Senate, leaving the people of
the mundane sphere to do the other
thing.
The clouds are still gathering, and
every expert lobbyist can feel that there
is a something somewhere, without
being able to locate it. 1t may be that
the doubts, as to what is up, will be
settled on Monday evening when Dele
gate Wilcox will meet the one hundred
gentlemen representing the Home Rule
party, in a place, where no Advertiser
reporter will be permitted to intrude.
The strained, nervous conditions, as it
were. may be due to the present seclu-
sion of Colonel Mazuma," and the
impertinent attitude of the House tow
whole "Mazuma" himself, but there is
something up.
However the prayers, minutes and
At sl,,vx -
and the Siberian Senator introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved. That from the 18th day of
April the Senate will hold two daily
sessions, viz, at $3.50 a. m. and p. m.
leaving the intervals of the day for the
committees to work.
Senator Russell may be a night owl,
but it is evident that his colleagues are
not built that way, and the resolution
was "Wastebasketsky" by an over
whelming majority. The senators are
old men and good men now, and are not
looking for excuses for late home-com-
ing. How nice it would be for Senator
Blank to come home at a. m, minus
2.S3 lost in a Jackpot, or the gamer of
a typewriter" and say: Dear wife,
political life is wearing me out. These
Russelnitsky night sessions are killing
me-"
Mr.. Russell moved that bill A of the
House be taken up for consideration on
Monday There being no objection, it
was so ordered.
Senate bill 20, relating to the reor-
ganization of the Judiciary Depart
ment, was made the order of the day
for Monday. Senate bill So, relating to
the same matter, was also set for that
time.
Second reading of House bill Il, re-
lating to the names of streets, roads
and lanes in the District of Honolulu.
On motion of Mr.. Baldwin, the report
of the committee, recommending the
passage of the bill with few amend
ments. was adopted. On motion Of Mr.
Baldwin, the bill was ordered typewrit-
ten and read the third time on Mon
day.
House bill AZ was read the third time.
The bill relates to the numbering Of
buildings and lots in the District Of
had been stricken out all through the
bill, it passed third reading unan-
imously.
CliNtI Suspension OI lHe IulSS, MI
Crabbe introduced the following bills:
l. An Act to protect hotels and
boarding and lodging houses.
2. An Act to prevent the defrauding
of owners of licensed vehicles carrying
passengers for hire in the Territory of
Hawaii
Both bills were read by title and re-
ferred to the Printing Committee.
Mr.. Carter's bill relating to the ap-
preparation of $500 for the expenses of
sending an exhibit from the schools of
the Territory of Hawaii to the Buffalo
Exhibition, passed second reading
unanimously and was set for third
reading on Monday
The Appropriation bill was brought
up under the order of the day. Senator
hanuha wanted 1t referred to a special
committee, the duty of which should be
| to consider it item by item, and Mr..
Cecil Brown pointed out the absurdity
! or such an action. After a Babelonic
oepate, Mr.. Kalauokalani succeeded in
having the consideration of the bill de-
ferred till Wednesday next.
| Under suspension Of rules, Mr.. White
| reported for the majority of the Ju-
diciary Committee on Senate bill A
An Act to repeal Act 10 of the Ses-
sion Laws of 1898, recommending its
indefinite postponement. This report
! together with another from the same
source, recommending the passage OF
Senate bill Is with certain amendments
was laid on the table to be taken uT
with the minority reports of Mr.. Carter
on Monday. Bill IS relates to the limi-
tation of the time within which actor
may be brought to recover possession
| of land
! Messrs. Baldwin, White and Carter
asked for leave of absence for tomor'