The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-18
ANOTHER
VETO COMES
Authorization
Is Turned
Down.
FIFTEEN BILLS
BEFORE GOVERNOR
Russell Disnensary Act is E;nalI,
Russell Dispensary Act is Finally
Laid Away in its Wind
ing Sheet.

Every seat was taken when the
Senate was called to order yesterday
morning and the interest of the session
centered in the disposal of the Dis
pensary bill. The Independents were
confident at the opening of the session
that they would be able to carry the
measure by one vote or at worst hold
the bill up on tie This belief was
strengthened after Mr.. Paris had spok-
en-; but it was not until the ayes and
noes were called, and the Dispensary
bill was killed by a vote of eight to sew
en-, that the Independent were alive to
the fact that even Paris desertion to
their ranks had not saved them from
defeat.
From all that could be learned from
the excited remarks of Senators after
the adjournment, different result was
looked for. and that the vote on the
Dispensary bill in the Senate will in
1uence further action in that body
much more than is at present expected,
seems probable.
Next to the Dispensary bill in in
terest was the passage of the minority
report against the change of the judi
cial seat of Maui from Lahaina to Wal
luku. Mr. White, who has saved La
hama in half-a-dozen fights, again re-
tired with honors.
After the reading of the minutes the
clerk read a communication from the
House announcing that Bill So had
passed.
Mr.. Kanuha reported from the Com
mittee on Agriculture and Forestry rec
ommending $4,000 for the purchase of
certain lands. Report adopted.
Mr.. Kalauokalani reported from the
Committee on Municipal Laws recon-
mending that the provision for a muni-
cipal government for Honolulu be laid
on the table to be taken up with the
County bill. The report was adopted.
Mr.. White presented minority re-
port from the Judiciary Committee on
Senate bill SIS, AN Act to amend sec
lions 81 and SO of an act entitled An
Act to reorganize the Judiciary De-
ipartment introduced by Senator ]. T..
Brown; and bill 20 which was declared
to be identical Herewith, introduced by
Mr.. Russell, as follows:
Hon S. E. Kaiue, President of the Sem
Your judicial committee, to whom
was referred Senate Bill 80, relating to
An Act to amend sections 81 and SO
of an Act entitled AN Act to reorgan-
ize the judicial department, approved
the 25th day of November. 1892, being
chapter LVII of the Session Laws Of
1892; introduced by the Honorable Sem
ator j. T. Brown, of the Island of Ha-
Waii, and bill No. 20, relating to the
same subject matter as introduced by
the Honorable Senator DR.. Russell on
April 3, begs leave to report as fol-
lows:
Your committee finds that both bills
are identical in their construction,
and it can be safely remarked that bill
No. 20 is a fac smile copy of No. SO,
or vice versa, and consequently, the
two bills can be treated ana reported
/ upon as one bill.
! The first amendment in the bill as
changing the judicial terms in the
First Circuit from the first Mondays
OF February, May, August and NoYem-
Der, TO the first Monday of January,
T May and September making three
terms of court instead of four, as the
law now directs, your committee thinks
that the change is a good one and
should be hailed with joy by the peo-
pie of Oahu, more particularly the at
torneys at law; although your commit
tee has not as yet known or any pc
tition from the Island of Oahu in sup
port of this proposed amendment Sug-
gested by the Honorable Senators from
the Island of Hawaii; and neither has
your committee found anything relat-
ing to this amendment in the report
of the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court for the years 1898, 1899 and 1900
The second amendment in the bill
- l. Y .l,,I- - I-Nrv ~
Maui, the one judicial seat OF the Cir
cult Court, and the two terms thereo
are to be held there on the first Wed
nesdays of April and November, anC
therefore deprives the town of Lahaint
, of the benefit of entertaining the lega
; luminaries from the capital or tn
Territory of Hawaii.
Your committee finds on page IL o
the Chief Justices report above re
ferred to, the following statement:
But has not the time come whel
terms should be held in those circuit
: only at Wailuku and Hilo, respective
Nv as a saving of time and expens
etc.
The committee submits the followin
consideration to your honorable bod
in favor of Lahaina keeping the mrs
. seat of justice on the Island OF Maui
1t must be remembered that the tow
of Lahaina was the first in time
hold the seat of the Second Jud:cis
Circuit ever since the year 1889 (whe
the first Civil Code was codified) an
Lahaina had the honor of holding 1t fe
a period of forty-two years.
Wailuku, the next seat Of justice,
far as the Circuit Court is concerne'
has been created only twenuy-nir
years
It seems to your committee that II
7 right to hold the first seat or Just1t
: on the Island Of Maui is vested in II
y town of Lahaina.
Is There in the district Of Lahaina