The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-07

Robertson then called for the report
OF the committee on the petition of the
, nIty-three residents of Waialua who
wished the United States quarantine
laws abolished in Hawaii. The Commit
tee of Public Health reported that the
prayer of the petition was beyond the
! powers of the Legislature, and the petit
! ton should be rejected Kaniho as
member of the committee was for once
in accord with his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Dickey moved that the report be adopt
ed The motion was carried and Mahoes
pet petition was rudely east into utter
darkness.
House bill Is received consideration
and was read by title. This was bill
to repeal certain obsolete laws Robert
son moved it be referred to the Commit
tee on Judiciary.
House bill r. IAN Act to Repeal Sec
ton sol of the Civil Laws of 1897. Relat-
ng to the Publication of Delinquent
TAX List, was, upon motion of Haa-
hso, referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
House bill II was read for the second
time by title. This was an Act to abol-
Ssh personal taxes and to repeal sec
tons. SOC. SGT and 500 of the Civil Code
relating thereto. 1t was referred to
the Finance Committee.
PrendergaSt, for the Committee on
Printing, reported on several bills. Dick
ey again referred to the rules, and was
brought up by short turn by Prender-
CAST
, Dickey then had the rules suspended,
and had his bill entitled AN Act to Nit
igate Evils and Prostitution" which was
read by title for the first time and pass
ed its first reading.
Speaker Akina then said he had
communication from the Senate which
he would read while the rules were
suspended. Dckey' said the Speaker was
out OF order; that the rules were only
suspended for specific purpose. The
Speaker sat down, and Dfckey then NOV
ed for suspension of the rules, SO that
the communication could be read
The clerk read the letter which was.
as follows:
Il have the honor to advise you that
House concurrent resolution No l, re-
latlng to committee to investigate the
tax laws of this Territory, was this day
passed by the Senate and referred to
its Committee on Ways and Means, con-
sisting of Senators ID. Kanuha, G. r.
Carter aid s. E. Kaiue, and of Senator
Paris, TO act with such committee
EDGAR CAYPLESS,
Clerk of the Senate
kumalae asked for a suspension Of
the rules to introduce a bill of which
he had given notice. This related to
provisions for sending youths abroad and
on the Mainland to be educated The bin
was introduced and read by title for its
grst reading
Dickey thought as new bills had been
reported from the Printing Committee,
| the House could go on with more work
on the bills presented in Prendergast's
report member moved to adjourn.
and the Speaker evidently desiring to
take rest for the balance of the after
| noon, promptly called for the vote.
rev hands We're raised in favor of ad-
JOurninp, while the a in
protest. The Speaker declared the House
adjourned. There was a chorus of pro-
tests and the Speaker smilingly assent
ed to a second vote. This time he gain
ed his point, as the majority voted with
him, and an adjournment was taken
until 10 o'clock this morning.
Prendergasts report was as follows:
Bill Il, AN Act to Prohibit the Board
or Boards of Health or Health Officer or
Officers From Condemning for Destruc-
ton Any Property Without Compensa-
ton; House bin Is, "An Act to Amend
Sections S72 and S73 of the Penal Laws
of 1897, and bill 81, AN Act to Provide
That Only American Citizens and Quail
fled Voters of the Territory of Hawaii
| Shall Be Employed in Public Works.
and also bill %, IAN Act to Provide That
Eight Hours Shall Constitute a Days
Work." and bill q, IAN Act to Abolish
Personal Taxes" as already printed
kumalae's bill for the adoption of the
old Hawaiian flag as the Territorial en-
blem, was as follows:
An Act to Adopt a Flag for the Terri
tory of Hawaii.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii:
Section l. That the former emblem of
| Hawaii, as the Hawaiian flag, be hereby
adopted as the flag of the Territory of
Hawaii, and its public use, second to the
Stars and Stripes of the United States,
no nrf1 70
of Hawaii on land and sea-
Sec. 2 This Act shall take effect from
the date of publication.
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