The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-12

are brought, this appears to be "a most
sweeping provision. 1t makes the
Boafd of Health at once judge and Jury
IN matters wherein it is in one sense
defendant
The proviso that the statement OF the
BOARD shall only be accepted when
sworn to, previous to passage of the
Dill, to say the least of it, places the
members of the board in a false posi-
ton. 1t is not to be expected as hon
orable men that they would be guilty
OF any such underhanded procedure as
the manipulation of the records of the
proceedings, but the language of the
bull leaves room for suspicion that such
might be the case, and certainly af-
fords no safeguard against 1t.
TO the ordinary mind there seems to
De no valid reason why the proceedings
of the board should not go before the
commission like any other evidence
and certainly no just cause for giving
its assertions as to the rightfulness of
its own acts practically impregnabIe
position as evidence, or for placing the
burden of proof upon those who suf-
! fered by them.
The foregoing are few of our con-
| siderations regarding Mr.. Gilfillan'S
bill, which we hope your honorable
committee may take to your considera-
ton. Signed, S. Ozaki, S Ko1Ima r.
Ishikawa, Y. Sega, H Kihara X. Ono
/ and X. Susumago.
Achi asked for report from the judi
ciary committee and was informed by
Senator White that the majority had
been unable to hold a meeting owing
to the illness of one of the members
and asked for two days more. This
was granted.
! The committee which had charge of
the removal of the Senate from the old
quarters was "honorably' discharged.
! Carter offered a resolution to the eff
feet that hereafter the Senate convene
at $3.50 o'clock. An amendment was
Immediately offered to change the hour
to o'clock, but met with failure when
put to the vote. The original resolu-
tish was then carried
| /Senator Paris offered the following
Resolution:
BE it resolved. That the following
items be inserted in the appropriation
BILL
s"s7 600 for court house anu Jail at Kai-
Iua, N. Kona.
+ go. 900 for court house and jail al
Hookena, S. Kona, Hawaii, to be built
ton upper road.
n $4,000 to widen the main Govern
ment road from Huehue, N. Kona, tc
the boundary of s. Kona from 16 feet
to 20 feet.
$4,000 to widen the upper road il
s. Kona from the boundary of N. Kona
to Hookena.
$500 for wharf shed at Hookena, S
Kona.
$500 for widening the wharf and
building a wharf shed at keauhou, n
Kona-
1872 900 to build or extend the Kai-
lua wharf so ships can discharge then
cargoes.
$1,000 to widen the channel at Hoo
kena, s. Kona-7
White moved that resolution be laic
on the table until after the appropria-
ton had been disposed of and same
was carried.
Paris then gave notice of his intention
to introduce the following bills:
An act to amend chapter 90 of the
Civil Laws as compiled by Ballou, II
regard to witness fees in civil cases.
An act to amend chapter SO of thu
Civil Laws in regard to Jurors fees
An act to amend internal tax laws
section S37, on exemption.
Senator Cecil Brown gave notice o
his intention TO introduce the following
bills:
An act to provide legible and uni
form recording of instruments ant
documents required by law to be re
corded.
An act to secure accurate registry o
the values of transfers of property.
Achi gave notice of his intention t
introduce amendments on rule L4X1
and XII.
Considerable discussion then ensue'
relative to the printing of the rule
and the delay of their reaching tn
Senate. Upon inquiry it developed tina
they had been turned over to one of tn
afternoon papers for printing and wer
expected to be finished today.
Recess until 100 o'clock was thel
taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator White opened the Afternoon
session by offering corrections to SOM
of the rules, and after an amendmen
nv Achi the corrections were ORDERED
, made.
Bill 1. introduced by the lower House
| came up for its third reading and I
motion was made by Crabbe to reduce
the amount Of the appropriation from