The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-26
THE SENATE
AND HOUSE
,rrom rhufsdays dalIyI


afternoon over the County bHlt in
which the lenders FLASHED, and Senator
c. Brown lost his temper was rcmhtN-
ably harmonious Three franchise bills
for Hawaii were raFscd second read
Ing, and the third reading set for sat
urdBy
During the morning session COM
mittee was appointed to wait on Cow
ernor Dole with the request Of the Sem
ate that he extend the session for
thirty days. as provided by the Or
eanic Act. The morning session was
also cnlivered by the resignation of the
entire committee ON accounts, the meme
hers having taken umbrare because
the Senate refused TO reconsider its
vote OF censure concerning the prices
allowed for proof reading.
During the afternoon session Judi
ciary bill No 90 and Senate bill o.
regulating the nature Of tires and
wheels to be used on vehicles for coun-
try roads, were passed second reading
and set for third reading on Saturday.
House bill No. % providing an income
tax bill of two per cent also passed sec
ond reading, and was set for third
reading today. House bill 4S, provid-
ing for county government, raised
stir. the Republican Senators desiring
that It should be referred to a commit
tee, while the Independents declared
that as the bill had been thoroughly
Shrashed out in the House 1t should be
passed on to third reading without de-
Law. Finally a motion to read the bill
section by section prevailed by vote
OF 8 to Z, President Kaiue casting the
deciding vote.
MORNING SESSION.
The business of the Senate opened
with the reading of a communication
from the House, announcing the pass
ing of Senate bill 10, and the indefinite
postponement of bill So, relating to
licensing tailors and dressmakers.
Senator Baldwin presented petition
from Kalaupapa, Molokai. signed by nVe
persons to increase the salaries or police
officers. Referred to Public Health Com
mittee. Senator White also presented the
following petition:
Honolulu, H. T., April 20, 1901.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members
of the Legislature of the territory OF
Hawaii. now in session.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, ship
owners, agents and ship masters, who
pay the plotage that supports the pilots
rate of five cents per ton, to rate on
the draught of a vessel as more equitable
and lust than the former rate. We would
suggest for your cons. -eration the fol-
lowing, viz: A rate of $3.50 per foot on
draught of water of n vessel under 5OO
tons, ana n rate 81 per foot on draught
of water of a vessel oil 500 tons and over.
We would also recommend tina. the pilots
of Honolulu receive those fees, as is Gus
I'm
States of America, in lieu OF fixed sal
airy.
Signed: Alexander & Baldwin, C.
Brewer & Co, II. Hackfeld IL Co., Lew
ers G. Cooke. Ltd; Castle & Cooke, F.
a. Schaefer & Co.. Allen O. Robinson
LTD; Inter Island S. S. Co., Ltd; VIII
! der s. S. Co., Wilder & Co., Ltd, and q
\ sea captains
\ The petition was laid on the table to
\be taken up with the appropriation bill.
! Senator Paris for the Public Lands
Committee made the following reports
kpon petitions referred to that committee.
Sn petition 90 and resolution 43. Petition
\ asks for different amounts to be APP
topriated for the District of Waimea.
suai. The first for $4,000 to widen and
pair the Waimea road to Kikiaola.
ur committee consider with the esti-
YES of the Superintendent of Public
Sks and the road tai of the district
tAufflCient without tbs apprpriation.
IN for bridge Is ALREADY in the esti-
mas The items of $4,000 for water
wos we find by consulting the Public
Nos Department that u will cost on
an lmi2ed estimate $40. We would
recohend THAI this amlunt he placed
In thloan bin in the direction OF the
Superintendent of Public Eorks. as this
is a l,ge amolnt. and udess there are
larESumber to take wdtr. the outlay
would pt be warranted Resolution 43,
tie hrs\two lt'ms we consider are COW
cred blythe estimates an, emergency
Dill; for TEN We would recommend $500
instead q $500; for item We would rec
ommend hat 5000 be inseg I'D instead OF
$4,000, inlthe oar bill.
JOHN !. BROWN.
J. D. PhRIS.
c. NAEAPAAHU.
Senator Pari, $50 repoted for the
same committee a follows: On petitions
II and 90. Peutit II prayi that $4,000
be appropriated Z open and repair the
old Government from Kaluwa, North |
hohala, and 500 to repair the road
from the PAIL of Pololu to Awni. Petit
ton 20 asks that he Government estab-
llsh water works to supply the people !
from Makanikahit to Makapala and Ha-
lava, North Kohla.
Your committee nave written The chair |
man Oh the koac Board In regard TO
these petitions adj find as follows: We
do not consider hat the mauka Kahu-
wa road is necessary at present The
item for 5000 TO lepair Pololu or Awini;
that, unless tie grade is charged this |
money would be wasted, and 1t would re-
quire Q large APPROPRIATION TO change the |
grade. AS to tn, petition for water |
your committee find that the water is
almost all on thu lanus owned by the |
plantations and that many OF the slgners |
are living ard working on these Papta- !
lions and supplied with water by thNm, |
and We do not consider that the receNs !
would net enough TO warrant the outlnp |
We therefore recommend that these petty
tions be laid on the table.
JOHN r. BROWN.
]. ID. PARIS.
l.. NAKAPAAHU.
The following resolution was introduced
by Senator kaohi: That the sum OF 500
be inserted no