The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
HOUSE GE IS
EMERGE Tic
Saturdays Work
Makes Up Lost
Time.
FOUR BILLS ARE
PUT THROUGH
The Senate Has Some Fun Over
the Dog Tax and Carriers
Hair.

- EVERAL persons who are not
q usually within the festive halls
of the bungalow were present at
- the session of the Senate on Sat
urday, expecting that the minority re-
port of Senator Russell in regard to the
Dispensary bill would be presented. All
were disappointed because the learned
Senator was simply out of sight, prob
ably not having finished his report
The bill, which is creating so much
discussion, will be attended to on We'd
Inesday next if Senator Russell is ready
TO meet the enemies of the measure,
which he is credited with having pa
Iternal relations with. The Senate took
the opportunity of his absence to trans
act some work and all seemed to be in
a good mood and friendly to each other,
even if Senators Baldwin and Carter
did indulge in a little spat when the
Question Of roads came up and Mr.. Car
ter didn't like the House bill, which had
been brought in and relates to roads in
the country districts.
Senator Baldwin, with scathing sar-
casm, pointed his finger at Senator
Carriers beautiful wig and exclaimed
that the youthful Senator from Oahu
would change his views when his hair
became gray.
Mr. Carter retorted by saying that It
would be a long time before his hair
turned gray, because his brown locks
were guaranteed as being fast colors,"
but ne said he would order another wig
OF gray if the Senator from Maui would
help to kill the bill.
Senator Baldwin smiled and the bill
passed.
The delicate bill relating to taxes on
dogs caused a light controversy. The
bill has been passed in the House and
the object OF it is to repeal the present
tax on female dogs (s3) tosenable Ha-
waiians to establish dog farms.
Senator Carter objected strongly to
the bill because there are already too
many NANCY ours in the country" and
referred 10 the fact that the bill was
introduced to give more chances for the
dogs to appear baked at luaus.
Senator ]. Brown of Hilo got offended
and claimed that the remarks of SEN
ator Carter cast canine reflections on
| the Hawaiians.
| No one present could see where the
offense or the reflections on Hawaians
came in, but the trouble was settled by
| Senator Carter admitting that he had
ipartaken of dogs" and liked dog meat
| That made the Senator from Hilo
smile pleasantly and Senator Carter will
now have many invitations to Hawaiian
luaus
| Today the Senate is expected to get
down to business and a not time in the
Iold bungalow where the members OF
/ the Hale Mana blouse of Wisdom) used
to hold their seances in days gone by
The routine work done on Saturday
was as follows:
Mr.. Paris, for the Public Lands Com
-nittee, read the following report:
Your committee find that, according to
the Session Laws of 1896, the lines for
widening Beretania, Union, Richards,
Miller, School, King, Bethel, Judd and
tNuuanu streets are duly defined; where
| by all persons have due notice of future
street lines and can build accordingly.
| This bill provides that unless the Gov
eminent completes the widening OF
these streets May /, 1901, then any per-
fson or corporation may build regardless
Iof these lines; and if the Government
shall widen any of these streets, 1t shall
pay the fun damage for said buildings
Your committee consider that these
practicable; but it would be impossible
for the Government to do it in the shor
time given in this bill.
We consider with our limited revenue
1t would be a short-sighted policy t.
cripple the Government by forcing thi:
matter at the present time, when there
IS so much money required for neces
saTy public improvements.
We consider that the present Law
M No rI
the bin be laid on the table.
Mr.. Paris also introduced a resolution
which was referred to the Public Lands
Committee:
Resolved, That whereas the Govern
inent does not control sufficient land a
Napoopoo landing, South Kona, Hawaii
necessary for the use OF the public 70
drays, wagons and other vehicles, ant
the delivery of freight; be 1t
Resolved That the sum OF $1,000 be IN
serted in the appropriation bill to buy o
condemn sufficient land for public use a
said landing.
Mr.. Kalauokalani. for the PrintinI
4 Committee, reported that Senate bills S;
Il, 50 and 20 had been printed and dis
trlbuted
Mr.. Kanuha, for the Committee on Ac
counts, reported on resolution No. 30, re
quiring the clerk to complete work %
the Senate records within ten days ate
the close OF the session. The resolutio
was favorably reported by the commit
! tee The report was adopted.
G. Brown gave notice of his intentio
= Of Offering an amendment to Senate Hui
No 81
Senate bill No. 81, relating to the print
Ing and circulating of the biennial re
ports of the Territorial officials, passe
its second reading and was referred
the County Government Committee.
. Senate bill No. 50, to provide for an
to regulate the sending of America