The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-31
IN THE SENATE

To-Day.
IN THE SENATE
Upon motion of Senator Woods the
nIll relating to garnishmen5 and attach
ments was reconsidered, TO be taken uT
on the order of the day
CHINESE OPPOSE HAIKMENs
BILL.
Petitions were read from the United
Chinese Society and the Chinese Mer-
chants Association protesting against
the "unfairness and injustice" of the
| hackmen's license bill passed by the
House. There was a similar petition
from twenty Chinese licensed hackmen,
who said they would be driven out of
business by the proposed legislation.
They claimed they hal homes and
property here OF which they would be
say the present law is amply sufficient.
and that there are 10000 Chinese. who
ale entitled to people of their own race
as hack drivers; also that less than
10 per cent of the hackmen convicted
CT violations in the past five years.
were Chinese. They claim also that
they pay a large amount of taxes, and
are entitled to protection. The petit
lions are to be considered with the bill.
Senator Dickey presented petition
signed by seventy citizens asking for
an amendment to the general liquor bill
requiring the consent of p majority of
the property owners within a block of
a proposed saloon
JUDICIARY REPORTS.
The Judiciary committee reported ia
yorably the bill Cor the publication of
United States court reports. and also
the bill relating to partnerships.
GAMBLING BILLS.
Senator Isenberg introduced two bills.
prohibiting gambling and gaming, and
an act to enable the police to suppress
gambling and gaming.
MUNICIPAL BILL TUESDAY.
On motion of Senator Achi, the bill
providing for the Incorporation of cities
went over until Tuesday night, when it
is made the special order of the day.
The bill granting the Kona -Kau Rail
way five years exemption from taxes
passed third reading. Dickey voting no.
An amendment by Dickey making the
exemption on the rolling stock instead
OF the property was lost.
Action on Senate Bill No. IS, increas-
ing the powers of banks, was deferred
until Wednesday, Senator c. Brown
said that the bill simply save Terrific
rial banks power To collect rents, act as
administrators, etc, as is done in
California. The committee reported
against the bill,
Senate Bill No. 104. relating to at
tachments and Sarnishments, which
failed Saturday, passed unanimously.
Senate Bill No. ITO, relating to pay
ment of taxes. and making every debt
or liable for poll tax, I.assed second
ccading on the adoption of the report.
The minority report making eight
times the annual rental The assessable
value, was adopted.
Senate Bill 94A, relating to wills,
passed the third reading with 10 ayes.
Senate Bill No. "a, amending the "act
to regulate Names" also passed the
third reading unanimously.
Action on the act providing for the
redemption of real property sold under
foreclosure of mortgage" was deferred
l ntIl today to permit an amendment
for a waiver of the redemp-
ton clause, and also that the purchaser
shall have control of all rents during
the year.
Senate Bills No. 10 and Z. providing
for a public depository. went over until
Wednesday because of the absence of
Senator Baldwin, Senator Brown stat
ing that he wanted No. 10 go through
with amendments.
Senate Bin No 1873, providing for the
appointment Of the 1895 claims commits
sion, passed second reading. Senator
Brown moved that the commission be
not limited to citizens, but to residents,
so that unbiased men could be secured.
II wouldn't give them a red cent, said
hs. Senator Dicsey changed this to
OF Territory, which carried
Senator McCandless moved to strike
out the words mo other so that the
commission could examine into all
CLAIMS He said that there were many
american citizens who Were entitled to
present their claims. as well as foreign
ers.
Senator Dickey wanted to add the
name of John Mitchell, $1,000" who, he
said, had been told by Secretary Sher-
nan to present his claim after annexa-
ton. Senator Achi said Mitchell was
a American citizen, and the bill might
lust as well include both Americans
ana IIawaiians as his name. Senator
c. Brown said the bill was only to
settle a dispute between the United
States end foreign governments FL
rally all these amendments were dropp-
Ell. An amendment passed permitting