The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-03-09
THE LEGIsLATURE.
Second Session of the Territorial Law
Making Body of 1908
TIE SENATE SEVENTEENTH DAY.

After usual routine business was
disposed of, Eli j. Crawford was APP
pointed to be temporary interpreter,
Various petitions, resolutions, re-
ports and bills introduced came on and
were disposed of in the regular order.
Cecil Brown, from the County Bill
committee, asked for five days further
time. Granted.
Bill SO, the Appropriation Bill, came
up on second reading also Bill 80, re-
lating to the appointment Of a Com
mission to compile the statute laws,
passed second reading, third reading
tomorrow.
THE HOUSE sEvENTEE ATH DAY.
Recess to D. m.
The usual routine business was at
tended to and disposed of.
A communication from the Senate
transmitting four bills, viz: No. c.
Bond Issue for Payment of Fire
Claims; IA, amending section /, Act
&c, 1896; 20, to provide for Public
chapter A, 1880. All passed first read
ing.
Keliinoi presented petition from II
voters of Kaanapali, praying that Wal
luku be the county seat for Maui. Also
another from Waikiki residents rec.
ommending certain amendments to the
County Bill, among which is the con-
q II bon
OF the Whole.
Lewis, from Hilo residents, praying
for the relief of Antoine G. Serrao.
Wright, from Hawaii Herald" Pub
fishing Co., asking that all job printing
for County of East Hawaii should and
can be done by a printing firm In Hilo.
Lewis, asking for $4,000 for the
support of the Hilo Band.
Kupihea, petition from residents
of the leper settlement for many need
ed wants. To Health.
Kumalae, of the special committee
on Chinese Fund, reported progress
and asked for further time. He said
that the committee was meeting at
o'clock every morning and that many
facts are coming forth which will even
tually be very interesting.
| Keliinoi moved the following: BE ii
Resolved by the House of Representa-
| tives, That on and after March 8, 1908,
and continually from day to day until
disposed of, the consideration of the
County Bill shall be the business of the
order of the Day" Moved adoption
supported by Chillingworth, Kupihea
Fernandez and Vida. Kaniho moved
indefinite postponement, Resolution
adopted.
4 Chillingworth, resolution that trans
lators employed by the Printing Com
mittee be paid at such rates as may
have been agreed upon, Adopted
Paele, asked for an appropriation fol
water pipes and electric lights for Pu
unui, Honolulu.
Aylett, that Is cents a folio be paid
for transcribing the minutes of the
House: Adopted,
wa, that further appropriation OF
subsidy to the Oahu Railway and Lane
Co. be made only on the condition thai
said company employ citizen labor.
To Judiciary; report in ten days.
Vida, another resolution that the
Superintendent of Public Works he
and Is hereby requested, to furnish
House with comparative anpua
statement since 1883, of the amount Of
revenue derived from wharfage by the
Government and the Oahu Railway
and Land Goa ssuming that said com
pany has charged Governments
charges" Adopted. He also introduc
ed bills and gave notice of intention t
introduce an Opium Bill, to license its
sale,
Knpihea $4,000 for 10'inch wateI
main pipes and hydrants for Queer
street extension in Fifth District. Pub
lie Lands Also $4,000 for electric lights
out Kalihi way, to same committee,
Puaa, $4,000, subsidy for steamel
between Kohala, kena and kau. II
Miscellaneous,
Wright gave notice of bill to en-
courage the coffee industry.
Other resolutions, notices and bill
were presented and considered.
Fernandez, from Printing eammittee
reported several bills printed,
On motion the Order of the Day wa
taken up. The first matter being Ke
lIinoi's resolution to amend Rule q
TO increase the membership or tn
Public Lands Committee to seven.
Fernandez said that he came to worl
, and not to shirk duty, and therefore
he would not do as wanted by Harri
to resign from any committees.
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