The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-07
IN THE SENATE.

| 10 prepare their reports
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate met in regular sessio,
yesterday with all members present.
Secretary Savidge read a communities
ton from Secretary Halves acknowI-
edging the receipt of the Senate's con-
frmation of the medical appointments
The notification of the Houses adop-
ton of the Senate ieper and fire claims
resolutions was read and accepted.
LICENSE FOR DRESSMAKERS.
Senator Dickey reported for the Com
mittee on Miscellaneous Petitions rec
| ommending the passage of Kalauoka-
lanfs dressmaking bill. but favoring the
reduction of the license from $25 to $40.
Senator McCandlesS reported for the
Public Lands Committee recommending
the passage of the bill containing the
Governors emergency recommended
tons
He reported also recommending that
Kalauokalani's general electric bill be
laid on the table, to be considered with
the loan bill which contained an item
of $4,000 for an underground conduit
to hold all wires, government and pri-
vate corporations.
Senator Kalauokalani opposed the re-
port and the burying of his bill. Sena-
tor Dickey said that was not the in
tention of the committee.
Senator c. Brown also favored the re-
port and stated that an estimate for
a conduit had been made for the Mutual
Telephone Co. and it was found that it
would cost $4,000 The report was
tabled to be taken up with the appro-
priation bill.
FIRE CLAIMS EXPENSES.
Senator Achi moved that the fire
claim expense bill be taken from the
table and considered on its third read
ing. He offered an amendment which
proved to be a substitute. Senator c.
Brown objected to the substitute be-
ing considered as an amendment, and
he was sustained by the chair. Achi
appealed from the ruling, but was not
sustained by the house. Upon motion
of Senator Brown the bill was referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
McCandless wanted the committee in
structed to report within thirty minutes
which brought an angry retort from
Senator Brown, and Senator Baldwin
stated that the committee would re-
port as soon as it could. A motion by
Isenberg to take recess until two
o'clock was lost
Senator Achi gave notice of an act
providing for the payment of the
bonds to be issued by the Governor
and secretary as authorized by Con-
gress.''
Senator j. T. Brown moved the in-
sertion in the appropriation bill of an
item of $4,000 for the Improvement of
Richardson street in South Hilo and
also of $500 for a school house in Puma,
Hawaii.
! TAXES TWICE A YEAR.
Senator c. Brown gave notice of an
acf amending the law relating to in
teFnal taxes Senator Brown stated
that the act provided that taxes should
IN the future be paid twice year, in
June and November instead of all at
one time.
JUDICIARY REPORTS.
Senator Brown reported for the Judi |
ciary Committee on the following bills: |
Recommending the passage of the |
bill regarding notice by publication
with the addition of the following |
words: cor in such other newspapers as
may be declared by the Supreme Court
to be of general circulation and suit
able for such purpose"
Recommending the passage of the bill
providing for the compilation of the
avs by a commission. No compilation
has been made since 1869.
Recommending the passage of the
dill relating to guardians and wards.
Recommending the passage of the
,ill .to abolish estates in joint tenancy
md by entirety" also the act defining
he terms felony" or crime" also
he act relating to waiver of jury in
riminal cases: also the act relating to
riminal jurisdiction of district magis-
rates.
The committee recommended also the
doption of the bill limiting the pow
rs of courts relating to contempt.
Senator Paris gave notice of a bill
roviding for appropriations for sala-
les of government officers from July
st to December S1st, 1908.
The House bill providing for a flag
or Hawaii passed its second reading.
The bill to encourage the cultivation
f pineapples and castor oil also pass :
d its second reading.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon the local option bill {
Introduced by Senator Dickey was Civ I
n a second reading by title and re-
erred to the Committee on Miscel- +
lneous Business. {
LOAN BILL PASSES. I
The Brown loan bill authorizing
Onds up to s.. 900, 900 at the pleasure ,
the Legislature was passed, McCand- t
SIS voting no
Senator McCandless moved an
nendment limiting the bond issue to
600 900, saying that if the whole
mount was authorized it would give
.OOO 900 for the Public Works office
spend, and that department would 4