The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-12

He wanted them sent back TO the Chlei
Justice for translation. No action was
taken.
INSURANCE BILL
Senator Baldwin for the Committee
on Ways and Means reported favorably
the fire insurance bill saying the one
per cent tax would bring in more rev.
enue The law would also keep out
bogus concerns.
BILLS REFERRED
. The following bills were referred ito
Committees on second reading. Senate
| Bills Sc. 1ls. IA. 155. 1ss, ITO. III. House
bills "a. 81. and SO.
| LONG BILL DISCUSSION.
| Senator Brown moved that the Long
House bill be referred. TO the Judi
ciary Committee He said the Senate
general municipal bill was in the House
and if passed the Long bill was unnec-
essary.
Senator Achi said that without the
Long bill Honolulu would have to pay
double taxes and have two sets of Of
icers. He was in favor of the Long
bill
Senator Achi wanted the bill TO go
TO the special municipal committee but
it was sent to the Judiciary.
| BILLS PASSED.
Senate Bill No. 1ss repeating the law
for the inspection of fire arms passed
third reading with fifteen ayes.
The same action was taken on No.
161 providing for the arrest of any per-
son having lottery tickets; also on the
bill for the settling of exceptions
Senate Bill No. 1872 which gives police
the right to raid gambling game with
out a search warrant went over to
Monday on objection of Senator Brown
that he was doubtful of the extraor-
binary powers conferred upon the
police
Senate Bill No. 1S7 exempting railway
material from taxation before construc-
ton was laid on the table on adoption
of the committees adverse report.
Senate Bill No. 13S amending the
law relating to liquid explosives pass
ed second reading with the committee
amendments. Third reading Monday.
The bill exempting the Pacific
Heights Railway from taxes for five
years passed second reading. To be i
read third time on Monday.
PASS UNPAID BILLS.
Consideration of unpaid bills was
then taken up. The committee report +
against the item of $1,000 for Hawaii 1
Mill Co. for road building was reject /
ed and the item passed. Members of !
the committee claimed the road was in /
the plantation They said the chairman /
of the road board, ]. A. Scott, had been I
made to sign the voucher through un- /
due influence.
Senator Isenberg produced papers to
prove that the road board had authoriz-
ed the road, and signed the vouchers
which were approved by Boyd. The
road went through land occupied by Z
settlers. He referred to Scott as the
gentleman who sat in my chair lob i
bying with Senator'S and said the com /
mittee had heard but one side.
Senator Baldwin said the road had
been authorized and the amount should
be paid. Senator Brown said that it
was an extraordinary statement to
make that the voucher had been ap- +
proved by the road board under undue
influence. but if true the quicker he was
put out of office the better.
The item was passed as in the bill.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon consideration of the
bill was resumed. All items were pass
ed until 81. ]. Belser. $3549.5O, for Wal
kiki road was reached. Senator Nc
Candless said the road was built for |
the Rapid Transit Co. and the govern
ment should not pay for it. Achi de-
Tended the item saying the contract /
was made by the Territory and the +
Rapid Transit Co. paid more than it's /
share in order to hurry the work. The |
item passed, ten to one.
An item of $10.49 for H. s. Crocker |
& Co. of San Francisco was inserted
The items for personal services and /
interest on the Hamakua forest fire +
claim were stricken out
An item of s2s7.29 for paying John 1
Mott was inserted The item of $751; so |
for c. H Dickerson, commission on /
buying mules, was stricken out on mo- !
ton of Achi who said the officials could .
buy their own mules
The item of SIPS for Oahu Sugar Co. !
rent Of school houses was cut in half /
An item OF $3.50 for waialua Soda /
Works y as cut oct. This was said to /
be for the schools and it was remarked |
THAT whiskey and beer might be served /
next
The item of s.. 1000. travelling expenses !
OF E S. Boyd to Washington, passed
with a little adverse comment on the
side. \ /
The bill passed second reading. To
be read a third time on Monday.
NEW BILLS.
Senator c. Brown gave notice of a |
bill amending the act to reorganize a
judiciary and adding a new section.
Senator Dickey reported for the Mis-
cellaneous Committee recommending
the adoption of the amendments to the
bill relating to explosives. One amend +
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