The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-21

be laid on the table,
Senator c. Brown presented the fol
lowing report:
The Judiciary committee, to whom
was referred Senate Bill No. 100. repor
that the bill declares the legal effec
of the adoption of a child, especial,
with regard to heirship. and settles per
manently that question.
THE question thus settled is now IN
certain, and as there are no decision,
of the Supreme Court directly on tn,
matter, we think the declaration bv tn,
Legislature should be made. and there
fore recommend the passage of tn.
bill"
senator Baldwin called attention Il
the items of current expenses relatins
to the Agricultural and Forestry De.
partments. saying that the people in.
terested in the departments desired tc
introduce bill which would probabl,
change the nature of the items.
Senator Dickey stated that the com.
mittee having the bill relating to LIQUORS
would report today.
The committee having the bill relat-
ing to surgery and medicine was moi
ready to report. as a majority report
could not be made up.
COUNTY BILL BoBs UP.
Senator Kalauokalani introduced a
resolution calling attention to the few
remaining weeks of the session and
the little work that had been done upon
the county act. He wanted it made the
order of the day for March p. % and
"A in its third reading Dickey thought
it would be better to make the county
bill the order of the day for each after
noon. Senator C. Brown moved to
make the bill the order of the day for
Monday, March %.
Senator Kaluaokalani said the first
duty of the Senate was to take up the
consideration of the bill. The people
who elected them to the Senate were
thirsty and crying for this bill to be
passed. If the House daIlies with the
bill. the Senate could wash it's hands of
their delay"
There was no disposition, said Sem
ator Baldwin, to hold the county bill
back, but as the Hawaiian members
had requested that action be deferred
until the committees report had been
translated, the other members had
given them the right of way.
Senator Crabbe favored expediting
work on the bill, but he did not wish it
to sidetrack other legislation. He ia
vored taking up the bill in night ses-
sions until it was completed. He did
not want an extension of the session.
The suggestion met with general APP
prevail, providing the night sessions did
not commence before Monday.
Achi wanted to work daytime He
thought the Senate passing the appro-
priation bill providing for two years
expenses was not showing good faith
to the people. Achi talked long, and
was told by Senator C. Brown to stop
NIGHT WORK ON COUNTY ACT.
Achi then moved that the county bill
md reports of the special committee be
aiken up from the table, which was
lone. The report was then adopted and
he bill then passed the second reading.
md upon motion the bill was ordered
AIKEN up for third reading on Monday
vening, March 2S.
EMBEZZLERS MUST BE FOUND. |
The shortages il the Public Works |
Department formed the burden of a |
eport now read by Senator Paris, the |
lost important of the Gay. The report
as follows:
Your standing committee on Public
Expenditures, having under considera-
on the message OF His Excellency the
Governor upon the subject of unpaid
ills, begs leave at this time to make a
artial report, more particularly the
EN- in said message reading: De-
artment of Public Works s2,S37.S5.
Dad Board payroils.'
1--WE find that this is in no sense an
npaid bill Warrants for the several
ems of this amount were issued Ky
lie Department of Public Works and
lie warrants cashAd a; the Treasury
apartment by the disbursing officer Of
lie Department of Public Works. the
oney was not forwarded to the per-
ms to whom it was owing. They have
IT received it to this day and we have
far been unable to trace the money
'yond the custody of the disbursing
ficer of the Department Of Public ,
'orks.
In the opinion of voIr committee the
ly way in which thzse claims can be
undated is ny special act 20 reimburse
e creditors, as the money was paid on