The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-28
le HOUSE then adiourned.
IN THE SENATE.

IN The SENATE.
Secretary Carter notified the Senate
of the signing of the jury BILL an act
relating to criminal practice and pro-
cedure; the dental surgery act; public
loan act; the Kauai railroad franchise;
the law commission act; an act to en-
power district magistrates to issue
commissions; the act providing for
the publication of Estee's reports; and
IAN act amending chapter 81 of the
penal CODE
The House bill to regulate fiduciary
companies was received and passed
first reading. House bills %, repeating
the vaccination laws, and 146, to pro-
vide for a bacteriologist, also passed
first reading.
The House resolutions on leprosy and
on Kewalo streets were made the order
of the day for today, on motion of
Senator Brown.
The Maui electric franchise bill; the
bill repeating Board of Health regu1a-
tions; the Gear franchise; and other
bills, passed Saturday. were received
from the House and passed first read1
ing.
The Maui wireless resolutions were
laid on the table.
NO MONEY FOR CUMMINS.
Senator Baldwin presented the ma
jority report of the Ways and Means
olution to repay John A Cummins the
So, 900 fine paid by him for treason be
laid on the table. The committee says:
1.-The resolution as moved is some
what severe on the proceedings of the
Republic of Hawaii after the uprising
of 1895 when the country was under
martial law, and tC support the reso-
luton would be, in a way, condemna-
ton of the acts of the government at
that time.
Your committee understand that the
resolution was introduced on the
ground that J. A. Cummins was the
only one out of a large number SEN
fenced by the court martial, who paid
the fine imposed, and for that reason
it is but right he should be refunded. |
We find, on examining the records, that
there were 100 sentenced. of which %
only We're sentenced to both fine and |
while J. A. Cummins !
was the sole person who was sentenced |
10 only a fine and who paid the same.
IF it is right and just that J. A.
-ummins should be reimbursed, then |
all who were imprisoned under SEN
fence by the court martial have just
claims for damages for having been
Imprisoned.
1T is not necessary that we should
90 into the details of the trials by
curt martial in 1895. 1t is recent his
DRY, and all are familiar with the
acts
Your committee does not favor the
proposition of reimbursing those who
we're sentenced by said court martial.
Ne would say to those in the Senate
Tho favor the proposition of reimburs-
lg j. n. CuMIOllS IHdJ the IGSOluLIc4A
5 not in proper shape for appropriating
money. 1t is a resolution addressed
My to the Senate, who have no power
0 appropriate money without joint
ction by the House and Governor.
We recommend that the resolution
q laid on the table"
The report of the committee was
dopted.
A recess was declared to allow the
enate TO be photographed.
The adverse report of the Miscellan-
ous Committee on the fern and MALE
i'll was read. To be taken up with the
ILL.,
The Public Expenditures Committee !
eported against the adoption of the
louise resolution providing that the
hawaiian silver plate be turned over
, the two princes. The committee
ties the finding of two commissions.