Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-21
SENATE.
Afternoon Session.
Twenty.seVenth Day.

fNlNtlllOO1 OCSSiOIls
The Governors message transmitting
estimates for expenditures from loan
funds was read.
Senator Baldwin interrupted the
reading of the estimates to move that
the message with estimates he referred
to the Judiciary Committee. Carried.
Senator DiCkey. from the committee
on Miscellaneous Petitions. presented a
report on the bill to repeal the old CEN
sus laws of Hawaii recommending its
passage as census matters are now
under Federal jurisdiction. Adopted.
Senator AChi gave notice of bills
amending certain laws. which under
suspension OF the rules. were read
first time and referred to the Printing
Committee He explained that they
were Government bills, being in the
line of revision of statutes.
Senator McCandless introduced
bill to permit the distillation and sale
of spirituous liquors. Referred to
| Printing Committee.
Senator Baldwin introduced bill re-
lating to persons and companies en-
gagged in the insurance business. Re-
fcrred to Printing Committee.
Pratt's Expenses.
Senator Achi had the Appropriation
| bill for departmental expenses taken
/ from the table to move for the passage
Of the item for reimbursing the Cham
| Der of Commerce and Merchants Asso.
citation for expenses of sending j. G..
Pratt to Washington In the business
Of promoting the payment of fire
claims The amount he named was
10000. 1t was inserted.
Gas Franchise Killed.
Order of the day being called. the
! bill granting a franchise to 4. l.. c.
Atkinson and associates to manufac-
rure and distribute gas for fuel and
/ light came up first.
! Senator Kaoh moved to defer till
| Friday: Senator McCandless, to pass
second reading: Senator Dickey, TO lay
on table.
| Laid on the table by to 3.
The bill to repeal Act "a of the Laws
Of 1895. ito prevent the bringing Of
l t'AlbllS tbbiIHl lllf government VI
others for acts done in suppressing re-
, bc!liOn." passed third reading.
Second reading of Il bill to amend
the laws relating TO the Board of
, Health For consideration with a re-
port of the committee on Health and
! Education. The committee recommend
ed IAN adequate salary" to the presi-
dent Of the Board.
Senator Baldwin said the bill was
an exact counterpart of the existing
law, excepting that the word advice"
was inserted besides consent" of the
Senate in appointments OF members by
the Governor. He could not see why
senator Kaohi should have thought a
new law necessary for what was u
superhuOus addition.
Senator Kaohi stated that he intro
duccd the bill to change President Cof
the RepublicD to Governor Cof the Ter
ritury).
Senator Cecil BrOwn-That change Is
already made by the Organic Act.
Senator Achi moved an amendment
striking out the words three OF whom
shall be laymcn and three physicians"
Senator DiCkey moved an amend
ment to make four Of the members lay
mcut and two physicians, the seventh
being the Attorney General cX-ofiicio
Doctors were certain 10 hang together.
! &C.. Brown-"NOu bet" lie never
! knew IL otherwise. II doctors COM
posed half of the Board there was lia-
bility Of conflict between them and
the laymen Carried.
Senator Cecil Brown moved verbal
amendment TO the first section for ac-
curacy. Carried.
senator Achi moved an amendment
to make the president be nominated
by the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate to which Senator Cecil Brown
asscntcd in principle but proposed Il
change of wording. Senator AchI pro-
Gccded to critiCise the provision giving
The Board power to Tx the compensa-
ton Of It's officers and moved to refer
the bill to the Judiciary Committee.
This carried by the vote Of eight Sen
atOrs. set
Second reading of bill granting Il
franchise to T.. c. Winston and asso-
ciates for constructing and operating a
railroad on the island OF Oahu. Con