The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-01
AFTER
Ian TANA BUGS
sOLONs TAKE A RECESS FOR AN
METEOROLOGICAL EXCURSION
COMMITTEE TOLD THEIR DUTY.

In the Senate this morning the Pub
lie Lands Committee reported the
plumbing bill with the recommendation
that Sections 80 and 80 be made into
one section The report will be con-
sidered with the bill.
Senate Bill No. 119 making minor
changes in the banking act was re-
ported favorably. The report was
adopted and the bill Will be up for
third reading tomorrow.
The Senate accepted an invitation
from r. c. l.. Perkins to accompany
the House committee on a lantana in
specting trip with Albert Judd.
Senate Bill No. las which substituted
the name Of Board of Health" for
Minister of Interior and giving the
Board power to appoint all health in
spectors was reported faVorably as
was Senate Bill No. 143 amending the
law relating to nuisances, also Bin
No. 144 making the fire marshal" the
chief engineer" All of these reports
were adopted and third reading will be
tomorrow
A resolution calling for IS, 800 appro-
priatiOn for teachers cottages and
school houses on Maui was introduced
by Senator Kaiue. This measure was
referred to the Committee on Public
Health and Education.
The insertion Of an item of 100000 in
the appropriation bill for a sewer in
Kalihi near the Kamehameha Schools
was moved by Senator Achi. He stat
ed that the trustees of the schools were
willing to contribute $4,000 towards a
sewer. The measure was referred to
the Health committee.
Senator Nakapaahu introduced a res
olution to appropriate $4,000 for roads
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that the bill be referred to the Public
Lands Committee. This motion brought
Senator Kalauokalani to his feet with
a grievance. He declared himself op-
posed to having resolutions referred to
that committee. 1t was no use refer
ring the measure to that committee.
He had a resolution relating to repairs
on Fort street and another for a ceme-
tary. before this committee but they
had never been reported upon.
Senator KalauOkalani expressed the
opinion that ii was foolish to let bills
be sent to that committee, for they
would be sdetracked.
Senator McCandless of the committee
explained that the reason the bills were
held up, was because the committee de-
sired to ascertain how much money
above the current expenses, the Terri
tory would have on hand, before re-
porting on the appropriation measures.
President Crabbe said that it was not
the part of the committees to say whe-
her the Senate should appropriate or
not. The duties of committees We're to
ascertain whether the improvements
were needed and should be made. At
ter some Discussion the chair directed
all committees to report OIL next Mon
day.
Senator Cecil Brown of the Senate
conference committee reported the
emergency appropriation bill favora-
bly, and it was passed.
The bill providing for the redemption
of real property under foreclosure, was
passed third reading. Consideration of
the bill to appoint a commission to de-
termine the political claims of 1895 was
postponed upon request of Palmer
Woods, until tomorrow.
The Senate took a recess shortly be-
fore noon, as the members desired to
attend the lantana expedition under the
direction of Albert Judd and Professor
Perkins. The Senate convened again
at p. M