The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-10
IN THE SENATE.

The Senate did another good DAYS
work yesterday passing five bills.
Senator Dickey for the Committee on
Miscellaneous Petitions reported favor
ably on the bill repeating the law on
"desertion of married persons" The
law he said gave district magistrates
equity powers and was "a blot on the
statute books of advanced civilization"
The report was adopted, the bill to be
read for the third time on Monday.
NO COUNTIES YET.
Senator McCandless for the Ways
and Means Committee reported on the
bill setting aside park land for The
County of East Hawaii, favoring the
general plan of setting aside land for
recreation parks, but recommending
that the bill be laid on the table as
it was premature, there being no such
county Report adopted.
Senator Dickey reported against the
resolution directing an inquiry into the
refusal to issue a liquor license to the
Occidental Hotel. The license had been
refused by Treasurer Wright because
the hotel was outside the fixed limits.
Though licenses had been issued to TO-
tells yet it was where the hotel bar was
not easily accessible to the street.
Senator Paris bill exempting ramie
and coffee from taxation for ten years
passed its first reading and was ordered
printed.
Senator McCandess moved the inser-
ton in the appropriation ill of the rec
concentrations of the Eva and Waianae
road boards.
Senator Browns bill amending the
taxation law in regard to semi-annull
payments passed first reading and wa,
ordered printed.
Senator Dickey gave notice of and in
troduced a bill changing the regulation
in regard to giving notice of meetings
of boards of registration.
Senator Achi gave notice OF an "in-
strument" to repeal Senate Rule SO. re-
curing one days notice of intcntiun
to bring in a bill.
FLAG BILL A LAW.
The House bill establishing the Ha-
wa!!an flag as the Territorial flag sec
ond to the stars and stripes passed
third reading and was adopted. Sena-
tor Kaohi being the only one voting
no" He explained his vote by saying
he wanted the Hawaiian flag to come
first, not second.
The Senate bill defining felones was
passed unanimously.
The bill providing for the protection
of food fishes and prohibiting the use
Of explosives was read for the third
time. An amendment by Dickey strlk-
ing out $50 as the minimum fine for
selling fish unlawfully taken was lost.
Senator ]. r. Brown offered an
amendment including other fish nets,
but upon motion of senator Kalauoka-
lani action was deferred until next
Wednesday
JUDICIARY REPORTS.
senator Brown reported against the
bin transferring from the governor 10
the senate the approval of the rules
and regulations Of the Board OF Heath.
such law would require special srs-
sion Of the senate II occasion arose
where new rules were required lmur-
diatrly The blll Wus tabled
A favorable report was made ON the
BIN reducing the penalty fpr rmhrzzle-
Wrnl from lifr imprisonment 40 ton
yrars and maklnH ll 90 Include AN pub,
lIr nfhrrrH
a favorable report was made also ou
the bin relating 90 criminal procedure
Tho pasHaHr NaF recommended aliu|
~ lhr bill rdpe.ng lhr punlshmeni hr.
burglary from no io fArniy Yrara. anl'
blsp ~ inr hlll reducing ihr punlshuut|
fnl nAilnl1us lnlufy 40 0nr Yrsr
Tho lHffaHr nj 900 hill lrWutlnF
flruH ipdHrs iu rlWmli luYrnpr M
fHnirfs A. 800 uinWslnW pHr WsH|
recommended pl ihr ipihlap pumr
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