The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-11

Keliinoi called attention to the death
OF Prince Albert, the last of the Ka-
rnehamehas. and cut of respect to his
memory the House adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate went through business in
a hurry yesterday morning. in order
that the afternoon might be given over
to committee work
The county committee met for the
first yesterday afternoon, with the bill
before it in both languages, and went
through goodly portion of the pro-
posed law.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Senator McCandless. for the public
lands committee, reported favorably on
the insane asylum bill, recommending
that the present location be confirmed
and that the bill be amended, permit
ing insane asylums to be established
in other places.
Senator Dickey reported favorably
the bill for malt liquor licenses. with
an amendment that beer be limited to
per cent alcoholic strength instead of
10 per cent The committee reported
against the amendment taking in the
whole of Alakea street, rs the saloon
affected would have to be removed in
any event, as it was within the 450-foot
limit. Further time was granted the
committee to report on the railroad and
local option bills.
Senator Dickey moved the insertion
in the appropriation bill of an item of
5000 annual salary for the school agent
in Maui.
granting the Kona-Kau Railway ten
years exemption from taxes.
TELEPHONE FOR LEPERS.
Senator Kalauokalani presented a
joint resolution for the insertion in the
appropriation bill of an item of $4,000
to be used in establishing telephone
between the leper set
Element and other points on Molokai.
He stated that this was to give lepers
a chance to know when the supply of
paiai was short Referred to committee
ON public lands.
Senator Dickey introduced the bills
ne gave notice of on Monday. These
we're the bills drawn by Chief Justice
Frear amending existing statutes.
POTrNnS NOT nOTJAPS
The secretary read communication
I ON Secretary Hawes explaining that
IN error had been made in the trans
mission of the Governors message re-
ating to claims against the Republic
~ British subjects, and that the fig
Tres should read pounds sterling" in
tead of dollars" The message was
eferred to the Judiciary committee,
senator Baldwin stating that a bill
establishing a commission should be
rawn up.
The Governors message relating to
npaid bills was referred to the COM
1ittee on public expenditures.
BILLS PASSED.
The bill providing for a commission
. compile the laws passed unanimous
+. Senator Isenberg asked if the COM
ensation would be sufficient to get
God lawyers to do the work. to which
enator Brown replied that $500.
Rough small, was fair price.
The bin requiring dress-makers and
,ilors to pay license fee of $50 was
,ferred to the county committee. =
Senator Crabbe asked if every POOR
oman who did sewing would have to
~ license, to which Senator Brown
piled that that would be the result
Hess establishments were defined in
me manner. Senator Achi wanted the
II to go over to be considered with the =
unity bill. Senator j. T. Brown said
the dressmaking shops were in the
nds of japanese. and Senator Isen-
re- stated that most of them were
nply shields for immortality. Senator
aohi thought that the law should take Dc
young girls. Hawaiian and white.
10 were being taught dress-making, Nj
d that poi-makers might just as go
IL be licensed as they are mostly =
inese. Senator Kalauokalani said
was the father and the mother of
, bill and that he had made the cir
It of the Islands many times and
md only japanese and Chinese en-
ped in the business Senator Brown