The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-06

| INT iAiAOtcS~ a communication wa
read from Treasurer Kepoikai urgin
the Importance OF matters of revenu
and Offering the assistance OF his de
partment. It was received and filed.
The House bill adopting the Hawai-
ian flag for the Territory was givel
its first reading in the Senate.
FIRE CLAIMS AGAIN.
Senator Achi introduced resolution
calling upon the Treasurer to notify
the Secretary of the Treasury that tn,
money for fire claims expenses woulC
be appropriated within a week He ar
| gued that the adoption of the resoIu-
ton in both houses would mean the
adoption of the $25. 900 item in the APP
| preparation bill.
| Senator Baldwin proposed as an
| amendment action upon the Achi bill
| as the appropriation bill would be de-
/ layed. Senator Paris favored this.
Senator Kalauokalani was against the
resolution. saying that it didn't amount
to anything. Senator Isenberg read the
| cablegram from Pratt stating that
Secretary Shaw is waiting for money
| TO cover expenses, why delay?" and
I
propriated to pay the expenses of an
agent with the million dollars
Senator McCandless wanted the Sem
ate pledged to the appropriation and
to adopt the resolution The resolution
was adopted.
On motion of Senator Baldwin the
Achi bill was then taken up and placed
on the order for the day
Senator Kaohf moved the insertion in
the appropriation bill of an item of
$1,00e for the repair of roads in North
Kohala. Referred to Public Lands
Committee.
a resolution by Senator McCandless
authorizing the Public Lands Commit
tee to secure clerical assistance was
adopted.
LOCAL OPTION LAW.
Senator Dickey introduced the local
option bill of which he had given no.
tice on Wednesday. He stated that
the bill had already cen printed in
both languages by private parties and
it passed its first reading by tide.
Senator Wilcox reported for the
Health Committee recommending the
adoption of the Dental surgery act,
with an amendment striking out the
imprisonment penalty and providing
only for the fine for violations.
On motion of Senator Achi the report
was tabled to be considered with the
BILL as he had an amendment proposed
by DR.. Huddy to offer.
Senator Wilcox reported also favor
ing the petition of Pearl City residents
for a school-house for that place and
stating that the item was in the appro-
priation bill. The report will be taken
up when the bill is considered
FIGHT ON DOCTORS.
mending the approval of the Governors
nominations for the Board of Medical
Examiners and the Board of Dental
Examiners.
Senator McCandless objected to
consideration of the medical examiner
nominations until after investigation.
He said certain doctors were biased
against others, and that they wished to
prevent DR.. Noblitt from practicing.
Isenberg and Baldwin upheld the med
ics-
/ After President Crabbe remarked
that twenty-five minutes costing forty
dollars had been wasted in useless dis
cussion, a vote was taken on the Dental
Examiners. The Governors appoint
ment of DR.. Huddy, Taylor and Gross
man was confirmed unanimously.
The medical examiners: Drs. Wood.
Garvin and Waterhouse. were also con-
firmed, by a vote of ten to four; J. T.
Brown. Kaiue, McCandless and Woods
voting no, Cecil Brown being absent.
Senator McCandless reported on the
castor oil bean and pineapple bills pre-
senting a substitute which included
both products and exempting them
from from taxation for ten years. The
report was adopted and the bill passed |
first reading
BAILIFF LAW REPEAL.
The bill repeating the bailiff act |
passed third reading and was adopted, |
nine to four. Kalauokalani, Kaiue, Ka- |
obi and Nakapaahu voted against the |
adoption; Wilcox and c. Brown being |
absent.
POSTPONE ACTION.
The Dickey bill defining the public |
in Hawaii passed it's third |
Senator Isenberg moved that
Labor Day be inserted. but as no Sena-
tor was certain as to the date. action
was deferred until today.
Senator Isenberg objected to the con-
sideration of the loan bill because of
the absence of the introducer, Senator
Brown, but Senator Baldwin asked that
the bill be passed as it was the same
IS passed by the Senate last session.
Senator McCandless wanted to make
some amendments. Senator Achi said
no time should be wasted and the bill
should be passed so that the House
Gould have something TO do. Final ae-
ion was postponed until today.
The Achi fire claim appropriation bill
passed its second reading with an
amendment by McCandless making the
amount $4,000 instead of 100000. NC
Candless wanted it laid on the table
md the item considered with the emer-
yency bill. Senators Baldwin and Paris
we're opposed to this on the ground
hat the appropriation bill would take
long time in the House.
AFTERNOON SESSION.