The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-13

w Il Allep was chosen chairman ir
the absence of Wee President Cooke
The nominations of F.. L, waldron
George p. Dennison and Elmer f. Pax.
ton were received and p. I. Spalding
who was nominated Of the Februar,
meeting. was elected to membership ir
the chamber.
e. d. Tenney. for the Legislative
Committee reported that the commit
tee had COPY of each act now printed
nv the Houses of Legislature. The COM
mittee was getting into touch with all
these bills.
1,,,o DIR, moo ,,o.D
IN considering 'ne various p'lis MI
lehhe| sussesteu that 'ne OH grant
ING ifahcHiSe lor street railway III f1iio
was 100 proad as TO ilrnits OF power
TO be used AS 10 the depository Dill
II was asked oy MI. Lo"rey II the
committee Wisheu an expression Oh the
,i'ai''oer' me co,''ii'i.'ee ll,aue nu re-
how much money would ever he in the
Territorial treasury
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. MI |Ni'' ,t>I,,
senate Bill NO. as 10 agricultural
quarantine was deemed a most impor-
tant measure, and It's being strengthen
ed was urged. III was said turther that
earth as ballast or IN cargo should not
be landed nut dumpe- at sea.
Mr. SwanZy said that there should be
amendments making the measure iar
reaching he SAID the danger Is greater
than any one imagined. he clted the
importation of australian pears, the
lantana blight and recent importation
of cane with leaf hoppers. In a recent
importation or cocoanuts there were loo
insects with thirty-two new varieties
lie said there should be capable en-
tomolosists employed ana called atten-
ton to the fact that no other port mad
any scientists. He therefore recon-
mended that no frult or plants De I'M
ported into the iIerrltory except
through this port, ana that all be care
tully inspected.
FOR THOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Tannev said he would he in favor
of working for the esta blishment of n
thoroughly competent Agricultural
Bureau. with wide mowers and headed
nv the most able mon possible TO Sc
cure
Senator Isenberg said he would favor
a strong official and n hill which would
enable the formation of q strong bu
reau with the anpointment of a strong
official AZ ire head
The committee was authorized to pro.
coed with its suggestions to the T,eeis-
lature and have authority TO employ
an attornev IN draw a tipbt coberAnt
bill.
FIGHT OVER FISHERIES
The fishing hill was then ca,led IN II |
baing shown that the object of the
arre mesh hill was IN nrevent the chi.
,ese and Japanese fishermen from rs
mo nets which scoon in every thing
Mr.. Isenberr saving that where they
rot small fish NOT AT for tho marker
he Orientals feed 1uem to pies or use
hem ms FERTILIZER Mr., Swanzv said
hat there should he some strong pro-
,ision covering dynamite and other
ishing means which tend TO DESTROY the
,sh
The committees called attention IN .,a
un,ula five waiting svstam in cornora
ions simnIv for information
As IN the gas franchises tho commit
pa suggested that there should ma
making II necessary for
ba nl,cin, of tho ,,,orl, ,hora tba,,
rould NOT he an eyesora and nrotect-
NO the neonle as ia tho use of the
treets
If was noted that the EalauolxaIoni
cense and tax bills had gone 70 the
county bill committee for considera-
ion
The net nrovidinr for tho return 70
he fee system i'm niIotoya was aisan-