Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-31
SENATE.
Thirty.flfth Day.
Afternoon Session.

After receiving the Governors mes
sage announcing his signing of three
bills, which was read in the House that
morning, the Senate resumed the order
Of the day.
The bill relating to nuisances was
referred to the Judiciary Committee,
as also the bill to substitute chief en-
glneer' for fire marshal in the fire pro-
lection law.
The bill to substitute Board of
Health for Minister of the Interior in
certain laws was referred TO the Com
mittee on Health and Education.
The bill relating TO carriages for
hire, otherwise the hactmen's license
bill. was read first time.
Torrens Land Act.
The bill to provide for registering
and confirming titles to land, which
adopts The so-called Torrens land reg
istry system, was taken up on third
reading, section by section, having
passed second reading by adoption Of
favorable report.
Senator McCandloss moved an
amendment to require the Registrar to
make return of his receipts into the
Treasury daily instead of monthly as
in the bill. Senator Dickey thought 1t
unnecessary to be so exacting, with a
Judge presiding. for such small
amounts as would be involved. The
amendment found no seconder.
| Senator Cecil Brown had an amend.
ment made to strike out the provision
for publication of notice lin some
newspaper satisfactorily shown to the
Supreme Court to be newspapers of
| general circulation. etc" and make 1t
some newspaper OF general circlua-
ton" This harmonlzed the bill with
the publication act passed the same
day
There Is to be a judge of the court of
registration, to be appointed by the
Governor and hold office until June
IA, 1904. or until his successor is ap-
pointed, who shall continue in office
for four years. His salary is $4,000
a year. He appoints a registrar whose
salary is $4,000 a year. The registrar
has power to appoint assistants and
messengers, while the judge appoints
examiners of title, the salaries of all
these subordinates being fixed by tho
Governor.
Appeals from the Court Of Regis
tration to the Supreme Court are al
lowed in the same manner as appeals
from Circuit Judges at chambers. and
appeals on questions of fact may DO
taken to the Circuit Court Of the Cir
cult in which the land lies, or to the
Circuit Court of the First Circuit in the
same manner as appeals from a Cir
cult Judge sitting in chambers as a
probate judge.
Senator Dickey thought the fee for
searching of title was too high at $40.
In addition to one-tenth of one per cent.
Senator Cecil Brown said II did not
amount to row of pins compared
with the present rate. The other day
be paid $500 for certificate of title for
q plantation.
The specific fee was left intact
while the percentage was reduced to
one-twentieth of one per cent.
Until the organization OF county gov
eminent. II is provided that transac-
tons under this Act shall be per
formed by the present registration Of
ficers.
The bill passed on the ayes and noes
to 3. Those voting contrary were
]. 7. Brown, Kaohi and Nakapaahu.
New Chinese Fund Bill.
Senator McCandless introduced a
bill to provide for the disposition OF
the so-called Chinese fund. In q
speech he claimed that the Govern.
ment saved $4,000 interest by having
the use of the money the, past period
He called for the ayes and noes and
the bill passed first reading
At A.: 30 tho Senate adjourned