Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-13
SENATE UNPAID BILLS TO SECOND READING
HOUSE COMMITTEES REPORT ON THEIR WORK

lOlllN NtSplutlOIl Os dohlhb 'hnN 'h'
Territory of Hawaii or any person or
persons acting as trustee of the Chinese
Fund pay to l.. Ahlo certain deposits
in the Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank"
adopted: by this resolution 1t does
not appear on its face that l.. Ahlo
has any right. title or interest in money
sought to be drawn from said Chinese
Fund. Your committee is Of the opin-
ion that the Legislature cannot appro-
pirate any money by joint resolu-
ton"
Report of same committee on House
Bill ISL. AN Act relating to District
Courts of the Territory of Hawaii"
indefinite postponement,
adopted
Report of same committee on Senate
Bill 1902. AN Act to prevent the fur
of intoxicating liquors to in
ebriates or minors" recommending
passage, adopted.
Report of same committee on Senate
Bill 90, AN Act relating to escheat of
lands, amending Chapter VIII Of the
Session Laws of 1856" recommending
passage. adopted
Report of same committee on Senate
Bill SO, IAN Act to regulate and define
the pay of witnesses, recommending
passage, adopted.
Report of same committee on House
Bill $50. IAN Act reorganiZing the
Board of Health and defining its duties
and powers" recommending reference
of the same to the House Committee
on Public Health, adopted: This bill
Is not one where legal opinion or
legal construction is at this time re-
quired.
Report of same committee on House
Bill 1863, AN Act relating to the mat
ter of dealing with licenses and fran
chises," recommending reference to the
Finance Committee, adopted.
Report of same committee on Sem
ate Bill 1876. AN Act relating TO
of process. pleadings and
proceedings" recommending passage,
adopted.
Report of same committee on House
Bill 1853, AN Act relating to evidence.
and repeating certain laws
on that subject" recommending pas
sage. adopted.
Report of same committee on Senate
Bill III, AN Act to amend and repeat
certain miscellaneous laws relating to
recommending passage,
adopted
Report of same committee on House
Bill 10, An Act to amend Chapter 90
of the Penal Code" recommending in
definite postponement, adopted.
Report of same committee on House
Petition 40. asking that the govern
ment negotiate with the Waiakea Mill
Co. for the cancellation of their lease
on certain government lands insult
hoe and a-a, recommending reference
to the Public Lands Committee. adopt
ed.
Report of same committee on House
Bill III, AN Act relating to attorneys
at law" recommending passage. tabled.
Mr.. Wright refused to concur in the
report and made this written state
ment: IL do not concur in the above
report on the ground that 1t will be
a hardship to the country applicants
to be compelled to appear before the
Supreme Court whilst with the present
law. any person can apply to the sew
eral Circuit Judges"
Report of same committee on House
Petition a. asking that the govern
ment exchange with the b. =. Estate
government land for the Kalihi deten-
ton camp to be given as homesteads.
granted, adopted: The Government
of the Territory OF Hawaii has only
power to exchange any part of parcel of
Its land for lands Of private indivld-
uals or concerns where their lands are
absolutely necessary for public uses
purposes does not come under the head
of public uses"
Report of same committee on House
Bill lO4, AN Act giving the Govern
ment OF the Territory OF Hawaii the
right and authority to condemn all
parts or parcels OF private lands, that
have been lying waste and uncultivat-
ed for ten years or more years past,
and make II a part and parcel OF the
government dominion, and further, to
fix the amount of compensation for
same" recommending indefinite post
ponement, adopted. Mr.. Wright does
not concur and makes the following
statement in writing: Il do not agree
or concur with the majority report on
the grounds that the bill is within the
Constitution and the bill is also plain
as to the lands proposed to be con.
demned by the Government.
Report OF same committee on House
Bill Al, IAN Act defining felonies and
misdemeanors," recommending indefi-
mite Dostponement adopted. The COM
mittee gives as reason for this ac-
ton the fact that Senate Bill 80, which
has passed third reading, covers the
same ground.
Report OF same committee on House
Petition 80 siPnpd nv tho chairman ~