The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-04-21
THE LEGIsLATuRE.
Second Session of the Territorial Law
Making Body OF 1908.

THE SENATE FIFTY FOURTH DAY.
Regular routine business being
disposed Of as usual, uommunica-
ton was read from the HOUSE trans
hitting Bill 8, relating to VACCINE.
ton, as having passed third read
ing Real frat time by title aud
bill took regular course.
G Brown, from Judiciary, report.
ed on House Bill l45, authorizing
the issuance by District Magistrates
Of commissions to take testimony
aud dispositions, recommends pat
sage. Adopted. Bill passed second
reading, third reading tom orrow.
From same, on House Bill 14l,
changing the punishment in certain
misdemesnors from six to twelve
months impris )nmen': Tue com
mittee believes this will be bsnef-
cial and tend to prevent thu in
crease in the class of mis- 1emeanors
set forth ia the law as now existing,
and recon mends passage. Adopted.
Bill passed second reading, third
reading tom PROV.
From same, on Bill 179, making
changes in the existing law ia rela
ton to the Treasurer's of6,s made
necessary by the Organic Act, the
Au lit Act, Tax Laws and the Couu-
ty Bill, recon nsnds passage.
Adopted. Bill passed second read
ing, third reading tomorrow.
Dckey, from spscial committee,
ON Bill 50, making salary appropri-
ations for six months, suggests GER
tain amendments and recommends
passage. 1t also presented another
salary appropriation bill for IL
m onths. Bill to bs taken u2 this
evening, if not sooner. The bill
submitted was read by title aud
pa,sed first reaiing, second reading
tomorrow.
The House returned Sspate Bill
Is, to regulate the employment OF
labor on public works, with an
amendment. On motion the amend.
ment was concurred in.
Achi, from majority OF Judiciary
reported on House Bill GA (the Lona
Municipal BllD and G Brown also
N sde minority report on the same
The maj ,rity suggests certain
an andments and rec ommsnds p ass,
age, and the minority not concur
ring, the whole gist beng that the
changes are too radical and recon,
mend indefinite postponement, The
majority report was adopted. Third
re aiding tomorrow night.
On motion of Baldwin, House Bill
70 was taken from the tabl, and
placed on the order OF thu day.
The order OF the Day being called
up, several bills were considered on
third reading, 40, 1863, ~, LIB and
ia, Bill 1870, also on third reading
was tabled.
Recess taken at ll:55 o'clock.
THE HoUsE-FIFTY FOURTH DAY
Business was proceeded wi h al
usual as soon as the regular routine
was Opposed OF,
A letter from Chief Clerk White
of the Department of Public Works
was read transmitting thu claim o.
the Am ,rican Hawaiian Steamship
90 for ovsrchargs on pilotage o
$500 and corrssp ondencs relativs
thereto. AS tho moaey receive i.
a Government real zition, it is be
yond the discretion of the Depart
ment to remit, the Government no
having power to waive or rem
any portion thereof when once pal
into the Treasury. 1t is referred
for consideration aad DETERMINATION
as to i!s justice.
Also another from the same De
partmsnt, in answer to Resolution
ga, requesting Information as Il
number OF lab ,rers classifi I'd as CHI
gems and Asistios EN- 2loysd on tn
Kona roads. Tae Department pc