The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-04-07

or xJ4,45l Dy Japanese IN the mack D's-
mess. There was a showing also that
in one week the japanese hacks CARED
2.506 passengers. divided as to nati'n-
ality as follows: Japanese, EOS;
whites, 1885; natives, 216; miscellaneous,
127. Referred to ways and means con-
| mittee.
| a communication was received firm
the Attorney General asking for an
appropriation of $1,000 as a fee for he
services of f.. p. Dole in the Osiki
Mankiehf case at Washington; to be
considered with the appropriation bill.
The House clerk transmitted the mtlt
liquor license bill. the cruelty to GILL
dren bill, and the bill remitting he
beer tax as having passed third reid
ing.
| House Bill No. 157, for the acquisition
| of Pauoa springs, was transmitted as
having passed third reading. On no.
tion of Senator Brown the communal
| tion was accepted and placed on file
Senator Dickey, for the committee on
miscellaneous petitions, reported fav,r-
ably the bill extending the law reqtir-
| ing lights on bicycles to districts oit-
side of Honolulu. Report adopted, he
bill to be read third time on Mondly
HEALTH BILLS KILLED.
Senator Wilcox, for the health cm-
mittee, reported Senate Bill LAG, nc-
ommending that II be indefinitely p,st-
poned. The BILL says the commit ee,
seeks to cut out the salary of The
President of the Board of health md
also to change the board, making 1t
three physicians and three laymen. A
bill having already passed dealing With
the same matter, Senator Brown moved
the adoption of the report, as the SEN
ate did not wish to reverse it's acton.
Adopted.
Senator Wilcox also reported SeIate
Bill 147, relating to vaccination. as
"superfuous," the same matter bling
covered in No. 100, which has already
passed third reading. Report adopted.
JUDICIARY REPORTS.
The judiciary committee reported ia
vorably House Bill No. 81, an act to
reorganiZe the judiciary.
The Senate had already passed sim
liar bill, but the House bill makes cer-
tain changes, adding one term of court
in each of the outside districts. The
committee thinks the holding of coirt
AT Hamakua unnecessary, but as 1t Is
desired by the House recommends he
passage of the House bill. Report
adopted, bill to read third time on
Monday.
The same committee reported favor
ably House Bill No. 6, providing plb-
lie administrator Adopted, bill to rad
a third time on Monday.
The committee also reported favor
ably the bill allowing the forming OF
partnerships by two or more CORPORA
tions. Report adopted, third reading
on Monday.
JUDICIARY BUILDING.
Senator McCandless, for the special
committee, reported favorably on the
item of s45, 900 for reconstruction of the
Judiciary building. The committee
found the present building to be in
dangerous condition, and the neeo of
fire proof vaults for public records rery
urgent. The insertion of the item in
loan bill was recommended. The report
will be considered with the bill.
THE LEPER BAND.
Senator Dickey moved the insertion
in the appropria ton bill of an item of
$500 for musical instruments for the
Kalaupapa lepers' band. Referred to
special Molokai committee.
Senate Achi presented a resolution to
require the public expenditures eom-
mitee to report bill covering the Gov
ernor's recommendations on unpaid
bills. He said interest was accumulat-
ing on this amount at the rate Of 5000
per month. Senator Paris. chairman of
the committee, said the bills were being
given CLOSE scrutiny" as suggested by
the Governor, and 1t had been found
that some of them needed it, as some
of the officials who approved the bills
did not know anything about them.
The committee promised to report to-
day, and the resolution was tabled.
LIQUOR BILL.
Under unfinished business the general
liquor license bill was again taken up.
Senator Crabbe moved that the dealers
license be cut from $3.50 to $500. Sem
ator McCandless opposed this and
the dealers given authority to
sell a quart bottle instead of limiting
them to a gallon. Senator Isenberg
favored this amendment, and said the
law was being violated every day now.
Crabbe and ]. T. Brown op-
posed the change. The amendment
the sale of quart bottles by
dealers was carried and the license was
left at $3.50. Crabbe wanted it fixed at
Il 900. and Kalauokalani at $500 but both
motions We're withdrawn.
Senator Isenberg proposed an amend
ment to the hotel clause, making a
second class hotel license in outside
districts at $780, the hotel to have at
least twelve bed rooms and not to have
a bar: carried.
Senator Crabbe moved an amend
ment, making the license payable semi
in advance. Another amend
ment by Senator Brown made the
license void at the end of six months
if there is default in payment. Car
ried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Consideration of the liquor bill was
in the afternoon Senator
Achi moved to amend section is to
make the first class saloon license 1000
feet from any pOstOtfiCe. instead of