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.


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 vaccina-
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 las, authorizing
the issuance by District Magistrates
OF commission, to take testimony
aud dispositions, recon mends pas
sage. Adopted. Bill passed second
reading, third reading tom )rrow.
From same, on House Bill 141,
changing the runishm ent in certain
misdemesnors from six to twelve
months impris )nman': Tue COM
mittee believes this will be- bsnefi-
oal and tend to prevent thu in
crease in the class of mis- 1eme auors
set forth ia the law ss now existing,
and recon mends psssage. Adopted
Bill passed second reading, third
reading tom brow.
Ftom same, on Bill 179. making
changes in the existing law ia rela
ton to the Treasurer's Off - 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.
Dickey, from spsoial committee
on Bill SO, making salary appropri
atoms for ak months, suggests Ger
tain amendments and recommend
passage. 1t also presented another
salary appropriation bill for Il
m onths. Bill to bs taken u2 this
evening, if MOI sooner. The bill
submitted was read by title aud
passed first rea1ing, sscond realinl
tomorrow.
The House returned So. ate B,l
Is. to regulate the employment o
labor on public works, with al
amendmaLt. On motion the amend
ment was concurred in.
Achi, from majority OF Judiciary
reported on House Bill GA (the Lon
Municipal Billy and G Brown ais
m .de q minority report on the same
The maj ,rity suggests certsi
amendments and rec omm ends pass
age, and the minority not concur
ring, the whole gist beng that tn
changes are too radical and recon
mend indefinite postponement, TIL
majority report was sdopted. Thir'
reading tomorrow night.
On motion of Baldwin, House Bill
70 was taken from the tabl, an
placed on the order OF thu day.
The order OF the Day being Gale
up, several bills were considered o.
third reading, 49, 1863, ~, 173 an
ia, Bill, 1870, also on third reading
was tabled.
Recess taken at 1l:55 o'clock.
THE HoUsE-FIFTI FOURTH DAY
Business was proceeded viii q
usual as soon as the regular routin
was Opposed Of,
A letter from Chief Clerk Whit
of the Department of Public Work
was read tran shifting thu claim {
the Am ,rican- Hawaiian Steamshi
% for ovsrcharge on pilotage {
5000 and correspondence relatiy
thereto. As the moaey receive
a Government real z,tion, it is b
You'd the discretion OF the lepar
q ment to remit. the Government M
having power to waive or rem
r any portion thereof when once pa
y into the Treasury. 1t is referre
! for consideration aad determinatic
t as to it's Justice.
Also another from the same D
partmsnt, in answer to ResolutiC
y 244, requesting Information as
u number OF lab orers classifi I'd as ci
= gems and Asiatios EN- 2loysd on Il
= noa N -