The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-16

entitled AN Act to amend Sections 1890
and 1891 of the Revised Laws Of Ha-
wall, regulating the Sabbath report
as follows:
The object Of the bill is to repeal GER
tain sections Of the old laws relating to
the observance Of the Sabbath and to
substitute the same with new sections,
allowing Of a more liberal observance
of the Sabbath.
Your Committee has had several
meetings and heard both sides of the
question.
We would recommend that the bill
pass with the following amendments;
! Insert new section to be numbered
8 and to read as follows:
Section 3. This Act shall not be
construed as permitting the conducting
of any show, theatre circus or enter
tainment on Sunday, other than aqua
RUINS, museums and outdoor athletic
sports"
Reminder Section 3, Section 4.
Signed by all the committee.
The report was laid on the table to
be considered with the bill.
RAPID TRANSIT.
Wood introduced a resolution calling
for the appointment of special COM
mittee of three to investigate the af-
fairs and condition of the Honolulu Ra-
pid Transit Company, with reference to
the increase of its capital stock and the
purchase of the Hawaiian Tramway
/ Company. Referred to the Public Elk
penditures Committee.
Dickey introduced resolution maxi
ing House Bill No. 1 the order of the
day at II a. m. daily until disposed Of.
This is the County Bill, and the resolu-
ton was opposed by McCandless. Paris
amended to take it up at p. m every
day. This was also opposed, and on
motion of Achi the resolution was
tabled until the bill comes before the
Senate formally.
The order of the day came on the
third reading of Senate bill 49, provid-
ing punishment for persons imperson-
ating officers of the Board of Health.
| 1t passed without dissent.
Senate Bill 60 providing for the crea-
ton of masters in chancery and pro-
bate passed third reading, with no dis
senting vote
PRISON PAROLE BILL.
Senate Bill "A, providing for the APP
pointment of Boards Of Prison Inspec-
tors with powers to parole prisoners
and recommend them for pardon. This
is the so-called prison parole bill Pass
ed without dissent.
House Bill so, relating to bonds in
judicial proceedings went to the judi
ciary committee on second reading.
House bill "a, on second reading, went
to the judiciary committee.
House bill 113 on second reading went
to the public lands committee.
And then the county act came up
with the Dickey resolution to make it
the order of the day at II o'clock every
day. The resolution was Withdrawn
and Isenberg suggested that it be taken
up in regular order when it came up.
Dickey then moved that the bill be
taken up i'm committee of the whole.
This too, was lost and Achi's motion
to defer consideration until p. m
carried, after another motion by Dickey
to consider section by section was lost
, Il want to get my teeth into that
beefsteak" said Dickey.
Then House Bill Il, regulating the
cult courts was read section by sec
ton for the second time. 1t passed
i'm due course, and will be read for the
third time tomorrow.
, THE SUNDAY LAW
7 House Bill 92, the Quinn Sunday law
4 was i'm order for second reading, ac-
e companied by the report of the Woods
t special committee. The bill was read
section by section, on motion of Dickey
e In the very first section Achi founC
S fault with the wording relative to the
2 sale of fruit and Paris arose to say
q that i'm his view, the whole thing was
e class legislation. His contention was
that BARRIERS were favored by the bill
and dealers in ice cream, soda anC
canned fruits were closed up.
% That" said the senator, lis favor.
I ing one class over another. Barberinl
S and cigar selling are not matters Of
r necessity"
b The Senator said, moreover that he
e thought the same thing woui3 apply
d with reference to the classification un'
, der the law Of places Of amendment
S letting some remain open on Sunday
% and closing others.
Bishop said the committee had taker
. legal advice. and that this was moi
[ class legislation. If discrimination
e were made in the bill against Asiatic'
5 or Portuguese or Americans thai
e would be class legislation.
e Achi moved to amend by permitting
[ vegetables to be sold all day, saying
that he might want to buy an onion
ON his way home from church bu
! this met with disfavor Dickey want