The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-29
IN the HOUSE

There were sis names ou tho llst
handed Boo by Auditor Fisher in the
House this morning u answer Co the
request for information as TO salariol
officers who had been absent from the
Territory during the past six months
while drawing salary
They were j. w Pratt. Commissioner
OF Public Lands, II c. Meyers Deputy
Auditor +. G. Peters. Deputy Attor-
ney General; u. p. Lawrence. Registrar
General and Clerk OF the Board Of
Health. A. Koebele, Entomologst and
S. @. Walker Engineer Nuuanu reser-
voir. The last named was on account
Of pay roll the other five being on ac-
count OF specific salaries.
The Education committee reported
that the Kaauhuhu school had not
been built because only $1,000 had been
appropriated for it and the lowest ten
der for its erection was 1926.
The Miscellaneous Committee recom-
mended the tabling of a long series of
resolutions from the 9TH Precinct Club
End District, Of Hawaii as the various
matters dealt with are under consider
alton by the House.
The Miscellaneous committee recon-
| mended the tabling of the Senate bill
| to provide a board Of immigration and
| defining its duties.
! The Miscellaneous committee report
/ ed favorably on Lewis bill to protect
! life and property from injury result
! ing from the operation of steam boil
ers and engines and the examination
and licensing of engineers. Some minor
amendments were suggested.
The Miscellaneous Committee recon-
mended the passage of the bill requir-
ing second hand dealers to procure Ii
CeUses.
The Committee on Public Lands anC
Internal Improvements reported on the
following matters:
Widening School street extension
Hilo; building a culvert across Alenait
stream; widening Kukuau road, $4,000
(Smith). Recommended.
For removal of the court house ant
Jail at Hauula to Laie, (Mahelona)
Recommended tabled, Mahelona dis
senting, as a majority petition agains
the removal had been received.
For setting aside a piece of land il
Hauula for cemetery purposes, (Kalei
opu). Dsallowed as being beyond tn,
scope of the Legislature.
For a concrete culvert over the Ka
hauih stream, Honolulu, (MahelonO
Recommended.
To provide for a fire department 70
the town of Waikiki, Maui, (Coelho)
Recommended.
The Finance Committee reported fav
IL
lating the payment of license fees witt
minor amendments.
F Broad's bill to make the exemption OF
the income tax include incomes of 5000
, instead of $1,000 met an adverse repor
from the Finance Committee. 1t foun
, that the Territory would lose about $50,
600 year by the change, so it recon
, mended the indefinite postponement Q
the bill. On Broad's motion the repor
was tabled to be. considered with tn
bill.
The Finance Committee is reportin
on Senate Bill 40, Paris), relating t
bonds of public officers, found that
: did not carry any summary procedur
, to enforce the laws so a new bill wa
! presented to supply the deficiency.
|
the passage of Senator Dowsett's hi
, providing for the making of public re
, ports by banks, trust companies, build
ing and loan associations and othe
6 companies.
The Finance Committee recommends
that Broad's bill providing license
should be taken up in committee of tn
whole and the same course was sug
gested with regard to Aylett's bill I
provide for licenses and collection {
fees
The Finance Committee recommend
ed the passage of Senate Bill 10, Pre-
viding for the deposit of public none
in designated repositories.
! Smith introduced a resolution to r,
imburse w. G. Walker $6O.35, A. !
Lindsay $53.97, E. w. Barnard $43.5
y William Horner $62.37 and A. c. Palfre
G $137.39 for stamps of the Republic {
Hawaii which they as postmaster
handed over to the United States.