The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-10

co in his garden he could evade the
payment of taxes on his residence He
moved the bill be referred to the Judi
ciary Committee, which carried.
at II m. the Senate adjourned. -
THE HOUSE.
The House of Representatives did
more than excellent work yesterday on
the County Act, for while the general
belief was that the discussion of the
bill on its second reading might run
into many days, or even weeks, the re-
suit was that the House adjourned
shortly after o'clock with the bill
passed save fo- three sections.
The three sections thus left to be dis
cussed are of great Importance II is
true, for they deal with % the bonds
to be given by county officers, (2) salar-
les to be paid county officials, and go
the matter of the first election to be
held under the new law, should 1t be
passed.
Niece sarily these matters are of prime
Importance and it may be possible that
there will be difficulty over them today.
but If the House keeps it's good temper,
as it did yesterday, there will be no
trouble and the County Act will be
passed on to the Senate.
THE HOUSE WORKS.
After the routine business of the day
which took from 9 o'clock until after 10,
the House again went into Committee
OF the Whole on the County Act and
thus. for the better part of the day,
it worked.
Before going into committee Mahe-
Iona submitted a resolution for the APP
pointment of special committee to in
vestigate the charges made by the
Grand Jury as to the administration OF
the Department of Public instruction.
The House refused a special commit
tee and an amendment to leave the
matter to the Education Committee was
adopted.
CHANGED HIS MIND.
Mahelona changed his mind during
the noon recess and at the afternoon
session, in his relentless pursuit of the
Superintendent of Public instruction, he
moved reconsideration of the vote
passed in the morning referring the in
vestigation of the Department of Pub
lie instruction to the Education Com
mittte. The House was complaisant
and the vote was reconsidered. Maize
Iona moved the tabling of the resolu'
ton and again the House was with him
but he followed this with a new reso
y Int; tba Of farn,
| ton in the hands of joint committed
to consist of the Education Committee
of both houses. This was adopted.
COUNTY ACT TACKLED.
In Committee of the Whole the Coun
ty Act was taken in hand and save TO
the sections previously mentioned tn
different items We're put through will
comparatively few amendments othe
than those on matters of wording.
During the afternoon session Chapte
XIII of the bill, relating to the remova
of officers, passed unamended, as di
Section XIV on the powers and dutie
of the Boards of Supervisors.
The clerk of the House raced rapid
through Chapter XIV, dealing with IN
duties of the Sheriff, XVI, Deputy Sher
if and XVII, County Clerk. A fey
minor amendments IN the wording wer
made.
NO PENAL LAW.
On Smiths motion the section pre-
viding a penalty for any person VIII
destroys, alters, defaces or carrie
away any public document from
1 t.I.. r,
the ground that a strict County AZ
would have no power to deal wit
such matters.
Section XVIII, relating to the dutie
of County Auditors; XIX, Assessor
and Tax Collectors; Xxx, Deputy As
SCISSORS and Tax Collectors Xxx
County Attorneys, were passed. III
only change of Importance being intro
! duced in the description OF the dutit
of the last named. Smith moved
new section providing that each Cour
ty Attorney when elected should b'
, come a deputy of the Attorney Generi
to whom he should report from time
time and when required. This wa
/ done to bring the act in accord wit
the Organic Act which specifies ths
all criminal prosecutions shall be cor
! Quoted in the name of the Territor,
The amendment was unanimousl
adopted.
: Chapter XXI, relating to the dutit
of County Treasurers, and XIII, n
, lating to school agents, were adopte'
A NEW CHAPTER.
Coelho introduced new chapter
give to each school inspector in h
|. own district all the powers and duti'
now imposed by law on the Inspect'
General.
The last chapter, containing the Gel
eral Provisions of the act, passt
uuamended