The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-07

vided for an elective board. He moved
the bill be deferred until after passage
of the County Act. The motion to re-
fer to Judiciary Committee carried.
HONOLULU WATER WORKS.
A letter from Supt. Holloway was
read, replying to a request for informa-
ton about the charging of water rates,
etc. The letter quoted the entire regu-
lations of the Honolulu Water Works.
1t was referred to the Public Lands
Committee.
MORTGAGE REDEMPTION.
| Achi, under suspension of rules, re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee
on House Bill s., providing for equity
of redemption on mortgaged property.
recommending it's passage with certain
amendments
Bishop moved to defer action until
Senate Bill Is on the same subject came
up, which resulted in the tabling of the
! Senate bill. The same member then
moved that the House bill be indefin-
itely postponed. He held that Its effect
would be to depreciate the value Of
property.
Dickey said an equity of redemption
for mortgages existed In many states.
He supported the bill.
| Dowsett thought II a most dangerous
bill to pass. 1t would work hardship
to borrowers. In California similar
law was constantly evaded In every
| shape and manner. 1t would stop q
poor mans power to borrow on his
property at all Lenders would want
an awful margin. He was absolutely
opposed to the bill.
Kalama moved to postpone action on
the bill until Saturday.
Achi did not think six months too
long time to give a mortgagor for ie-
deeming his property under foreclosure.
From the standpoint of the mUneyed
man 1t would not be q good law, but
for the poor man 1t would be Il benefit
He gave instances of terrible sacrifices
of property under foreclosure which
had recently occurred.
The bill was deferred till Saturday.
CONSTITUTIONAL SNAG.
Secretary Atkinson heralded by the
proclamation. Message from the Gov
ernor," entered the Senate chamber and
handed President Isenberg an envelope
that proved to contain a message en-
]
to, bill making appropriations for de-
partment uses of the Territory.
A motion that the bill pass first read
ing and be referred to the Printing
Committee was carried in moment,
but Immediately the Senate seemed to
be greatly troubled.
1t was that the bill had no constitu-
tional father as the Executive has no
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Legislature. AS matter of fact
though, the Executive did initiate this
particular bill as plainly as Senate
committee ever submitted bill.
Achi. after some conversation around
the Senate chamber In suppressed tones.
solved the difficulty by moving that the
name OF Senator McCandless be insert
ed in the bill as its introducer. This
carried and the bill went on the regular
course.
MESSAGE AND BILL.
Following is the message with the
bill appended:
ITO the Legislature of the Territory of
Hawaii:
"The great reduction in appropria-
lions made in. the session of 1904 has
Der of appropriations for the present
period which are inadequate. 1 am not
able at this time to present you with
all of the additional appropriations
which are needed.
I'm the Department of Justice and
connected with It, the work done by the
Attorney Generals Department there
is an emergency, in that there has been
an unusually large amount of work,
considerably in excess of previous es-
Inmates. The appropriations are ex-
hausted, and there are no funds avail
able for the conducting of the various
Circuit Courts and the proper summon
ing OF witnesses to appear before them
by the Attorney Generals Department.
ut is, therefore, necessary to ask
your immediate action on the accom-
panying appropriation bill.
(Signed) &c. r. CARTER.
Governor"
Executive Chamber, April 5th 1905.
BE II enacted by the Legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii:
Section /. The following additional
sums, amounting to Eleven Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($11, 10000, are
hereby appropriated, to be paid out OF
all money In the Treasury of the Ter
ritory received from all current re-
ceipts of the general revenue for the
current expenses of the Departments
for the period commencing with the