The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-17

BlNinB tne IOliOWluk TedbOns
"First-That the financial condition
of the Territory does not admit Of any
such large outlay, and
"Second-That IL any subsidy at all
is granted 1t should be extended to
those steamers plying between the dif-
ferent islands in order to encourage
small farmers"
A report was introduced by the Mis-
cellaneous Committee recommending
that the question of repeating the leper
segregation law and the vaccination
bill should be considered in the House
in connection with bills already in
troduced.
TO OPEN LANDS.
| The Public Lands and Internal Ini-
provements Committee reported on the
| petition of a number of residents of
Kau, Hawaii asking the opening OF
the Hionaa and Kaalaiki lands for
homesteaders. The matter will be
passed on to Land Commissioner ]. w.
Pratt for his action, the House APP
! proving the petition.
| The following resolutions were in
troduced and passed on to the Refer
ence Committee:
For roads Hinole and Wailau, Kau,
$4,000; for a courthouse at Waiohinu,
$500. (GreenwelD.
For constructing and macadamizing
road from Volcano road to 13-mile
/ road known as IL 1-2 mile road, Olaa
| homestead, Puma. Gewis).
To pay DR.. w. A. Schwallie for SER
vices rendered in post norton in Kau,
$40. (Holstein).
That members be furnished with
| copies of the Special Session laws of
1904 containing the appropriation bills
of that period ending June 30, 1905.
For constructing steps to the wharf
at Hoopuloa, S. Kona, 800. (Kaniho).
To reimburse Chow Lee for taxes paid
twice in 1900, SIT. (Coelho).
For water tank at the Kawaihae
school house, 5000. (Pulaa).
For mounted patrol and patrol wag-
ons at Hilo, $2500. (Smith).
For rock crusher at South Hilo, $4,000.
| (Smith).
To instruct the Superintendent of
! Public Works to repair the Kaawa
school, recently burnt, out of any bal
ance of the appropriation for school
repairs as soon as possible.-( Mahelona)
A resolution by Long to instruct the
Secretary of the Territory to supply
citizens with copies of the Revised
Laws at the price of S. instead of $40
was side-tracked by Holstein's motion
to refer to the Committee on Public
Expenditures.
Coelho introduced a resolution to en-
ploy three physicians to visit the leper
settlement and examine such patients
as wish an examination. The matter
was referred to the Health Committee
JUDICIAL COMMITTEES REPORT.
The Judicial Committee reported on
a number of bills as follows:
An act defining the crime of usury
and providing for the punishment
thereof (Coelho). Recommended with
the penalty reduced from $1,000 to $3.50
To amend Section 1903 of the Revised
Laws. (Sheldon). Recommended.
Relating to costs of court. (Andrade)
Recommended after striking out Sec
ton /.
To provide procedure for partition OF
real property. (Andrade). Recon-
mended.
An act relating to attachments. Can.
drade). Recommended,
To regulate the employment of gov.
eminent employees. (Sheldon). Tabled
To provide docket fee for attorneys
in Circuit and Supreme Courts and be.
fore Circuit Judges at chambers
Gong). Recommended indefinitel,
kpostpOned,
To amend Section 1916 of the Revised
Laws. (AchD. Recommended.
To facilitate collection of certain
debts due the Territory. (Dowsett)
Recommended.
To amend the laws relating to sum-
mary proceedings to recover possession
of land. (AchD. Recommended.
To provide for the filing Of plans and
surveys of lands in the registrars Of.
fee. (AchD. Recommended.
To amend Section Sc of the Revised
Laws. (Cox). Recommended indefinite.
ly postponed. Tabled by the House.
To amend Section 80 of the Revised
Laws. (AchI. Recommended, but
tabled by the House.
To amend Section 1919 of the Civi
Laws relating to Widows Election OF
Dover. Gewis). Recommended will
amendments.
Earris introduced a bill relating t.
the construction, maintenance and in
spection Of buildings in the district OF
Honolulu and defining the boundaries
Of that district. The bill was read 6
first time by title.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
At the afternoon session, before going
into Committee of the Whole ON the
Taxation bill, Holstein's bill to repeal
the $40 tax for selling salmon, passed
its third reading.
The bill introduced by Cox to amend
the laws of 1896 relating to interns,
taxes next came up. 1t provided fol-
compensating each deputy assessor by
paying per cent on the amount col
iected and that assessors shall be PAID