The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-07
LEGIsLATURE---SIXrEENTh DAY.

fairs your committee is not in favor of
granting such a concession. The fl
nances of the Territory do not warrant
it, even if it would pay in the end
When warrants for the pay of en-
ployees, and even OF the members of
the Legislature. have 10 be, registered
and remain unpaid for months, it be-
hooves us to guard every avenue of
expenditure with a jealous eye.
The bill asks for exemption from
taxes for fifteen years. While this
would be offset, in case the road were
ever built beyond Diamond Head.
which, however, need not be done I'M
der the bill as. introduced, your COM
mittee thinks that the period ought not
to exceed five years ia any case.
The objections to the blil are so
numerous that we recommend tfat it
be laid on the table"
Dickey moved that the report be
laid on the table to be considered with
the bill and by that time McCandless
had caught his second wind.
Il move YOU" he said, that that re-
port be thrown out of the Senate
This, however, was hardly in order
and the Senator modified his motion
LO d pain one W iSJcCt INC IOHOit u
which was lost. And then the Dickey
motion carried Hover, the Senators
were merciful because when the bin
came up on second reading, consider
alton was postponed until Monday to
give McCandless chance to answer
the Dickey report.
COUNTY ACT COMMITTEE.
The Senate was full of incident yes
terday, and just before adjournment
for the day Dowsett from the Cour-
ty Act Joint Committee introduced the
following resolution. which was adopt
ed and the Senate Committee men Civ
en- ten days more time:
THE Joint County Committee to
which was referred Concurrent reso-
luton No. 1, beg leave to report that
it has had the same under careful con-
sideration, and as the time expires to-
day, requests of this honorable body
that the committee be given further
time IN which to make a final report;
and that pending such final report the
said committee be permitted to have
for its consideration all House and
Senate bills on local self government
that were introduced therein
The Senate session opened with the
IGLuSsiI OI (IiS oti1SilOLS 10 ptIiIill NIic
House to draw back a bill, House Bill
"A, which the lower body had passed
and then reconsidered. the bill having
in the meantime passed first reading
in the Senate 1T seems to me- said
Dowsett, this is asking too much.
Where would the power of the House
be unprecedented"
President Isenberg held that the bill
could not be returned to the House at
this stage under the rules, and that
closed the incident, after Achi had en-
tered a protest.
ACHI WINS HIS POINT
Achi scored little bit later when he
appealed from the ruling of the chair
on report from the Judiciary Com
mittee on Senate Bill IS, which is the
Paris bill relative to the appointment
of district magistrates. 1t seems that
Paris had wanted to be heard on the
bill by the committee, and had not
been, and there was a misunderstand-
ing all around about it. The presid-
ing officer ruled that Achfs report was
not in order and from this ruling
Achf appealed. winning his point Aft
er this little breeze the Senate settled
down TO business.
The order of the day was the third
reading of Senate Bill 70, the spe-
cfal forest fire appropriation act.
The bill passed without dissent.
Senate Bill s, the Dickey-Park bill,
came up on third reading. and Went
over for consideration until next Tues
dav on motion of Woods.
Senate Bill 46, relating to proceedings
for recovery of land, on third reading
passed without dissent.
House Bill :, on second reading, went
to the Judiciary Committee.
House Bill IS the divorce law. on sec
ond reading, went TO the Judiciary
Committee.
House Bill 80, to encourage DIVERSE
fed industries. went TO the Public
Lands Committee.
| House Bill "A went to the Revision
! Committee on second reading.
! House Bill IS. second reading. refer
red to Judiciary Committee.
! ROUTINE MATTERS.
Senate Bill So to print the decision
of the Federal District Court. was read
for the second time. section by section,
and then went over until tomorrow.