The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-31

new school building should come out
\of the general item of 100000 for
buildings.
Achi supported Brown, mentioning
what Honolulu got last session in the
new Royal School building, and Wal
luku in its high school building.
BY vote of members the bill was
taken from the committee and put on
the regular order.
LOCAL OPTION RESURREcTED.
Dickey complained about the holding
back of Senate Bill 2. the local option
bill, and on his motion it was taken
from the Health Committee and re-
ferred to a special committee, which
the President named as Dickey, Paris
and Lane.
Paris inquired about Senate Bill g.
President Isenberg, TO intercept any
further rush of demands for missing
bills, requested all committees to make
reports on bills they have in their
hands within five days.
Bishop then moved concurrent reso-
luton, which carried, that all commit
tees of the Legislature having items or
the loan bill in their hands be required
to report within five days. The Pres
ident reminded the Senate that this
was the 5otn day of the session.
FROM THE HOUSE.
Communications from the House in
formed the Senate as follows:
That Messrs Long, Nakuina and Cox
were appointed a Conference Commit
tee on House Bill 1876, relating to social
clubs. The President appointed Messrs.-
Woods, Dowsett and Kalama as the
Senate conferrees.
That Messrs. Sheldon, Coelho and Ay-
lett were appointed conferrees ON SEN
ate Bill 81.
That the House had concurred in the
Senate amendments to concurrent reso-
luton No. 8.
That House Bills 142, 100, III, 144
, and 80 had passed third reading in the
House.
That Senate Bill 81 was returned.
with amendments by the House.
That Senate Bills 5S, 80, so, 81, 80, 8
| and "a had passed third reading in the
| House.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Miscellaneous Committee report
| effavorably on the bill relating to fire.
| arms.
Achi and Woods reported for the Ju-
dietary Committee on the bill to pro-
hibit the High Sheriff and his deputies
from practicing law, recommending
that district magistrates also be pro-
| bihita1 from lou Dinkau do.
clined to concur.
The Judiciary Committee reported
| favorably on Dill 80.
Dowsett reported for the special COM
mittee on the County Bill, recommend
ing that Section 13 remain unchanged
and Section 80 be amended to read
as follows:
''The precincts and polling places es-
tablished or as may be established by
the laws of the Territory for the cleo
tion of Senators and Representatives
shall constitute the precincts and poll
ing places for the the election of coun-
ty officers, provided, however, that in
places where, under the existing di-
vision of precincts, voters in different
districts vote at the same polling place,
the Governor is hereby required to
change the polling places within each
district so as to allow the voters OF
such district to vote within the dis
trict in which they are registered"
BILLS ADVANCED.
On motion of Achi, opposed by
Dickey, consideration of the Govern
or's appointments were deferred by
seven votes to Monday next.
, Bills passed first or second reading
by title and were referred to appropri-
ate committees as follows:
Standard telephone franchise bill.
Redemption of property bill.
Maui electric railway franchise bill.
Taxation amendment bill.
FISH AND GAME BILLS.
Bishop opened debate on the Sec
ond reading of the bill to prevent the
wanton destruction of food fishes. He
asked if 1T interfered with private fish
cries or inclosed fish ponds. Would
, it make fish dearerl
Isenberg, having called Vice-Presi-
dent Paris to the chair, said it was the
!, same as his bill killed last session.
The Asiatics were catching small fish
in quantities by fne-mesh nets and
feeding them to hogs and ducks. Ger
tain small specios making pat Of the
the bill. If the Hawaiian members
, knew of any other species that should
,, be excepted they ought toi name them.
! Owing to opposition last session the
prohibition of throw nets was left out
of this bill.
Gandall made IN interesting speech,
giving much information of alarming
: diminution in certain kinds of valuable
food fish. He told of Asiatics who
: fished with nets within nets, the inner
most one being of mosquito netting,
so that they made hauls that included
!, fish ranging from sharks down to the
! tipiest of the fnny tribes. They fed
,, the minuter kinds by the bushel to
hogs and ducks.
Dowsett showed that the section pro-
hibiting the use of giant powder in
fishing was already covered by the ex-
listing law, and on his motion it was
struck out.
Achi spoke of the difficulty, reeog-