The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-02-17


ant matter Of the days proceedings was
the announcement by SPEAKER Kuudscn
~ tho selections he had made for
Standing Committees. The choice made
was MS above. and Il viii be noted that
the much-t desired Printing Committee
l. safe w the hands OF Chairman Green
well.
The pre- sentntion of the report OF the
County Act Commission was the first
event in the history of yesterdpy's scs-
sion after Charlein DesHa opened the
House with a prayer In the Hawaiian
tongue. Chief Clerk auckland present.
ed the Governors communication, in
closing the Commission. report, a re-
port which has already appeared In
print.
LEPERS WANT DRINKS.
Rep. Coelho was first on his feet when
the presentation of resolutions was cali
ed In the order of business. He pre-
scented n petition from the resident,
of the leper settlement asking that the
Board of Health be given the privilege
of issuing beer and light wine license
for the settlement.
titions and bills. the rules being sus-
pended in order to allow the bills to
be read first time.
Rep. Pulaa introduced resolution to
the effect that $1,000 be appropriated
for the repair of the Kohala court house
and another resolution for $780, 600 to re-
pair the Government road from MANU-
kona to Honokane. Hawaii
PASSED FIRST READING.
The following bills were announced
in due form. read by title and passed
first reading:
BY Rep. Andrade:
An Act to appropriate for House ex-
penses $4,000.
An Act to enact the revised laws Of
Hawaii.
BY Rep. Pail:
An Act to amend Section 81 of Act
80 OF the Session Laws OF 1908, relating
to terms of Circuit Courts, as follows:
First Circuit, Honolulu. first Mondays
of January, April and September.
Second Circuit, Wailuku. second We'd
nesdays of March and June and at La
haina second Wednesday of October.
Wednesdays of April and December
and at North Kohala on the 4th We'd
nesday of July.
Fourth Circuit, Hilo, on 3rd Wednes-
days of February. May and November
and in Hamakua Bird Wednesday of Au-
gust.
Fifth Circuit, Lihue, 4th Wednesdays
of March, July and December.
BY Rep. Fernandez:
An Act to repeal Section of Chap
ter GO of the Penal Code, relating to
isolation of lepers.
An Act to repeal Sections 922. 1876,
ETC., relating to vaccination.
BY Rep. Broad:
An Act providing licenses.
BY Rep. Mahelona:
An Act creating the City and Coun-
ty of Honolulu.
BY Rep. Holstein:
Acts: /. To reduce personal taxes
from 60 to so years as the age limit
2. To amend Act 80 Of laws of 1903
in reference to terms of Circuit Courts
so that the term of the Third Circuit
will be held in November instead OF
December.
3. To abolish licenses on food such
as salmon, milk, beef, pork.
4. To amend the Wide Tire Act and
to repeal the provision of wheel track
ing.
5. Compelling destroyers of Gov
eminent roads to repair the same at
their own expense.
6. Licensing hotels to sell liquors
to guests when such hotels have
rooms for not less than 20 guests.
7. An Act to encourage the manu-
facture of wines from grapes and 9TH
err fruits.
BY Rep. Mahikoa:
An Act to provide for the divorce OF
married persons where one is segre-
gated as a leper.
BY Rep. Fernandez. resolution for
the following appropriations:
$4,000 relocat On of Ookala main
road
$4,000 relocatlot OF Kukaiau main
road
$4,000 relocation Paauhau main road.
$4,000 relocation of Kukuihaele main
road.
1000 steam roller.
Representative Fernandez also in
troduced a bill for expanding $4,000
for roads and bridges and $4,000 for
matchmaking in the district of Hama
kua.
Representative Harris moved that
the Chamber OF Commerce and the
Civic Federation be furnished with a
copy of every bill introduced in the
House.
Representative Fernandez introduced
a bill to strike out the penalty clause
in the act respecting vaccination.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion, after the announcement of the
Standing Committees a resolution Of
Rep. Coelho asking that the Secretary
Of the Territory be requested to fur
nish each member with a copy of the
Session Laws of 1908 was adopted.
On the suggestion of Rep. Harris 1t
was decided that the Printing Com
mittee of the House should confer with
that of the Senate with a view to
saving expense in the double printing
of seasonal documents.
STILL MORE BILLS.