The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-15
IN THE HOUSE



the resolution for presenting copies Of
the Revised Laws and Session Laws Of
1905 to the members OF the code and
County Act Commissions.
A person signing himself John Ma
goon sent a letter to the House which
was read by the clerk II recited that
about 400 years ago little band of i'm
migrants landed at Pilgrim Rock
wherever that may be, and Immediately
began to fell trees to erect house in
which they might worship God on the
Sabbath day. From this 1t was argued
that the Legislature should not change
the Sunday laws i'm such a way that a
steamship passenger could get clean
clothes or that a traveller could get a
drink of soda The letter was filed.
The Miscellaneous Committee recon-
mended the disallowance of Harris
proposed appropriation Of $4,000 for
subsidy to a passenger and freight
steamer between Hawaii and the coast
giving the following reasons:
"First-That the financial condition
of the Territory does not admit of any
such large outlay, and
"Second-That if any subsidy at all
is granted Il should be extended to
those steamers plying between the diff
ferent islands in order to encourage
small farmers"
The Miscellaneous Committee sub
mitted a report recommending that the
question of repeating the leper segrega-
ton law and the vaccination bill should
| be considered in thu House in connec-
ton with bills already introduced.
! The public Lands and Internal Inn
prov cents Committee reported on the
/ petition of a number of residents OF
Kau. Hawaii, asking the opening of the
Hionaa and Kaalaiki lands for home-
steaders. The matter will be passed on
to Land Commissioner j. w. Pratt for
his action, the House approving the
petition.
The following resolutions were intro
duced:
For roads Hlnole and Wailau, Kau
$4,000; for a court house at Waiohinu
800. (GreenwelD.
For constructing and macadamizing
q road from Volcano road to 10 mile
road known as 121a mile road Olaa
homestead, Puma, Oewis).
To pay DR.. w. A. Schwallle for SER
vices rendered in post-mortem in Kau
$40, (Holstein).
That members be furnished with cop
les of the Special Session laws of 1901
containing the appropriation bills of thar
period ending June 30, 1905.
For constructing steps to the whar
/, at Hopuloa, S. KOna, 800, CKaniho).
To reimburse Chow Lee for taxes paiC
twice in 1900, $17, CCoelho).
, Long, perhaps unwittingly, precipi
tated a fierce debate by moving join
resolution to the effect that the Secre
tary of the Territory should be directe,
/ to supply all citizens with copies of tn
7 Revised Laws at the price of So.
| On Holstein's motion the matter wa
referred to the Committee on Publi
: Expenditures.
: For a water tank at the Kawaiha
school house $500 (Pulaa).
) For mounted patrol and patrol wag
. ons at Hllo, So 5O0 (Smith).
) For rock crusher at South Hilo, $4,000
(Smlth).
2 To instruct the Superintendent o
Public Works to repair the Kaawi
school, recently burnt, out of any bal
ance of the appropriation for schoo
repairs as soon as possible. (Mahelona)
Harris introduced a bill relating +
the construction, maintenance and in
, spection Of buildings in the district 0
! Honolulu and defining the boundarle
of that district. The bill was read
first time by title.
long report was submitted by tn
, Judiciary Committee on the followin
bills:
An act defining the crime Of usur
! and providing for the punishment
thereof. (Coelho). Recommended wit
= the penalty reduced from $1,000 to $25
To amend Section 1903 of the Revise
:, Laws. (Sheldon). Recommended.
!, Relating to costs OF court. (Andrade
: Recommended after striking out Sc,
q toni.
To provide procedure for partition {
o real property. (Andrade). Recon
mended.
An act relating to attachments. CAR
|. drade). Recommended.
To regulate the employment of COY
eminent employees. (Sheldon). Table
To provide a docket fee for attorney
in Circuit and Supreme Courts and b.
fore Circuit judges at chambers. Lions
Recommended indefinitely postponed.
h To amend Section 1915 of the Revise
Laws. (AchD. Recommended.
To facilitate collection of certa
= debts due the Territory. Dowsett
l. Recommended.
To amend the laws relating TO sun
mary proceedings to recover poss zssio
of land. (AchD. Recommended.
To provide for the filing of plans an
, surveys of lands in the registrars o
fee (AchD. Recommended.
To amend Section SO of the Revisi
Laws. (Cox). Recommended indefinit
ly postponed. Tabled by the House.
To amend Section so Of the Revise
Laws. (Ach). Recommended b
tabled by the House.
To amend Section 1919 Of the Civ
N Laws relating to Widows Election
y, Dover. Oewis). Recommended wi
. amendments.
20 Coelho introduced a resolution 10 en-