The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-18


tion 1884 Of the Revised Laws. The
bill provides for hearing Of Supreme
Court cases by all the Justices Of said |
court, II was read first time.
CORRECTING AN ERROR.
Paris introduced n bill 60 amend the
law relating TO impounding animals. |
The bill passed first reading without
the formality of going to the Printing
Committee.
Senator Hewitt introduced a bill to
correct the mistake in the bill provid-
ing for terms of the Circuit Court in
Kau. Under the bill as il passed over
the Governor = veto, il was made man.
datory upon the courts to meet at
Kohala and kau on the same day.
Consideration of the Governor Is veto
of the bill raising the pay of jurors
was next in order. The matter went
over until today.
From the Revision Committee. Dick
ey reported some minor corrections in
the trading stamp bill.
The Achi joint resolution permitting
the Treasurer to transfer certain
moneys to the land fund, passed third
reading without dissent.
Senate Bill 1874, to repeal certain
sections of the penal code, passed third
reading, only McCandless voting
against it.
Senate Bill 1876, to protect the own
ers of registered bottles and contain
ers, passed third reading.
Senate Bill 124, increasing the sala-
ries of Circuit Judges, on motion of
Bishop, was laid on the table as a
measure of economy.
From the Judiciary Committee,
Dickey reported advocating that SEN
ate Bill 90, making taxes payable to
county assessors, be laid on the table.
The report was adopted.
From the Judiciary Committee, Achi
made verbal report on Senate Bin
20, relating to proceedings of the land
court, concurring in the amendments
made to the bill by the House. The
report was adopted, Dowsett and Isen-
berg voting against it. This passes
the bill.
WILL NOT CONFORM.
House bill rs, amending the law re.
lating to negotiable instruments so as
to make 1t the same here as in the
states, was taken on second reading
and read section by section, the pro-
ceeding promising to last several hours.
Achi, however, began to propose
amendments, whereupon Dowsett said
that if the bill was changed at all, it
might as well be killed, the object be-
ing to unity the laws of states.
And then Achi made a long speech
against this scheme of notifications,
saying the law did most fit conditions
here.
Achi's motion to amend was car
ried, whereupon on Dickey's motion
the bill was tabled.
House Bill 1856, to segregate iuries,
passed second reading on the adoption
of majority reports by the committee.
1t will be read for the third time to-
day.
Achi moved reconsideration of House
Bill LAG, which passed third reading on
Saturday. This is the bill to provide
fire departments for small towns. Re.
consideration carried, and the title was
amended to fit the bill. Then the bill
was passed.
Holise bill $50, raising the legal rate
from per cent to s per cent, was
killed on second reading by the adop-
ton of the committee report that it
be tabled.
House Bill 10s, amending the jury
law, passed second reading. 1t win be
read for the third time today.
House Bill 14S, repeating obsolete
I laws with relation to the manufacture
of poi, passed second reading. 1t will
be read for the third time today.
House Bill 40, relating to suits on
open accounts, passed second reading,
after having been amended to protect
merchants and small dealers. 1t will
be read for the third time on We'd
nesday.
Senate Bill 1877, to amend the law
relating to eminent domain, read first
time by title and referred to the Pub
lie Lands Committee, first, and was
then on a question of law taken back
and given to the judiciary Commit
| tee.
Senate Bill 1913, the income tax law,
was read for the second time. An
effort to reduce the exemption from
$1,000 to 81 failed, IA to i. The bill
then passed second reading. 1t will
be read for the third time on We'd
nesday.
The Senate adjourned until 10 a. m.
on Tuesday.
THE HOUSE.
Just before the House of Represen.
tatives adjourned at FIVE O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, Holstein sprung a
little surprise. Under suspension Of
the rules he reintroduced the House
Liquor Bill which he had brought in
earlier in the session, the bill which
came back from the Senate torn to
tatters.
1t was read a first time by title
and made the special order of the day
for second reading this morning.
Thus it would appear that hope of
getting reasonable bill through has