The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-07
COMMITTEE REPORTS.

Dill was lOTtHWitn pdSSSu VII hist iSaN
ing, to be read a second time tomor-
row.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
McCandless presented a report Of the
Public Lands committee on Senate bill
104, to protect livery stable keepers by
giving them a lien, recommending Its
passage with certain amendments.
Laid on the table to be considered with
the bill, 1t came up later and the bill
passed second reading, to be read
third time today, by to 8. after be-
ing amended to require publication Of
notice in English and Hawaiian news
papers before sale under lien.
The Public Lands committee, Nc
Candless chairman, reported on the pc
tition of T. Awana, "for relief on ac-
count of a wrong survey made by the
government whereby he has been
wrongfully deprived of some So acres of
his land at Keaaula, Hamakua, Ma
ui." 1t is found that the facts stated
in the petition are true. The commit
tee does not know as to the amount of
damages sustained by petitioner, claim
ed by him as $4,000 for improvements,
and recommended that a settlement OF
the claim be made by the Commissioner
of Public Lands, either by a payment
in money or by grant of public land.
Adopted.
The judiciary Committee, Achi chair
man, presented reports on Senate Bills
10S, 109 and 107, favoring their pas
sage. All later passed second reading,
to be read third time today. The
first two change crimes to msdemea-
nors for certain offenses and the last
one repeats the obsolete law that au-
thorized the hiring out of prisoners to
private parties
STANDARD OIL INQUIRY.
Acht presented the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas by Section 1926 of the Re-
vised Laws of Hawaii, foreign corpora
tions are required to pay license fee
of $3.50 a year and one-fourth of mill
on each dollar. etc.
"And whereas said law was passed
about two years ago;
1T is hereby resolved. that the
| Treasurer of the Territory Is hereby
requested to inform the Senate:
Whether the Standard Oil Co. did
IF not what action he has taken
relating to the matter?"
! NOMINATIONS AGAIN OFF.
Hewitt Interrupted the call for order
Of the day by moving that the rules be
suspended and nominations of the
I Governor be taken up.
Achi thought action ought to be de-
| ferred as a committee of inquiry into
the conduct of one of the nominees
had not yet reported.
The motion was lost, to 8.
Dickey here got in favorable report
of special committee on Senate Bill
146, to provide for fire department for
Waikiki. which was tabled to be con-
sldered with the bill.
/ OSTEoPATHY BILL PASSES.
The bill to provide for licensing the
practice Of osteopathy, by amending
Section 1868 Revised Laws, passed third
| reading on the following vote:
Ayes-Achi, Bishop, Dickey, Dow
sett, Gandall. Hayselden, Hewitt. Isen-
berg, Lane, McCandless, Paris, Wilcox,
| Woods-13.
Noes-Brown, Kalama-2.
The bill to provide for the perpetual
ton of testimony, on an error detected
by Dickey. was referred to the Revi-
sion Committee.
! WAILUKU FIRE BILL.
| On the report of special committee,
House Bill LAG. to provide for fire de-
partment In Wailuku. was considered
on second reading.
McCandless moved II be referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Achi doubted II such law could be