The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-11
the SENATE
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President Isenberg announced that the
Speaker and himself had been unable
to reach any other conclusion than that
the joint resolutions passed heretofore
had been passed irregularly. They
would probably hold in law, but here
after such resolutions must go through
the same process on passage as bills.
WANT SUSPECT LAW REPEALED.
At the opening of the morning SEES
sion petition was read rom thirty
four voters of Hilo asking that leper
suspect law be repealed. 1t was re-
ferred to the Health Committee.
The judiciary Committee reported
favorablv on the bill to appropriate
money for holding county elections.
The same committee reported unfavor-
ably on House Bill 102, changing the
method of appointing district magis-
trates. The first report was laid on
the table to be considered with the
bill, and the second was adopted.
The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably on Senate Bill 119. Laid
on the table to be considered with the
bill.
The local option special committee
reported favorably on the Dickey local
option bill. Laid on the table to be
considered, with the bill. Woods did
not concur in the report.
The veto message of the terms of
court bill, sent in on Saturday, was
read and action postponed until today.
The order of the day was House Bill
IS, the equity of redemption bill, on
second reading Somewhat unexpect-
eddy, the bill caused considerable de-
bate. Paris and Bishop opposed it,
and Dickey and Achi spoke in FAVOR
of it. And then the bill failed to pass
7 to 5.
ACHI IS ovERRULED.
House Bill As, relating to bills and
open accounts, on second reading went
to the Ways and Means Committee.
House Bill 70, relating to negotiable
instruments, was given to the Judi
ciary Committee, but Achi said that
he would not have time to consider it.
Bishop moved reference to a special
committee and McCandless wanted it
to be taken up and considered with
out reference to committee. The Bish-
OPP motion failed, and motion by Nc
Candless to place the bill on the order
of the day carried.
Senate Bill Az, the bicycle tax bill,
came up on third reading. 1t passed,
Achi and McCandless voting against
it.
Senate Bill 102, the personal proper
ty tax bin, providing for exemption
70 70 ha har lals
was taken up on third reading. The
old fight over the tax on OK carts came
up again, a number of the Senators
wanting to fix the tax at $15. Wilcox
moved to. make the OK cart rate So and
Bishop accepted the amendment. The
tax on automobiles was raised to $40
and the motion to tax ox-carts 50 car
ried. i7
There was no further trouble until
the rice tax was reached, and after a
struggle the decision was against levy
ing tax on the growing crop. The
bill passed third reading. no vote be-
ing recorded against it.
LICENSE BILL REPORTED.
Senate Bill ITO, amending the Jury
law, passed third reading without dis
sent.
From the license bill special com.
mittee Bishop submitted an amended
bill which was laid an the table to be
considered with the bill.
The Health Committee reported IA
vorably on Senate Bill III, allowing
visitors to the Leper Settlement at
any time. The same committee re-
ported favorably on the bills to pro.
vide means for the abatement of dis
eases among animals. Both reports
were laid on the table to be consider
ed with the respective bills.
Two petitions from Brown, one sign
ed by 81 voters of Hilo, and the other
by 60 voters of Puma, asking for the
repeal of the leper suspect law, were
referred to the Health Committee.
Bishop introduced bill to amend
Chapter Sc of the Revised Laws of
Hawaii. Passed first reading and re-
ferred.
Senate Bill SO, the liveryman lien
bill, was read for the third time with
the corrections reported by the Revis-
ion Committee. Action was then de-