The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-12
Observation-Disclosures DAY.

hour to enable the clerk to catch W
with his work.
Then, when business really began
Senate Bill 1l2, relating to the protec
ton of domestic animals from infec
tious disease was read for the third
time. The bill created a considerable
amount of discussion as to its wording
during which the Senate got a little
tangled. The bill, however, finally
passed, Achi, Hayselden, Hewitt and
Lane voting against it.
SMALL TANTALUs PARK.
Senate Bill 6, the Tantalus Park bill
was next in order on third reading, and
was considered by paragraph on mo-
ton of Dickey This was to bring the
fight directly on the point as to wheth-
er the park reservation should be for
the larger tract or the smaller. The
bill and the majority report of the
committee recommend the setting ASIDE
of all the public land on Tantalus, and
Dickey spoke in defense of the larger
park.
McCandless said that in 1880 all the
land on Tantalus had been taken for
the benefit of the Honolulu water
works, and he contended that, because
of that reservation, the people who
held property on Tantalus had no title
to it, and he contended that the pas
sage of this bill would be virtual
acknowledgment or confirmation by
the government of the right of the
people on Tantalus to their property
holdings. He thought all the people
should be thrown off Tantalus, and all
the property taken for the public USE
kuokoa!' said Dickey. 81 am
willing that you should take it ALL -
Dowsett contended that McCandless
was right, and questioned the right of
the Commissioner OF fublic Lands to
| sell any lots up there. He argued
strongly against anything more than
a 20-acre parh, at the most. The ar
gument that the Tantalus Park would
be for the poor, was absurd. How
would the people get up there2 Also,
| he argued that this bill was gotten up
in the interest of confirming shaky
titles to land. That was possible,
but it was foolish to seek to set aside
176 acres of land that was already in
the hands of the Superintendent of
Public Works as a water reserve, al
though he would have been willing to
compromise on twenty-acre park. If
these lands could be sold, which he
doubted. then they should be and the
money turned into the Treasury. The
| Territory needed the money.
The bill caused a long debate, but
| was finally passed with the park reser-
walton cut to II acres. The vote fol-
lows:
Ayes-Achi, Bishop. Brown, Dickey,
Hayselden, Lane, Paris, Woods-S
Nays - Dowsett, Gandall, Hewitt,
Isenberg, Kalama, McCandless, Woods
ROUTINE MATTERS.
Senate Bill Sc, the liveryman s lien
| bill, was read for the third time and
passed.
House bill 112, the Tax BILL was CIV
en- to the ways and means committee
| to hold until the House acts on the
Senate tax bill.
Senate Bill 113, relating to diseases
| of animals, passed second reading. 1t
| will be read for the third time today
Like action was taken with
| reference to Senate Bill ia, on the
same subject.
Senate Bill III allowing visitors to
| the leper settlement under proper re-
| strictions, passed second reading. 1t
will be read for the third time to-
day.
Senate Bill rs to provide for the
sale of mortgaged stocks or shares,
passed second reading. 1t will be
read for the third time today.
House Bill -. relatin0 to negotiable
instruments went to the judiciary com
mittee on second reading.
Senate Bill 119 defining the rights of
| district magistrates. passed second
reading. 1t viii be read for the third
time today.
Senate Bill 121, giving $4,000 for
the county act, passed second reading.
II will rood no third
today.
House Bill 100. the anti-trading
stamp bill, passed second reading. 1t
viii be read for the third time to-
KAU GETS COURT.
The governors veto of House Bill
giving Kan a term of the circuir
court was taken up at Hewitt s re-
quest Hewitt opposed the veto, de
nying the governor IS assertion that
| the landing was bad. and claiming
| that there were plenty of accommoda-
tions at Waiohinu for the court. The
veto was beaten by the following vote:
| Ayes-Brown, Dickey, Dowsett. Gan
| dali, Hayselden, Hewitt, kalama, Lane
Wilcox, WOous-10.
| Noes Bishop, Isenberg, McCandless,
Paris
Absent and not voting-Achi, 1.
House Bill "a, providing for the
widow s right of dover. was postponed
on second reading until Friday on mo-
| tion of Brown.
House Bill 10Y, providing for costs
N proceedings in chambers, passed
second reading and viii he read for
the third time on THURSDAY.
House Bill I53 passed second reao-
| and will ha ba