The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-25
BACK TO CONFERENCE.

The Senate sent back House BIZ 81
slightly amended. but the House ell
not concur and Speaker Knudsen ap-
pointed Andrade, Coelho and Fai.,a
dez as Conference Committee Oh lie
bill.
The Senate Bill for the special app
preparation of $1,000 for fighting the
fires at Wahiawa and Kona was rush
ed through its third reading.
House Bill =, the bill to prevent lie
High Sheriff and his subordinates
from practicing law in causes. was
amended to read that they be prohib-
tied from practicing in civil CAUSES.
ayes, / no.
AS originally presented, the bin ex
cluded the Attorney General, MS d@p-
uties and assistants from private pta.s-
tice. but this was stricken out at sec
ond reading
Ayletts House Bill s. came up for
second reading. 1t was measure con
corning the redemption within ye II
of property sold under mortgage. there
was an adverse report from the J'Idi
ciary Committee on the bill. on The
ground that the conditions imposed
would practically prohibit any Te son
from lending money on mortgage. As
the loan would be so insecure. The
committees report had been taDl d to
be considered with the bill.
The committees report was ovarl id
den, the bill passing second reading.
REPORTS FROM FINANCE.
The Finance Committee reported on
the following bills:
For the relief of J. Goldstein. Ger
nandez) Recommended.
To exempt from taxation the LIra'iio
Home Home for IncurabIes. Kona Or
phanage and charitable institutions. eX-
emption of land limited to church sites
and burying grounds not five acres in
extent. CWilcox.) Recommended.
To make the exception from taxation
$500 instead of $500. CKaniho) Recon-
mended indefinitely postponed but t2-
bled by the House to be considered With
the bill.
For the appointment of a commission
to collect, arrange and classify puol;c
archives. ONilcox) Recommended.
In the matter of the Board of Health's
correspondence with DR. Milton Rice
about the four leprous patients at Hilo,
Holstein reported that ne had received
copies of all the correspondence except
a most important letter from DR.. Grace
and on his motion the clerk was in
structed to write for copy of this.
Sheldon introduced a resolution for
the appointment of a commission to re-
wise the tax laws of the Territory.
For road from Puuhae. y. Kohala, TO
Kawafhae. :. Kohala, $1,000. (Pulaa-)
Recommended.
For roads on Maui. sls,5oo. Pali)
Recommended.
For road from Piopio street to Wal
akea river. $500; for road from Hale
puaa to Kaneahiaku, $500. Gewis.)
Recommended.
Broad introduced the Wireless Tele-
graph Bill 70 enable the superintendent
of Public Works 10 enter into a con-
tract with the Inter-Is.and telegraph
Company for the transmission Of tile
grams pertaining 70 government and
official business and TO appropriate
money TO carry out the contract. II
was read first time by title.
MARRIAGE TOO CHEAP.
The senate Bill to amend the Revived
Laws to change the marriage license Zee
from . cents u 81. had only one or
ronert. Kaniho. As q matter OF fact,
he smaller fee u-as inserted in the Re
Vi ed Laws by an oversight. an old law
being quoted. The fee has been 81 for
many years.
senator NrcCandless's bill TO amend
the Revised Laws so that voters may
designate their choice for Senate,