The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-16

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payment thereof, or any thereof, with
out such arbitration; also what in
structions have been given, or requests
made to said Governor. if any, by the
President of the United States, or the
Secretary of State, with reference to
the making of any provision for the
settlement, or the payment of said
claims, or of any of said claims, by
the Territory of Hawaii"
WITH A ROUND TURN.
Clerk Savidge had got part way
through with reading a communica ton
from the Republican Central Commit
tee, conveying a resolution of that body
relative to the County Act, when Bish-
op interrupted the reading.
Il consider this communication per-
sonal," the Senator for Oahu inter-
jected. Il do not question the right of
the committee to send IN a communi-
cation on a public matter, but this one
deals in personalities. The personal
part has been already read. move that
the communication be laid on the
table,
Dowsett seconded the motion, which
carried 8 to on a show of hands.
MASS MEETING PETITION
Dickey presented "a petition from the
Christian people of Honolulu, in mass
meeting assembled at Kawaiahao
Church. to make no change in the
present Sunday law. Referred to Sun
day Bill Committee.
NEW BILLS.
Dickey introduced a bill to compel
the construction of fire escapes and to
provide a penalty for failure to con-
struct the same.
McCandless introduced bill to pro-
vide for the protection of livery stock.
1t makes anyone hiring livery stable
outfit who causes damage to vehicle,
or injury or death to horse liable to
conviction of misdemeanor with pen
atty of Imprisonment not exceeding
three months or fine not exceeding S100.
Another bill introduced by McCand-
less was to amend Sections 21T9-S0-S1.
Revised Laws, so as to provide that
persons letting pasture lands may have
a lien on the animals pastured for the
agreed charges.
Achi introduced a bill ''to create a
police relief. health, and life insurance
and pension fund in the Territory of
Hawaii. To the widow or children
under 16 of a policeman who loses his
life in the performance of his duty a
pension of third of the dead mans
salary is provided. A payment of $1,000
from the pension fund is provided for
the widow or children. or if none, the
mother or unmarried sisters. of a po-
lice officer who has served on the force
for not less than ten years.
Conviction of felony, habitual drunk
enness or failure to report for exami-
nation Will forfeit the benefits of the
proposed law.
The fund is to be provided from
sources as follows: Not less than five
nor more than ten per cent of fees re-
ceived for licenses to sell liquor, one
half of the dog taxes, all of the moneys
from fines of the police. the proceeds
of all sales of unclaimed property, not
less than a quarter nor more than
half of the license fees of pawnbrokers.
billiard hall keepers, secondhand deal
ers and junk stores; % per cent of the
fines for violation of county ordinances;
all of the rewards to members of the
police force, except such as shall be
excepted by the sheriff, and 81 a month
from the pay of each member OF the
police department.
FUSS OVER VETO.
The Governors veto of the bill re-
lating to annulment of marriage. di-
vorce and separation came up for ac-
ton.
Dowsett could not see how the Sen
ate could intelligently consider the
veto without having the bill before it,
McCandless said the House had al
ready sustained the veto and enter
tanned another bill on the subject. The,
only thing for the Senate to do was to
sustain the Governors veto.
Achi thought that was wrong way
because the House had sustained the
veto then the Senate must sustain it.
Maybe the Governor was wrong. He
believed the Governor was wrong.
Dickey, after Dowsett had explained
the Governors objection, said if the
House had sustained the veto the ac-
ton of the Senate would not amount
to anything.
I'VE passed the bill just as the House
did, Paris said after McCandless and
Achi had each spoken again. We
ought to know our own action. The
Governor vetoed it as we passed it
here. What is the use of haggling over
the matter any longer?"
On call of the ayes and noes the veto
was sustained. II to 1, only Achi voting
to pass the bill notwithstanding the
veto.
THIRD READING.
Senate Bill 65 to uroyide for the MAX
ing of public reports by banks, trust
companies and building and loan as
sociations, not to apply to banks in
corporated under the laws of Hawaii.
passed third reading by the following
vote:
Ayes-Achi, Bishop. Dickey, Dowsett,
Gandall. Hayselden. Isenberg, Kalama,
Lane, McCandless, Paris, Wilcox-12.