The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-20
IN THE HOUSE
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ceipts for the copies of the Revised
Laws sent them.
Senate Resolution No. ?, for the APP
pointment of joint committee of three
from each house for the purpose of re-
vising translations and preventing sec
ond translations by either body was re-
ferred to the Reference Committee
A letter was received from George A.
Davis relating to reference to him in
the Code Commissions report.
Rep. Andrade moved that the letter
be tabled, He would be the last man
to hurt the reputation of any person
but he believed he work was too valu-
able to the Territory to be knocked out
through the private grievance of any
one man, The case or Mr.. Davis had
been tried by the courts and he had
been found at fault. That record still
stood unreversed There were other
cases of persons whose heirs might OBJ
ject to different findings but what
would be the result if all these matters
were brought before the House?
Rep. Harris interrupted with the OBJ
lection that a motion to table was not
Harris then moved that the letter of
Mr.. Davis be referred to the Judiciary
Committee. He thought that Mr.. Da-
Wis as citizen had perfect right TO
appeal to the House If he had any
grievance and that the House should
listen thereto.
Rep. Andradeis motion TO table fail
| ing for want of a seconder, ne withdrew
| it and seconded Rep. Harris motion to
refer. The motion carried without fur
| Their debate. '#.
! A joint resolution was submitted by
Rep. Harris urging that the Delegate
| to Congress be requested to urge Con-
gress to pass the appropriation of $780,,
900 for the scientific treatment and ef-
| fort to find a cure for leprosy as rec
commended I'm the bill Introduced by
| Congressman Hepburn on recommends
tion of Surgeon General Wyman Of the
u. S. Marine Hospital Service.
The resolution was passed by a imam
imous vote and instructions were given
for it's being sent to the Senate at once.
Rep. Coelho introduced a joint reso-
Tut on which he said II was necessary
that every member of the House other
than Rep. Kaniho, the lone opposition
list, be pledged to support in order to
make good ante-election promises. The
! resolution was that the Congress of the
United States should b, respectfully re-
,quested to amend Section 70 of the Or
ganic Act so as to authorize the Legis-
lature to amend the land laws of Ha-
wall in order that public lands may be
AZ . a
most favorable terms, to enable home
steaders to construct roads to theiI
holdings and apply the value of theii
labor thereon to the purchase price.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted, Rep. Kaniho joining the others
with loud Aye"
Rep. Coelho introduced a resolution
instructing the superintendent of Pub
lie Works to.report:
J. The 1spms appropriated under tn,
Loan Act which have been expended
q. Works contemplated and 10 be com
pleted before June 80 1905, under thu
act
g. sums appropriated which will b,
unexpended at the end of June.
The following bills We're introduce,
and read first time oy title:
To amend the Poll, School and Roa,
tax as follows:
TO impose an annual tax of one dol
lar on every male inhabtant between
the ages of 20 and So
To impose an annual tax of so on ev
cry male inhabitant between 20 and 5
: years for the support of the schools.
no impose and annual tax OF 81 on ev
cry male between 20 and so as a roa
tax. (Rep. Holstein)
TO provide priority of payment o
claims against the essate of decease
5 persons. (Rep. Lewis).
TO repeal Section ~ and IS of tn
laws of 1896 respecting licenses. ReI
B HOlstein).
An act to amend the sections of tn
laws relating to licenses for the sal
! OF beef so that they may not apply t
sailed corned or jerked beef. (ReI
! HOlsteln).
An act reorganizing the Board Q
e Health and defining it's duties and pow
Q ers. (Rep. Kaniho).
? An act to provide for and Tegulat
the sending OF youths 10 the mainlan
2 or abroad to be educated, three fror
Hawaii, two from Molokai, Maui an