The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-03-24
THE SENATE.
THIRTIETH DAY.

A veto from the Governor was one
of the first matters coming before the
Senate yesterday. Secretary Atkinson
carried the message in, which gave the
Governors reasons for withholding b.
approval from House bill 49, being an
act to regulate the conduct and trial
of criminal cases.
Consideration of the veto was set for
| . O'clock. A few minutes later the
House informed the Senate that 1t haa
sustained the veto. AS 1t was a House
bill the Senate. at the set time, forms
ally sustained the veto by the IN mi
nous vote of the thirteen members
present.
The Secretary announced by letter
that the Governor had signed Act s..
relating to service of summons, and
Act 8, to promote The display of Tie
United States flag. BY another letter
the Secretary informed the Senate that
the Executive office did not possess re-
quested copies of certain bills before
Congress at its late session. There was
copy of one bill, as 1t stood before
| final passage, on hand which was at
the Senate's service.
The House by letter stated its failure
to concur in the amendments of the
Conference Committee on House Bill
As.
COURT STENOGRAPHERS.
Achi presented separate petitions
from the three judges of the First Cir,
cult Court and from large number Of
attorneys, praying that the salaries of
official reports In that court be appro>
prlated at not less than 5000 a month.
Referred to judiciary Committee.
President Isenberg announced that af-
ter that day, under the rules, petitions
would only be received on Mondays.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Achi presented a majority report oil
the judiciary Committee on Senate Bill
SO. providing for pensions to policemen.
1t stated that the bill was q copy of n
California statute, and that lin prac-
tice it was found a very good law in
the State of California" Some verbal
amendments were offered to the bill
Dickey presented a minority report,
saying
II don't like the bill itself. We have
no money to pension anybody with.
The school teachers want to be pens
stoned for old age and are as much en-
titled to 1t as the police. / would be In
favor of pensioning all good officers
who have served twenty years and are
over sixty years Of age II we had the
money to do 1t.
According to Section this will not
take effect for twenty years to come
anyway, as 1t only refers to county Of
ficers. Let us leave the pension bust
ness to be decided twenty years from
now"
Laid on the table to be considered
with the bill.
Another report of the judiciary Com.
mittee recommended the passage OF SEN
ate Bill rs to protect homesteads from
forced sale with certain amendments
proposed. Laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill.
NEW BILLS.
Achi introduced bill fixing the quail
ifications and providing for the exami-
nation of official reporters of the First
Judicial Circuit
Dickey introduced resolution to APP
propriate s65 to pay the claim of w. e
Shaw for bay horse that met fatal
injury on Makaolehua bridge, Maui.
BILLS FINALLY PASSED.
The following bills passed third read.
ing:
Senate Bill o. relating to paroles Of
prisoners. Unanimous ayes; McCand-
less and Woods absent.
House Bill 70. relating to writs OF
execution. Unanimous ayes; McCand-
less and Woods absent.
House Bill so, to protect the United
States flag from dissertation for adver.
Using purposes. >Dowsett secured q
grammatical correction in the passage
Unanimous ayes of full Senate.
House Bill 81, to limit the time with