The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-06
IN THE HOUSE


dbn lutE nave never uecu pdlu.
The cases were those Of j. T.. Miau
who died at Kalaupapa ON September
/ 2. 1903, kulamaunole Cw) who died on
| October a. 1903 and Kalepa who died
on November g. 1903.
ON Coelho's motion the petitions were
referred to the Police Committee though
that committee tried to get the matter
showed over to the Finance Committee.
! Rep. Sheldon said that there were
coroners jurics on Kauai who had not
been paid for three years and that he
intended later to introduce a resolution
in connection with the matter
The Clerk of he Senate transmitted
the Senate bill for the facilitating of
the collection of certain debts due the
Territory of Hawaii. The House pass
ed the first reading by title.
The Senate bill to regulate splitting
passed first reading by title.
Attorney General Lorrn Andrews
submitted report showing incidental
expenditures of $4O12.SS for the last six
months Of 1904.
The Committee on Public Instruction
recommended an appropriation of ST.
500 for a school at Milolm.
The Committee on Public Lands and
Internal Improvements reported that
Supt. Holloway had appointed Mrs. E.
NJ. Nakuna, r. c. A. Peterson and r.
II. Trent as commissioners to deter
mine the value of Kalihi valley water
rights, but that it will be impossible to
report in 10 days as requested, the
time being too short.
A petition signed by a large number
of Honolulu people, both male and fe-
male, was presented by Rep. Kaniho
asking for lamentations of the law re
specting the segregation of lepers 1t
asked that the words giving the Board
+ of Health power to segregate persons
: who shall be deemed capable of spread
ing the disease of lprosy'' or persons
l alleged to be" lepers to apply to per-
sons believed, after due and careful
: examination, that they are capable of
spreading the disease of leprosy." The
petition went to the Health Committee.
, The Committee on Public Lands and
J.. Internal improvements reported favor
, ably on the suggested appropriation OF
f., $4,000 for the extension of the Kalihi
t road to the head of the valley and for
$4,000 for the new Pauoa road.
t The Committee on Public instruction
i recommended an item of $500 for al
addition to the school house at Maka.
= pala, and one of $4,000 for a three-room-
! ed school and teachers cottage at Pa.
, paa, Kauai.
D The Reference Committee recon.
mended the indefinite postponement o
= Pulaa's bill to repeal the poll tax law
q Nv no Il
There was furry in the House wheI
the report of the Joint Committee OF
9 the County Act was submitted. TIL
n Joint Committee asked for further tim
y within which to report, and also asked
? for permission to have for its consider
e alton all House and Senate bills on 10
cal self-government
1t was obvious from the demeanor o.
the House that in this report there was
feared deep laid plot to shelvt
i the County Act altogether. Rep. Lii,
kalani and Rep. Kaniho were particu'
; larly indignant, saying that if another
ten days were given the first thing the
House would know would be that the
y session would end. A motion to rejec
the committees report was adopted.
= Rep. Holstein moved for the dis
S charge of the committee and this wa.
d accordingly done.
Holstein then moved a resolution t
the effect that the County Act as pre-
Il pared by the Commissioners should be,
u come the order of the day commencing
Tuesday March Z, the same to be con
sidered in committee of the whole anC
that all bills introduced touching tn,
question of county organization or tn,
election of county or district Officers
shall be reported on by such COMMITTEES
of the whole
The resolution passed practically
n without opposition.
Rep. Greenwich submitted resolu
p ton asking that the Superintendent o
Public Works be requested to furnish
detailed account of work done, unde
q present construction and all communi
cations in relation to the Pahala Vol
a cano road.
a The following bills were introduces
O and read a first time by title:
: To convert land at Makaoku and Co
coanut Island, Hilo, into a free recre
a alton ground. Oewis).
N To amend the Revised Laws touchin
10 upon the punishment for destroyin
n native wild game. OEolstein)
10 To facilitate the collection Of rents
M Oong).
y To protect vested fishing rights. Can
n drade).
To impose tax of per cent per an
mum on every trade, business, profes
70 sion, employment or vocation i'm tn
Territory when the profit or incom
10 exceeds $4,000. (Broad).
10 A concurrent resolution was sent t
20 the Senate on Rep. Kaleiopu's motto
10 asking that a joint committee be az
10 pointed to consider the Railroad hi
and if necessary TO call public meet
ing and to report within ten days.
90 Rep. Coelho introduced a resolutio
to appropriate sum sufficient to pa
90 the bills incurred by the Boards
Registration for the Bird and 9th Di,
tricts during 1904. This resolution is
-. provide for the payment of steamt
transportation of the registratio
boards between the islands for who