The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-10
A CONFERENCE
ON UNPAID BILLS
SENATE REFUSES TO CDNCUU as
HOUSE AMENDMENTS NND BILL
GOES TO CONFERENCES.

\ message from the Governor was
the first thing heard by the senate af-
ter opening routine this morning 1t
referred TO "a suggestion of DR. David
starr Jordan that mosquito killing fish
might be imported from Mexico. and
appears elsewhere The message was
referred to the Ways and Means COM
mittee.
The House returned Senate bill as
having passed third reading I'm that
body with certain amendments which
were set forth I'm detail
Dickey moved the Senate do not con-
cur, Dowsett that it do. Non-con-
currence carried with II votes.
on motion Of Dowsett the bin was re-
ferred to a conference committee, mann
ed by the president as McCandless,
Dickey and Kalama.
Dowsett said the Ways and Means
committee was arduously engaged on
the two bills i'm its hands but would
be unable to report that day.
McCandless presented "A report from
the Public lands committee
Your committee on Public lands, in
ternal improvements, agriculture, etc,
to which was referred Senate resolu-
ton No 4, beg leave to report.
THE object of the resolution is to
provide for an appropriation Of $4,000
for the purchase of the wharf at Kau-
nakakai.
Your committee find that there is
being collected from the residents OF
that section of he island Of Molokai
wo hundred dollars $4,000 toll for the
landing of freight.
I'VE do not believe that such con-
dition should exist and that the Ter
ritory should own all wharves, but
believe that the amount asked for Is
too high and would recommend that
the item be inserted I'm the Loan bill at
81, 900 which should include the wharf
and approaches and a right of way of
twenty feet wide to the Government
road.
with these amendments your cont
mittee recommends that the item be-
inserted"
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS.
The Senate took up the appointments
Of the governor communicated by mes
sage yesterday. There was a contest
only on the name of Dr. Judd for the
Board of Health.
Dowsett asked if he had not already
been appointed a member Of the Board
of Medical Examiners and moved he
be not confirmed.
ON "a standing vote there was a tie
vote Of to- 6. President Isenberg ask
ed Kalama to vote II vote to confirm
the Senator from Kauai responded. 80
does the president, and that is eight
votes" came from the chair.
Mark II. Robinson and +. c. Smith,
members of Board of Health, and Dr..
NJ. r. Grossman member of board OF
dental examiners, were confirmed with
out opposition.
Dickey presented the following re-
port from the Judiciary committee
Your judiciary committee to which
was referred Senate Resolution No.
begs leave to report.
"Your committee is of the opinion
that the County Law will stand the
test of the courts but cannot say that
it will positively do so. Should the law
be decided to be unconstitutional it
would require a special session of the
Legislature to make appropriations un-
less we do something to prevent it be-
fore the close of this session.
Owe therefore think that it is the
part of good judgment to appropriate
money which can be used by the terri
tory to carry out the work which we
have, by the county act arranged to
be done by the several counties, not
however to be available save in the
case of an adverse decision by the
courts on the county act.
eve have therefore prepared bill
appropriating sums to be expended only
on that event which we present here
with The items are based ON the APP
preparations made at the special ses-
sion of 1904 with some slight changes.
1--WE recommend that the resolution
be laid on the table and that the bill
be passed"
Bishop moved that the bill be refer
red to the Ways and Means Committee,
so that it's items might be compared
with those in other bills,
Paris opposed consideration of the
bill "Let the County Act stand on its
own feet" he agued.
The first reading of, the bin, to send
it to committee, carried, but Immediate
ly reconsidered by a vote of to 3.
Dickey at once moved TO refer the re-
port and bill to the Ways and Means
Committee,
After remarks by Dowsett against
the bill as untimely and by McCandleSs
in favor of it as precautionary, Kalam3
moved It's indefinite postponemept.
lane reminded supporters OF the bill
that when he moved 4 RESOLUTION, at the
close of the regular Session, to ask Con-
gress for a county law in case the Ter
/ riiorial comfy Act were found null and
void, they opposed it on the ground
| that it made the legislature appear as
| having no confidence in its own work
Achi made long speech to show that
, he did not know what the three mem
! bers Of the Supreme Court would dc
with the County Act and therefore pre-
/ cautions should be taken against d