The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-02
IN THE SENATE
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came in during the reading of the min
utes, and Achi was close behind him.
Secretary Atkinson notified the Sen
ate of the receipt of a cablegram that
the leprosy bill had passed the United
States Senate.
President Pinkham of the Board of
Health sent polite invitation to the
Senate to visit the Insane Asylum at it's
convenience. The invitation was receiv-
ed with thanks.
The House informed the Senate that
the joint resolution to give copies of the
Revised Statutes to members of the
commission had been laid on the table.
There were, besides a number of COM
municatiOns from the House relating to
bills and regulations.
House Bill 43, to regulate the pay of
laborers, passed first reading by title,
Senator Wilcox introduced a bill to
provide for the creation of a Board of
Archives. Passed first reading and sent
to the Printing Committee.
Hayselden from the Committee on
Education reported favorably on the
Hilo school bill, but wanted more mon
ey than the bill called for. The COM
mittee wanted $4,000 for the building,
and $4,000 to pay teachers. The report
was laid on the table to be considered
with the bill.
Paris introduced a bill to create a
Leprosy Commission. Passed first read
ing, and went to the Printing Com
mittee.
Lane introduced bills to amend sec
tions 1892 and 1893 of the Revised Stat
utes and to compel second hand dealers
to procure licenses. Both bills passed
first reading and went to the Printing
Committee.
From the judiciary Committee, Achi
reported on Senate Bill g. making GER
tain amendments to the Revised Stat
utes. Laid on the table to be consider
ed with the bill.
From the Public Expenditures Com
mittee, long report on Senate Bill AZ,
to collect taxes from territorial en-
ployes. The report favored the passage
of the bill, to make the present law on
the same subject operative. Laid on
the table to be considered with the bill.
Senate Bill No. A, on motion of Dick
ey, was taken from the table and put
on the order of the day, the Board of
Health having reported upon it. This
is the Splitting bill.
The regular order came now on the
third reading of Senate Bill a. provid
ing for the filing OF maps and surveys
of land. Bishop questioned the sense
of the bill, and McCandless made a
somewhat extended speech in favor of
amending the bill so that the Territory
could not be held responsible for the
accuracy of maps drawn by outside sur
veyOrs. His amendment carried, and
doubt whether the bill should pass at
then Paris made a speech expressing
all. Dowsett also doubted the advisa-
bilty of passing the law. Bishop NOV
ed to strike out section 4, making the
maps so filed available as evidence "
any court in the Territory
The Bishop amendment carried, and
after the bill had been amended as to
the sequence of sections the vote came
upon it and it passed with only Brown
and Paris voting against it..
Senate Bill 80, amending the Revised
Laws relating to the duties of the Reg
istrar of Conveyances, came up on
third reading. 1t passed Dickey and
McCandless only voting in the mega
tive.
Senate Bill AZ, which is the bill to
collect taxes from Territorial employees,
came up on second reading. 1t was
read section by section, and the very
first section, which the committee had
amended so that all a mans salary
could be taken to pay his taxes, instead
of one-fourth The amendment passed
by the following vote:
Ayes-Achi Bishop, Dickey, Dow
sett, Gandal Hayselden, Hewitt Is
enberg, Paris, WileoX-1O.
Noes-Brown, Kalama, Lane, Nc
Candess, Woods-5.
The consideration of the bill by sec
tons was then resumed, and the bill
finally passed second reading. 1t Will
come up for third reading on Saturday
morning.
Senate Bill %, to provide for a high
school in Hilo on second reading was
accompanied by the committee report
calling for an appropriation for the
building and for a teachers salary
On motion of Paris the bill and report
went to the Loan Committee.
Senate Bill No. 5, to amend l4lS OF
the Civil Laws of 1897, came up on Sec
ond reading with the report of the Ju-