The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-17
LEGISLATURE. .-TWENTY-FIFTH DAY.

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| Rapid Transit Company, with reference
to the increase of it's capital stock and
| the purchase of the Hawaiian Tram
way Company. Referred to the Public
Expenditures Committee.
| House Bill II, regulating the term
summons of action in the Circuit Courts
was read section by section for the sec
ond time. 1t passed in due course, and
| will be read for the third time today.
The order of the day came ON the
third reao-ng of senate Bill IS, pro
viding punishment for persons imper-
sonating officers of the Board of Health.
1t passed without dissent.
Senate Bill So, providing for the
creation of masters in chancery and
probate, passed third reading, with no
dissenting vote.
Senate Bill IA, providing for the APP
pointment of Boards of Prison Inspec-
tors with power to parole prisoners
and recommend them for pardon. This
is the so-called prison parole bill. Pass
ed without dissent.
House Bill 50, relating to bonds in
judicial proceedings, went to the Judi
ciary Committee on second reading.
House Bill "a, on second reading,
went to the Judiciary Committee.
House bill 113, on second reading,
went to the Public Lands Committee.
The Judiciary Committee reported in
favor of the passage of Senate Bill 10.
Report laid on the table to be consid
cred with the bill
The same committee reported in ia
vor of House Bill 1G3, with the amend
ment that the pay of jurors be made
$3.50 per day instead of So. The re-
port was laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill.
THE COUNTY ACT.
The County Act had come into the
Senate proceedings at the morning SEES
sion, having been reported from the
Printing Committee, and after lot of
discussion, in the course of which Sen
ator Diekey, who was evidently anxious
to clear it out of the way, caused
smile by the remark that he wanted
to get his ''teeth into that beefsteak,
was made the special order for 2
o. clock every day until it should be
disposed of.
Accordingly, after the Sunday law
had passed second readIng, the County
Act came up in order, and the reading
was begun, section by section, Clerk
Savidge being allowed to read it sit
ting down.
the first chapter, Paris moved to amend
by making the bill provide for five
counties instead of six, knocking out
West Hawaii. He explained that the
proposed county of ', est Hawaii would
have to be run for $4,000 a year,
which would not much more than pay
county salaries.
Achi moved that the section be given
to the Senators from Hawai- to con-
slider and report back.
Dickey wanted to hear from Hawaii,
and Woods said:
IF this section goes through with
two counties, / win not vote on the
County Bill. To make two counties
ON Hawaii would be to hang the people
of West Hawaii. -
Achi wanted TO know whether the
voters of Hawaii wanted one county.
''No,' said Woods, 'thev do not.
They want two counties. They have
not figured upon it. It is up to us to
act according to our own judgment,
and explain it to them when we go
home.'
Paris said that he thought the SEN !
timent was divided, but the people
would leave it TO the discretion of the
Senator'S.
elf the majority of the people want
two Countess remarked Achi, 81
Will vote for two counties. I don t be-
ieve the people of any county will have
money enough to run upon, neverthe- +
less / viii vote for county govern
nent. -
''Should we give the people some
thing that we know in the bottom OF .
Dur hearts is not for the best, Just be-
cause they want itf'' asked Wood.
THE county of Oahu will run $780,,
200 behind in one year said Aehi-
. In five years it viii be in debt ST.,
100000. Nevertheless, the people wan,
, county and I will try to give them a
county law that will stand. -
GIVE THE BABY A RAZOR
eli the baby wants razor, give it