The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-16

| DlStrlct Oh hOIld, HAWAI-, IdVOTlnS the
appropriations if possible under the
present financial conditions of the Ter
ritory and recommending that the reso-
luton be laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the appropriation bill.
Adopted.
On the petition for a new road to
certain homesteads in the District of
South Kona, Hawaii, recommending it
be referred to the joint loan Commit
tee. Adopted.
On the Senate Bill to repeal the Wide
| Tire Act, recommending that it be laid
| on the table. The committee finds
| that in almost all districts of the Is
! lands. with the exception of the Island
of Maui, that the provisions of the act
have been complied with. and that the
law as it stands is a good one Tabled
/ to be considered with the bill
JUDICIARY REPORTS.
The judiciary Committee reported
! favorably on the bill to provide for
| prison inspectors on the other islands
than Oahu. 1t would not increase ex-
! penses, as the inspectors serve without
pay. Laid on the table to be consd-
cred with the bill.
On the Senate Bill to amend Section
| 1929, Revised Laws, the Judiciary Com
mittee submitted an amendment, so as
| to cover the impersonation of public
| officers other than those of the Board
! of Health to make the section read as
/ follows:
| Section 1929. OF government officer;
punishment. Whoever falsely assumes
to be district magistrate high sheriff,
! sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman, sani
| tary inspector or agent of the Board of
/ Health, /or other officer or employee of
| the government, and takes upon him
! self to act as such, shall be punished
; by Imprisonment at hard labor for not
more than one year or by fine not ex-
| ceeding one hundred dollars
Tabled to be considered with the bin.
| On Senate Bill SO, providing for mas
tiers in chancery and probate, the judi
ciary committee reported favorably
with a verbal amendment, saying:
THE bill changes the present prac-
tice, which is for the court to appoint
/ some one as master at the time, and
this change provides for permanent
masters to whom accounts are to be
referred as they come up. The pres
ent law makes the business practically
a perquiSite of the clerks of the courts
If the clerks of the courts have time
to do this outside business, thus adding
/ largely to their income. it would be
we'll to take the item into considera-
ton in fixing their salaries in case this
bill does not become a law. This
would, however, require a careful in
vestfgation, which is not our province"
Laid on the table to be considered
with the bill.
LANES LEPROSY BILL.
A report of the Health Committee
was read ON the Senate bill to encour-
age physicians in experimenting for the
cure of leprosy. 1t mentioned the
strong and united campaign of Terri
torial and Federal officials and COM
mercial organizations, which had re-
suited in the appropriation by Con-
gress of 100000 to establish lepro-
sarium on Molokai and $4,000 for its
expenses up to June 80, 1906, and gave
the committees opinion that the pass
age of this bill might seem an express
sion of lack of confidence in the pur-
pose of Congress so generously express
ed. Therefore the committee unan-
imously recommended that the bill be
laid on the table.
Lane. as author of the bill, thought
he should be given an opportunity of
explaining it's intent and moved the
report be laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill. Later, the bill
coming up in its order, he said he
could see no harm in it. 1t simply
encouraged any licensed physician of
this Territory to apply to the Board of
Health for permission to treat a single
patient. A law like this should have
been in existence from the year in
which segregation was adopted. 1t
would not increase the expenses of
the Board of Health.
Dickey asked if it would apply to
Kalihi receiving station.
Lane answered it would apply to
anybody 1t was the duty of the Leg
islature to encourage every licensed
physician to experiment for the cure Of
the dread disease. The committee ought
to have given him the courtesy of ask
ing him to appear before them and
explain the bill. Answering Hewitt he
said that a physician obtaining the
privilege must come to Honolulu to
conduct his experiment at the receiv-
ing station.
On motion the bill was deferred till
Monday for further consideration
THE BRITISH CLAIMS.
Dowsett introduced a resolution ask
ing the Governor for information re-
garding the so-called British claims of
1895, which was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
With a preamble stating that no def
mite response was made by the Gov
ernor to a request of the Senate in 1903
for information the resolution is as fol-
lows:
Therefore. he it resolved. that the
Governor of this Territory be, and he
is hereby requested to convey to the
Senate, with all convenient promptness,
any and all informatio in his posses
sion. the publicity of which would not,
In his opinion, prejudice the public in
terest, concerning the present status
of said claims. and the arrangements.
if any. which have been made. or which
are proposed or expected to be made.