The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-10

per pound De PAID tne producers OF
coffee within this Territory for each
pound of COTE produced. therefore be 1t
Resolved. that we respectfully petit
ton the Congress OF the United States
to impose a duty on all coffee imported
from foreign countries into the United
States. or in lieu thereof 10 provide a
suitable bounty to be paid to the pro-
ducers of coffee within the United
States, to the end that great internal
agricultural industry may be created
and the nation further become self-sup-
porting.
Resolved, that the Governor of the
Territory Is hereby requested to trans
NIT sertifled copies OF this resolution to
the President OF the United States. to
the President of the Senate of the
United States, to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives of the United
states and to the Delegate of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii, with the request that
the resolution. be properly placed be-
fore the Congress of the United States"
with this amendment your commit
tee recommend that the resolution be
adopted"
Inc report was adopted.
FORESTRY REPORT.
At the opening of the session, the
Commission of Forestry and Agricul-
ture presented it's report with letter
from its President, which was ordered
placed on file.
The House Concurrent Resolution ask
ing that the Senate Committee on Ed
ucation be instructed to join with the
House committee in the investigation
of the condition of affairs in the De-
partment of Education disclosed by the
grand jury was adopted.
Bishop introduced an act to amend
the tax laws. 1t passed first reading
and went to the Printing Committee.
Lane introduced a bill to tax fran
chises. Passed first reading and went
to the Printing Committee.
Dowsett introduced a bill to tax lease
holds. at request of the administration.
Passed first reading
Brown offered resolution appropri-
atlng several thousands of dollars for
roads in various parts of Hawaii.
Paris offered the following:
BE II resolved. by the Senate of the
Territory of Hawaii that the following
items be placed in the Appropriation
Biz $500 for repair of beach road from
Ksilua to Makalowena; $500 to extend
road from Kohanaiki North Kona, TO
government land of Gonna $500 for re-
pair OF road from Hoopuloa TO Miloii;
$4,000 to widen and repair road from
Opihale, South Kona, to boundary of
Kau; $1,000 to build road from Kealia
village on the beach to Hookena land
ing
DICKEY WANTS TO KNOW.
Dickey offered a resolution asking for
some information from the Treasurer
relative to the cost of county govern
ment, but withdrew 1t when he was.told
by McCandless that the Accounts Com
mission report contained all that
Senate Bill 80, to protect the owners
of containers of beverages and medi-
cines, was read for the third time. and
passed to 6; Achi, Lane, Paris, Dow
sett, Hewitt and Brown voting against
It.
Senate Bill 20, providing for the pun.
ishment of persons impersonatlng of.
ficcrs of the Board of Health, on seconC
reading was sent back to the Judiciary
Committeeman for amendment.
Senate Bill 3, the Dickey municipal
bill, went on the table until called for
On second reading, consideration ol
Senate Bill Al was postponed by re-
quest of Hewitt.
Senate Bill II was laid on the table
on second reading.
y JUVENILE DELINQUENTS.
! Senate Bin ., the Dlckey bill provld.
ing for the creation of courts for the
trial of juvenile offenders, was passet
against the dissenting votes of Brown
i Bishop, Paris and McCandles7. Thu
opposition to the measure did not seen
to be based upon the principle OF II
but to a difficulty that Senator Bishol
said was certain to arise when it VA
undertaken to enforce II. In the mlXeC
population here, Bishop thought, !
would be impossible to get a probation
officer who would serve for nothing an,
follow juvenile delinquents into thei
homes to see that they oh erved tn
terms of the law
1T Will be so much dead matter OF
our statute books" Bishop said.
However, this view did not prevail
Dickey argued that there We're lots o
men who would do that much for III
good of the community, and he Ger
tainly would himself If he had time
Paris wanted to make the law appl
TO misdemeanants only, not criminals
and Dickey was willing, but this di
not meet with favor.
"Give the boys a chance" said Nc
. Candless.
Senate Bill S. to provide for tn
publication of United States DistriC
Court decisions on third reading pass
ed without dissent.
House Bill rs, to regulate court pra'
tice on the trial of causes, on thin
! reading passed without dissent.
House Bill Il, on second reading wei
: to the judiciary Committee.
! House Bill 70, went to the JudiciaI
Committee on second reading.
House Bill 70. the flag bill, to Nil
| celaneous Committee.
A communication said to be from IL
: Chinese community asked for subsid
: to help i'm keeping up the Chinese Ho: