The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-05-16

reading of the bill. Incidentally, it
may be stated, that the bill deals rath-
er more literally with the schools than
it was supposed that it would do. The
salaries of some teachers are lowered
and those of some others raised, but
on the whole there are $4,000 more
given to pay school teachers than in
the old bill.
After the reading of the bill had
been concluded, Paris moved a recon-
sideration of the vote striking out the
item of $4,000 for inspectors of sewers
under the Board of Public Works. Re-
consideration carried and the item was
put back in the bill.
On motion of Woods, the item for
the division of entomology in the Bu-
reau of Forestry was cut from $4,000
to $4,000.
Bishop moved that an item of $4,000
be inserted for road supervisor of
Oahu, and the motion to insert carried.
This was intended to pay man to
take care of the engines and rollers
and stock in the possession of the Su-
perintendent of Public Works.
"But who will feed the mules7"
asked President Isenberg.
The bill, carrying total appropria.
tions as amended of $1,396,0s0, then
passed third reading, McCandless, who
had come in late, voting "No," ana
explaining that he did not know what
he was voting on.
Achi introduced a bill appropriating
money to pay witness fees delinquent
in the various court circuits. The bill
appropriates $4,000, and passed first
reading 1t will be read for the Sec
ond time today.
The current expense bill, House Bill
No. 4, was next N order on second
reading, the report of the Ways and
Means Committee being taken up with
it. The reading went on for time,
quietly enough.
FIGHTS THE LAND COURTS.
The clerk did not read the item for
the expenses of the Court of Land
Registration, and Dickey wanted to
know what had become of it.
"He will come to that, if you wait, !"
said Senator Dowsett. "But, so far
as / am concerned, l would like to see
the item wiped out, and the court with
it. The way that court is run, it is
absolutely useless. A man with good
title will not go near it, and only a
man with shaky title will go there
to get it confirmed. I know, and can
prove, that the government gave p.
| G. Jones a title to land in Palama,
when as a matter of fact there was a
flaw in the title to that land, mort
gage upon it, which is first lien, and
the government is on its knees now to
get that title cleared. P. G. Jones has
the title, and the government had no
title to give
"They say they have no money to
employ men learned enough in the law
TO get perfect titles. The judge of the
court told me that"
Then the clerk read the item of ST.
900 for the Court of Land Registra-
tion, and Dickey moved that it be
raised to $4,000. He spoke very high
ly of the land court, as did Achi, but
the latter moved to amend by appro-
priating $4,000. However, there was a
distinct AMI visible hostility to the
court ant the nttIon failed.
Thsn DickeH nM Ell to make the ap-
prop:nt1n $1,000. and McCandless
made a long speech in favor of the mo
tion. But this likewise failed.
Dickey tried again, moving that the
item be inserted at $4,000 for the land
court, and lost again.
Then Dowsett moved that the item
pass at $500, which carried.
PASSES SECOND READING.
Hayselden moved an amendment in
creasing the appropriation for the en-
couragement of lace making from
$500 to $4,000. McCandless amend
cd to make fifteen per cen
of receipts from general sales of lac
J a government realization, as well as 81
per cent of receipts from sales of lac,
made at the reform schools.