The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-08
THE SENATE.

The Senators yesterday, Dickey alone
dissenting, passed on second reading
the McCandless Sunday law, which has
now become known as the Woods sun
dav law. because of its reference to
and its reformation by a special
committee headed by Palmer Woods,
the only Democrat in the Senate. The
bill. as it was introduced, allowed
everybody to do everything. AS it was
passed on second reading it permits
nearly everybody to do nearly every
thing.
The bill in the discussion of it's pro-
visions, was amended so as TO permit
fresh fruit and vegetables to be sold
all day on Sunday. Meat, however,
cannot be sold after 8 a. m. notwith
standing the fact that in moving TO
take off the tabu McCandless said that
he himself had bought meat at a place
opposite the Oahu depot last Sunday
afternoon. And perhaps that is Il
pointer for the High Sheriff.
Dickey strove to have the bill so
amended that none of the things allow
ed to be done under it could be done
in such a way as to disturb the peace
and quiet of those who desired a quiet
Sunday, but this failed. 1t was, how
ever, provided that no game or amuse-
ment could be carried on in such a way
as to disturb the peace and quiet of
others. And Dickey's amendment to
forbid charging admission to Sunday
amusements was lost, on tie vote,
with the President deciding. The bill
will be read for the third time today.
ACCOUNTS COMMISSION.
The days proceedings opened with
the following message from the Gov
ernor, accompanying the report of the
Accounts Commission:
transmitted herewith is the result
Of the work of the Commission to in
vestigate and report on a plan for
reorganization of the Territorial sys-
tenn of accounts. 1t is careful and
thorough analysis of the receipts and
expenditures of the Government. based
on last years experience. 1 am GER
tain you will find it interesting and in
structive.
(Signed) &C. r. CARTER,
Governor"
The repor; of the Commission was
ordered printed.
The House informed the Senate that
it had discharged it's County Act Com
mittee. and as chairman of the Senate
members Dowsett asked that they be
likewise discharged. This carried, and
| later along in the day, the various
county bills, which the committee re-
turned TO the Senate, We're all laid on
the table to be taken up at a future
time, it being the understanding that
! they Will be lifted after the House has
taken some kind of action on the sub
ject This includes the County Bill
I itself, the Commission Bill, and the
| Aehi bills for little counties and flor
the election of road overseers, as we'll
as the bill relating to the manner of
/ the appointment of district magis
/ trateS.
The House also asked for a joint
committee on railway legislation, and
! the request was granted. President
! Isenberg appointing as such committee
! in behalf of the Senate Lane Dowsett
| ID Bishop. On motion of Dickey from
: the former special railway committee
the McCandless railway bill was recon-
| mitted to this committee.
SITS UPON THE HOUSE.
And then the Senate proceeded TO ad-
minister d little discipline to the junior
branch. The passage by the House of
its own bill No. 20. was reported. and
| on motion of Dickey. strongly second
| ed by DoWsett, consideration was post
poned until tomorrow to give the House
| a chance to reconsider the measure if
| it wanted to. This had reference to the
request from the House n few days ago
TO draw back q bill on reconsideration
after it had passed first reading in reg
ular course in the Senate. Achi made
a fight against the procedure, but ii
went, just the same. and similar ac-
ton was taken with reference to two
other bills that came up from the
House. House Bill "A. the one just ask
ed for. was returned to the House as
requested.
| The Senate in fact. was in a some
| what censorious humor, for later in the
day a communication was received
from the clerk of the Board of Educa-
ton containing some information re
quested as to the pay of school teach