The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-04-19

Committee, reported on Senate resolu-
tion 9, as follows:
The res 1lution relates to the ac-
quiring by the Government of addi-
tional land adjoining Aala Park for
charging the same. Your committee
find that it would cost about $780, 900 to
acquire the land desired, and while we
feel the enlargement of this park would
materially benefit that section of Ho-
nolulu, your committee believe it I'M
wise to recommend the expenditure of
any such sum for such purpose at this
time and would recommend that the
resolution be laid upon the table"
Achi set up a roar about the holding
back of the matter by the committee
and moved to return the report to the
chairman. Under the rule the COM
mittee should have reported within five
days.
Dickey said the five days referred
only to special committees.
McCandless warmly resented the re-
| Elections on the committee, relating a
statement of the work done by it.
Vice President Paris, the president
having retired, ruled that the five
| days referred to special committees.
! The report was adopted. McCandless,
| from the Public Lands committee, re-
| turned a bunch of petitions and reso-
buttons together with bill, saying
there was no time for their considera-
ton this session. The report was re-
! ceived, to be considered with the bill.
from l,p AT,r~g
committee, returned Il bunch of bills
and resolutions to be considered i'm
| open session if the opportunity came
Received
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill 127, relating to corpora
| tons, passed third reading, Achi alone
voting no.
| Senate bill 12S, relating to school in
| spectors, passed third reading unani-
mously.
Senate bill 140 relating to estrays, on
! third reading was referred to the Ju-
I dietary committee, to report at 2 D.
| m. Hewitt had started a discussion
on the matter of fences and Achi con-
tended that the bill would enable
ranchmen to pasture their cattle free
on public land. The bill authorized
the government to take UP and i'm
pound cattle found on the highways
i'm Honolulu, Hilo and Wailuku where
there are no legal fences. Paris ar
| gued that there was a law now en-
aiding the government to deal with es-
| trays on public lands other than high
! ways
| Senate bill 141, amending the law of
the present session relating to terms
/ OF circuit courts, passed third reading
| 1t strikes out the provision for a term
of the Third Circuit Court i'm North
Kohala, which made it begin the same
day as a term i'm Kau.
Senate bill 142, providing that when
a Circuit Judge is incapacitated by i'll
ness or otherwise from acting as
substitute justice of the Supreme court
the next judge i'm rotation may be
called, passed third reading.
RAILWAY EXEMPTION BILL.
kalama broke into the regular order
where lot of House bills were down
for third reading, to move suspension
of the rules for taking up the second
reading of Senate bill 1873. 1t was so
voted. The bill exempts property of
railroads that may hereafter be con-
structed in Hilo. Hamakua and Ko-
| hala districts from taxation.
Amendments came thick and fast,
the movers after the first not waiting
| for decision on those coming ahead.
Dtckey moved a requirement of haV-
ing one hundred miles of railway con-
structed.
Bishop, to except street railroads
using the public highways.
Achi, to strike out the districts
named and insert amy part of the
Territory of Hawaii" To Bishon's
objection that this would include rail
roads making money today the mover
! said mo, no, the bill is for railroads
| to be constructed"
Dickey explained that the bill was to
enable companes-there were two
now holding franchises to build rail
roads on the islands of Hawaii to
float their bonds.
Bishop, as introducer of the bill. fol-
lowed remarks by McCandless and
Woods with the statement that there
was no special design intended i'm favor
of any individual or corporation He
had introduced the bill owing to his
belief in the desrability of having rail
roads through the districts therein
named.
Dowsett favored the object Of the
bill, but though it too sweeping
DicEey changed his amendment from
one hundred miles to fifty miles. Achi