The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-05
SENATE ACTS
ON KEROSENE
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ment is too sweeping and would not be
in the public interest.
Section 121 of the Revised Laws pro-
vides that no person shall be employed
as a mechanic or laborer upon any
public work carried on by this Terri
tory, or by any political subdivision
thereof, whether the work is done by
contract or otherwise, unless such per-
son is a citizen of the United States,
or eligible to become a citizen. Under
these provisions it has been difficult
at times to obtain laborers to do nee
essary public work, and to extend it as
contemplated by the bill under consid-
Grafton would be illadvise6. With the
mixed population of the Territory 1t
not unfrequently becomes desirable to
employ interpreters and occasionally
policemen who are not citizens; and in
carrying on scientific and other kinds
of professional work it is also desirable
at times to employ persons who are
not citizens. ~
The report was laid on the table to
be considered with the bill.
Senator Smith, from the Judiciary,
reported, also, on Senate Bill No. 13.
The report says:
The bill relates to elections and
methods of voting. Sections / and 2
provide that the ballot boxes and bal
lots shall be furnished by the Secre-
tary of the Territory instead of the
Clerk of the County, and Section
provides that the Secretary of the Ter
ritory shall tabulate the election re-
turns, which provisions we approve.
But the provisions of Sections from
4 to 10 inclusive do not meet with our
approval. The main object of these
sections is to provide new system of
ballots and voting and while the plan
proposed has features which are COM
mendable We believe that they will be
found to be more complicated than the
present system. And we therefore rec
ommend that the bill be amended by
striking out of the bill Sections 4, 5,
6, Z, 8, 9 and 10, and amend the title
SO as to read IAN Act to Amend Sec
lions 81. SO and 80 of Act 80 of the
Laws of the Session of 1905.
With these amendments we recon-
mend the passage of the bill.
Senator Makekau asked that the
Special Committee on Counties return
to the Senate his Bill No. so, as
similar measure was in the House and
would pass first reading today. The
bill was returned.
Senator Hayselden reported on House
Joint Resolution No. as follows:
Your Committee on Public Lands to
which was referred House Joint Reso-
luton No. 2, relating to q Commission
consisting of two members of the SEN
ate and three members of the House
to examine the ownership, ETC., of all
wharves and landings, etc, beg leave
to report that they have had the mat
ter under consideration and find that
the object of the resolution is to ex-
anime the ownership, condition and
management of the wharVeS and land
ings, and as they are revenue produc-
ing property of considerable value, we
deem it wise that the object of this
resolution be approved.
Your committee therefore recon-
mend the adoption of the resolution.
Senator kalama moved that the re-
port be laid on the table, saying he did
not believe the Government would be
able to secure members of the Senate
to travel around the islands for the
purpose of ascertaining what the reso-
luton asked, without compensation. The
motion prevailed.
Senator Hayselden, from the Public
Lands, reported on Senate Bill IS as
follows:
This bill has for its object the grant
ing of the power to the Board of Agri-
culture and Forestry to make rules
and regulations, subject to the approx
al of the Governor, concerning the i'm
portation of bees and their preserva-
ton, protection and Improvement
The bee industry in this Territory
Is practically new one and is of con-
siderable Importance and we believe
that the object of this bill in the pro-
lection that it grants to this industry
In preventing the transmission of in
sect diseases of bees is one that should
be afforded to the industry
We therefore recommend that the
bill be passed with the following
amendments:
Amend the title of the bill by strik-
ing out the figures and letter 1890 H.
and inserting in lieu thereof the
figures and letter 1889 A.
In Section ], strike out the figures
and letter $3.50 H and inserting in