The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-09

A communication from Henry Smith,
clerk of the Judiciary Department,
showing the amount of work done by
the Attorney Generals department
since January /, 1905 was read. The
list showed nat Peters has appeared
in Judge De Bolts court in IL cases;
Prosser in 1. In Judge Lindsay's court,
Peters in cases; Prosser in 1, Fleming
in 2, Weaver in 5, Douthitt in IL. In
Judge Robinson's court, Peters in
cases; Fleming in 1. In the Supreme
Court, Peters in 8; N,lverton in 2,
Weaver in 5, Fleming in 2, Prosser in
l, Douthitt in /.
SECOND READINGS.
The following bills passed second
reading and were referred to the prop
er committees:
House Bill 81, making the attendance
of school children obligatory. Referred
to the Education committee.
House Bill as, an Act to establish a
law uniform with the laws of other
States and Territories.
| House Bill SO, to regulate and pre-
scribe police and sanitary regulation.
Referred to Judiciary committee.
House Bill 70, relating to the issu-
ance Of certificates of Hawaiian birth.
| I1OuS6 Dill co. IIldhiH5 duuAllOlldl
preparations for the third, fourth and
Fifth Circuit Courts, and the Court of
Land Registration. Tabled.
THIRD READINGS.
| House Bill "a, providing for a hos
| pital for the treatment of leper sus
poets in which they shall be confined
till cured or pronounced incurable,
passed third reading by &c ayes.
Sheldon supported the bill heartily
as did Rice and Hughes. Rawlins
while favoring the measure, wanted
more information as to finances.
LEPER SUSPECTS.
Bill 80, making it the duty of the |
police and physicians to report to the |
Board of Health any cases of sus- |
pected leprosy, was, on Kaniho's mo-
ton, indefinitely postponed.
Kaniho objected to the scope given |
the word suspect" in the wording of |
the bill.
kalana, the introducer of the bill, |
explained that it was intended to limit
the latitude of the word suspect"
making a physicians affidavit neces-
sary and thereby rendering 1t impos-
sible to seize a person because he had
little sore on his body.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was largely
consumed by the House going into
committee of the whole for the dis
cussion of a section of a bill to pro-
vide for the nomination of candidates
for elective offices by direct vote.
After nearly everyone had spoken
on the section under discussion and
whatever other matter came to mind
it was moved that the committee rise
and report progress. This was done.
There was no progress to report but
the report was accepted just the same
and the House adjourned with a sigh
of relief
A communication from the Senate
amending House Bill No. Is was con-
Cured in by the House, the amendment
substituting the word "shall'' for
may"
FIRST READING.
Senate Bill No. SO, providing for the
payment of witness fees and mileage
in criminal cases, was reported from
the Senate and passed first reading by
title.
THIRD READINGS.
House Bill No 40, authorizing the
operating of railroads by motive pow
passed on it's third reading, the vote
being 26 to 0.
House Bill No. 81, amending Section
1852 of the Revised Laws, fixing license
fees on bankers at $3.50. passed it's third
reading by vote of 26 to 0.
Senate Bill No. 3, amending Act 80,
Session Laws of 1905, providing for the
meeting of county supervisors on We'd
nesdays instead of Tuesdays, passed
third reading by a vote of % to 0.
RAwLINS INTRODUCES.
Before going into committee of the
whole, the House went back to the or
der of resolutions, in order to permit
Representative Rawlins to introduce
the following bill:
An Act to allow the administrators
and trustees of a deceased person to
register titles to lands in estates under
their charge.
The bill was read by title, passed
and referred to the Printing committee.
HOUSE IN COMMITTEE.
The House then went into committee
of the whole. with Representative Akau
in the chair.
House Bill 49, to provide for the
nomination of candidates for elective
offices by direct vote, known as the
Primary Law. was taken up and con-
sidered, section by section on the mo-
ton of Kaleiopu.
Section /, constituting the words "pri-
mary" election" precinct" office"
party was moved to passage by Ka-
leiopu, and a lengthy discussion fol-
lowed.
A PROFITLESS DISCUSSION.
kaniho wanted to know if a nom
partisan candidate was included in the
word party" defined in Section ] of