The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-02


section II a peculiar one. bringing up
again the ono man for one job propo-
sition. which had been tabled IN the
Senate. Tho section specifics that M
man shall draw pay from two positions
aRgregating more than the highest pay
for any grade of one OF the positions.
but this applies only To those officials
whose combined solarics do not
amount tu more than one hundred
dollars. II their combined salaries do
amount to more than that, evidently,
they can draw as much as possible
and without any limit under this law,
under the principle that to those that
have shall be given. 1t Is possible
that the mot" has been inserted by
mistake, but in its present shape the
bill seems to state the opposite of what
would naturally be looked for.
BILLS FOR THIRD READING.
The order of the day was much
| shorter than usual. containing only
three bills on the list for third read
ings. These were:
House Bill 1876, requiring that the
testimony of all witnesses examined
before any inquest shall be reduced to
writing and signed by the witness. a
transcript of which shall be forwarded
to the Attorney General:
House Bill 150, providing for legal
change of name by a decree of the
Governor, such decree to be founded
| upon the petition of the person desir-
| GUS of the change and shall be publish
ed for four consecutive weeks in some
| newspaper of general circulation in the
Territory.
Senate Bill 65, providing for payment
of claims of public accountants.
UNNECESSARY BILLS.
Coney moved the postponement of the
first bill, one of these covering the
same subject introduced by Sheldon,
which might better have been Jumped
into one to save translating and print
ing costs and time. Kaleiopu wanted
to warn the House that there We're only
eighteen working days left and that too
much postponement was not wise.
Coneys motion carried.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Rawlins explained the necessity for
the bill allowing a change of name and
authorizing the DEGREES of the former
rulers of Hawaii. There is a gap in
the law at present which does not al
low an adopted person to be known by
the name of it's adopted parents. The
bill passed.
Senate Bill 65 passed without oppo-
sition
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
A committee to represent the House
in the carrying out of the concurrent
resolution making guests of the Terri
tory the Congressional delegation was
named by the Speaker. one member
frcm each of the four islands, Akau,
Pail, Coney and Correa being selected.
SECOND READINGS.
A number of printed bills were dis
trib, ted and passed on to committees.
These we're:
Sheldon's bill regarding coroner's in
quests;
Rice's bill to enable the counties to
provide for county loans;
Kalana's bill making appropriations
of $4,000 for the completion of the Ka-
lihiwaena school, and
Sheldon's bill appropriating $4,000 to
repair and reconstruct the stone en-
bankment of the Waimea river, Kauai.
Hughes presented a measure remov-
ing the doubts of the power of the Su-
perintendent of Public Works to sell,
lease or dispose of certain Territorial
property.
The House took a recess shortly after
ten o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
a voluminous and exhaustive report
was presented by the Judiciary COM
mittee on House Bill 49, an Act relat-
ing to negotiable instruments, to es-
tablish law uniform with the laws
of other states and territories on that
subject. The report covered five close
ly typewriter pages of foolscap and
went into the subject comprehensively,
quoting the legal authorities of the
English speaking world in favor of
such a measure and suggesting amend
ments to make the law conform exact
ly to the original code word for word.
Otherwise" said the report, the dis
crepancies Of supposed uniformity
would be almost as bad as the present
diversity Once passed 1t should not
be changed until some authority has
indicated the advisability of a change,
or some convention of bankers or mer-
chants has indicated where the de-
mands of modern business requires q
change"
The report was adopted.
EMINENT DOMAIN.
The same committee reported favor
ably on Senate Bill 73, an Act to pro-
vide for the exercise by counties of
the power of eminent domain for GER
tain public purposes. The report was
adopted.
A petition from the residents of Wa
inca. South Kohala, asking that the
lands of Waimea be OPEN
ed up for homestead was returned by
the Public Lands committee. accom-
panied by a letter from Land Com
missioner Pratt to the effect that the
Waimea lands would be
opened as soon as surveys can be
made:
Land formerly leased by Kameha-
meha III. to William Beadle, $40 acres;
Land in Puukapu tract. 10 acres,
and
Land under lease expiring June I,
1908, now held by the Parker Ranch,
25S acres.
RAILROAD TAX EXEMPTION.