The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-09
VERY QUIET DAY
IN LEGISLATURE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY.

was kept away by a desire to watch
Lanai drift from it's anchorage. Coelho
was the only absentee and his non
appearance was excusable and account
cd for. Peace reigned and the short
session passed without a jar, for not
single name called was out of place.
The notification from the Secretary
relative to signing of several measures
by the Governor was in due form with
that appearing in the report of the
proceedings in the House in another
column.
The Wallach resolution was received
from the House and if the Senators
could be made to realize the anxiety
of the House members as to the action
to be taken they would get busy with
it without delay. There is a rumor
that the opponents to the measure in
the Senate will not number more than
three, so that Wallach will be allowed
to go. The Senators, or some of them,
have expressed the opinion that it is
best to let the man go and clear their
skirts of any charges of Indifference
to the demands of the afflicted. They
feel that he will prove himself faker
by his own works and that will be
the end of him as doctor, and per-
haps as an individual, for if he fails
to make good the residents OF the Set
Element, after all of his declarations,
may not permit him to leave the place
except in charge of the authorized un-
dertaker.
The House resolution recommending
the increase in the number of justices
in the Supreme Court was read and on
motion it was decided to recall the
Senate resolution to the same effect
that had been sent to the House.
Senator Smith, from the Judiciary
committee, reported ON House Bill No.
4S, which provides for the form of legal
instruments as follows:
The Judiciary committee have had
under consideration House Bill No. As,
entitled Gan Act relating to negotia-
BILE instruments, being an act to estab-
fish law uniform with the laws of
other states and territories on that
subject" and recommend the passage
of the bill.
This bill was drawn by an attorney
on one of the other islands and is said
to cover seventy-seven pages Of printed
matter.
The school teachers pension bill came
up on first reading and passed. SEN
ator McCarthy's election measure was
called for third reading and after an
amendment, that seemed beneficial to
the bill, passed.
Senator Makekau threw an amend
ment into his income tax bill that kill
ed it instantly. He wanted the corpor-
ations taxed four per cent on their in
comes and the bill went down on a
vote that was not altogether by men,
bers favoring corporations. The intro
ducer's excuse for injecting this clause
in the bill was the demand for funds
for immigration purposes. He said the
plantations might feel sore at first but
would soon realize that it was good
thing. He spoke of the desire of the
other members to appropriate funds
and referred to the question by Senator
Dowsett as to the source of the money
He had pointed way in this bill and
wanted his colleagues to see things as
he did.
House Bill No. 159, enabling counties
to establish loans, was called on sec
ond reading. Senate Bill No. go, in
troduced by Senator Makekau, is one
which supplies the relief called for in
this bill from the House. No. 60 relates
only to the island of Hawaii. The
introducer said the idea was not orig
inal with him but with the leaders
Of the political parties on Hawaii. He
said he expected to hear further from
his constituents on the benefits to be
derived by the House bill and if they
are satisfied that the other bill will
do all that is needed this one can be
withdrawn on third reading. But the
bill failed to pass.
The Pinkham measure for retaining
the Waikiki lands passed second read
ing on motion of Senator Hayselden.
The Cooke resolution relative to i'm
migration was referred to the Public
Lands committee.
Under suspension of the rules Senator
Makekau introduced bill to amend |
certain sections of the Revised Laws |
The bill passed first reading by title.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate went into committee of |
the whole with Senator Woods in the
chair to consider the liquor bill,
Section 40 of the bill relates to Fed
eral stamps aud that the possession of
one Of them by an Individual will be
accepted as evidence that Illicit liauor