The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-15
IN The SENATE
FoRTY-FIFTH DAY.

For the Public Lands committee SEN |
ator Hayselden reported as follows, |
both being tabled to be considered with
the bills
Your Public Lands committee to
which was referred Senate bill No. 81
being IAN Act to Provide for the Pro-
lection of Birds beneficial to the forests
of the Territory of Hawaii and to de-
fine the same" find that the Hawaiian
goose and all perching birds (scienti-
fcally known as Passerine) are protect
ed with the following exceptions: rice
bird, mynah, native crow and any in
furious imported perching bird.
| 1t is made an offense to kill, catch or
have in possession the birds or the
eggs of the birds the bill seeks to pro-
tect and the penalty is a very substan-
| tial one. Permits may be granted for
scientific collections of birds and eggs,
under certain stringent conditions and
under a bond of 5000 to run for the
season of five months.
The bill is for the protection of agri-
culture and forestry and it is asserted
by those qualified to judge that the
enactment of such a law is necessary
and essentially to the preservation OF
forest tres and other growths.
We therefore recommend that the bill
be given consideration.
Your Public Lands committee to which
was referred Senate bill No. 80 being
"An Act to Amend Section 397 of the
Revised Laws Relating to the liability
of the Government to join in the cost
of Fencing" beg to report as follows:
The bill provides that the government
may be compelled to join in fencing by
an adjoining land owner in the same
maner as a private person. 1t fur
Their provides that the government or
ANY lessee of government lands shall
have the same right to compel action.
We find. however, that no attempt
has been made to point out the source
of the revenue necessary to build the
fence 1t is difficult to estimate the
cost By the miles of fencing which
would be required Reference to the
available maps show large sections of
government lands liable to the condi-
lions imposed by this law and the
passage of such an act without the
b means furnished the Territory to COM
pIy with it's terms would be to involve
endless litigation and your committee
E feel justified in recommending that pend
, ing the solution of the financial pro-
blems of the Territory, this bill be al
lowed to rest on the table.
Senator Lane inquired what the
Health committee had done with House
bill No. "a regulating the method OF
dealing with leper suspects. Lane said
that the bill ought to be put on the or
der of the day so that the measure
, could be regularly disposed of. He NOV
o ed that the bill be recalled and put OF
:, the order of the day.
Coelho said that the committee haC
II not been able to agree thus far OF
the bill and as there were several mat
tiers under consideration the committee
had held the matter up.
Smith said that one reason the com
, mittee had delayed the bill was be
cause a decision of the Supreme Cour
u of the United States affecting this yer,
feature of the pulice power of the Terri
! tory in the matter of lepers, was eX
= pected shortly and such decision woul'
. have a great deal of influence upol
, legislation of this character.
Chillingworth said that this was
Il most important measure and the Ha
e waiians were especially interested il
d it, He felt that it was not right to de
e prive any person of his or her libert
without due process of law as was tn
d custom under the present regulations
h In reply to a question by Smith, Chill
n lingworth said that he did not thin
% that under the proposed law the right
d of appeal would extend to ddstric
l. courts and juries. There were certai
= features of the bill for which he woul
e not vote but he felt that the measur
n should be considered by the Senat
and amended.
@ The motion to put on the order of tn
a day carried.
l. On motion of Lane Senate bill Nc
q 49, relating to the treatment of leper'
; was returned from the Health com
mittee and placed on the order of tn
d day.
Makekau reported for the Miscella
neous committee, reported in favor q
the passage of House bill No "a turn
ing over the court fines and costs t
the countries The report was tabled.
Dowsett for the Ways and Mean
: committee reported the tabling of Sen
ate bill No, As providing for the ap
= pointent of certain deputy tax as
SCISSORS. The report was tabled.
Senate bill No. so relating to civil pre-
70 cedure passed third reading. Senat
3 bill No. 1O1 prohibiting the use of ad
le vertising sign boards in the Territor
Id was on third reading referred to tn
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