The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-08

witnesses should be obliged to pay
their own expenses.
The provisions Of the bill seem fair
and properly safeguarded
Afternoon Session.
on reconvening Senator Lane report
cd Senate Bill Nc. IS printed and ready
for distribution. This bill relates to
rates of interest as outlined at the head
of this report.
Replying to a question by Senator
Coelho, Senator Lane said the bills
were delayed in the printing offices
where everybody. seemed to be busy.
From the Miscellaneous committee
was reported on House Bill 3s that ali
of the reports of the Circuit and Su-
preme Court, statutes and reports are
distributed according to law. The re-
port was adopted and the bill passed
second reading. b.
recess was taken at this point and
on RECOMMENDING Senator Smith reported
on House Bill Is as follows:
| The judiciary committee report con-
sideration of House Bill No. Is, en-
titled AN Act to Amend Section 2737
of the Revised Laws of Hawaii, relat-
ing to Coroner's Inquests." "@F
The object of this bill is to amend
the existing statute SO that the fees
of jurors in coroner's inquests shall be
paid by the county in which the in
quest is held instead of being paid by
the Territory.
We approve of the object of the bill
but recommend that two amendments
be made, namely, substituting the
word may" for the word "shall' in
line 10 of Section /, and striking out
the words leach and the several coun-
ties" in lines 16 and II and substituting
in place thereof the words "the coun-
ty," so that the portion of Section
of the bill from lines IL to 20, inclu-
sive. shall read as follows:
"In all cases of sudden death the
coroner shall inquire into the cause,
and in his discretion may cause an
inquest to be held even if he is not
satisfied that there are suspicious cir
cumstances attending the death.
"All persons summoned to serve on
coroner's jury shall be paid two dol
lars per day for each days actual
attendance; that said fees of two doll |
lars shall be paid by the county in |
person summoned to serve on such |
jury shall fail to appear, without rea-
sonable excuse therefor, he may be |
fined by the coroner not exceeding rten |
dollars or imprisoned" not exceeding
ten days; and the coroner may issue |
process to any police officer for the |
collection of any fines thus imposed"
With these amendments we recon-
mend the passage of the bill
The report was adopted and the bill
passed second reading.
Senator Coelho, from the Health COM
mittee, reported favorably on the bill
to establish a hospital in Kohala,
that it be for INDECENT
persons with the understanding that
pay patients will be received. the in
come from such to go toward the main
tenance of the hospital. The report
was adopted after Senator Smith en-
dorsed it and the bill passed second
reading.
Senate Bill No. 3S establishing an
Agricultural college in the Territory,
was reported for some important
The clause providing
for a special tax of one twentieth Of
one per cent was stricken and spe-
cial appropriation will be made. The
original bill was so worded that the
Territory would not have been eligible
to the Federal appropriations allowed
for the purpose. The bill as amended
will reach this. 1t is practically new
bill. The report was laid on the ta-
Bile.
There being no further business adj
ournment was taken until this morn- :
ing at ten o'clock