The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-07
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
At 'elock yesterday morning the
House came to order.
PRAYER was offered and Tuesday Is
minutes were read and approved.
The business of the day was begun
by Representative Nakaleka, who of
fered petition from the residents of
| the Leper Settlement praying that DR..
| J. Lor Wallach be admitted to the Set
be provided to build hospital and
residence for him and to compensate
! him for his services. According to a
resolution introduced in the House a
/ few days ago, DR.. WalIach then APP
peared TO be satisfied with permission
| to enter the Settlement and practice
at his own expense.
/ Mr.. Keouli IS resolution asking $10,-
| 600 to open a road for the homestead
ers at Kawela was referred to the
Public Lands committee. The same
gentleman IS resolution asking an ap-
/ preparation of $4,000 to rebuild the
/ teachers cottage at Waiohinu, re-
Gently destroyed by fire, was referred
to the Committee on Education.
Mr.. Pali's bill appropris ing $4,000
for a hospital at Lahaina passed first
reading.
THE COUNTY Is SHARE.
school, property and income) collected
| in each County will, under the provi-
sions of Senate Bill Nc. II, amending
/ Act SO. Session Laws Of 1905, be re-
/ turned to the treasury of the county
| by the Territory.
/ Mr.. Nailima moved an amendment
increasing the county g share to rs pei
cent, but withdrew it after an ex-
PLANTATION by Mr.. Rice that the county
revenues had been ample under the
existing law, so far as it went, and
! that such an amendment would have
| little chance of adoption by the Senate.
| On motion of Mr.. Rice, the bill passed
its third reading.
| Mr.. Kaleiopu introduced an amend
ment to Senate Bill No. 80, which pro-
vides a maximum penalty of five years
for the crime of intercourse with a
| female under the age of IA. Mr.. Ka-
| leiopu' s amendment adds minimum
penalty of / year. Mr.. Mahoe believed
the old law to be better than the new
unless the latter was amended as rec
commended by Mr.. Kaleiopu. Mr.. Raw
Inns cited cases where the age had
been misrepresented by female victims
of this crime. He thought moderate
punishment in such cases was sufficient.
The circuit judges, said Mr.. Rawlins,
could be relied upon to do their duty,
and he thought punishment IN these
instances should be left to the discre-
ton of the judges. He was, therefore,
opposed to the adoption of rigid
minimum penalty. Mr.. Correa with
drew a bill previously introduced by
him dealing with this crime in favor of
the new bill as amended by Mr.. Kalel-
opu. The amended bill passed third
reading.
Senate bill No. SO, amending Section
2s44, Revised Laws. relating to punish
merit of the CT line of burglary, passed
third reading.
House bill No. IS, amending Section
1, Act "a, Session Laws, relating to
attachments, also passed third reading.
RAPID TRANSIT co.
House bill 10. "a. requiring street
railway companies to sprinkle certain
portions of streets came up for third
reading, Mr.. Kaniho wanted to know
IL the Rapid Transit Co. had approved
this bill. Mr. Coney, chairman of the
Health committee replied that the COM
pany had not been consulted. Mr.. Ka-
niho then said that the measure ap-
peared to infringe on private rights.
It's effect was to place the railway COM
pany under the control Of the Superin-
tendent of Public Works. Mr.. Hughes
said the superintendent was becoming
too powerful-that IL he desired, he
could shut down the County.
Mr.. Sheldon, the author OF the bill,
said street car companies should sprin-
kle the streets because they made their
profits by the use of them. He explain
ed that the object of the bill is to pro-
tect property holders from the dust
caused by the passage OF cars. Mr..
Kalana claimed the law would be de-
fective as no. penalty for its violation