The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-28
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Tax, School, Small Farm, Judicial, Treaty and
Loan Expenditure and Various Routine
Matters Absorb the Legislature.

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urer of each county shall furnish mar.
riage license blanks to the Sheriffs
Deputy Sheriffs and Magistrates o.
each county.
Senator Chillingworth's bill relating
to girls under fourteen years of age
passed second reading. 1t raises the
maximum punishment from eighteer
months to five years. The bill went te
the Judiciary committee.
| Senator Dowsett discovered severa
errors in the typography of the bill
which were corrected by amendment
| Act 33, relating to the crime of burg
larry, fixing daylight entry with intent
| to commit a felony, as burglary
passed second reading and was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
Afternoon Session.
| There was little business done in the
| Senate after the noon recess.
| Senator Smith submitted the follow
| ing report on Bill 21. and introduced
the amended resolution:
FROM THE JUDICIARY COMMIT
TEE.
Hon. E. F. Bishop, President of the
Senate.
| Sir: The Judiciary committee has
had under consideration Senate Bill
No. q, entitled AN Act to authorize
the appointment of a Tax Commits
sion," together with Senate Joint Res
olution No. 1, relating to the same
subject heretofore referred to, and beg
tG report as follows:
That to meet the objection Of at
tempting to make an appropriation
from the treasury by means of
joint resolution we recommend
that the joint resolution be amend
ed as set forth in the substitute reso-
luton herewith presented, and recon-
mend the passage of the substitute
resolution.
preparation of seventeen hundred and
fifty dollars be inserted in the appro-
priation bill to cover the compensation
of members and expenses of the COM
mission; and further that Senate
Bill No. 81 be laid on the table.
AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. /.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature
of the Territory of Hawaii that the
Governor of the Territory shall, as
soon as practicable after the approval
of this resolution, appoint a commits
sion of three members, who shall be
experienced and competent persons, to
be known as the Tax Commission,
which commission shall thoroughly ex-
anime and investigate the talk laws of
this Territory and consider their legal
operation and effect, the manner of
their enforcement, and general adapt
ability with respect to existing con-
ditions and consider ways and means
for revision and Improvement of said
laws as they shall deem necessary or
advisable. They may, in their dis
cretion, employ legal counsel to as
sist them in their work Said COM
missioners shall each receive the sum
of two hundred and fifty dollars for
his services, and the sum of one thou
sand dollars be made available for the
expenses of such commission and the
commissioners shall make report of
their work to the Governor not later
than July 1, 1908. with the recommen-
dations pertaining thereto. together
with some bill or bills for the effect
uation of such recommendations.
On reconvening a recess, subject to
the call of the chair, was taken to
allow committees 30 get to work. This
continued until nearly p. m, when
the President raped for order, the
committees having returned.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
In the meantime the President had
been apprised of the arrival of Gov
ernor's message No. 3, the deficiency
bill
This was taken up at once and re-
ferred TO the Ways and Means COM
mittee and later Senator Dowsett in
troduced Bill No. 81 appropriating
s57. .6114 for use of current department
tai expenses. Referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
COUNTY RIGHTS.
Senator Makekau gave notice of MS
to introduce bill to amend
of Act SO, Session Laws
of 1905 This amendment gives the
authority to construct new
reads without reference to the Super
lntendent of Public Works. Rules
were suspended and the bill passed
first reading and went to the Print
ing committee.
Senator Chillingworth under suspen-
sion of the rules introduced bill No.
81, referring to writs of error and bills
Of exception. Passed first reading and
went to Judiciary committee Ad-
iourned to 10 a. m. Thursday
THE HOUSE.
The House of Representatives came
to order yesterday at a. II. and after |