The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-02

necessity of referring back to the pre-
vious statute, and we recommend that
| the last paragraph of Section 1879 be
added at the end of Section I Of the
| b.ll as follows:
.'Such drawings shall be in public,
after at least one weeks publication
of notice of the time and place of the
same in a newspaper of general circu-
lation, printed and published in the
circuit within which said drawing shall
paper printed and published in such
circuit, otherwise after one week s
posting of such notice in at least three
conspicuous places in such circuit"
With the foregoing amendment we
recommend the passage of the bill.
The last of the 1abors of the Senator
was shown in his report on House Bill
No. 106 as follows:
The bill provides that during tenn
porary disqualification or absence of
the district magistrate of Honolulu,
which absence shall be approved by a
justice of the Supreme Court, the sec
ond district magistrate of Honolulu
shall receive seven ($7.OO) dollars per
day compensation for his services dur
ing the disqualification or absence of
the district magistrate.
In the salary appropriation bin an
item of $500 has been inserted for the
second district magistrate of Honolulu
for the biennial period, which appro-
priation will be available to pay for
the services named in the bill under
consideration.
The bill was recommended for pas
sage.
House Bill go, relating to private
rights and waterways was up a Sec
ond time 1t having been reconsidered
for the reason that there were parties
who wanted to be heard. Senator
Smith moved that the report of the
conference committee be adopted Car
ried.
Senator Hayselden read a petition
from residents on Maui asking that
the time and place of the reading of
the first constitution given Hawaii be
duly commemorated by the erection of
monument to cost $500. The petition
was referred to the Public Lands COM
nittee.
Senator Coelho moved that hereafter
when adjournment is taken it shall be
until $3.50 next day. Carried.
BILLS SIGNED.
The clerk read a communication
from the Secretary Of the Territory
informing the Senate that the Gov
ernor had signed House Bill SO, relat-
ing to quo warranto proceedings and
House Bill No. "a compelling the Rap
i'd Transit Company to alter the
streets between their tracks.
Senator Chillingworth moved, when
Senate Bill No. AZ was called, to defer
action until the night session. Sen
ator Smith opposed night session If
it were possible to get along without
one and moved to defer the consider
alton of Bill No. AZ for a little while
This carried and Senate Bill No. 10,
relating to pounds was taken up under
order of the day. There was a divi-
sion of opinion that nearly split the
bill, Senator Woods supporting and
Senators Chil1ingworth and Makekau
opposing. The bill passed third read
ing, Senators Bishop and Makekau
being the only ones voting against it.
House Bill No. IS passed third read
ing and H. B. No. 103 also passed. This
latter refers to the time of holding
terms of the Circuit Court.
House Bill No. III, which may pos
sibly be considered by the Supreme
Court as an amendment to the Land
Act, according to the views Of Sem
ator Dowsett, also passed after strik-
ing out with the approval of the
Governor"
At noon the Senate took recess
until two o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
There was a motion to defer action
on Senator Makekau's trust bill, but
it was opposed by the introducer of
the bill. On a vote, which was tie,
the motion carried.