The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-09
THE SENATE
FOR A DAY

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pay of policemen on Hawaii durin
the period of transition two years age
was sent to the committee composed 0
the Hawaii delegation.
Senator Coelho reported on Hous'
| Bill 115, for the majority against ;
| hospital on Maui;
Your Health committee has had I'M
| der consideration House Bill No. 1l5
| introduced by Representative PhlliE
| Pail. entitled AN Act to provide fol
| a Hospital n the District of Lahaina
Island of Maui" and begs leave tc
recommend that this bill be laid on
the table, on the ground that there
appears to be no urgent need for hos,
pitaI there as the Malulani hospital ia
within easy access and on the further
ground that the Board of Health has
made no such recommendation.
The same Senator reported on the
proposed law relating to BARRIERS,
amending to include hairdressers:
Your Committee on Health to whom
was referred House BIZ No. 43 en-
titled: An Act to provide for the
Regulation of Barber Shops" beg
leave to report that it has had the
same under consideration and recon-
mend it's passage with the following
Line strike out the word barber
ing and insert in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing words: BARRIERS and hairdress-
ers,'' so that the whole of Section 1
may read as follows:
Section l. The Board of Health OF
the Territory of Hawaii shall have
within it's discretion power to pre-,
scribe rules and regulations for estab-
fishing sanitary conditions under which |
he business of BARRIERS and hairdress- |
ers may be carried on for hire by any |
person or persons"
Senator Hayselden from the Public
lands committee reported on the reso-
ution providing for the erection of
in commemoration of the
of the first constitution
n June Z, 1889:
Your Public Lands committee to
which has been referred Senate Reso-
ution No. 20, relating to the erection
f a suitable monument to commence
ate the signing of the first Constitu-
ion of Hawaii, have had the same un-
Ter consideration and upon investiga-
ion find the following facts in re the
rst Constitution of Hawaii.
Previous to the PRONUNCIATION of the
rst Constitution the declaration of
lights was signed by the King on June
1899. This declaration may be con-
idered as the Magma Charta of Ha-
,aiian freedom. During this year.
500. the first draft of the Constitution
vas drawn up in the Hawaiian Ian
uage by the Kings Council at La
alma, assisted by some of the gradu-
ties of Lahainaluna. It was not pro-
laimed, however, by Kamehameha III
ntil October Sth, 1916, when he did SO
Lahaina, Maui.
The rights noted We're the perpetual
ion of the officers OF Kuh:nanui and
ne four Governors as instituted by
I. whose duties and pow
RS were defined. A legislative body
as provided for consisting of fifteen
ereditary Mobiles and seven Represen-
atives who sat in one chamber and
let annually. This body had the ap,
ointment of four judges and together
it'll the King and the premier formed
lie Supreme Court of Final Appeal.
The title to the land on which the
would be erected is vested
the Territory, and is now the site
the Government school at Lahaina
It seems proper and suitable that
cogns ton of this important event
louid be taken and it could not be |
etter perpetuated than by the erection I
monument on the spot where Ka-
ehameha Ill stood when he delivered :
to his countrymen. Your commit
G recommend the adoption of the res
ution.
On motion of Senator KaIama the :
port was adopted.
Recess until p. m. t
Afternoon Session.