The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-09

| nulment, difufNe ana H"pafhhoh
Passed shird reading.
House 1911 No. 49, relating to tax
alton. Senator Knudsen moved e
pass third reading The motion car.
ried, all voting for the bill except Sen
ator Bishop.
House Bni No. 100. relating to
change Of name. Passed third read
ing.
senate Bli No. s, was called but ac-
tion was deferred on account OF con-
tlnued absence OF the introducor, SEN
ator Coolho.
senate Bill No. 7. the graduated in
/ come tax bill, was called for final ac-
| ton. The committee had reported ad-
versely and senator pcwsett moved
| the adoption OF the report OF the COM
mittoc. Carried
/ Senate Eill No. "A. providing for the
/ appointment Of two deputy attorneys,
/ came up and Senator Chillingworth
moved passage on second reading.
senator Smith moved to defer until
| final passage Of the Appropriation bill
WIN ch would determine the status OF
the Attorney Generals department..
! lie showed that nine law officials, in-
cluding the Federal authorities, are en-
gagged In the prosecution of cases In all
courts.
Senator Chillingworth argued in ia
vor of the bill, saying 1t was not always
possible for one man to travel from one
island to the other to prosecute cases.
1t is an acknowledged fact that the
County Attorney for Hawaii Is fncom-
petent to handle important cases.
Senator Hayselden asked If there are
now two attorneys in the office OF the
County Attorney of oahu, aside from
the chief Receiving an affirmative
answer, a motion was made to defer
action. Carried.
Senate Bill No. 80, relating to citizen>
ship of employees of the government,
was called and action deferred.
House Bill No. As, relating to the
manner of marking an election ballot,
passed second reading. This Is not the
Mccarthy election bill.
Senator Makekau moved to reconsid-
er the vote and such action was taken,
the mover introducing an amendment
which was lost. He then moved TO
defer until 2 p. m. Carried.
Acton on the bill for the disposition
OF IunuS TtCelNtu lTOIl tHe odic VI LII
provements on public lands, was de-
ferred.
Oil bill, set for II a. m. was, on mo-
ton of Senator Chillingworth, set for
next Tuesday.
Senator Hayselden presented the fol-
lowing resolution relating to the Wal
kki reclamation bill as follows:
Your Public Lands committee re-
ports having had under consideration
Joint Resolution No. 8, relating to the
appointment of the Waikiki Reclama-
ton Commission for the purpose of
investigating the condition of Waikiki
district.
The resolution provides the manner
of appointment of the commission and
delegating to 1t certain powers nee
essary to carry out the process of re-
clamation and to ascertain the best
methods to he pursued.
There is no question as to the merit
of the undertaking. l.. E. Pinkham,
president of the Board of Health, has
exhaustively treated the subject and
furnished complete information in
pamphlet provided to members of the
Senate and by reference to which the
whole plan, with maps and specifca-
tions can be seen.
The Board of Health recommends
the reclamation scheme, and the great
interest displayed in this matter in
| duced Mr. Pinkham to call into con-
sultation prominent citizens at which
meeting the reclamation scheme was
! heartily endorsed. A committee was
| then appointed and instructed to adopt
the course which would best effect the
object. This resolution is the result of
that committees deliberation.
| Senator MakelSau presented numer-
Gus petitions asking that j. Lor Wal
| ZACH be allowed to experiment on lepers
at Kalihi. The chair notified the
senator that they must be properly en-
dorsed before they could be acted upon,
APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriation bill was then call
ed. The item $4,000 for promotion was
| first considered Senator Smith strong
ly advocating $25, 600 as moved by Sen,
ator Mccarthy.
| Senator Dowsett said he could not
see where the money is to come from;
| there are other objects quite as worthy
but we are cutting off revenue and in
creasing expenses,
Senator Bishop went even further
| and said every department required
more money and it would be the best
kind of promotion to beautify our gov
ernment building. He said he intend
ed to ask for $4,000 for repairs to pub
lie buildings, more especially Aliiolani
Hale uhe judiciary building) which is
badly In need of bracing.
He moved that the Item $4,000 be
| stricken from the bill
Senator Hayselden said the Legisla-
ture had already appropriated $4,000
for expenses in bringing down the Con-
gressional committee, which was, in a
measure, promotion.
Senator Chilllngworth gave reasons
why the item should pass. He drifted,
however, until the chair had to ask
| him II he was defending the bill.
Senator Bishop again mentioned the
necessity for aid in the repairs TO the
| Aniolani Hale and other government
| buildings,
Senator Dowsett referred to the mil
lions of dollars of exports exceeding
the imports. THE money is here"
said he, but the people viii not un-
loosen their purse strings Let the