The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-23

hA'N NhANA"t Wa' NtEafhts -
motion Of Senator Kalama and passed
third reading.
AND YET AGAIN.
At 1896, ms IL forgotten in the
rush Of vetoes, Secretary Atkinson
again pushed his genial smile into the
chamber and gave the sergeant at-arms
another opportunity to throw his chest
notes in the direction of the Presi-
dent. This time the veto was on the
bill prohibiting persons from digging
up streets and roads without first hav-
ing permission from the Superintend-
ent Of Public Works. The considera-
ton Of the message is set for today.
The show license bill was called up
and amended on motion of Senator
Lane to read "and other places of
amusement" so that baseball grounds
would be included in the list of places
benefited.
When it came to the bill providing
amount of five hundred dollars must
in all cases be bought by tender SEN
ator Smith insisted upon his amend
ment that in times of great public
necessity or during q crisis the head
of department might buy, with the
approval of the Governor. Senator
Dowsett did not see things through
the same spectacles and spoke his OBJ
jections, saying the Senate could be
called in special session in such cases.
The clause was not allowed. Senator
Dowsett remarking if this was allow
ed there would be great calamity
here within six months. He did not
approve of any bill that would allow
the expenditure of funds beyond the
amount appropriated
Senator Kalama opposed because it
would give the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works the right to go ahead and
finish the dam or the Alakea slip. The
bill passed second reading.
SECOND READING.
The following bills passed second
reading:
House Bill 203, relating to the re-
-sponsibilities of hotelkeepers.
House Bill No. 1913, relating to the
Board of Immigration, was referred to
the Miscellaneous committee. House
Bill No. 30, relating to the reorganiza
ton of the Board of Forestry, went to
the Lands committee, House Bill No.
222 went to the Ways and Means COM
mittee and House Bill No. 225 went to
the Judiciary committee, House Bill
No. 226, relating to the Registrar of
Public Accounts and providing for his
acting as Treasurer during the absence
of that official from the Territory, was
referred to the Public Accounts com
mittee, House Joint Resolution No. 4,
relating to Corporation Laws, was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
Senate Bill No. Ill, relating to GER
tificates of acknowledgment, and Sen
ate Bill No. 112, repeating all commits
sions issued to agents to take acknowl-
edgments; Senate Bill No. ia, regulat
ing the fees to be charged by the Reg
istrar of Conveyances after being
by Senator Smith so that the
charge can not be more than one dol
lar; Senate Bill No. lis. providing
for the issuance of bonds by the Coun-
ty of Maui when the authorization il
approved by the President of the Uni
ted States; House Bill No 2O2, relating
to banks authorized under the banking
law and allowing them permission TO
hold real estate under certain well de-
fined conditions. Senate Bill No.
los was called for reading but in the
absence of Senator Chillingworth ac-
ton was deferred until today.
PUNCHBOWL LOTS.
Senator Hayselden reported as fol
lows on the Punchbowl lots:
The object of this resolution is to
express the wish of the Legislature of
the Territory of Hawaii that Congress
enact special legislation relative to the
tract, making 1t incumbent
upon the officials of the Territory to
grant, when such land is sold OF re-
leased, the preference right at the ap-
praised value to all bona fide settlers
on the land in the matter of purchase
Or release under certain restrictions as
to the quantity of land as shall be
deemed wise.
The lands referred to are those more |
,r less now cultivated portions of the |
Slope used as homesteads |
n the majority of cases by Portuguese
Who have transferred what formerly |
vas a barren waste into a tract COW
cred with comfortable small homes and
in the matter OF vegetation.
These leases will expire in 1912 and
whereas there seems to be some doubt
Is to the final disposition of these
ands the settlers hesitate in making
urther improvements on the land in
question unless preference right can
n some way be given to those on the
ands who are bona fide settlers In the
of the land when finally dis
,osed OF.
We believe the object of the resolu-
ion to be a good one provided the gov
rnment is safeguarded in the matter
Il reservations and tracts for road