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witnesses should be obliged to pay
their own expenses.
| The provisions of the bill seem fair
and properly safeguarded.
Afternoon Session.
On reconvening Senator Lane report
ed Senate Bill No. As printed and ready
for distribution. This bill relates TO
rates of interest as outlined at the head
of this report.
| Replying to a question by Senator
Coelho, Senator Lane said the bills
were delayed in the printing offices
where everybody seemed to be busy.
From the Miscellaneous committee
was reported on House Bill SO that all
of the reports of the Circuit and Su-
preme Court, statutes and reports are
distributed according to law. The re-
| port was adopted and the bill passed
| second reading.
A recess was taken at this point and
on reconvening Senator Smith reported
on House Bill Is as follows:
The judiciary committee report con-
sideration of House Bill No. Is, en-
titled IAN Act to Amend Section 2737
of the Revised Laws of Hawaii, relat-
ing to Coroner's InQuests."
The object of this bill is to amend
the existing statute so that the fees
of jurors in coroner's inquests shall be
paid by the county in which the in
quest is held instead Of being paid by
the Territory.
We approve of the object of the bill
but recommend that two amendments
h Sr1hc a
word may for the word shall in
line 10 of Section l. and striking out
the words leach and the several coun-
ties in lines Is and II and substituting
in place thereof the words 1.-The coun-
ty," so that the portion of Section /
of the bill from lines y to 90 inclu-
sive. shall read as follows:
I'm all cases of sudden death the
coroner shall inquire into the cause,
and in his discretion may cause an
inquest to be held even if he is not
satisfied that there are suspicious cir
cumstances attending the death.
.All persons summoned to serve on
a coroner's jury shall be paid two dol
lars per day for each days actual
attendance; that said fees of two dol
lars shall be paid by the county in
which the jury was called; and if any
person summoned to serve on such
jury shall fail to appear, without rea-
sonable excuse therefor, he may be
fined by the coroner not exceeding ten
dollars or imprisoned not exceeding
ten days; and the coroner may issue
process to any police officer for the
collection of any fines thus imposed"
With these amendments We recon-
mend the passage of the bill.
The report was adopted and the bill
passed second reading.
Senator Coelho, from the Health COM
mittee, reported favorably on the bill
to establish a hospital in Kohala, !
persons with the understanding that
pay patients will be received, the in
come from such to go toward the main
tenance of the hospital. The report
was adopted after Senator Smith en-
dorsed it and the bill passed second |
reading.
Senate Bill No. SO establishing an
college in the Territory, |
was reported for some important
amendments. The clause providing
for special tax of one twentieth OF
one per cent was stricken and spe- |
cial appropriation will be made. The |
original bill was so worded that the
Territory would not have been eligible
to the Federal appropriations allowed |
for the purpose. The bill as amended |
will reach this. 1t is practically new
bill The report was laid on the ia
BILE.
There being no further business adj
journment was taken until this MORN
ing at ten o'clock.