The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-09
THE SENATE
FOR A DAY
Liquor and Charity Bills,
Appropriations and
Kerosene.
sENATE-FORTIETH DAY.

There was a clean bill of health i
the Senate yesterday, Senator Coelh
having returned from his grip vacation
The order of the day contained on
Senate and three House bills for thir
reading and final action on House Join
Resolution No. besides six bills fo
second reading.
Down stairs the opinion prevail
that the Governor will be sustained il
both of the vetoes returned on Satur
day. This impression may be caused b.
the fact that some of the members nov
hold several commissions.
ROUTINE WORK.
The clerk read a communication from
Maui relative to certain recommenda
tions for changes in the County Act
complaining against the action of th
Legislature setting the first Wednes
day of the month as that on which tn,
supervisors shall meet. The bill pass
ed has. already become a law but i
fails of its purpose.
The chair wanted to know why i
was that the petition dated Deeembel
last has just been received.
Senator Coelho said the petition wa'
the result of resolutions by an un
official body, and was gotten up By
one man whose bills had not beer
promptly paid. He moved that the
communication be tabled. Carried.
Senator Coelho introduced resolu
tion to the effect that after April Is
no new bills shall be introduced ex
cept in cases of great Importance and
then only on unanimous consent. The
resolution was adopted.
Senator Hayselden presented reso
luton similar in effect TO that con
tanned in the communication on which
Senator Coelho commented. The Hay
selden resolution was fled.
House Bill 4S, relating to negotiable
instruments, was read during the first
hour of the session. Senator Smith
moved to amend the title so that "Be-
ing an act to establish a law uniform
with other States on that subject
was struck out. The amendment car
ried The bill as amended passed
third reading, two voting no and two
absent.
Action was deferred on Senate Bill
go and House Bills 159 and 16O until
Thursday.
House Joint Resolution No. 8 was
read the third time and passed.
Senate Bill No. l was called and
consideration deferred indefinitely.
Senate Bill No. 5, relating to taxing
interests in land. The measure was in
troduced largely for the relief of DR..
Raymond, who happens to be the only
person in the Territory being taxed
under the present law. The object of
the bill is to amend the existing laws.
Senator Dowsett opposed the bill as
being an amendment to the existing
land laws.
Senator Smith said the Senate was
always on the side Of the oppressed
but he believed the suggestion of SEN
ator Dowsett should be noticed. He
moved that the report of the commit
tee be adopted. This was to the effect
that the bill be tabled. The motion
carried
Senate Bill No. 90, relating to eiti-
zenship of employees of the Territory
and its subdivision. The committee
that the bill be tabled.
The chief lobbyist on this was Willie
Crawford, who has haunted the chamber
rom the time of its introduction.
Senator Coelho offered an amendment
% the report to the effect that the
ill pass second reading. He said that
t is nonsense for the committee to say |
t is too sweeping; it would stand IN
he way of Americanizing Hawaii.
The committee report failed.
Senator Hewitt moved to insert the
Tord regularly" before the word en-
loyed
Senator Kalama moved that the bill
e recommitted to the Judiciary com
littee. Carried.
Senate Bill No. %, relating to gov
fencing lands, went to the
ands committee.
House Bill rs, went TO the Ways
nd Means committee.
House Bill No. 126, relating to the
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