The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-13
AF TER THE
BOND BILLS
County Loans in Senate
Juggling County
Salaries.
sENATE-FoRTY-FoURTH DAY.
Morning Session.

House Bill No. "A, (current expense),
came back with the statement that the
House failed to concur and that com
mittee had been appointed to confer
Senator Hayselden, from the judi
ciary committee reported on Senate
Bill 100 as follows:
sISection 1927 of the Revised Laws
relates to the procedure in civil eases
and provides for the filing OF answers
and demurrers and concludes with the
words 'after either of these answers
there shall be mo further pleading
ssThe object of the bill is to strike
out this last provision, and it seems
desirable that the change should be
made. While the provision has been in
the statute for many years, 1t has prac-
tieally been ignored by the courts, and
the rules of the Circuit Court provide
for answering over on terms to be pre-
scribed by the court. =
The same Senator reported from the
Judiciary committee relative to the Ho-
nolulu Gas Co. supplying gas to the
city free of charge:
1sSection s97 of the Revised Laws
is a. part of Chapter Z of said laws re-
lating to the gas franchise, granted
to w. W. Dimond and others, under
which franchise they have established
gas works in Honolulu. The section
provides among other things that II
said w. W. Dimond shall manufacture
and supply Illuminating gas, as well as
gas for fuel, and shall erect lampposts
as aforesaid, he shall, on requisitlon
of the superintendent of public works,
furnish free of cost gas for fifty street
lights, and thereafter shall each year
furnish five more in addition to the
number furnished the preceding year.
The bill seeks to amend the section by
striking out the words 'and thereafter
shall each year furnish five more IN
addition to the number furnished the
preceding year The committee rec
ommends passage of the BILL -
On House Bill 80, relative to persons
voting when they had failed to register
the committee reported for the second
time recommending that the bill pass.
PASSED THIRD READING.
Senate Bill No. 9, relating to taxation
educational and judicial districts, pass
ed third reading.
Senate Bill No. 60, providing for
County loans, was called but on mo-
tion of Senator Mccarthy action was
deferred until afternoon.
Senate Bill SO, relating to undated
designations, passed. by the following
vote:
AYES j Brown, Coelho, Gandall,
Hewitt. Lane, Mccarthy, Makekau,
Havselden. Woods and Kalama, 10.
Noes-Smith, Dowsett, Knudsen and
Bishop, 4.
Senate Bill No. 90, providing for
biennial reports by Board of Super
visors. Sheriff. County Clerk, Auditor,
County Attorney and Treasurer shall
be made to the Legislature.
Senator Makekau wished to conhne
the law to the Board of Supervisors
and the Auditor.
Senator Dowsett favored the bill but
asked that it be referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Senator Smith favored the bill anu
to confning the reports to the Board
of Supervisors, Auditor ando County At
4orney. He felt that much information
could be obtained through such re-
ports.
Senator Kalama had House Bill l39
returned to the House to be perfected.
Senate Bill No. 90, providing a seat
for the Attorney Generals department
passed third reading.
House Bill No. 1876, the . Grab Bill :
was read a third time but as there
were some typographical errors it was
referred to the revision committee
Honse Bill No. 159, relates to Coun-
~ bonds. Senator Makekau in sup
porting the bill said the members from
Hawaii and Maui counties had come
here with the expectation of having
this bin passed so there would be 10
unjust discrimination on the part OF
the Territory. He offered an amendment
which was very unsatisfactory to Sen
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