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A. wherever the same appear.
The report was tabled.
Senator Lane again asked that Sen
ate Bill y, relating to tax exemption
for lepers, be deferred until next week
PASSED THIRD READING.
Senate Bill No. 80, providing for the
appointment of vice president of the
Board of Health passed third read
ing.
Senae Bill No. So, appropriating the
sum of $4,000 for salaries and main
tenance of the Hawaii College of Agri.
culture and Mechanic Arts passed third
reading.
Consideration of House Bills 102 and
AS was deferred
Senate Bill No. II, the graduated
Income tax, was called but Senator
Makekau, the introducer, asked post
ponement until later in the day.
The usual discussion of the question
of holding night sessions followed and
then Senate Bill No. AZ, the amend
ed Municipal bill, was read for the
third time, the operation requiring
more than an hour.
Senator Chillingworth moved to
transpose Sections and l. This was
debated for time, Senator Chilling
worth finally withdrawing his motion.
BALKED AT ELECTION.
Senator Bishop baked at having an
election in November, 1907, providing
for the termination of the official
careers of those elected last year. He
did not consider it fair treatment of
the men who were in Office. He moved
that the date of the City and County
election be changed from 1907 to 1908.
Senator Smith objected to the change,
believed it better to separate the cleo
tions so as to avoid mixing things.
Senator Mccarthy said he was OPP
posed to the bill in toto, but if it is
TO be passed it should be amended as
moved by Senator Bishop. The Senate
does not know whether the people of
this county want the city incorporated.
Let the Senate pass an enabling act
and appoint treeholders and let the
people decide. upon a charter.
He did not believe the Senate had
the right to handle such matter. The
members from Hawaii have no right
to say we shall have a municipality of
d CSl JdiH hILu HUE WOuIi LIE people
of Hilo permit us to frame a charter
for them.
Senator Bishop again spoke of the
injustice in putting out of office men
who were elected only six months ago.
Senator Lane, as the introducer, ac-
cepted the amendment, which carried
by practically a unanimous vote.
Senator Dowsett supported the mo-
tion on the ground of expense of the
separate election. Amendment car
ried
Senator Smith moved to amend Sec
ton 10 relating TO appointment of a
deputy treasurer, inserting with the
consent of the Board of Supervisors. y
The amendment failed to carry.
Senator Dowsett gave notice of his
intention to introduce bill relative
to manufacture and sale of electricity
in the Territory of Hawaii The bill
passed first reading by title.
Afternoon Session.
Senator Smith reported on House Bill
No. $50, relative TO the change of name
as follows:
Your judiciary committee presents
the following report upon House Bill
No. $50, entitled IAN Act Relating to
Change of Name, Amending Section
1850 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii"
While there is force in the view that
the matter of legal change of name
should be done under judicial rather
than executive sanction, the bill is
drawn more to remedy an acknowl-
edged defect in the present law, and
your committee approves its object,
recommending that the bill be passed
with the following single amendment.
to include another class of cases where
change of name is often desirable, this
oelng IN divorce cases. 1t is accord
lngly recommended that there be in
serted in line 10 of Section 1, immedi-
ately after the word adopted" a
comma instead of the period there ap-
pearing, and the words cor from en-
oodying in a decree of divorce a pro-
vision that a married woman may ND
on such divorce resume the use of her
maiden name
From the same committee the Sen
ator reported adversely on Senate Bill
No Il as follows:
The bill proposes a complete and
somewhat elaborate redistricting Of
the Territory for election purposes
and a reappointment of the member
ship in both Houses. Without enter
ing into a detailed statement Of the
various provisions of the bill we are of
opinion that for the present it would
be better not to attempt the changes
proposed. Frequent changes in the