The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-06


compensation unless they were permit
ted to engage in general practice. III
Rawlins supported the bill say
ing that any officer of the gov
: eminent who was not Statistic
|, could resign The bill was made til
order of the day for today. The Ju
ably the following bills: Senate bi
No. 50, amending Section 1852, Revise
Laws, by increasing the penalty for tn
crime Of having sexual intercourse wit
female under the age of fourteen
House bill No. &c, amending Section
so of Chapter Is of the County Act
relating to the punishment of count.
officers for malfeasance; House bill No
81, amending Sections 2230 and 2231. Re
vised Laws, relating to the procedur.
in divorce cases; House bill No. il
amending Section /, Act 81, Session
Laws of 1865, relating. to attachments
All the committee reports were
| adopted.
The Committee on Police approved
House bill No. "a. introduced by Mr.
Sheldon, requiring that certain por-
tions of streets be sprfnkled by the
railway companies. Adopted.
The Finance committee recommend
ed the appropriation of $3.50 provided
| in House resolution No. 1o4 to nay Mrs
Motley. Adopted.
| The judiciary committee approved
Senate bill No. &c. amending Section
No. 2s44. Revised Laws. relating to the
crime of burglary. Adopted
The substitution of the word may
for "shall'' in House bill No. IS, amend
ing Section 1913 and repeating Sections
1017 and 1018. Revised Laws, relating
to vaccination, nullifies the law. The
report of the Committee on Health on
this bill was tabled.
The Committee on Public Lands re-
ported favorably on the following:
House resolution No. "a, providing $4,000
for the extension of Hanapepe wharf,
House resolution No. Io2. appropria-
ting for the purchase of furniture for
eourthouses, $500 at Waimea, $500 at
Koloa, $500 at Lihue, $500 at Kappa
and $500 at Hanalei. The reports were
adopted.
Notification was received from the
Senate that House bill No. 30 had
passed its third reading in that body.
This bill makes eight hours constitute
a legal working day except on Satur-
day, 5 hours constituting a full day
on that Gay.
The Committee on Public Lands re-
ported favorably on House resolution
No. 106, providing $4,000 for a wharf
and warehouse at Kalihiwai; also on
House resolution No. 105; appropr1af1ng
$4,000 for q reservoir at kaimuki; also
on House resolution No 1o7, providing
$500 for the purchase of furniture for
the Fifth Circuit courthouse. Kauai
These reports were adopted.
House bill No. Is, amending Section
2737, Revised Laws, provides a pay
ment OF 81 per day for coroner's Jurors;
formerly these received no pay. The
bill passed its third reading.
A message was received from the
Governor informing the House that al
though he had not had time to intelli-
gently consider the provisions of the
loan fund bill, he had signed it SO that
those out-of-toWn members who de-
sired to go home might have an oppor-
tunity to take the inter-island boats
which sail early in the week. He re-
served the right, however, to expend
only such amounts as in his Judgment
seemed fitting. On motion of Mr. |
Rice the clerk of the House was direct |
ed TO communicate with the Governor |
requesting his reasons for delaying the |
expenditure of funds already appropri- |
ated.
The House then took a recess from |
1905 to 2 p. m.
The first bushes of the afternoon |
session was the introduction by Mr..
Mahoe of resolution providing copies
Of the daily papers to the members.
The resolution was tabled.
The House then resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole
The Treasurer of the Territory. T.
Campbell, was present with an esti-
nate Of the expenditures of his depart
nent for the next fiscal period. The
oiioWing amounts were asked: Incl
ientals, Treasurer's office, $4,000; incl
uuuof the insurance law. $4,000.
printing tax books and blanks $4,000.
interest on public debt, commission and
$4,000; bonding public off,
'ials, $4,000. There is now in the Treas
Try. said Mr.. Campbell, over s40o. 900.
N which the Territory is paying in
crest. Mr. Campbell also presented
us estimates for the Bureau of Taxes.
$ follows: Incidentals-First division.
5000: second division, $500; third di-
.ision. $4,000; fourth division, $1,000. All
hese items We're approved.
Mr.. Merriam of the Bureau of Com
'eyances presented his essi,nat.,s for
ne bureau as follows: Inciden.als.
onveyanees, $4,000: repairs of records.
800. Passed.
6. s. Holloway. superintendent Of
'ubiie Works, asked the following an
ropriations: General expenses. $500:
elton deferred. Maintenance and re-
airs and additions to government
$4,000; action deferred.
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