The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-17
IN THE HOUSE
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gulations on the laundry business, nd
requiring the deposit of fee of IS for
simply filing an application to open a
laundry, and $25 a year for operating
one.
The bill does not look to any support
of the laundries, but a stringent super
vision by the Superintendent of Public
Works.
The bill passed a first reading and
was referred to the printing commit
tee, and the report of the committee
was adopted
The Public Health Committee re-
ported onHouse Bill 219,making deputy
sheriTs truant officers, recommended
its passage with slight modification.
adopted.
THIRD READINGS.
House Bill 50, exempting family
homesteads from forced sale, came up
Tor a third reading.
Correa and Rawlins spoke briefly on
the bill strongly supporting it as
measure to protect the small home
owner in time of adversely.
The bill passed by unanimous vote.
House Bill PA relating to theatrical
and show licenses, was given third
reading. Kaleiopu wanted to postpone
action but received no second to his
motion and the bill passed by a vote
of 21 to G.
House Bill PIG, imposing a penalty
on unlicensed insurance companies
and agents, and regulating the isur-
ance business.
Rawlins spoke in support of the
measure, citing the San Francisco dis
aster as an object lesson of not hav-
ing affective insurance regulation on
foreign companies.
/ Rice thought from a financial stand
point the bill should pass because the
outside companies should be made to
pay for the right to do business here
The bill passed by a vote of 25 to 1,
Kaniho voting in opposition.
4 House Bill 22O imposing penalties for
violations of the rules prescribed by
the Board of Agriculture and Forestrp
regarding Importation of plants, fruits
and vegetables. Passed a third read
ing by a vote of 26 to O.
Senate Bill 81 making the first Wed.
nesday after the fifth of each month
the date for the regular meeting OF
the County Boards of Supervisors,
came up for a third reading but on mo.
ton of Rice, consideration was deferr.
ed till tomorrow.
Salaries Bill Passes.
/ Senate Bill 80, the Territorial De.
partment Appropriation bill, carrying
an appropriation for salaries of 81, 712,
140, came up for third reading and
passed by vote of &c to 1. The bill
is reduction of $751; UU over the bill
as passed by the Senate. Hughes vote
was the only one recorded against the
measure.
Work on House Journal
1t was announced unoff1cially in the
House today that twenty days pro-
ceediugs of the session are now in the
hands of Compiler Buckland who was
awarded the contract of preparing the
House Journal for printing A part or
this is already in type and it is ex-
pected that it will be almost complet-
ed by the time the House takes its
final adjournment.
Correa's Coffee Report.
The minority report of the Agricul.
tural committee on oHuse Bill PIP, to
exempt from taxation, property used
in the production of coffee was reaG.
It held that the coffee industry was Z
paying industry, and should not be
kept alive by discriminatory taxation.
That it was not an industry in expert
mental stage, but one that has long
been tried, and its merits known. The
report was signed by Representative
COrrea, alone.
Pail moved the adoption of the min
GRITTY report
Sheldon moved to adopt the report
if the majority of the committee. He
said that the coffee industry offered
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