The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-11
IN The SENATE
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explosives under government supervis-
ion are in the interest of the public
welfare and in the opinion of your
committee this should have first con-
sideration.
THE law now reads, however, that
all kerosene oil and other liquid ex-
plosives must be stored in government
storehouses, and although a fee for
such storage is now and has always
been charged to the owner of the oil by
| the government, your committee finds
no statute authorizing such charge to
be made.
Assuming such charge to be legal
and if not legal it should be made so
in the opinion of your committee
proper storage facilities should also be
afforded the importer of kerosene or
! liquid explosives, which is not now the
case, and serious complaints have been
made to your committee as regards the
handling and custody of kerosene now
stored in government storehouses, not
to speak of the poor and dangerous
construction of the storehouses them
selves.
THE revenue to the Territory from
the storage of kerosene and other H.
quid explosives has been, such that it
is the opinion of your committee that
! if it is to remain With the Territory,
proper and suitable freproof store
| houses should be erected on govern
| ment land, and an appropriation for
their erection should be made by the
present legislature. If, on the other
hand it may be eXpedient to adopt the
recommendation of the Superintendent
of Public Works in his report to the
governor to turn over the testing
and storage of kerosene oil and other
being a matter of local concern, the
! same to be revenue producing, proper
storage facilities as suggested should
! be then furnished by the Counties
"Other than an amendment to the
present laws for the purpose of fixing
and authorizing a statutory charge by
| the government for the testing and
storage of kerosene oil and other liquid
explosives in government storehouses,
and that an appropriation be made for
the construction of proper and suitable
! fire-proof stoTehouses on government
| land, your committee feels that the
best interests of the public will be
served by allowing the present laws to
remain in force, and It therefore rec
! ommends that the bill be laid upon
the table"
On motion of Senator Kaiama the re-
port was laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill.
Senator Coelho presented a petition
from the people Of Molokai asking for
an appropriation of 5000 for the repair
of damages to the derrick and landing
at Pelekunu. The matter was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
Senator Brown introduced a resOlu-
ton, referred to the Ways and Means
Committee, appropriating $1,000 to re-
imburse ]. Fitzgerald of Hilo for a
gasoline launch which was being used
as a pilot boat at that port, the craft
to become the government property IN
the event of the item being inserted in
the appropriation bill
Senate Bill No. % came up on third
reading. This bill provided for the pay
ment of a daily wage of not less than
$3.50 to men employed on Territorial
road, bridge and other similar work
The bill passed without discussion only
Senators Bishop, Mccarthy and Hay
selden voting against it. Senate Bill
No. SO, providing for the district mag
istrates and circuit judges making re
ports to the chief justice, passed third
reading.
House Bill No 40, permitting rail-
roads to use power other than steam
was referred to the Public Lands Com.
mttee.
House Bill No. 81, relating to banking
licenses, was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee.
Senate Bill No. So, was referred tc