The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-30


Smith for the judiciary committee re-
ported as follows, both reports being
tabled to be considered with the mea-
sures:
The judiciary Committee have had
under consideration House bill No 109
entitled AN Act relating to costs ana
fees, amending Section 1895 of the Re-
vised Laws, and we recommend it's pas
sage.
Section 1895 reads "All judges ard
clerks fees, provided for in this chap
ter. shall be accounted for quarterly,
to the treasurer for the benefit of the
public treasury"
The bill under consideration amends
this Section by providing that all fees
collected Ly Judges, clerks, High Sheriff
Sheriffs and Police officers shall be ac-
counted for to the treasurer, except as
otherwise provided in Section 1866 "and
except such fees as are intended to re-
imburse such officers for actual ex-
penditures made by them"
Section 1866 provides that the high
sheriff, sherins and deputy sherins
may retain certain fees which are spe-
Gifted in the section.
House bill No. 81 relating to costs
Of court, came up on third reading but
action was deferred until Tuesday as
Smith said that an amendment to in
clude the counties under its provisions
had been sugg sted. House bill No.
l23 providing that no government Off
cial could hold more than one office
the anti-Sam Johnson measure. came
up on third reading. on motion or
Smith the bill was amended so as to
prohibit any official holding more than
one salaried position. The bill passed
House bill No. 1852 relating to coroner's
inquests passed third reading. Senate
bill No. 10 relating to public pounds in
the various districts of each county
came up on second reading. This
is the measure over which the small
farmers and ranching interests have
had such disagreement before the
Senate committee. The measure pass
ed on the adoption of the public lands
committee.
The judiciary Committee have had
under consideration House bill No 1903,
entitled AN Act relating to terms of
Circuit Courts, amending Section 1914
amended by Act "a and 81 respectively
of the laws of 1906" and we recommend
the passage of the bill.
The bill relates to the terms of court
to be held in the several circuit courts
of the Territory and provides for GER
tain changes in the dates az which the
terms shall commence These changes
are set forth in detail in the bill
There is also a provision by which
the terms in the first and fourth cir
cults shall continue from the time of
their commencement until the COM
mencement of the next succeeding term
which practncially keeps them in ses-
sion continuously.
The proposed changes are approved
by the judiciary committee.
Chillingworth as chairman of the spe-
cial committee to wait on the governor
relative to the undated resignation
made a verbal report. He said that the
governor had the undated designations
of every head of department but had no
! knowledge of the undated designations
of the deputy assessors. The governor
had stated that he considered the policy
a good one and he proposed to continue
it, The report was accepted.
Senate bill No. AZ the municipal bill
came up on second reading. Dowsett
wanted to defer the reading so as to
get through with some House mea-
sures. The bill could be amended on
third reading.
Smith opposed such disposition. He
said that the bill ought to be given
more careful consideration than only
one such reading
Chillingworth declared that something
ought to be done to expedite matters.
There were fully 40 bills from the House
that the lower body was waiting for.
There were important measures sucn
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laws that would require a great deal
of discussion and as the time of the
legislature was now down to II days
outside of the period of possible pocket
vetoes, the Senate must do something
to hurry its work. He favored night
sessions. Dowsett moved that night
sessions begin Monday night, Chilling
worth seconded the motion but the mo-
ton was not put 1t was then decided
to defer consideration of the municipal
bill until some of the shorter and less
important measures had been consider
ed.
Senate bill No. 76 relating to excava-
tions Of government roads, passed
third reading as did House bill No. Al
relating to the publication of laws.
House bill No. 50 relating to reserved
questions of laws, passed third reading
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