The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-12

brought into the House. inasmuch as Il
would prevent poor natives from get
ting firewood from konohiki lands.
The bill was killed
Afternoon Session.
Various communications from the
Senate occupied the attention OF the
House after the noon recess. Senate
Bill 81. relating 10 amendments in the
County Act. was presented and given
a first reading. The amendments which
the House had made TO Senate Bill 81
were concurred in by the Senate and
the conference committee report or
Senate Bill % had been adopted in the
upper chamber.
RUDE. CURT OFFICIAL.
a severe calling down for subagent
Williams. Of the land department. Hi
10. was included in a report from the
Public Lands committee on an inves-
LEGATION carried on by them relative
to the right OF purchase lease OF Mrs.
Sarah b Henry, Of Kaohoe, Puma The
committee reported having found Mrs.
Henry's case neglected by the SUBJ
agent The report adds:
The Commissioner Of Public Lands
so admitted and stated and your COM
mittee feels that Mrs. Henry win be
given every assistance by the Public
Lands department TO obtain her rights.
Your committee. from the testi-
mony, find that Mr.. Williams has not
a proper understanding Of the duties
Of his Office and his acts and manner
indicate that he does not accord those
having business relations with his Of
fee the courtesy and consideration due
them. In fact, he is rude. curt and
unmannerly and we recommend that
the Commissioner severely censure him
in that respect, and instruct him that
he is a servant Of the people and
should politely answer questions ask
ed by landholders and others hav-
ing relations with the department:
that he is there for that purpose and
should encourage the business OF his
Office by explaining to tenants fully
their rights and duties and 70 assist
them by 50 doing in perfecting their
claims under the law"
PASSED WITHOUT DEBATE.
House Bills 1Ss and 1872 passed with
out debate or opposition and Senate
Bill "a. granting another electrical pow
er company franchise to a Maui COM
pany was deferred for a week. after
some desultory discussion Senate
Bill 7s. prohibiting the digging UP or
obstructing Of any public road met
with no opposition and IS ready for the
Governor. Senate Bill s.. regulating
the importation OF bees and protecting
the honey business. a necessary bin.
| also carried.
GENERAL ELECTRIC BILL
A bill authorizing the manufacture.
maintenance, distribution and sale OF
electricity in the Territory. a general
law, was I'D for second reading and
went to the Commerce committee.
A bin distributing whatever funds
Maui may receive from the Loan Fund
by the County of Maui, amounting 10
| 100000, went TO the Expenditures COM
mittee and a bill appropriating $4,000
for translating and printing the ses-
sion laws Of 1905 and 1907 in Hawaiian.
was referred to the same committee.
The Judiciary committee received
| House Bill 20, relating to the holding
of real estate and corporate stock by
banking corporations.
BOARD OF EDUCATION IN LINE.
A resolution criticizing an appoint
ment Of the Board OF Commissioners Of
Public instruction for the government
/ school at Lahaina was presented by
Joseph. The resolution states that the
appointment was made contrary TO the
best interests of the school and con-
trary to the recommendations OF the
/ inspectors. and that the House requests
a special meeting Of the Board TO dis
cuss the appointment and furnish the
House with reasons why it should have
been made The resolution further re-
/ solved that the House be represented
I by a committee at the meeting. The
resolution passed and the Education
] committee asked TO look after II.
| LOCAL OPTION BILL KILLED.
J Hughes tired 10 sidetrack the con-
/ sideratiOn Of his local option bill for
the day, moving first that the matter
I be postponed. This was not agreed TO
and the bill WAS taken up in committee
Of the whole with Correa in the chair.
After the bill had been read he moved
the committee rise and report progress.
This aroused Kaleiopu's ire, who
! members. DE wanted the bill taken
up and discussed on its merits. Raw
/ Inns thought the same thing.
/ Hughes therefore spoke on n : meas
ure. which he had introduced as a gooc
I bill. Being one 70 curb the sale OF
/ liquor il was Of necessity a good one
| He urged the advantage 81 Temperance
| legislation and pointed out the curse OF
/ intemperance in Hawai-.
I He deemed il an insult TO the inteih-
/ gence Of the House for anyone to have
10 defend the local option bill IN the
| House. for everyone should see the
need Of passing T.
WOULD PROMOTE DRAM SELLING
KaIeiopu confessed that he did not
know before the real merit ~ the oil,
which the intrpduCer had explained a.
something TO stop the proUtscuous
selling Of liquors. but 10 h's opinion
the passage Of the bill would rather
promote the promiscuous selling 81 in
toxicants If the missionaries lived
n all the precincts the bin might have
q good effect. but in the Fifth district