The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-29

concerning cstrayH IL lodged IN the
scverai counties irrespective OF the
present law or changes contemplated
by the present act. but no ordinance
can be passed which would oppose u
and In substance amount to amendments
OF the existing law or law as amended.
unless reservation In made In said Act
OF authority In respective Boards OF
Supervisors to enact rules and regu-
lations. We do not. however. believe
that II II the province of this. your
committee, to make these recommended
lions.
I'VE recommend. therefore. that the
bill pass with the following amend
ments
I'm Section 10. insert as in the origin
al the words owner of such land shall
not be entitled to claim any damages
for such trespassing other than tho
sum OF twenty-five cents G.25).'
I'm Section H. insert the words, two
dollars S2.00)' and before the word
fifty on the last line. This amend
ment Is suggested by reason OF the
fact that 1t is sometimes impossible
to catch and impound estrays for the
sum of fifty cents $50 as at the
present provided and your committee
catching estrays is not provided for 1t
would work an injustice to the dam
aged party, and further believe that
two dollars and fifty cents (s2.5O) is a
safe maximum charge.
I'm Section 16. strike out the word
Chapter and insert the word Act
"a petition signed by thirty-seven
$50 persons was handed to your COM
mil foo m ha 60 10 hnr ha nd
ed to the Senate for their considera-
tion."
From the same committee the Sena-
tor reported on H. b. 1875, relating to
the right of an administrator of an es-
tate to register land title provided the
same might have been registered dur.
ing the life of the deceased. The re-
port was adopted, as was the case with
the one on the above and the bills pass
ed second reading.
He reported on s. B. 76, relating to
digging across streets and recommend
ed that the bill be laid on the table.
Senator Lane from the Committee on
Printing reported the amendment to
Senate Bill AZ as printed and ready for
distribution. Then Senator Brown in
troduced the resolution mentioned at
the beginning of this column. After
Senator Coeho had thrown some of the
blame on the lobbyists who annoyed
the members of the committee, Sena-
tor Lane made a motion to extend the
time during which a committee might
keep a bill before reporting to twenty
days but the motion was not acted
upon.
A VICE PRESIDENT.
For some reason unknown to the
Senate there is demand for a vice
president in the Board of Health and
Senator Coelho, from the Health COM
mittee, gave notice of his intention to
introduce bill to that effect.
RAILROAD CHARTERS.
tention to introduce bill for the es.
tablishing of. railroads on the islands
of Hawaii and Kauai. This has no
connection with S. b. 81 which passed
third reading earlier in the day.
House Bills Al, So and 152, reported
above passed second reading without
debate.
Senator Coelho gave notice of his in
tention to introduce a bill asking an
appropriation for the support of the
Agricultural College, the bill for which
was signed on Tuesday. This new bin
passed first reading by title.
WITNESS FEES.
Senate Bill No. As, on which there
was disagreement as TO fees was sent
to conference committee with the re-
suit that the House members, with the
exception of Representative Sheldon,
concurred in the amendments by the
Senate.
The report Of the committee was
unanimously adopted.
The bill relating to the employment of
married women in the public schools
was referred to the Education commit
tee and Senate Bill No. 81, relating to
the maintenance and disbursement of
electricity on Maui was referred to the
Lands committee.
Recess was then taken to 2 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Senator Lane was anxious to have
the amendments to the municipal bill
taken up for consideration during the
morning session but the work was post
poned until afternoon. There was so
much in the amendments that Senator
Dowsett asked consideration of a YER
bal report he would make from the
Ways and Means committee on Senate
ELL No. go which, he said, related to
the finances of the counties and for that
reason he asked that 1t be referred to
the special committee on counties.
Senator Smith took occasion to re-
mark that IL he were not in the Senate
he would allude to the gentleman as a
shirk.
Senator Dowsett arose to the occasion
and replied that he had not intended,
and did not intend, to shirk any duty
but this was matter applying direct
ly to the counties and as that commit
tee had made careful study of their
needs he thought best TO have the bill
so referred. After which the Senator
from Nuuanu remarked that the apol- |
ogy was accepted.
The railroad bill then passed third |
reading and the bill for the relief OF
Hawaii county in the matter of re-
building the road in Kau. destroyed
by lava, was taken up for reconsidera-