The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-26
IN THE HOUSE
TWBNTY-EIGH DAY.

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The Senate reported action on House
Bill 80, relating to private ways and
water rights, having passed it with
certain voluminous amendments,
changing the bill very materially.
Rawlins made a speech about the
"capricious" and moved that the
House do not concur IN the matter,
and the motion passed unanimously.
Rawlins declared the bill was all
right, and not full of holes as the SEN
ate's long amendment might appear
to indicate. He thought the Senate
| was going out of it's way i'm the ac-
ton it had taken. On motion a COM
nittee was named to confer with the
Senate on the matter.
A message from the Governor
brought his vetoes to three bills. SEN
ate Bills Nos. so, and o. The OBJ
jectlons to the bills are given in detail
under special head in this issue.
A joint resolution introduced by the
Senate was passed at its second read
ing, and will come up for final action
tomorrow. 1t provides for commits
sion consisting Of two members from
the Senate and three from the House,
to be appointed to visit and examine
into the ownership, condition and man.
agement of all wharves and landings in
the Territory, and to report to the
next legislature with facts and recon-
mendations relative to the ACCESSIBILITY
Of the governments taking control of
all of them.
SECOND READING.
Three bills and a joint resolution
we're given a second reading and ro-
ferred to their proper committees.
House Bill 15O yeiating to procedure
IN having name of a person changed
by the courts.
House Bill 1853, amends the Sundsy
observance law, making it illegal to
sell tobacco or refreshments on Sun
day by any store having other goods
for sac, and prohibiting entertain
ments on Sunday to which an admis-
sion fee is charged.
House Bill 1874, provides for the sale,
lease or other disposal by Super
intendent of Public Works or the COM
missioner of Public Lands, with con-
sent of the Governor, of public lands
as they may see fit
The House took a recess at noon
until ? p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A communication from the governor
reported to the House that House bills
p SO and 81 have been signed by the
executive and are now laws.
The same report was made as regards
Senate bill No. 3S.
The Finance Committe reported on
a petition to make the compensation
of Supervisors 800 per month, recon-
mending that it be laid on the table to
be taken up with House bill 1876.
The Finance Committee reported on
House bill So to create county revenue
providing that fines collected in county
become county revenue instead of Ter
ritorial. T he committee recommended
the tabling of the bill on the ground
that it would not serve the purpose to
which it was intended.
The report was adopted.
The committee on Education report
ed on Senate bill &c relative to designa-
ton of public schools, amending Sec
ton 2O6 recommended that it pass
Carried.
The committee on Education reported
on Senate bill 81 amending Section 211
recommending it's passage The report
was adopted and the bill goes to a
third reading.
A petition was read asking % for a
government road from Mahukona to
Kawaihaekai; (2) that the government
lands at Palolo be opened as homestead
lots; (3) that the use of the Hawaiian
language be allowed in the courts; "a
that Hawaiian be used nthe practice
of medicine; 60 that Hawaiians be al
lowed to practice medicine upon the
payment of S. a year license.
J The petition which was signed by
} about 3S signatures and presented by
Representative Kaniho was referred TO
the Miscellaneous committee.
Kaleiopu introduced a bill to provide