The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-25
THE SENATE
INDUSTRIOUS
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portionment, was sent to the Judiciary
committee.
Senate Bill No. 10, relating to the
selection of elective offices by direct
primary vote, was referred to the Judi
ciary committee.
Senate Bill No. Il, relating to ex-
penses of counties, was referred to the
County committee.
Senate Bill No. Is, relating to APP
peals from the Court of Land Registra-
ton. was referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Senate Bill No. IA, relating to the
rights of married women to deal with
their separate property, went to the
Judiciary committee.
Senate Bill No. Is, which refers to
elections, passed to the Judiciary com
mittee.
Senate Bill No. 16, referring to the
appointment of school commissioners
in counties, was referred TO the Educa
tional committee.
Makekau of Hawaii belongs to the
old school of Senators, to that school
which had in its class many kinds of
breadwinners, not the least important
of which was the translator, the person
who pulled on the legislative teat for
ninety to one hundred and twenty days
at stretch once in two years and who
made enough during the session to
keep him in idleness until term time
rolled around again.
To sit in council of the county or
the Territory and not have to listen
to speeches in English or Hawaiian
and then have them handed out in Ha-
waiian or English is. to say the least,
refreshing. When Senator Makekau
gave notice yesterday that he would
introduce some bills and added that he
would ask that they be translated into
Hawaiian for the benefit of the House
it jolted Senator Smith so hard that
the spirit moved him to protest. He
remarked that he had hoped the SEES
sion would pass without the expense
of translating bills. To carry the mo-
ton made by the Senator from Hawaii
would be slight upon the members
of the House, it would be as much
as saying they did not understand Eng
lish and this was much too much
Senator Lane said the custom had
been to consider translating when a
bill came up for third reading. Asked
if single copy would suit Senator
Makekau he replied in way that
sounded an acquiescence but which was
meant for something else. Again the
Fifth District leader came to the front
with the statement that seventy-fve
copies of a bill were usually printed
after translation. Following are the |
bills the Senator from the Hamakua
district would have made laws:
A bill to establish Registrars of Con-
veyances in each county and to pro-
vide for such officess
A bill relating to merchandise IL
censes. These passed first reading and
were sent to the Printing committee.
Senator Lane from the committee |
on printing reported sundry bills print
ed and distributed.
The question of liquor perturbed the
thought of Senator Smith. Perhaps it |
was not so much the liquor itself that |
bothered the Senator as the fact that
the Mccarthy bill had been sent
to the judiciary committee to ponder |
over. Senator Smith may have an
idea, probably he knows, that the gen.
tlemen forming that important com
mittee know nothing of the subject, |
or that they may be too radical to give |
it the consideration that is due. At |
all events he asked for reconsidera- |
ton of the vote so that it might be |
referred to more representative body |
Senator Kalama so moved. This was
done and President Bishop asked until
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could be no further delay and no sug
gestion that the selection was hastily |
made.
There was nothing on the Presidents |
table requiring attention, so the Ser
geant-at-Arms was dispatched to the
House to ascertain whether anything |
could be expected from that body with |
in a few minutes. A reply to the eff
feet that the House had gone to the
japanese warships brought motion to
adjourn until Monday morning which
carried without dissenting vote.
THE HOUSE.
Nory1iuC Session