The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-20
IN THE SENATE
SENATE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

1
ported by Senator Dowsett on Senate
bill No. SO providing for the disposition
of funds received from the sale of GER !
tain improvements on Public lands |
The committee recommended that the !
bill be laid on the table. The report
of the committee was adopted tabling
the bill as the sinking fund measure
covers the same ground.
Senate bill No. 80 the citizens labor
measure was received from the House /
with an amendment. The amendment
provided that only citizens should be
employed in various capacities where
practicable" Coelho moved to concur,
Smith opposed contending that the
bin should be amended so as to make
the provision read where reasonably
practicable Dowsett opposed this
suggestion. The motion to concur was
lost and t following conference COM
mittee was appointed. Senator Smith,
Knudsen and Coelho
! Dowsett, Smith, Knudsen, Woods
and Kalama were appointed a confer
ence committee on House bill NO. l61,
the unpaid claims measure.
House bill No. PA, the show license
measure was taken up in committee of
the whole. An amusing rider had been
tackled on the bill in the House yes
terday raising the license fee from $50
a year to $50 a month. This amendment
got past the supporters of the measure
and not until their attention was call
ed to the matter this morning did they
realize the little Joker"
Joe Cohen who was present was ask
ed to speak about the measure He
said that under the old rate of S. per
performance he had paid $3.50 into the
treasury one year. That was the time
that the Orpheum company had run
about $4,000 behind. He explained
the difficulty that the local people had
lin bringing shows here. He said that
last year they had made nothing out
of him. A good theatrical show is
appreciated by the people here and he
felt that it was an excellent thing "
have such a thing here. He said that
the Japanese and Chinese theatres were
not he thought running now But
even if they did start up and did pro-
fit by the change in the scale, 1t was
all right, for by encouraging shows
to come here the citizens would en-
Joy a performance. BY giving the
people a good show it kept them inter-
. ested and out of amusements
= Cohen then related how the joker
/. had been slipped through the House
!, yesterday.
I'm other words Mr. Cohen said
Senator Chillingworth. Some one
jobbed you"
Yes" replied Cohen amid the laugh
ter of the Senate, someone jobbed me-
!, After Cohen had spoken at further
length over the matter, Bishop moved
. that single performances be S. each and
L the annual license fee for theaters
s. and opera houses $3.50. Lane offered
S. a further amendment to cut the an
s. nual fee to 500. Bishop accepted the
2. amendment. Smith moved to make the
y annual fee $3.50. Nobody seconded
= this amendment. Lanes amendment
passed. putting the annual fee at 800
Chillingworth brought up the ques-
ton of base ball. He said that the
L baseball league had been handicapped
n by having to pay s. a game. Base
d ball was not profitable and he felt
e. that if they were reducing the fee
for the Orpheum they ought to do Sc
4 for the base ball. The opinion was
expressed that the baseball league
should come on under the 800 license
- feet Chillingworth will offer an amend
ment on third reading covering this
matter The committee then rose
d On the reassembling of the Senate
J a report was made by Senator Smith
on the Maui loan proposal. The com
mittee reported favorably and will
submit draft of bill hereafter.
A report was received from the Mis-
cellaneous committee relative to soda
water bottles and the use thereof. Sew
I eral amendments were suggested. The
report was adopted.
J The consideration of the Governors
message vetoing the House bill relative
r, to incomes, was postponed until April
/ "a, so that an amendment may be pre-
7 scented. The Senate took a recess un-
til 1880 p. m.
At the evening session Senator Nc
Carthy presented a report from com
e mittee relative to the teachers pension
]. bill, favoring its adoption Dowsett
v asked that consideration be deferred
= until Saturday so that he could pre-,
10 sent minority report, This motion
m was carried
% Hewitt reported as chairman of com
mittee on the whole relative to the
10 Theatrical license measure, and the
ut report was adopted Senate bill 10
Of relating to bill posting was received
~ from the House with an amendment
The Senate concurred in the amend
ment, passing the measure.
House bill 1873 was given first read
ing. communication was receive,
from the House announcing the ap
&c pointment of Coney, Long and Maj
s. lima, as a conference committee OF
Senate Bill No. 81,
The Senate adjourned until $3.50 a