The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-06
IN THE HOUSE
AND SENATE
CONTINUED From Page one.)


the treasury will receive a license fes
of fifty dollars and for those who &c
a business of anything more than
/ twenty thousand dollars the fee viii
/ be one-half OF one per cent. of the
II gross. If the Trainer of the bill had
i thought he would have had clause
providing for men who do between ten
| and twenty thousand dollars year
During the forenoon a report was
circulated that the Governors mes
sage. containing the appointments
made in recess, would be up for a read
/ ing AS a rule this important docu-
/ ment is considered in executive session
after the press representatives nave
| fitted But yesterday was an excep-
| ton, for on motion of Senator chi
| lingworth the session was an open one.
Senator Smith, with the taste OF the
| old days still in his mouth, looked nor
ror-stricken when 1t was suggesteu
| that there was to be no secrecy IN the
business. When the first vote showed
seven to six by the raising of hands
he asked for a rising vote. But there
was no change; the men who wanted
an open session bad enough to hold up
I ueir hands wanted it sufficiently TO
on their feet. The action of the
Sea ste in this instance may be only a
teaa ", for the most important OF the
deba Nes upon the admission to the
realm of the family circle have been
deferred until Friday afternoon when
the doors will probably be closed. The
one best bet on the card is that l..
G.. Kellogg, nominee for a place on the
Board of Agriculture and Forestry,
will fail of confirmation. Action on
his nomination was deferred until FRI
day ezl motion Of enc of The Senators.
The zane of Mr.. Kellogg was far up
on ti.e list and for that reason has
right of way in the mention of the pro-
ceeding All of the nominations down
to handful of election inspectors
passed muster. Several of the inspec-
tors were denied confirmation because
they had removed from their districts
and in one instance on account of the
death OF the man. Any real fighting
there may have been was on the con-
firmation of e. NJ. watson, resident
and voter in the Fourth district who
had been appointed to the Fifth for
election purposes by the Governor.
Senator Lane moved that the nominal |
tlQIi Oh MT. w dlSOu DIS We'll as lildl Ol /
W. E. Brown, Thos. c. Stroup, ). j.
Byrne, E. A. Mott-Smith, L. j. Warren
and W. II. Mcclellan be not acted upon
until Friday afternoon This brought |
Senator Mccarthy to his feet but the
leader of the Fifth won out. None of
the nominations of candidates for road /
board honors were acted upon as that
branch OF the Government is knocked /
out.
The question of citizenship was
brought up by Senator Dowsett when
the confirmation of trustees of the /
Queens Hospital was asked. Senator
DoWsett asked If it Wss the proper
thing for the Governor to appoint ali
ems to positions. Senator Smith replied
that the position of trustee for hos
pital could hardly be considered an
office. But as the Governor had NOM
mated British subject and the Sem
ate was called upon to confirm objec-
tions We're taken and allowed. The
same stand was taken relative to the
of E. w. Jordan, who had
been nominated for a. place on the
Board of Agriculture. In answer to
question President Bishop said he be-
ieved Mr. Jordan was British SUBJ
ect. Both of these nominations were
deferred until Friday.
During the morning the following
'eports We're submitted:
BY Senator Smith, on bills 1t and 35
Senator Dowsett, from the Commit
ee on Ways and Means reported on
Senate Bill No. 8.
On the strength of this Senator Co
slho withdrew his bill and Senator
Hewitt. introducer of Bill No. 35 ask
ID postponement of consideration until
Thursday morning. The request was
granted
senator Coelho asked in his bill that
ertain lands used by small farmers
re exempt from taxation.
Senator Chillingworth introduced a
iii relating to expenses of witnesses
n criminal eases. Rules were suspend .
q and bill passed first reading.
House bill, providing an eight-hour ,
ay for government employees, passed !
bird reading.
House Bill No. Z, relating to hospital J
2 Kohala, passed first reading, and :
fent to Health committee. !;
House bill relating to weekly nav
lent OF county employees. went to :
ounty committee.
House Bill 81, relating to unregister- !
citizens voting at elections was re- :
erred to the Miscellaneous committee. J,
House bill relating to copies of SUI .
RENE Court decisions, went to the :
Ilscellaneous committee.
Senator Hayselden from Lands rec :
the passage of the resofuA
on appropriating the sum of $4,000 for :,
ghting fires. Laid on the table to be J,
'nsidered with the bill.
In the afternoon session was the :
snsideration of the Governors mes
tge, reference to which is made at 4
lie head of this article. :,
The Senate adjourned to meet at 10 =
clock this morning. :
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