The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-16
SENATE IS
STRENUOUS
Two important Bills Are
Killed on Second
Reading.
sENATE-FoRTY-sIxTH DAY.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
so mncb criticism of the action OF
fbe Senate on numerous House bills mas
come from the lower house of the Leg
isIature that Senator Bishop felt IL
necessary in defense of his colleagues
to inouire the whereabouts OF the
Honse bills that have been sent up Tor
consideration. He reported yesterday
that but twelve are in the hands OIL
committees, the balance of the House
measures being on the road to the
,,,oroua or enactment. Of the twelve,
one was reported on in the morning
The bill longest in the hands OF any
committee is No. 5, received March
oe and Is in the hands of the Ha-
waii delegation. The next, IN point
of age is No. 133 in the hands OIL tne
Committee on Public Expenditures. Inc
Judiciary committee had but three at tne
time this report was made; the Puoilc
Exnenditure committee, one; Ways ana
Means committee, three; Miscellaneous
committee. two: Public Lands, two;
Publis Health, one.
House Bill No. 80, providing for the
registration of conveyanees IN counties
passed first reading, also House Bill
No. So, providing for the office OF
County Registrar House Bill NO. io4
amending the Revised Laws relating &c
srarnisbments passed first reading.
WANTS HIS LAND.
Sheriff Kealanui, one of those who
took up homestead at l3 miles, oiaa
road. and failed to secure his paten'
from the Land Commissioner, sent a
netition that the matter be investlgat
Cd tt was referred to the Public Lands
committee.
BIENNIAL REPORTS.
Senator Smith from the judiciary
committee reported on Senate B1ll NO
oe re1ative to biennial reports as fol
lows:
"seetion l. It shall be the duty o.
fbe Board of Supervisors OF each coun
ty biennially to prepare ana suoni
to the Legislature of the Territory
statistical report showing IN compendi
ous form all financial transactions O
the county. exhibiting separately IN
receipts and expenditures by or OF
account of each office, board, comnlS
sion and institution, and classify th
principal items of income and e2Peno,
tnre. Such reports may contain sue
other information in regard to the al
fairs of the counties as the seVer'
boards of supervisors may desire i
submit, With this amendment we rec
ommend the passage of the bill.''
BILLBOARD BILL.
Senator Bishops measure tendlnS
abate the billboard nuisance was re
ported upon as follows by Senate
Smith:
ssTbo committee recommends that th
't;tIe of the bill be amended by strlh
mo out the words ito regulate an
inserting in place thereof the Woro
relating to- and to amend oec'lo
l so as TO read as follows:
s.Section /. 1t shall be unia"i'
for any person, firm or corporation
place. erect or maintain any sign
nlacard on anv vacant lot or tract c
land. or upon any vacant portion
= lot or tract of land, or upon an
fence, or or any vacant building
the Territory of Hawaii for the pu
pose of advertising any goods, ware
or merchandise. With these amend
ments we recommend the passage
the bill.
Under a suspension of the rules Sci
-ator Smith introduced an act to al
pronriate funds for the erection Of
4omb over deceased monarchs. This
practically the same measure reporte
adversely bv Senator ChilIingworth O
Saturday.
DOWSETT REPORTS.
Senator Dowsett submitted mlno
ity report on the medical bill in whie
no ineluded the amendments of tt
minority and added enough to perm
the practice of massage lomiloml wat'
cure, (Dr. Kneipp treatment), and eie
trieity, He referred TO the bill as OF
promoting "Physician's onlon'
rather than to regulate the practice
medicine
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