The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-22
Ii TIE DONE
IN SESSION
Senator Smith Changed
johnson Is Safe
---Innkeepers.
SENATE-TWENTY-FIFTH DAY.

There was little to disturb the Sen
ate yesterday in pursuing the ever
tenor of its way unless the statement
by Senator Smith that he is changed
cident. The admission was made wheI
the Senate bill providing that an EN-
pie of Government could fill but one
position at time. Obviously the meas
ure was aimed at Captain Johnson
Senator Smith, as the head of the
Judiciary committee, had reported on
the bill on Wednesday and while not
objecting to it said it would do nc
particular good. The change came dur
nit yesterday the possibility of mis-
take being made in passing the bill.
It's Introduction on second reading was
the occasion for considerable discussion
and reference to the rules. Senator
Chillingworth moved that action be de-
ferred for week. Senator Dowsett
believed the proper course, now that
the heart of the Senator had changed,
was to recommit SO the committee could
accordingly. Senator Coelho supported
Senator Dowsett and gave his reasons
50 forcibly that Senator Chillingworth
withdrew his motion.
Senator Hayselden doubted the wis
dom of sending the report back to a
committee that had already put in its
best thought on the measure and an
other report would not vary much, if
any He moved that the bill be ta-
bled. The motion was lost and Sem
ator Chillingworth renewed his motion
to defer for one week. 1t began to
look as though the Senate was going
some on this bill when Senator Make
kau arose and amended that motion so
the bill would be called at two p. m.
the same day. He said long postpone
to him that the Senate was having too
short sessions. Senator Smith took the
floor to explain when his attention
was called, in an interruption by Sen
ator Lane, to a rule which says that
bills on third reading could not be re-
committed. Senator Chillingworth's
motion prevailed. Senator Dowsett
then read from the rules one which
showed that Senator Lane had erred
in his statement relative to recommit-
ting
The debate was interesting from any
point of view for it brought to the
floor some of the best minds of the
Senate Knudsen, of Kauai, was alb
sent and Senator Gandall, one of the
deepest thinkers of the body, refrain
ed from giving an opinion as to the
correctness of the action of the SEN
ators in deferring.
The Judiciary reported favorably on
the bill to transfer to the counties
articles of public utility now used by
the territories. This is the measure
by Senator Lane and will
lead up to the transfer Of the water
works to the counties.
The. afternoon session would have
been a blank but for Senator Makekau
one of the bills which re-
fers to section so and so and leaves
the public to guess what is to come,
unless there are copies of the revised
statutes lying around.
REPORTS.
The House communicated to the Sen
ate the fact that it had sustained the
veto of House Bill Is, reported yes
.erday. It is possible the Senate will
follow IN line during this morning. Ac-
,ording to the report of the Judiciary
he error was in passing the bill on
bird reading without the Senators
paving due care to the wording. The |
lefeet in this instance was typo |
graphical and should have been de-
ected when it was read.
THIRD READING.
Senate Bill No. 40, relating to the
of inn and hotelkeepers
IS well rs keepers of boarding houses,
n respect to the baggage of guests left
n their charge and providing for a
len against it.
Senate Bill No. 80. relating to the
,ower of accountants was materially |
mended to meet the understanding of
aymen on motions by Senators Dowsett
nd Hewitt, the latter touching upon
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