The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-01
IMPORTANT
MEASURES
(ContInued From Page one.l

Honolulu. Feb. 2S, 1907.
Immediately afterward the Presiden
announced the passage of the bill OF
second reading.
Senator Smith from the Special com,
mittee on counties reported on bill No
3, relating to meetings OF the county
Boards of Supervisors. as follows:
Honorable L. F. Bishop, President OF
the Senate.
| Sir: The Special County Commit
tee have had under consideration Sen.
ate Bill No. 3. entitled "An act tc
amend Act 80 of the Session Laws Of
1905, entitled: An act creating coun
ties within the Territory Of Hawai-
and providing for the government
| thereof" and report as follows:
We recommend that the bill b,
amended by striking out the word:
after the first day" in line seven Of
Section / of the bill so that the sec.
ton as amended shall read Section /
Section Sc, Chapter IA of Act SO Of the
Session Laws of 1905 entitled: An Act
creating counties within the Territory
| of Hawaii and providing for the gov
eminent thereof is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
regular meetings for the transaction
of public business beginning on the
first Wednesday of each month and
continue in session for as many days
as the transaction of such business
may require, and 1t shall call such
special meetings as may be necessary
for the public welfare"
We recommend the passage of the
bill as amended.
Honolulu, Feb. 81, 1907.
There was some objection to the
time set in the bill for the reason that
1t might happen that the first We'd
nesday would be the first of the month
and 1t would be a hardship for the
merchants to get their bills in readi-
ness at the time.
Senator Dowsett said he had had a
conversation with Mr.. Gay who had
suggested to him the advisability Of
holding the meetings on the second
Wednesday as 1t would be practically
impossible for the people on Lanai to
get their bills ready in time to present
them. Senator Smith favored the idea
of the second Wednesday but the re-
port was adopted and the bill passed
second reading.
Senator Dowsett presented a resolu-
ton from the Ways and Means COM
mittee on the Governors message con-
tanning the budget. Owing to the fact
that there are several new items In
the bill there must be time for the
committee to make inquiry as to the
necessity for the increased expendi-
ture. The committee feels that it will
be better to walt until these matters
have been attended to before presenting
the bill to the Senate for considera-
ton, The resolution was adopted and
Monday. March 4th, has been set as
the day for the first reading of the
bill
When bill No. 80 came up for final
Senator Makekau moved to
amend so that there might be a MIMI
mum sentence of one year, but this
was opposed by Senator Smith for the
reason that there are times when there
are extenuating circumstances and In
such cases 1t will be easier to reach
a conviction than to have the mini
mum at a fixed time. Juries were re-
luctant, often, to deal too harshly with
men under certain conditions which
Judge would take into consideration
when passing sentence. The bill pass
ed third reading without amendment.
Senate resolution No. /, relating to
the appointment of tax commission
was brought up for third reading and
passed.
Senate bill No. "a passed first reading
andI was referred to special commit
tee, on counties.
At II a. m. a recess was taken to
2 p. m.
W. Afternoon Session.
There was very little done at the ar
ternoon session. of the Senate. The
of the dam commission held
a meeting at 1880 and decided to cable
Mr.. Schuyler to come on and investi-
gate the Nuuanu dam and render an
opinion upon the ACCESSIBILITY of con-
the work. This rather put the
minds of a number of the Senators on
the question and unsettled them for
afternoon work indoors.
Senator Smith from the judiciary
reported on Senate Bill No.
5, giving jurors three dollars a day
and, five cents per mile mileage. The
pay will include the time going to and
was adopted.
Honorable f. F. Bishop, President of
tithe Senate.
Sir: The judiciary Committee has
had under consideration Senate Bill
No. s, entitled IAN act to amend Sec
ton 1893, Chapter 1l9 of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii, relating to juries and
trial by Jurors" and recommend the
passage of the same.
Section 1893 provides that the pay of
Jurors in courts of record shall be two
lollars per day for each day of actual
at court, and ten cents per |
nile for each mile necessarily Travelled |
N going to and returning from court, |
The bill under consideration amends
he section by increasing the pay to
hree dollars per day to cover not only
he days of attendance but also the
line occupied in going to and return
ng from the court, and places the
Mileage at five cents a mile for the
distance travelled in going to and re-
urning from the court
In many cases the per diem COM
'ensation for the days In actual atten-
lance on the court is very inadequate.
n some cases the time occupied In
raveling to the court equals and even
xceeds the time spent In court.
The rate OF three dollars per day Is
he same as allowed by Federal Stat
ties for Jurors attending the Federal