The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-05
DEPARTMENT
ALLOWANCES
SENATE THIRTY.sEvENTH DAY

The kerosene Gil bill went TO th'
morgue yesterday and the primary bill
to the sanitarium. II took lot OF
voting, one way and another, to settle
the oil bin When the vote was called
on second reading the President count
ed seven hands on each side of the
chamber. Then he tried standing
vote but the figures wouldn't lie. He
asked Senator Chillingworth to call for
the ayes and noes and as the response
was not quick he declared the bin lost
but relented and had the clerk call the
ayes and noes with no change in the
result. There is suspicion that in
stead of being dead the bill is only
sleeping and may be called up this
morning if one of the majority expert
ences a change of heart during the
night.
Senator Bishop cast the deciding vote
which deferred the primary law for
two weeks. The fact is this was plat.
form plank and promises were made
concerning its passage during the cam
paign, but the Senator claims the right
to study all sides of the question and
vote accordingly. Senator Bishop de-
MES that the bill is dead and says
he will study it during the time inter
vening between now and the day SET
for the consideration.
The appropriation for departments
was taken up in committee of the whole
in the afternoon with Superintendent
Babbitt and Superintendent Holloway
on the carpet. The former was asked
to explain number of items and did
so but whether to the satisfaction of
the Senators or not is unknown as the
items were rot considered after the
gentleman left. When Mr.. Holloway
was being questioned relative to af-
fairs in his department appropriations
for wharves and landings were mention
ed and something said about the $780,
900 loan bill. Someone called his at
tention to a mistake in the bill by
which an item of fifteen hundred dol
lars for work on one of the other is
lands was inserted. From the express
sion on the face of the superintendent
when the Senators laughed it was
thought he did not see where the joke
came in.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate Bill No. GA was called for
third reading and passed unanimously.
This relates to the electric light sys-
tenn to be established at Waikiki.
Senate Bill 70 was called for final
reading but for some reason a motion
was made to defer and the bill wa,
set aside for the present.
House Bill No. 100 was also called
but on motion action was deferred.
Second reading of House Bill No.
125, relating to the right of trustees
and administrators to register titles
caused some discussion. 1t had been
reported upon unfavorably by the com
mittee and would have died without
debate but for question asked by
Senator Chillingworth. Senator Kaa-
ma moved to table the bill and the
motion carried
Senate Bill No. 90, the original oil
measure, was called and on motion was
tabled.
The supplementary bill for the same
purpose was called and failed of pass
age. House Bill No. 1l2 was called and
Senator Lane moved to adopt report
of the committee which recommended
tabling.
The joint resolution calling for
committee to inquire into the Pinkham
scheme for retaining the Waikiki
lands passed.
CORPORATION FEES.
The Ways and Means committee, by
Senator Dowsett, reported ON House
Bill l4S, relating to the fee of twenty
dollars charged corporations for filing
their annual returns. The bill provid
ed that this fee be discontinued but
the committee felt that it would be
hardship on so few companies and
the returns to the Government so large
that the recommendation was to table.
The report was tabled and the bill
passed second reading.
DEPUTIES COMMISSIONS.
House Bill No. 40, relating to fees
for assessors deputies was called and
the following report presented by Sen
ator Dowsett from the Ways and Means
committee:
The bill seeks TO amend Section 1875
of the Revised Laws of Hawaii as
amended by Section of Act 50 of the
Session Laws of 1905, making It man
datory upon the assessors of the diff
ferent districts to pay to every deputy
the full per cent commission ON all
personal taxes collected by him, but
does not authorize the payment of any
greater commission to the different
assessors than is now authorized. 1t
also eliminates from Section 2, Chapter