The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-21
IN IHt SENATE
CONTINUED from Page one).

The innkeepers act, Senate bill No. 40
came up on third reading. IT passed
without third reading. Senate bill
No 65 an act providing for payment
to public accountants of claims in
favor Of the Territory under protest. 1t
passed after several minor amendments
had been made in the wording.
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suggested.
The report was adopted and the bill
will come up in its regular order.
The school bill introduced by Re-
preventative Alawa extending the age
who held that such a law would be a
years of age, was reported by the COM
mittee of Education with a recommen-
dalton that it be tabled.
The bill met considerable opposition
particularly from Representative Long
Of compulsory education from 10 to IS
hardship to many families; besides,
he said we have not school facilities
sufficient at the present time to accom-
modate the increased number which
would be placed in the schools.
Representative Rice also argued a
gainst the bill on similar lines.
Representatives Kaleiopu and Ala
wa defended the measure in lengthy
speeches and moved that the report be
tabled and tn bill passed to a second
reading.
Representative Sheldon also opposed
the bill.
On vote the report of the committee
was adopted and the bill therefore
tabled.
The Public Lands committee asked
to be excused from the session to make
trip to Palolo valley, but the Speaker
thought the time inopportune and re-
fused the request.
House bill No. 1856 fixing the salaries
of county officers was reported by the
committee of the whole and on motion
adopted. 1t has now passed its sec
ond reading, with the amendments
made yesterday.
House bill No. 172, relating to the
pay of coroner's jurymen and govern
ing inquests was taken up and passed
to second reading.
The Public Lands and Improvement
committee reported on petition tC
lhave the government purchase the
wharf at Kaunakakai for $4,000, re-
commencing the purchase, inasmucf
as it believed the government SHOULD
control all wharves in the Territory
and the price on this one was reason
able. 1t also recommended the tablinf
of a petition asking that government
lands located there be opened to open
| ed to bona fide settlers, on the grounC
that all available lands for such pur
poses are held on long time leases and
could not be used for some years.
1t further requested the tabling of {
petition that the IS poll, school an(
five or more children and that the ta1
on family vehicles in country districts
be made SO for 4-wheeled and 81. so fol
2-wheeled carriages.
The recommendation were adopted
On the matter of protest against
members of the United States Distric
Attorneys office defending terminals
in Territorial courts, which is embodied
in a bill presented by Moanauli, the
Judicial Committee through Represen'
tative Rawlins asked that action be
deferred until next Tuesday as the
| opinion of the Bar Association on the
matter had not yet been secured. The
request was granted.
A petition was read asking that q
road be opened for the benefit of home
steaders in the Puma district was re-
ferred to the Public Lands and I'm.
provements committee.
The House took a recess at 1890 t.
meet at D. m.