The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-26

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house at Kainalu. Adopted and re
ferred to the Education committee
Kanlho also offered a resolution pro
viding 5000 for repairing the court
house at Waimea and 5000 to build {
house for the jailor. Referred to thu
Land committee.
Senate Bill No Is, providing for tbs
expenses of Congressman visiting hawa
ii passed second reading in the House
and was made the special order fol
/ this morning.
| Representative Kaniho offered sew
eral resolutions providing for the re
pairing of q public buildings in Ha
waii. Each building needs repairs,
| the estimated cost of which is any
where from $500 to 5000. All of the
resolutions were passed and referred
to committees.
Representative Alawa introduced two
bills which passed first reading by title
The first relates to the appointment of
government officials in the Territory of
Hawaii and its respective counties. The
second provides that each and every
candidate for the office of county sheriff
or deputy sheriff shall be duly quail
flied attorney and shall have practieed
for a term of one year.
L. L. Joseph offered resolution that
the following items be appropriated:
Repairing jailors' home at Hama
500; enlarging Hama courthouse ST.
500; new .ence for courthouse 5000;
Jail for Kipahulu $1,000; jailors house
$500; repairing Hama landing $780, Re
ferred to committee on Public Lands.
kaniho introduced a resolution pro-
viding $500 to build a schoolhouse at
Punaluu Kai, Hawaii. Referred to
Committee on Education.
Representative haleiopu introduced
a resolution to the effect that the House
would Dot consider any bill from the
Senate unless it was first translated and
printed at the Senate s expense. Car
ried.
Representative Leleiwi introduced
two bills, each of which passed first
reading by title. The first relates to
merchandise licenses. The second
Laws of Hawaii.
Representative Silva rendered res
olution providing $1,000 for the build
ing of a courthouse at Koloa. Car
ried.
Representative Rawlins introduced a
resolution providing $4,000 for the
purpose of allowing the Attorney Gen
erals department to have a member
of the department admitted to prac-
tice in the Supreme Court in Washing
ton. Carried.
The House at 1926 took a recess
until p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The first business to come before
the afternoon session was a message
from the Governor. He submitted to
the House his estimates for the sue
ceeding two years. His message ask
ed for appropriations amounting to
So, 1854 Immediately after the
message had been received and ire
ferred to the finance committee Chair
man Rice of that committee immedi-
ately introduced two bills based upon
the message providing for the payment
of the salaries of Territorial officials
for the next two years and The pay
ment of territorial expenses. The bills
passed first reading by title.
A resolution was introduced by Rep
j. u Keouli, providing a
sum of $4,000 for the charging of the
referred to the Judiciary committee
Representative Akau introduced a
resolution providing the sum of $3.50 for
the repairing of the Honolulu Armory;
$3.50 for the repairing of the Hilo
Armory; and $3.50 for the repairing of
the Waikiki Armory. The resolution
carried.
Representative Sheldon offered a
resolution providing $4,000 to build
warehouses and wharf at Waimea.
Referred to the Committee on Internal
Improvements.
The House became involved in con-
siderable of a discussion over the mat
ter of resolutions at this place. Until
this time during the session resolu-
lions have been adopted and a number
of the members objected as they said
that it had placed them under obliga-
tions which they would later have to
stand by. 1t was decided that in
the future resolutions would simply be
to committees where they car
ried appropriations.
Representative Hughes introduced
q bill which passed first reading by
title referring to local option in the
matter OF the issuance of liquor Ii
censes.
A resolution was introduced by Rep
Kaleo, providing for the
of work ON the Nuuanu dam
during the investigation by the COM
mittee. The resolution was tabled.
Representative Sheldon introduced a
bill which passed nrst reading by title
amending Section POS of Chapter IL
of the Revised Laws relative to pub
lie instruction.
Representative Alawa introduced
which was referred to the
Committee on Education, providing $500
for the erection of a teachers cot
tage at Makalawena; $1,000 for the
erection of a teacher s cottage at Papa;
$500 tor the erection of teachers cot
tage at Ala-e. Alawa also gave no
tiee of has intention to introduce a
bill repeating Section 1854 of the Re
vised Laws providing for the as
sessment and collection of taxes with
in each county. He gave further no
tice to the effect that he would in
troduee a bill providing for exam
ination as to the qualification of can