The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-22
THE SENATE
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urer of the Territory of Hawaii"
Hayselden of the Lands committee |
reported as follows:
A minority of your committee to |
which was referred House Bill No. &C, |
beg leave to report that it finds said |
bill in many particulars a meritorous |
orc and it's object in the Improvement !
Of land conditions in the Territory !
one worthy of more extensive inves-
! tigation and fuller report than it is
possible for this committee or legis-
lature to give with the limited time at
our disposal.
The present land laws Of the Terri
tory are admitted to be IN some res
poets failing to meet the requirements
of our industrial conditions here and
any measure which might possibly inn
prove the land laws and better the con-
ditions of the land system and its adj
ministration here should hc thoroughly
studied and the minority CT your com
mittee recommend hat tho Commission
appointed to report on !and laws take
up in their deliberations consideration
of House bill No. IS and report on its
features in their findings
Chiliugworth repor:al that Engine,
Schuyler . repore ~ he Nuuanu dam
proposition would d. ready today fci
the joint commi1,ee.
Coelho introduced biil relating to
pounds. 1t passed drs5 readihg
Senate bill No. Ill, relating to ack-
nowldegmepts was tabled as was SEN
ate Bill 112, relating to the appoint
ment of fisccl agents. senate bill No
11S relating to the Office Of registrar
and acknowledgements, passed third
reading.
Senate bill No. ia the Maui bond
issue measure, came up on third read
ing. Coelho said that it was desired
to strike out the section appropriating
$50, 600 for the construction of the Ma
hiku road. He said this was the de-
sire of the Maui delegation.
Mccarthy said that the Maui super
visors had passed the resolution nam
ing $4,000 as the sum desired to Dor
row and the Senate could not amend
this resolution. on motion of Lane
action on the measure was deferred
until April "a.
House Bill 17s, regulating the expend-
iture of public moneys and requiring
deferred.
House Bill III, was on third reading
that where. more than $500 was to be
spent, such expenditure would have to
be an award of contract, came up on
third reading.
Coelho wanted to defer consideration
until this afternoon, in order to confer
with the President of the Board of
Health. He said that it might be APP
parent that the work at the Leper Set
Element might be carried on cheaper If
no contracts We're made. However the
lotion to amend was withdrawn and
the bill passed third reading,
House Bill POP. relating to the hold
ing of real estate and corporate stock
by banking corporations passed third
reading
House Bill 2O3 the hotel keepers bag
gage lien measure passed third read
d mig
The following messag e from the Gov
ernor vetoing Senate Bill g. granting
a franchise for the manufacture and
distribution of electric light and power
, on the island of Maui was received:
The following veto was also received
/ from the Governor:
5 Herewith I return House Bill No.
= 1871 entitled, "An Act relating to hunt
ing with Firearms which I am UNI
able to approve.
"Ths bill does not designate any Of
fetal to issue the permits it provides
for. except by implication. since the
County Treasurer IS only authorized to
refuse permits in certain cases only.
Nor is it clear from the bill whether a
license, if issued by the Treasurer Of
the County of Oahu would be good
only in Oahu or in all the Counties.
There is no time limit on the per
mits nor any provision for revoking
j them-the fees alone appear to be an
nual Further there is no provision as
TO the disposition Of the fees, the bill
leaving it in doubt as to whether they
are to go to the Territory or the Coun-
ty Treasurer"
Action was on motion Of Kalama de-
: ferred until Wednesday at ? p. m.
House Bill POS. shedons jackass bill
to protect the public from unhitched
= animals in the public streets or public
parks came up on third reading and
g passed with 10 ayes, 8 notes
House Bin 22G, relating to the regis
v trar Of public accounts passed third
reading
a Senate Bill lOS relating 10 liquid eN
4 pilsives, came up ON second reading
rs nd was tabled, ON motion Of Chill
llingWorth the introducer who explain
II ed the opinion that the measure woul'
N be- tabled
a Hughes land measure. House Ism 90
10 came up ON second reading bon consld
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