The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-01
APPO|NTEES
F|RMED
Governors Selections
Receive Senate
Approval.

A communication from President
Pinkham, acknowledging receipt of the
resolution previously referred to, and
expressing a willingness to have the
Board of Health meet the Senators at
any place they may suggest for the
purpose of discussing items of moment,
was received.
A communication was read from ex-
Queen Liliuokalani cOngratulating the
Senators on their work and inviting
them and their ladies to luncheon on
Thursday On motion of Senator
Smith the invitation was accepted
COUNTY SALARY BILL.
The Governor sent in a veto of the
bill increasing the salaries of county
officials about $4,000. Consideration
was set for Wednesday.
Herewith / return House Bill No.
136, which / am unable to approve,
s'This bill adds $16,36O for the com
ing biennial period to the cost of ad-
the public of an equal amount for
much-needed improvements in roads
and other public work which the coun-
ties now maintain.
''There appears at present to be only
one county which enjoys sufficient
revenue to warrant an increase Of sal
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to jeopardize the operation of the
counties by increasing salaries, without
at least a formal request from the
Supervisors, who should be consulted,
as they are in measure held response
BILE by the voters for the administra-
tion of county affairs. This, the first
session of the Legislature following the
inauguration of county government pro
ceeds to raise the salaries of twenty
eight out of the forty-six county Off
Gals
Gas the bill carries no appropriation,
/ am obliged 20 act upon it as whole,
and as many e. the increases which 1t
forces upon tee counties are absolute
1y unnecessarc, | take pleasure in re-
cording my disapproval of any such
waste of public money
Senator Smith reported vo+ ally on
the advisab. u of considering
Pounds Bill No. 10, which had been
vetoed by the Governor. Re moved
that it pass, Notwithstanding the veto.
Senator KalaEr,<s doub+ i the wisdom
of the scheme. We mo' / to defer but
this motion was list. ne motion to
pass over the Z overnor veto carried
II to ..
Senator BishoI introduced resolu-
ton providing for setting aside the
PUBL Works Office as a permanent
meeting place Of the Senate.
Senator C4illineworth ,.ld not believe
az much coG / l. accomplished In
large room Cor t. reason that visitors
would interfere hut he believed the
dignity of the body warranted better
quarters He moved the adoption OF
the resolution Carried. Following this
was one relative to the furnishings of
the hall and providing that funds from
the expenses of the present session be
utilized for the purpose. This also
carried.
THE MEDICAL BILL.
Senator Smith reported from the
Health committee on House Bill No. 81
as follows:
"Amend Section l to read as fol
lows:
"Section /. Section 1071 of the Re
vised Laws is hereby amended to read
as follows:
''seetion 1071. Appointment, Re
moval, Qualifications. For the purpose
of carrying out the provisions OF this
chapter, the Governor is authorized and
directed to appoint in the manner pre-
scribed in Section so of the Organic
Act. a Board Of Medical Examiners
whose duty it shall be to examine all
applicants for license to practice medl-
cine or surgery and to report the re-
suit of such examination to the Board
of Health. Said examination may, IN
the discretion of said Board of Medical
Examiners, be held in the English Ian
guage, provided, however, that any
physician duly licensed under the laws
of some foreign country or possessed
of a diploma issued by some legally
chartered medical school may be adj
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