The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-15

roll call showed q ayes, no noes aild
three absentees.
AMENDMENTS TO DIVORCE LAW
House Bill 81, relating to divorce
proceedings, was sent back with the
changes thought necessary by the Sen
ators. The amendments were long and
important, so long and so important
that Rawlins. the father of the bill,
asked time for comparison and consid-
Grafton. The matter was accordingly
laid over until Saturday.
House Bills 81 and IS, were returned
passed and in their original shape.
DESKS FOR HILO HIGH SCHOOL.
| Senate Bill 81, which parallels House
Bill =, appropriating $4,000 for fur
nishing Hilo High School, was sent
down and passed its first reading. By
suggestion of Rice it was placed on
special order of the day for today.
SECOND READINGS.
An Act to regulate the trial and
conduct of civil cases, Senate bill, was
given a second reading and referred to
the Judiciary committee.
KANIHO RELAPSED.
Kaniho, who had appeared during
the morning recess to speak against
the Primary law was absent after the
resumption of the work in the after
noon, the Speaker announcing that he
had had relapse of dengue fever.
Senate Bill So, appropriating $4,000 for
reopening of road from Kapua to Ka-
huku, destroyed by lava flow. was sent
down for action by the House, having
passed the Upper House. This is along
the nature of Kaniho's bills, which
were turned down by the Judiciary
committee.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REPORTS
Kaniho's Resolution II, to have an
act prepared providing for the hear
ing of probate and divorce proceedings
in the districts in which petitioners
reside, was tabled, Rawlins having al
ready prepared a bill on the subject.
Kaniho being absent the precedence
given Rawlins bill was allowed with
out debate. Rawlin's bill, No. SO, was
recommended for passage. The sec
ond reading of a bill relating to a
foreclosure of mortgages, also by Raw
Inns, was allowed.
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passage of House Bill 81, authorizing
verdict or judgment for a lesser Of
Tense than that charged, and Senate
Joint Resolution 1, appointing a Tax
Commission. House Bill SO, relating
to writs of quo warranto was also rec
commended and passed.
PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE.
The Public Lands committee recon-
mended that House Resolution lis,
which provides for insertion in the
appropriations of $500 for a court
house and Jail at Paia, $500 for a new
building for a schoolhouse at the same
place, $4,000 for waterpipe from Lii
koi to Paia, and $4,000 for a waterpipe
from Lilikoi to Paauwela, be tabled to
be taken up with the appropriation bill.
The same action was taken with
House Resolution 129, for $4,000 for a
new wharf at Kappa, Kauai, which
the committee finds is needed.
An item recommended for insertion
in the appropriation bill is that of $4,000
for a wharf at KaawiH landing, Mo-
lokai, petitioned for, and Mahoe's reso-
luton, 123, asking for a new bridge
across the Kaihuaha stream, at Wal
amaze, was worthy of consideration and
recommended also that $4,000 be appro-
priated for a breakwater at Honouli-
wal, Molokai.
RACE SCHOOL BILL KILLED.
The report of the Education COM
mittee on House Bill rs, the anti-Jap
anese school act, quoted the opinion
of the Attorney General, who declared
the act unconstitutional. The law was
of such a nature as to hit directly at
tuition fee of fifty cents a month on
each such child attending the public
schools. Sheldon, who had introduced
the measure, himself moved the adop-
ton of the committees report tabling
the bill.
LIVERY LICENSE FIXED.
Inc Dill imposing incense lee OF
$50 per annum on livery stables In
and $25 per annum else |
where was given a second reading.
WATERWORKS ARE PAYING.
An interesting report of the Commit |
tee on Public Expenditures and &C
counts was presented on the water
works question, which included the |
following report from Accountant l.. |
c. Ables:
Honolulu, March 49, 1907.
Hon. John Hughes, Chairman Commit
tee on Public Expenditures and Ac-
counts.
Sir: In accordance with your instruc- |
tons to ascertain whether the Homo |
lulu water works is money making |
for the Territory of Ha-
wall, or otherwise, we beg to submit |
to you the following report:
We have taken from authoritative |
the figures covering a period |
of nine years ending December 31st, |
1906 and find the total receipts during |