The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-19
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RIT.IS INTRODUCED.

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BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Senator Lane: To provide for the
payment to counties OF fines, forfeit
ures and costs imposed or awarded 90
the Territory by District Courts and
that correct account must be kept by
the magistrate and the money paid
over to the County Treasurer.
Morning Session.
After the adoption of the minutes and
while the clerk was reading an invita-
ton from Superintendent Rabbit to
the Senators to visit the Normal and
High schools and the Boys and Girls
Industrial schools, Secretary Atkinson
arrived with a message from the Gov
ernor in which he expressed desire to
nominate. and with the advice of the
Senate appoint:
D. z. Il. Isenberg, a Commissioner OF
Agriculture and Forestry, vice l.. A.
Thurston, resigned.
James r. Judd, medical examiner.
olof L. sorenson. j. II. Rowland and
G. II. Gere, commissioners of streets
and sidewalk lines in Honolulu.
FROM THE HOUSE.
communications from the House an
nouncing action on sundry bills was
read.
The bill relating to marriage licenses
as amended in the Senate was passed
in the House.
House Bills 50 and 81 passed third
reading without debate and No. AZ was
deferred to March 30.
House Bills 40, 51 SO, 81, SO, 104, were
referred to the Judiciary committee
after passing second reading and No.
12S went to the Miscellaneous commit
tee.
Senate Bill No. 60 passed second read
ing and was referred to the Special
Committees on Counties
House Bills Sc. u.s. 1913 and 147 passed
first reading without debate and were
referred to the Judiciary committee.
RAILROAD AID.
Senator Dowsetts report on the bill
to aid railroads on Hawaii Is as fol-
lows:
The object of the bill is clearly set
forth in the title thereof, and In the
opinion of your committee the provis-
ions contained in the bill are good, in
solar as they will tend to encourage
the construction of railroads on the
Island of Hawaii, but your committee
suggests that the following amend
ments be made to the bill. Amend
Section to read as follows:
Section /. For the term of ten QO)
years from and after the first day of
January A. D.. 1908. all the property,
both real and personal, of railroads
that are common carriers in the Island
of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii, act
ually and solely used in their opera
lions or workings, situated and lying
in the Island of Hawaii, shall be and
is exempted from all taxes in this Ter
ritory or County taxes"
Amend Section ii to read as follows:
Section ii. 'The provisions of this
Act shall only apply to those railroads,
five miles at least of whose road may
be constructed, in running order and
in perfect condition, and approved by
the Superintendent of Public Works
during the next two years"
1t is obviously clear that the exemp-
ton sought under this bill should be
confined to railroads that are exclusive
ly common carriers. and for that rea-
son Section l is amended to read that
the exemption shall only extend to the
property of a common carrier railroad,
by inserting the words and solely
after the word actually"
The amendments to Section ii are
simply transposition of the wording
of the paragraph, which your commit
tee thought would more clearly ex-
press the provisions of the section.
With these amendments your COM
mittee recommends the passage of the
bill.
House concurrent resolution re aP-
portionment of Federal appropriation
being one third to the Senate and two
thirds to the House. The resolution
was adopted.
The House failed to concur in the
Senate amendments to House Bill 81,
relating to divorce, and 1t was sent to
conference committee.
House Bill rs, relating to the legiti-
matizing of children; No. 70, relating
to the issuance of certificates OF Ha-
waiian birth, and No. 105. amending
section 235 of the Revised Laws, and
No. 1873, relating to an appropriation
for the Board OF Agriculture, passed
first reading and were referred to COM
mittees.
Notification was received of the
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