The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-05

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feet the common people SHOULD not be
attempted or made unless there are
important reasons for doing so, and we
do not consider at the present time the
reasons are sufficiently important, and
| therefore recommend that the bill be
| laid upon the table.
| In the nrst instance the report was
laid on the table to be considered
with the bill; in the second the report
was adopted
On House Bill No. 90 Senator Smith
reported as follows:
The judiciary committee have had
under consideration House Bill No. 80,
entitled AN Act to amend Section
2230 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii as
amended by Act 10 of the Session
Laws of 1905 relating to annulment
divorce and separation" and recon-
mend the passage of the BILL
The bill provides that where a de-
cree of divorce is asked for by a per-
SON who has contracted the disease
known as leprosy the party shall not
be required to deposit costs of court.
The report was tabled to be consider
ed with the bill.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
The amendments to the municipal
bill We're then voted upon. Senator
Lane moved that the bill pass.
Senator Bishop took the floor and
moved to strike out all of the clause
relative to sprinkling the streets, the
bill placing the control in the hands
of the county. He referred to the OBJ
jections by the citizens to the payment
for garbage service. The same would
be the case with street sprinkling. No
one wants to pay the government for
any such service. His motion was lost.
He then moved to cut the proposed
salary of the mayor to $4,000.
Senator Chillingworth deplored any
attempt to reduce the pay. He did
not believe that even s4250 was suffi-
cient. He believed men should be paid
in proportion to their responsibilities
and social duties. He had seriously
considered tacking on $500 to the SAL
ary of the Governor to assist him in
entertaining visitors. When Japan
csc man-of-war comes here it is well
known that the Governor has to give
a reception and entertain the Japanese
admiral. Under municipal government
the Mayor would be TT and would
have to do much of the entertaining.
Senator Chillingworth remarks We're
surely suggestive of a lack of knowl-
edge of such positions on the main
land.
Senator Bishop then went after the
rights of the County Attorney express
ing a desire to have the number of
deputies limited to one.
Senator Chillingworth defended this
tremendously and tried to show to the
Senators that it was as much dis
grace for an attorney to practice in the
District Court as it would be for Sem
ator Bishop to go on a plantation and
work as field laborer.
This remark was opposed by Senator
Smith to the extent that he seconded
Senator Bishops amendment On most
questions the out-of-town Senators
supported the bill The vote to pass
on third reading was as follows:
Aye: Brown. Chillingworth, Hewitt,
Makekau, Smith, Dowsett, Knudsen,
Hayselden, Lane.
No: Mccarthy, Gandall, Kalama,
w OOuS, BlSn0p.
The liquor bill was then taken up.
Senator Mccarthy said none of the bills
so far framed are satisfactory to the |
liquor men. Senator Smith objected |
to the statement by Senator Mccarthy !
that amendments to the present statute |
are all that is necessary.
Senator Chillngworth advanced the !
idea that the law now in force was /
satisfactory except in one or two
clauses. He did not believe that part !
of it admitting women to places where |
liquor is sold, was intended by the |
Senate to go into the law. 1t had
slipped into the bill and could be |
AS the bill is long one it was moved |
to consider it in the committee of the |
whole after two House bills were dis |
posed of.
THIRD READING.
House Bill No. las. relating to terms |
of court in the different circuits. SEN
ator Smith amended to make the draw
ing of jurors for special terms in \. |
kohala. Waiohinu and Hamakua op, |
tional with the judge.
Senator Hewitt objected He said it !
should not be in the hands of Judge |
Amy man charged with crime is en-
titled to speedy trial.
Senator Smiths amendment was lost !
Senator Hewitt offered an amendment |
similar to that of Senator Smith but |
the matter optional with the i
judge in all circuits.
Senator Hayselden moved to strike |