The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-30


leave the rest with q quiet mind 10
the committee.
Afternoon Session.
A resolution from the Senate regard
ing the appointment Of q Land Com
mission to deal with the land laws Of
the Territory and report at the next
session OF the Legislature was present
ed and passed through first reading.
A number of other routine eommuniea-
tions from the Senate were read, after
dealing with which the House took a
/ recess TO allow the conference commit
teemen to get their report ready 70
present.
ANOTHER REMEDY BILL.
Senate Bill 1T, a substitute bill for
the amhiguously worded one regarding
the counties receiving one-half Of al
license fees and police court fines, which
had been vetoed, was presented for
second reading and passed.
STANDARD OIL REPORT.
Senate Bill 81, the Standard Oil bill,
was favorably reported on by the Fl
nance committee, and carried through
second reading. One amendment by.
the committee removed the liability Of
firms or corporations storing kerosene
IN warehouses from the 5000 license,
making the owners OF such warehouses
alone liable.
DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS
CUT.
The Current Expense bill was re-
ported on by the conference commit
tee, showing a shrinkage in commit
tee of Ss4,150. One item of $4,000
for government physicians, which Is
also IN the Salary bill, was cut out,
the grant to the Associated Charities
was cut IN two, to $1,000. Two thousand
was pared of the expense If the 1867
Liquor law.
a big cut was made IN the Landing
and Wharves items, these now reading:
Oahu, $4,000; Hawaii, $4,000; Maui,
$4,000, and Kauai, $4,000. This is ST.
900 less than IN the bin.
The items Of $500 TO buy haiaus
and puuhonuas, and $4,000 for the
Waimea embankment, were wiped out,
and $3.50 less is 10 be given for the
HIlo pilot boat.
One item alone was raised. that be-
ing for the support Of the Promotion
from $1,000 to $4,000.
The $1,000 voted to extend the Wal
mea water works fell by the wayside,
as did a 5000 item to fight grass and
forest fires. New buildings for the
leoer settlement, to cost $4,000. were
ent cut and the MaIulani hospital. Ma
u, viii nave TO get along on $4,000
of $4,000.
This report was accepted without
SALARY BILL.
Not 50 the conference report on the
bill, which put back the Ter
ba~eteriologist on the payroll
and knocked out the language qualihca
ions for the keeper Of the archives.
When the report was read Rice
moved It's adoption He recognized
the fact that the figures would not be
satisfactory. but a compromise
had 10 be effected with the Senate
members somewhere. The bin did not
him. but the time was short
the bill had to 20 through some
how
Kaniho expressed his regret that
WHO had were given and those
VINO had not had been cut down again
n the matter Of salaries.
There appears also in the report an
for 4 6ac~terioEogist," said han1hc.
this in face Of the fact that the
House tried n get I'd Of this man We
voted want Of confidence IN the
3aard Of Health L 11rn right around
nd give them d bacteriolagis-- What
pod vii al our taIk5ngs and g-unD~
.ugs al The Board Of Health 90 If we
To give n to them about this BAG
lri8Iogist. Are we 20 forever build
. ane CAV and tear dozn the Dexte
move that the report Of tie confer
nee committee be recomnittea- \
be that this wiI delay he work
T the House. Il may an ezra
assion- but I would sooner submit %
= extra session than have the bin pass
ar~yzng tais item. TIE are here to