The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-15

the Commissioner of immigration, an
official for whom the House refused to
pass any salary, was deferred until
Monday on request of Rice, and short
time was spent in passing House Bill
213.
Senate Bill 20 was amended by Rice,
who wished to insert an item, "com-
pletion of Makiki reservoir, $4,000.
| His reason for this is that the reservoir
is practically completed but needs this
amount of money, the use of which
/ now would be saving to the Terri
tory.
Kaleiopu kicked on general princi-
| pies He then discovered that the bill
was an appropriation bill and the last
chance to get in money items. He
moved that the bill be deferred until he
could think of some things he might
want to put in it, The bill went over
until Monday.
FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE.
The Education committee reported
-avorably on Senate BIZ 50, appro~
priating money for College or Agr1-
culture and Mechanical Arts. An opin-
ion from the Attorney General that IL
would be lawful to appropriate from
two distinct funds, Loan and Current.
was appended and the whole thing was
adopted.
House BIZ 100 was returned from
the Senate, having received the o. X.
there. House Bill 159, was also re
turned. but amended.
UNDATED RESERVATIONS.
The famous Senate Bill SO. the I'm
dated Resignation measure, came upfor
second reading and went TO the judi
ciary committee. The Health commit
tee received House Bill 211. relating to
laundries, and the Commerce commit
tee was gwen Sheldon's bill to exempt
coffee plantations from taxation.
At noon it was moved by Joseph that
the House adjourn until Monday MORN
ing Rice amended by asking for
recess until o'clock. Kaleiopu sec
onded Joseph's motion that the House
adjourn.
I'VE have passed a law prohibit nS
Government employees working on SAT-
urday afternoons and we don't want
to be the first ones to break our own
law" said the spokesman of the Fifth.
1.-The Chair appreciates the joke,
said the Speaker but if the House
adjourns now it will be the first time
this session it has left any unfinished
business behind it,
Under those circumstances I with
draw my notion" said Joseph.
Afternoon Session.
The first Saturday afternoon session
opened with the consideration Of re-
port from the Judiciary committee on
House Bill 46, which was recommend
ed for tabling. This was measure
presented by Leleiwi and provided for
years grace in which to redeem
property sold under a mortgage.
The same committee recommended
passing Rice's bill, number 202, relat-
ing to the holding of real estate and
corporate stock by banking corpora
tions.
MUNICIPAL BILL.
Senate Bill AZ was reported on by
special committee, which recommend
ed that the bill pass with certain
amendments. This is the bill creating
the city and county of Honolulu. The
amendments recommended are to
make the pay of the Sheriff $240o a
year, Auditor $500 a year, City and
County Attorney s2400 a year and
Treasurer 5000 a year. The report was
adopted and the bill placed on the
order Of the day for Monday.
The Health committee returned Mo-
anaulfs Concurrent Resolution 9, au-
thorizing J. Lor WalIach to treat lep-
ers at Kalihi, the same being passed
in due form by the House.
COURT INTERPRETERS.
The committee Of the whole then
resumed consideration of Senate Bin
30, the majority lighting on the items
for Portuguese, japanese and Hawai-