The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-18
bills on the order of the day was taken

bills on the order of the day was taken
| up.
House Bill los, allowing the commit
ment of criminal offenders under the
age of eighteen to the Industrial school.
House Bill 90, relating to private
ways and water rights.
House Bill IS, legitimatizing children
born out of wedlock on the subsequent
marriage of the parents.
House Bill 10, providing for the is
suance of certificates of Hawaiian birth
to persons by the Secretary upon his
satisfaction as to the fact.
House Bill 1873, making an appropria-
| ton of $4,000 for the q. S. Experiment
station for immediate use.
House Bill 10, giving tax exemp-
ton up to twenty acres on land devoted
to diversified industries.
Senate Bill 81, providing $4,000 for
the furnishing of the Hilo High School.
| Senate Bill SO, establishing an agrl-
cultural college and providing for it's
maintenance.
Senate Bill 50, the lava flow road
bill, carrying an appropriation of $4,000
| for reopening the Kau road.
| Concurrent Resolution s, which com
plains of the actions of the United
| States District Attorneys in defending
criminal cases in the Territorial Courts,
was deferred until Thursday, Rice sug-
costing this and also that a copy of
| the resolution be sent to the Bar AS
| ISOLATION.
| In consideration of the bill exempt
| ing twenty acres of any holding used
| Rice objected Under former bill the
| amount of lands had not been limited
and five years exemption promised.
New industries had been started under
| that promise and it would be unfair
to tax them now.
Castro, who had introduced the meas
| ure, thought that any corporation able
| to take up a thousand acres was well
able to pay taxes. Tobacco and rub
| Der had passed the experimental stage
| and the Territory could not afford to
exempt the bigger plantations raising
these from taxation. Experimental
farming could be done on twenty acres.
When experiments have succeeded taxes
can be paid. It is the small farmer
that deserves protection.
Rice moved the tabling of the bill,
calling the attention of the House to
Section 1923, which the bill did not
amend. Castro explained that the Sen
ate was dealing with that section.
The rollcall was ayes Is, noes 10,
thus tabling the bill.
FORCED TO VOTE.
The lava flow road bill brought
request from Kaleiopu that the Public
Lands committee be excused from vot
ing. Several members demanded the
why and the committeeman We're forced
to register Four of them voted nay,
the rest of the House agreeing to the
appropriation.
With these exceptions the bills car
ried through the House without discus
sion
REFUSED TO CONCUR.
The voluminous amendments of the
Senate to House Bill 81 excited the de-
rision of Rawlins, who thought that the
Senate would have to write book if
they amended his House Bill 90 on
the same principles. He moved that
the House refuses to concur in the
changes, motion which carried cheer
fully.
NARROW BUT EXPENSIVE.
A twenty foot road along the beach
from Waialualani, in Keanae, to Ma
hiku, was petitioned for by the resi-
dents of that portion of Maui, the cost
to be $4,000. The petition went to
| the Public Lands committee.
FROM THE GOLDEN STATE.
Just prior to recess, which was taken
| until Monday morning, the speaker no
| titled the members that two boxes of
fruit had been sent up with the COM
pliments of the Los Angeles visitors,
and the clerk was instructed to write
! the formal thanks of the House for the
| gift. After rising the House members
descended upon the boxes in a COM
mittee of the whole and each left the
House with bullying pockets.
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