The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-05

ptnrfr deridr upon charter.
We did not believe the senate ha,
the right 10 handle such matter. ia,
members from Hawaii have no fighl
20 say We shall have n municipality OF
y certain Mind nor would tho peopl,
Of iiilo permit us to frame a charter
for them.
Senator Bishop again spoke Of the
injustice In putting out OF office mcn
who were elected only six months ago
Senator Lane. ms the introduccr. nc.
ccrtcd the amendment, which carried
by practically a unanimous vote
Senator Dowsctt supported the mo
! tion ON the ground of expense of the
separate election. Amendment car.
ried.
! Senator Smith moved to amend Sec.
tion lao relating to appointment of n
deputy treasurer, inserting with the
| consent OF the Board of Supervisors.
The amendment failed to carry.
Senator Dowsett gave notice of his
intention to introduce "a. bill relative
to manufacture and sale of electricity
in the Territory of Hawaii. The bill
passed first reading by title.
Afternoon Session.
Senator Smith reported on House Bill
No. $50, relative to the change of name
as follows:
Your Judiciary committee presents
the following report upon House Bill
No. $50, entitled IAN Act Relating to
Change of Name, Amending Section
1850 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii"
While there is force in the view that
the matter of legal change of name
should be done under judicial rather
than executive sanction, the bill Is
drawn more to remedy an acknowl-
edged defect in the present law, and
your committee approves its object
recommending that the bill be passed
with the following single amendment,
to include another class of cases where
change of name is often desirable, this
being in divorce cases. 1t is accord
ingly recommended that there be in
serted in line 10 of Section 1, immedi-
ately after the word adopted"
comma instead of the period there ap-
pearing, and the words "or from en-
bodying in a decree of divorce a pro-
vision that a married woman may up
on such divorce resume the use of her
maiden name.''
From the same committee the SEN
ator reported adversely on Senate Bill |
No. II as follows:
The bill proposes complete and
elaborate redistricting of !
the Territory for election purposes
and a reappointment of the member
ship in both Houses. Without enter
ing into a detailed statement of the
provisions of the bill we are of
opinion that for the present 1t would
be better not to attempt the changes
proposed. Frequent changes in the
avs relating to the matters which af-
'ect the common people should not be
attempted or made unless there are
important reasons for doing so, and we
10 not consider at the present time the
'easons are sufficiently important, and 1
therefore recommend that the bill be
aid upon the table.
In the FIRST instance the report was
aid on the table to be considered
With the bill: in the second the report
vas adopted.
On House Bill No. 90 Senator Smith
'eported as follows:
The Judiciary committee have had
Inder consideration House Bill No. &c.
Untitled AN Act to amend Section
$50 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii as
mended by Act 10 of the Session ,
avs of 1905 relating to annulment,
ivorce and separation" and recon-
mend the passage of the bill
The bill provides that where a de- ,
rec of divorce is asked for by'a per- !,
on who has contracted the disease
nown as leprosy the party shall not
'e required to deposit costs of court.
The report was tabled to be consider
d with the BILL
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. !
The amendments to the municipal /
i'll were then voted upon. Senator
.ane moved that the bill pass.
senator Bishop took the floor and
loved to strike out all of the clause
elative to sprinkling the streets, the =
Ill placing the control in the hands
+ the county. He referred to the OBJ
sctions by the citizens to the payment ,
,r garbage service. The same would /,
e the case with street sprnkling. No
ne wants to pay the government for f
ny such service. His motion was lost.
lie then moved to cut the proposed n
ilary of the mayor to $4,000.
Senator Chillingworth deplored any f
tempt to reduce the pay. He did v
OF believe that even $4250 was suffi~ d
lent. He believed men should be paid
proportion to their responsibilities C
nd social duties He had seriously f
,nsidercd tack'ng on $500 to the SAL
ry of the Governor to assist him in t
visitors. When Japan
;e man-of-war comes here it is well =
nown that the Governor has to give
reception and entertain the Japanese
lmiral. Under municipal government =
lie Mayor would be 1T and would y
I'VE To do much of the entertaining. =
Senator Chillingworth's remarks were :,
rely suggestive of a lack of knowl- :,
Ige of such positions on the main W
nd. is
Senator Bishop then went after the W
ghts of the County Attorney express C,
g desire to have the number of al
,puties limited TO one. S,
Senator Chilllngworth defended this Il
and tried to show to the h,
,nators that ii was as much dis
ace for an attorney to practice in the al
strict Court as ii would be for Sem vi
or Bishop to go on a plantation and SO
lrk as a field laborer. 81
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