The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-21
THE SENATE
FIFTY SECOND DAY.
Afternoon Session.


A letter from Secretary Mott-Smith
relative to bills signed by the Gov
ernor was received. The list appear
ed in the previous issue of this pa
per.
The House informed the Senate 1t
had concurred in the Senate amend
ments to House bill 1876.
House bills passed first reading as
follows: Giving warehousemen a lien
for storage. Relating to decisions of
courts in trials without jury Relat-
ing to bail. Relating to tax liens. Re
lating to failure to return property
for taxation.
Chillingworth presented report oil
the committee of the whole on the
bill to amend the tax laws. The re-
port was adopted, passing the bill on
second reading Fairchild stated that
an amendment he intended making
had not been received from Attorney
Robertson.
HOME RULE SENTIMENT.
Senate concurrent resolution favor
ing the appointment of judicial ana
other officers for this Territory by the
President of the United States from
among residents of the Territory, on
third reading, was lost on the follow
ing vote:
| Ayes-Baker, Chillingworth, Fair
child, Kalama, Knudsen, Mccarthy
Smith,.
Noes-Brown, Coelho, Harvey, Ma
kekau. Moore, Quinn, Robinson,
Woods-S.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Senate bill to amend sections ll5o
and 1857, r. L., relating to records OF
births, deaths and marriages, was read
second time without being referred
to a committee. Baker moved an
amendment to make the act take et-
feet July 1, 1909, instead of on APPROX
al. President Smith pointed out what
seemed a defect in the absence OF
provision for record books, and on
motion of Robinson the bill was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
House bill relating to proof and en-
try of default in civil actions, report
ed on favorably by the Judiciary COM
mittee, was explained by the presi-
dent and passed second reading.
House bill to provide for payment
of the expenses of the district courts,
reported on favoraby by the Judiciary
committee, was read a second time.
Brown moved to raise the Puma ma
gistrate from $54 to $50 a month
Carried.
Makekau moved to raise the Ha'
makua magistrate from $50 to 500
He was told it was $50 in the bill and
his motion failed CT a second. Then
he renewed the motion for 500 with
! the preface that the 800 a month for
the clerk and interpreter in South
Hilo court be struck out. He descant-
ed on the amount Of work done by the
Hamakua magistrate and money col
lected in his court The raise of sal
airy was put separately and carried
do, IuOuSu OnlS IWO VI IhlOS hoiiuH
were raised in the affirmative, but one
was hoisted in the negative.
Baker argued that an interpreter
was not required in South Hilo.
Fairchild believed the county had
authority to employ an interpreter il
necessary.
Robinson contended that with the
qualification for district magistrates
enacted this session, that he must be
able to pass an examination to prac
tice law in the lower courts, theil
salaries should be raised. Later hi
moved to raise the Lahaina magis
trate from 800 to 500.
Fairchild protested against the rails
ing of salaries in every bill that deal
with any.
The motion to strike out the Soutl
Hilo interpreters salary was lost.
, On Robinson's motion, McCarth
moved to amend the bill by strikin
out all of the salary schedule, an
inserting a provision that magistrate
be paid at such rates as the boards c
supervisors of the counties and tn
City and County of Honolulu may at
$ thorize.
. Fairchild was in favor of tnl
4 amendment but not at this session.
i President Smith showed by the rC
n ports that Lahaina had only abol
half the business that Hamakua ha,
B.. Robinson clinched his argument b
r adding a motion that the Waikiki ma
a gistrate be paid $125 instead of $40
q Lost.
+ AS amended the bill passed secor
n reading.
MAUI COUNTY SALARIES.
= Fairchild presented a majority r,
O port on House bill increasing saIa
To-: les of county officers OF Maui as 70
T. lows Sheriff $500 to $21OO; cler
ii $1,000 to $500; auditor, $500 to $3.50
+ treasurer, $500 to $500; deputy she
if of Tahaiua 5000 IN S1O0O, damn