The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-13
SENATE:
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instead of "by the Senate" the bill
passed second reading and next We'd
nesday set as the date for consideration
upon third reading,
Makekau made lame and faItcring
explanation of his motion to reconsider
the action Of the previous day. Not
only was his explanation uneonvincing,
but the logic of the action that follow
ed was worse and difficult to be recon
sidered with that legislator 5 statement
on The floor Of the Senate that he was
only going to vote for "good meas
ures.'
The Senator stated that he could not
quite understand the bill as it stood;
that he thought rhe bill should be
printed again in full with the commit
tee amendments and the sections of the
Moore bill that were not changed-all
incorporated presenting the measure so
II could be understood. - But a
minute later Makekau voted to pass
bill on second reading which he had
just admitted that he could not under
stand
The detection of Quinn was a de-
cided surprise to the liquor men Thurs
day, and they Immediately determined
that Baker, Makekau and Quinn should
understand at once that the bill must
be sent past second reading at any
cost and public opinion left to care
for itself. Their efforts resulted in the
action of yesterday.
The Nuuanu dam committee of the
p lS
Knudsen and Chillingworth, made their
first trip to the dam yesterday. 1t was
raining when the committee started on
the junket and according to the mem
bers the water was falling in blocks
at the dam site.
It was decidedly damp committee
that returned from the expedition. The
findings will be made known in formal
fashion in a written report which may
be fled today, but probably not until
next week.
Senate Routine.
There was full attendance when
morning
A communication was received from
Secretary Mott-Smith informing the
Senate that the Governor had signed
House Bill No. 81, Act Is, an act to
reduce the price of the Revised Laws;
Senate Bill No. SO, Act IA, an act TO
amend Section 1854 of the Revised
Laws, relating to substitute justices
of the Supreme Court; House Bill No.
IS, Act Is, an act to repeal Act Ga
of the Session Laws of 1905, as amend.
ed by Act 10 of the Session Laws of
1907, relating to the issuance of certif
Gates of Hawaiian birth, and House Bill
No. SO, an act to amend Sections and
of Act 100 of the Session Laws of
1905, relating to bonds of public of
ficers.
The Senate received the immigration
and revenue measure that produced the
contest in the House of Representa-
tives. House Bill No. l08 is its off
eial title, and it passed first reading.
A communication was received from
the House stating that it did not con-
eur in the amendments made by the
Senate, to House Bill No. IS, relating
to the appointment and dismissal of
district magistrates. President of the
Senate Smith named Knudsen, Chill
lingworth and Makekau as the mem.
bers of the joint conference commit
tee in an effort to reach an agreement
on the measure.
Senator Coelho introduced bill to
make changes and additions to the
existing statutes governing the Ma
tional Guard so as to conform to the
provisions of the laws of the United
States.
1t passed first reading and was re-
ferred to the Printing Committee.
Kalama Introduces Bills.
Two bills were introduced by Sen
ator Kalama of Maui. One measure is
designed to amend Section 1906 of the
Revised Laws relating to the lien of
District Court judgments. 1t aids a
paragraph reading as follows:
''When a Judgment which is lien
under this section is fully paid, tae
creditor shall, at the expense of the
debtor, execute and acknowledge a re-
lease, signed by said creditor, or by his
attorney of record in the suit, and said
release may be recorded in the -judg
menf book in said registry
The other measure introduced by Ka-
lama is intended to amend Section 4
of Act % of the Session Laws of 1903
relating to the fling of plans and sur
veys of land IN the office of the Regis
trar of Conveyances.
The amended section specifies that
sit shall not be lawful for the Regis
trar of Conveyances to accept for rec
ord and record any plan of land,
whether attached to. made a part of,
or independent of, any deed, certified
copy of judgment of condemnation. or
ether instrument, after this act takes
effect; to the end and purpose that
hereafter there shall be no plans re,
corded in the record books, but in sub
stitution therefor there shall be
single method of fling plans in the
archives of the office of the said Regis
trar of Conveyances.
The new section of the act intro
dueed by Senator Kalama provides that
the Registrar of Conveyances shall fur
nish blue print copies of any map or
plan upon payment of fee of 50, the
money to go into the Territorial
treasury.
Liquor Ring Ready.
The liquor interests had everything
ready for the brazen work of recon
sidering yesterdays disposition of the
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