The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cS>sSSsSSSSSSS>s0
the matter. and that the issuance of
Hawaiian birth certificates was n mat
ter that came well within the purpose
of Federal authority. The report was
laid ON the table to be considered with
the bill.
The Judiciary committee also rc-
ported favorably on House Bill No 8,
purchasers of real estate from
fraudulent conveyances and providing
penalties for those guilty of fraud;
on Senate Bill 80, making changes in
the Territorial judicial circuits; ON SEN
ate Bill No. 81, relating to the circula
tion of commercial paper and repeating
a dead section of the Revised Laws.
Action Is Deferred.
The report of the Judiciary Commit
tee on Senate Resolution No. 80, pro-
duced another outburst from that sena-
torial marvel-Coelho of Maui The
report recommended that the resolution
be tabled 1t was introduced by Coelho
and asked that Attorney General
Hemenway be called upon for an ex-
PLANTATION of his course in the suit OF
the Territory against the Waikiki Sug-
ar company. The resolution stated
that Hemenway had abandoned the
right of the people of Waikiki ami
vicinity during the tendency of the suit
and that during the present time resi-
dents are suffering from a lack of water
all occasioned through the neglect OF
the Attorney General. The Coelho
document also asks that Hemenway ex-
plain his present course in the suit.
The report of the Judiciary Commit
tee stated that il would be decidedly un.
wise to force the Attorney General to
make his case public at the present
time and that the resolution did not
show sufficient grounds for any action
by the Senate.
Coelho came to the defense of his
| resolution with the motion that consid-
Grafton "be. postponed until the Gov
ernor s appointments are taken up for
confirmation. There was undoubtedly
a threat of deep significance in the char
acter of the Maui s statesman Is motion.
He decided to amend the motion, how
| ever, to n continuance of one week
when questioned by President of tho
| Senate Smith.
| Two County Bill.
| The special committee composed of
Senators from Hawaii to which was re.
ferred Senate Bill No. IL, providing
for the division of Hawaii into two
counties, rendered its report yesterday
and while the committee is unanimous
on the principle involved it does not
approve of the form of the bill intro
duced by Senator Baker the first day
of the session.
The report states that "your special
committee has considered the bill care.
fully and have agreed on the principle
that the island of Hawaii should be
divided into two counties, but the divi-
sion should be changed SO that the
Districts of North Hilo, South Hilo,
Puma and Kau may be included in one
county, and the remaining parts of the
island Of Hawaii may be included in
another county. We further find out
that the bill as introduced in this House
would be unavoidable in many instances.
We, however believe that for the con.
venience of people who are living on
, the island of Hawaii that the county
of Hawaii should be divided into two
counties, and we further find that the
income in each county, as we divided
them in the substitute bill, would war.
rant us in passing a bill to divide the
island of Hawaii into two counties"
The report of the select committee
was adopted by the Senate and tho
substitute two county bill passed first
7 reading by title and was referred to the
!. Printing Committee.
Coelho introduced a bill amending
e Section l, Act SO of the Session Laws
. of 1907 relating to witness fees and
: mileage 1t passed first reading by title
nd ,.En -. H.. d.. ~
D mittee.
+ 1t was on the order of the day that
t the Senate disposed of mass of rou-
5 tine work and produced the debates on
? treaty rights and foolish legislation
t all occasioned through consideration
D Of Coelho Is measure intended to prevent
aliens from fishing within the three.
mile limit.
/ Senate Bill No. 10 is the official title
of the measure and it was taken upon
4 on second reading with the report of
$ the judiciary Committee which declar-
ed that the bill would inflict hardship
t upon people least able to bear it and
: that in addition the enforcement of
such law would be in direct conflict
e with the treaty rights of foreign ma
I tons. The recommendation Ct the judi
r ciary Committee was that the bill be
indefinitely postponed
Bill Is Forced.
t Senator Chillingworth moved that the
t report of the committee be adopted.
9 Coleho Immediately offered an amend
= ment TO the bill by inserting the words
9 "or persons eligible to become citizens"
= in the line closing the waters to alien
fishermen. He then entered into dis
QUESTION on the rights of American citi-
b. zens and quoted decision of the Su-
! preme Court which, according to the
: coelho Interpretation, has ruled that
$ States can place measures of prohibition
Q around the rights to fishing waters with
in their jurisdiction.
Coelho renewed his motion that the
. bill as amended pass second reading and