The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05

would make the prison self.supporting
IN many ways and a source of supply
for other government institutions y
Monauli IS bill to provide for indie.
terminate sentences for certain folo
nies was referred by the Police Com
mittee to the Judiciary Committee
Resolutions.
Hihio asked by resolution for $780, 900
from appropriations to build a new
courthouse and Jail at Lahaina.
Waiwaiole presented a resolution re-
lative to the Wailuku and Kahului wa.
ter supplies, stating that the supply
was limited and calling upon the Su-
perintendent of Public Works to report
to the House forthwith on how much
of the lao stream belonged to the pec.
pie and how much to the plantation.
He was also asked if the people were
now getting what belonged to them.
Makekau introduced a Joint resolu-
tion to the effect that the opinion of
the school agents should be obtained
before the Board of Education fixes
the salary of any teacher.
All the resolutions were adopted.
Up for. Repairs.
Nakaleka's bill fixing the pay of
public employees at a minimum of $3.50
day was up for third reading but
failed to pass. 1t appeared to Sheldon
that there was a flaw in the bill and
he moved the recommitment of the
measure to the fixing committee.
Senate Bill 4, to provide for biennial
reports from the counties, passed see
ond reading.
A Bas Commission Government.
Consideration of the Senate amend
ments to the condemnation of the ad
vocacy of government by commission
resulted in the House agreeing that
there was no use bothering the Presl.
dent about the matter. 1t was decided
not to let him know.
Enabling Bill.
Kaleiopu presented notice of the ex-
pected Enabling Bill, to allow Oahu
to, pay the Supervisor employees for the
past two months, up to February 81.
Only the notice of intention came in.
Second Readings.
Four bills came up for second reading
in the morning session, House Bills so,
81, 50 and SO.
House Bill so, Rice, provides for
county representation on the Board of
Education.
House Bill 81, Douthitt, provides as
amendment to Section 2554, Revised
Laws, that cat any meeting of any
corporation, it shall be lawful for the
members in the transaction of busl-
| ness, to vote either in person or by
proxy; provided that nothing in this
section shall be construed to restrain
the power of any corporation to pre-.
scribe by its bylaws the mode of vot-
ing at meetings of its trustees, directors
or board of managers, or to prohibit
the issuance by corporation of pre-.
ferred capital stock which shall not
entitle the holder or holders thereof
to any vote in the affairs of the cor
poration, or to take part in it's manage
ment, when the issuance of such pre-.
ferred capital stock is otherwise duly
and legally authorized subject to such
limitations.
House Bill 50, which might be entitled
an act to create muddle IN the Oahu
police force, reads, or should read:
The deputy sheriff in each district,
with the approval of the city and coun-
ty sheriff, shall have the power to APP
point the police officers in his district,
or in case of disagreement between The
sheriff, the board of supervisors shall
have the power to approve the appoint
ment of such police officers.
The printed bill distributed yesterday
is sadly muddled, as much so as the con-
| dition it is intended to create. Douthitt
stands for the bill.
Militia Enrolment.
House Bill So, Kamanoulu, is mill
| tary measure that looks like cUnscrip-
ton. 1t says in its principal para
graph:
"The tax assessor of each taxation
division of the Territory of Hawaii shall
! during the month of June in each year,
| and at such other times as he may be
requested so to do by the Governor, pre-
pare a roll containing the names of all
| the inhabitants of his taxation division
| subject to military duty, two copies of
| which roll shall be sworn to by him be-
fore some person authorized by law to
administer oaths, and shall be deliver
ed by him to the Adjutant General of
the Territory of Hawaii. Such roll shall
state the name, residence, age and oc-
lcupation of each of the persons enrolled
and also the previous existing military
| or naval service of each such person,
| and, II the Governor snail so ulrecl,
fand as often as he shall direct, such
enrolment shall further show separate
ly the names of all seafaring men of
whatever calling or occupation, the
names of all men engagedNn the con
struction and management of ships and
crafts, together with the names of
shipowners and their employees, yacht
owners, members of yacht clubs and
all other associations for aquatic pur'
SUITS
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Notification of the signing of the
bills appropriating money for the Ha
waiian exhibit at Seattle, carrying
$4,000, by the Governor, was receiv
ed in a communication from Secretary
Mott-Smith The signing of the bill
appropriating $4,000 for Congress
ional visit was also noted. as well as o.
the House Resolution calling for a com
D mittee to investigate and report on th'
question of private wharves. Th
J Governor S signature makes Acts 4 an'
0 ) and Joint Resolution now law.