The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-23

lrni CONVEYANCE
House nlu l15. Alfonso. giving Dep
rty shwhs Che pHWer ~ shcfINs in
their tcsppf lKo districts
House 1851 lfH tnansa. similar 10
1855 and applying 20 Honolulu
House Bin lfn Single imposing =
license foe If sg5 year on any wire
loss tclegraphy business
House rIll 100 shnglc. protecting
The secrecy Of wireless and telephone
messages
Enabling Act Amendments
The volumiuous amendments to tho
Honolulu Enabling Act No. sent down
from tho Senate were read, the clerk
sitting down when half way through
and finishing In his scat The House
will take until this afternoon to make
up its mind on the changes
of for Haleiwa.
An invitation to the other members
Of the House 10 90 TO Haleiwa on sun.
day as the guests Of the members from
the Fourth and Fifth was read and
accepted. Speaker Holstcin stating that
the invitation showed the good feeling
prevailing in the House. Kaniho in.
quired IL he might bring his wife along
on the invitation.
VIII Inspect Settlement.
Coney, chairman of the Health Com.
mittee, notified the House that the com.
mittee intended to visit the settlement
at Kalaupapa week from Sunday.
To Appropriate Special Money.
Single presented resolution TO
strike out of the appropriation bills all
items dealing with the Board of Agri.
culture and Forestry, the Hawaii Elk.
pertinent Station and the photographic
survey and that new appropriation
bill covering these items and appro.
priating money from the Immigration
Tax fund be introduced. This resolu.
ton passed.
Departmental Heads Excused.
A resolution by Furtado was adopted,
which excuses the heads of departments
from attending committee of the whole
meetings.
A resolution asking for $500 among
the permanent settlements for Mrs. Lii
linoe Kea was presented.
New Appropriation Bills.
The two bills foreshadowed by Shingle
in his resolution were then presented
one appropriating the expected amount
of $9S,000, the one-quarter rake-off
from the Immigration Tax fund, for
the purposes stated. The other bill
amends the immigration Tax law to
exclude money and personal property
acquired by gift or inheritance from
being classed as income.
The Miscellany Committee reported
adversely on the bill to allow sheritfs
to appoint all deputy sheriffs. Waiwai-
ole defended the bill, giving very
sensible address on the folly of electing
deputy sheriffs and holding the sheriff
responsible for them. Sheldon second.
ed the tabling of the report, the motion
carrying.
Report Forthwith.
Kaniho asked for $lS,2s7 to construct
| masonry concrete wall, sheds and
other needed things at Mahukona. The
Cannon Ball not only wanted the
money but further resolved that the
Public Lands Committee "report forth.
with as to the time when same shall be
completed.
Committee of the Whole.
With Cohen in the chair, the House
went into committee of the whole on
the current appropriation bill. The
| first item to be considered was the in
sertion of new item under permanent
settlements to pay the widow of the
| late John Kea 5000 a year.
The introducer stated that he knew
nothing about the circumstances of the
| pinn ,nnNrinfr that IL ha lnfnrrnl
Single thought the matter bad
precedent, the only pensions being
paid now being to widows of men whl
had died in the carrying out of theil
duties.
Coney objected to tabling, thinking
that twenty-five years of faithful, hon
set service ought to be recognized
Single said he would support gen
eral pension scheme, but not solitary
items such as this.
The motion to insert the item wal
withdrawn.
Axe at the Root.
"Jailers and guards of prisoners
$62 ,2sO."
Rice moved to make this read:
"Jailers and lunas, Territorial
prison, Too,OUU.
He said he had arrived at this fig
ure on consultation with the Higl
Sheriff. Makekau objected and want
ed to increase the figure to 500, $40
He wanted to pay the guards more
The discussion grew general over SOM
point not very comprehendible.
The item was cut as desired.
Expenses, maintenance of prison
ers, $4,000"
Rice moved 70 amend to $4,000
Carried. This leaves the prison item
$sS,S00, cut from the estimates o
$95 $3.50.
Auditor Being Audited.
"Auditor ($275), $4,000"
1t was moved to cut this to $25
n month, the vote against the cut be
!. ing 90 to 10.
"Deputy Auditor $4,000, $4sOO."
Chopped out.
: "Deputies and clerks ($4O0), 80
600"
This item stood.
: Expenses, $4,000
Makekau moved to cut to $240C