The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-08

| Maui, was tabled on report, the matter
| having been otherwise, looked after
| The committee recommended the taking
up of Affonso's request for $50, 900 for
Hilo courthouse and $4,000 for a
| Honokaa courthouse, and Kinnevss re-
| quest for 81 500 for courthouse and
| jail at Paaloa, with the appropriation
| bill. The same recommendation was
made concerning Kaleiopu's request
| for 1850 for the Houghtailing road
water main.
Referendum Shifted.
| The Miscellaneous Committee shifted
| the burden of Furtado's bill dealing
| with the initiative and referendum,
over TO the Judiciary Committee, the
report stating that 90 the matter therein
| contained involves questions of law in
| respect to the legality of the method of
providing the manner in which such
| rights may be carried out.
A New Holiday.
Kealawaa introduced a bill to make
February II of each year legal holt
day.
Worse and Worse.
Furtado presented new amending
liquor law, this being the limit. The
new bill says, in part:
Each Board of Supervisors, within
its own county, shall have the sole
power. authority and discretion to
grant, refuse, suspend, revoke, regulate
and control licenses to sell intoxicating
liquors in such county, subject only to
the limitations and directions in this
act contained. The exercise of the
power, authority and discretion by this
act vested in the Board of Supervisors
shall be renewable by appeal to the
Circuit Court having jurisdiction to
hear appeals in the county where such
Board of Supervisors shall have acted
in granting, refusing, suspending or
revoking any license; but the regula-
ton and control of such licenses shall
be in the discretion of the Board of
Supervisors, and shall not be review
able by appeal or otherwise
Bills Now Law.
Secretary Mott Smith notified the
House of the signing of the following
bills:
House Bill Sc, Act 6. relating to in
heritance from illegitimate persons.
Senate Bill Z, Act Z, respecting pre-
miums paid by executors and similar
officers.
Senate Bill "a, Act s, making eerti-
fed copies from the archives receiva-
BILE in evidence.
Senate Bill 3s, Act 9, to encourage
diversified industries.
Senate Bill 80, Act 10. relating to
purposes for which private lands can be
taken for public purposes.
Senate Bill Al, Act II, relating to
the Court of Land Registration.
Senate Bill A, Act II, relating to
commissioners of fences.
No Coffee Exemption.
The Finance Committee recommend
ed the tabling of Affonso's bill to
exempt coffee lands and pulp mills from
taxation, stating that the coffee indus
try had already been materially aided
and that the exchequer could not stand
further decreases in the income of the
Territory.
A petition from a number of resi-
dents of Honokaa was presented by
Frrtado, his constituents wanting $15,-
900 for waterworks system. Fur
tado wants whisky, according to his
bill. thus differing from his supporters
in Honokaa.
Third Readings.
House Bill 81, allowing certain heads
| of Territorial departments to designate
substitutes to act during their absence
from the Territory or from illness, was
| read third time and passed. This
measure results in a large way from
| the question that arose during the alb
SERGE of Superintendent Babbitt from
| the Territory, when his substitute was
| called down by member of the Board
! of Education for affixing Babbitt IS
name to some official papers. Every
body voted aye on roll call
| This was the only bill on third read
ing for the day.
Second Readings.
| On second reading, three bills were
| presented.
House Bill 81, Sheldon, provides for
the compensation to be paid tax as
/ SCISSORS and deputy assessors. The bill
provides that deputy assessors shall re-
eeive minimum of 5000 a year and
as much more as a commission of )
per cent. on all personal taxes, includ-
ing road and school tax, and mini
mum fixed percentage on all other
taxes collected by him will amount to
over 5000. This went to the Finance
Committee.
House Bill 80, Waiwaiole, is to pro-
vide for the appointment of all deputy
sheriffs in Maui, Kauai and Hawaii by
the sheriff of the county by and with
the approval of the Supervisors. This
| bill leaves Oahu and Honolulu with
the present elective and disastrous law.
| It is a good measure SO far as it goes,
but vicious inasmuch as it leaves the
city and county with poorly working
system for getting competent deputy
sheriffs.
House Bill 100, Shingle, is a strictly
legal measure, relating to attachments,
amending Act 81 of the Session Laws
of 1905. It allows the filing of an at
taehment against property owned by a
! defendant in any action upon con-
/ tract. the attachment to be fled at
any time after suit has been brought
| and before judgment has been rem
dered