The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-11

ed IN the case NHttnSl july Ni1ai
IS held or not. The report states that
the adoption of the amendment would
be a great saving to the Territory, as
many eases that now go to a jury
would be included in the jury-waived
list.
Senate Bill No. II, raising the bond
of the City and County Auditor, re-
ceived the approval of the Judiciary
Committee.
Juvenile Court Bill.
The judiciary Committee gave its
emphatic Endorsement to House Bill
No. 81, an act to provide for a regu-
lar Juvenile court in accordance with
the general practise throughout the
United States.
House Bill No. 81, relating to the
granting of charters of incorporation,
received recommendation at the hands
of the Judiciary Committee. The OBJ
jeet of the bill is to authorize the
Treasurer, subject to the consent of
the Governor, to grant charters of in
corporation for cemetery associations,
as well as to charter other corpora
tions. either aggregate or sole, eccle-
siastieal or lay.
The committee found that there was
no reason why such corporations should
not be subject to the general laws re-
lating to corporations.
Senator Harvey introduced an act
to amend the city and county law by
increasing the salary of the Mayor to
$500 a year. 1t passed first reading
and was referred to the Printing Com
mittee.
Medical Treatment Act.
Coelho introduced bill relating to
the practise of medicine and surgery.
1t was passed to print. 1t is designed
to allow anyone to administer a remedy
to a person believed to be at the point
of DEATH
Senator Baker introduced his novel
tax measure of which he gave notice
Tuesday. 1t provides a tax of two
cents per share on each share of stock
transferred. 1t. passed first reading.
Coelho asked that the Senate reso-
luton providing for the relief of the
Clerk of the Judiciary Department in
connection with the settlement of
500 clerical error for which he was
not to blame be recommitted to the
judiciary Committee, which had re-
ported unfavorably upon it. He said
that further facts had been discovered
in the matter and that the Clerk of
the judiciary Department would like
to appear before the committee and ex-
plain his side of the case. President
Smith stated that consideration of the
matter would come up in regular form
~, - ID
The Senate passed three bills on
third reading yesterday without dis
senting vote. Senate Bill No. 60, pro-
viding a penalty for the disturbing of
dead bodies, whether inferred in GENE
terry, cave or private ground. Senator
Mccarthy, the introducer of the meas
ure, explained that it was designed in
an effort to curb the violation of old
Hawaiian graves by persons searching
for relics. Senator Mccarthy said that
he knew of several cases in Palolo
valley where the bones of the dead
were taken from the collins by people
who were DESTROYS of securing the rare
woods of which the collins were made.
He said that it was time for some
salutary law to be enforced against the
violators of the rights of sepulture in
addition to the existing law protecting
the bodies inferred in cemeteries.
House Bill No. 20, making Hawaiian
birth certificates issued by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor of the
Federal government, prima facie evil
dence in territorial courts and before
registration boards, passed third read
ing with unanimous vote.
Pass Supervisors Act.
There was not a dissenting vote
when the amended Supervisors zen
abling', act came up for passage on
its third reading. There was gather
ing of interested appointees whose
daily bread" according to Coelho,
depended upon the passage of the
measure. The interested ones looked
as though they would have dearly
liked to applaud when the act had re-
ceived the final Endorsement of the
Senate, but they managed to restrain
themselves and left the Senate cham
Der with happy smiles.
House Bill No. 81, relating to alb
duetion was taken up on second read
ing and referred to the consideration
of the Judiciary Committee. The same
disposition was made of House Bill
No. 80.
Senate Resolution No. "a was then
taken from the table and, in accord
ance with the request of Coelho, was
re-referred to the Judiciary Committee
so the Clerk of the Judiciary Depart
ment can explain the circumstances
surrounding the clerical error of 800
which he will have to meet unless the
Senate provides some form of relief
in the case.
| There was considerable discussion
| when House Bill No. II was taken up
| on it's second reading. The Health
| Committee reported favorably on the
measure. it being designed to give ad
| ditional powers to the Board of Super
| visors in the control of buildings used
| in connection with "nosome trades,
and more specific control of build
| ing construction in general.
Coelho moved for the passage of the
bill on second reading, stating that the
measure had been drafted by the Ga
hu Improvement Association and fully
/, covered all the points at issue.
Makekan Objects.
Senator Makekau declared that ht
had grave doubts about the measure
that according to the language. of th'