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

could see no real difference between
the government regulation of public
lands and the regulation OF private
fishing rights. Chiliingworth asked if
the Senator from Maui meant to say
that an alien could not take up public
land, and he was Informed by Robin
son that such was the provision of the
Territorial land laws. Senator McCar-
thy's motion that consideration of the
resolution be postponed for one week,
was put 20 a vote and carried.
Senate Bill No. IS passed its second
reading. Tt extends the provisions of
the law of Inheritance from illegitimate
persons so as to include brothers. sis
tiers and other near relatives
The House bill changing the bounds
of the senatorial districts was referred
to the judiciary Committee. House
lis Nos. 81, SO and 20 were referred
to the Judiciary Committee Senate
Bill No. 73. relating TO the registration
of voters, was referred to the special
committee on election laws. Senate
Bill No. "A was referred to the Judi
ciarv Committee. House Bill No. SO,
an act authorizing the payment of
certain persons employed by the City
and County of Honolulu the meas
ure introduced in the Legislature so
the Supervisors can pay their ap-
pointees-was referred to the judiciary
Committee.
Senate Bill No. ST, providing for a
courthouse at Hilo, was taken up for
second reading. but upon the motion
of Senator Fairehild it was laid on
the table, to be considered with the
appropriation bill.
Fairchild introduced two bills-the
first an act TO amend Section 35 of Act
11s of the Session Laws of 1907 re-
lating to the bonds of city and county
officers, and the second an act to amend
Section "a of Act 1909, Session Laws
of 1905, relating to the bonds of county
officers.
The Committee on Public Lands re
ported favorably on House Concurrent
Resolution No. II, asking for the sus
pension of the coastwise shipping laws.
The only amendment that the commit
tee suggested was the substitution of
the names of the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President
of the Senate in place of "the mem
bers of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives. -
Senator Kalama moved for the
adoption of the report. Senator Moore
stated that he thought the considera-
tion of the resolution would be waste
of time-that Congress had adjourned
and that the government is well aware
of the sentiment of the business in
terests on the question. He declared
that it was not right to send the reso-
luton when so many people were OPP
posed to suspension. Senator Knudsen
said that the Judiciary Committee held
the measure back pending Congress
ional action upon the subsidy bill, but
that the measure was lost by close
vote. Coelho said suspension of the
coastwise law would discourage Amer
lean industry. Senator Fairchild
thought that the resolution might be
used against the best interests of the
Territory, and moved that it be tabled.
Senators Woods and Kalama were the
only members of the upper house vot-
ing against Fairchild IS motion
House Bill SO, relating to the bonds
of public officers, passed second read
ing, as did House Bill No. IS, relating
to certificates of Hawaiian birth.
House Bill No. 5, intended to pro-
tect purchasers of real estate from
fraudulent conveyance, was considered
with a favorable report and passed
second reading. President Smith OBJ
served that the bill might defeat its
own OBJECT by reason of the penalty
of from one to five years imprison-
ment being excessive. The Senate did
not heed the suggestion, however.
Senate Bill 90, relating to judicial
circuits, passed second reading, as did
Senate Bill No. 81. relating to eircu-
1ation of commercial paper. Senate
| Bill No. 20, providing for bail com.
missioners, was referred to the Judi
eiary Committee