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the visit of Congressman this summer,
for which appropriation has already
been made.
letter from the Delegate to Con-
oress was read, stating that he has Sc
cured an eight volume set of Kinds
Parliamentary Precedents, which he was
sending to the Secretary of the Terri
tory for the uses of the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
Clerk Savidge was instructed to an
swer the Delegate g letter, expressing
the appreciation of the Senate. Pres
ident smith suggested that it would be
well to have a separate set Of the Par
Gamentary Precedents for the exclusive
use of the Senate. He said that Kinds,
the author. of the work, was the expert
parliamentarian employed to assist the
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives at Washington.
Senator Mccarthy acted upon Presl-
dent Smith IS suggestion and his motion
was carried to include in the answer
to the Delegate request for separate
set of the Parliamentary Precedents
for the Senate, to be paid for out OF the
expense appropriation.
The Coffee Tariff.
The Ways and Means Committee pre-
scented a favorable report, recommend
ing the adoption of House Concurrent
Resolution No. 16, laying before the
United States Congress the need Of the
fostering of coffee culture within the
territory of the United States by the
imposition of a protective tariff.
Senator Fairehild moved for the
- 4ba ~arolofinn aad 1T WAS
carried by a unanimous vote.
The Judiciary Committee reported on
Senate Bill No. 20, the measure de-
signed to weaken the efficacy OF the
existing law on vaccination.
Chairman Knudsen Of the committee
said that legal consultation had been
held and the provisions and effect OF
the amendments carefully considered.
Recommend Amendments.
The committee recommended that the
section of the bill be amended to read
as follows:
"Section l. Section 1919 of the Re
vised Laws of Hawaii is hereby amend
ed TO read as follows:
slSeetion 1919. Manner of Vaccina-
tion. No child shall be vaccinated ex-
cept after an opportunity has been CIV
en- to the parent or guardian ito be
present at such vaccination, unless such
parent or guardian shall have consent
ed in writing to such vaccination, and
then only by a duly licensed and au-
fhorized physician who shall use for
such vaccination bovine virus only. OBJ
famed from standard manufacturers;
such vaccination shall be only by
means of points put up in Theoretically
sealed tubes or other antiseptie reeep.
faeles; each receptacle SHALL be opened
Immediately before a point is to be
used in the presence of the person to
be vaeeinated, and no point shall be
used for the vaccination of more than
one person.
Amy person violating any provision
of this section shall be guilty Of a
1nisdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine not
to exceed FIVE hundred ($500) dollars
or by Imprisonment not to exceed one
year. or by both such fine and imprlson-
ment.
The report of the committee was laid
ON the table to be considered in the
usual course with the bill.
Helps Liquor Bill.
The Judiciary Committee recon-
mended the passage of Senate Bill No.
g, amending Section 1647 of the Re-
yised Laws. the object of the bill being
to give the Circuit Courts jurisdiction
in appeals from liquor license boards.
Now that an amendment to the
Iiauor law gives this right to appeal, y
saws the committee, .1this bill should
Il n
Senator Coelho asked the President
of the Senate what arrangements had
been made for visit of the Legisla-
fure to the Government Forestry Sta
ton, and was informed that arrange
ments for the cali on Mr.. Hosmer had
not been made as yet.
The judiciary Committee presented
favorable report on Senate Bill No. 90,
an act to provide for the vesting OF
title of trust estates.
The immigration and special income
tax bill was taken up for reeonsidera-
ton on the motion of Senator Make
kan. The bill was postponed Thursday
until today but an agreement was
reached for reconsideration and final
passage of the bill.
Senator Chillingworth did not think
it was necessary to read the measure
again in its entirety but Senator Me
csrthy said that some of the Senators
wished to offer amendments to the bill
immigration Act Passed.
No amendments were offered, al
though Senator Robinson appeared to
be in some doubt about the wording OF
the first section, but it was elucidated
TO his apparent satisfaction by Chill
ljngworth.
Makekau then moved to pass the bill
on third reading. When the vote wa;
taken Senator Baker asked to be ex
eused and the bill passed, every Senator
with the exception of the Legislator
from Hawaii, casting his vote in sup
port of the bill.
Senate Bill No. II was received from
the House with the amendments mad,
by the Representatives. Coelho moved
the adoption of the amendments, speei
flying a penalty for the employment BY
public officials of non citizens or person.
not eligible to become citizens. Sena
tors knudsen and Fairchild cast tn
only dissenting votes.
Senate Bill No. % produced a discus
sion on the minimum age at which
marriage license could be granted with