The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-11-05


porary secretary and asked him on
coming to the desk to read the proc
lamation, which Mr.. Wise did.
Rev. j. d. Iaea then offered prayer
at the request of the temporary chair
man.
Rollcall showed present: Senators
d. X Baker, j. T. Brown. C. f. Chill
lingworth, w. j. Coelho, +. r. Harvey,
S. E. Kalama, E. A. Knudsen. C. j.
Mccarthy, f. w. Quinn, w. T. Robin.
son, w. o. Smith, P. P. Woods.
Absent-Fairchild, Makekau, Moore.
On motion of Coelho the rules of the
regular session were adopted.
w. o. Smith was nominated for presi-
dent by G. j. Mccarthy and was unani-
mously elected. Coelho and Knudsen
by appointment of the chair escorted
President Smith to his official seat.
President Smith said: 81 trust the
senate will do its work honestly, in
dustriously and for the good of the
Territory. Gentlemen, l thank you"
Senator Kalama, on nomination of
Coelho, was unanimously elected vice
president.
John II. Wise, on the same members
nomination, was elected without OPP
position as clerk, also George X. Lowe
as assistant clerk.
Rev. Isaac D. Iaea was nominated
for chaplain by Coelho and was the
last of the officers to go through with
out a contest.
John d. Holt was chosen for ser
geant-at-arms.
Woods nominated G. w. Maxwell for
messenger, Kealehake being put up by
Mccarthy. Maxwell got it-12 to l.
Mccarthy named I. U. Ulukou for
ianitor, landing him with seven votes
to six for George Hawai- put up by
Harvey.
Between the election of the last two
officers Representative Z. A. Douthitt
came in with a message from the
house saying it was organized and
ready for business. Thus the house
scored first for speed, but only by
head.
Officers came up and took the oath
administered by the president: "You
and each of you do solemnly swear that
you will support the constitution and
laws of the United States and the laws
of the Territory of Hawaii, and that
you will faithfully and diligently dis
charge the duties of the office to which
you have each been elected, SO help
you Godl'
Coelho presented a resolution that
carried directing the clerk to notify
the house that the senate was organ
lied and ready to transact business.
Knudsen moved that a special COM
mittee of three be appointed to notify
the governor that the senate was Or
| ganized and ready for business. The
motion carrying, the chair named Knud-
sen, Woods and Baker as such commit
tee.
Between the motion and the appoint
ment Senator r. II. Makekau signalized
that he had arrived by moving for a
recess subject to the call of the chair.
When it came in order this motion
was renewed by Coelho and carried.
In few minutes the committee re-
turned Chairman Knudsen reporting
that the Governor had expressed him
self as much pleased with the expedi
tion manifested.
The Governors Message.
Governor Frear's opening message
was received with due ceremony, be-
ing brought in by Private Secretary
| C. II. Mcbride. 1t was read in full by
the clerk.
On motion of Coelho it was received
! and placed on file.
| Coelho gave notice of, and under sus-
pension of the rules introduced, bills
as follows:
/. To appropriate $4,000 for salaries
and expenses of the senate in special
session.
.. To enable persons attaining the
age of twenty-one years on or before
the day of any general election to reg
lister.
3. To amend chapter 1O2, Revised
Laws, as amended by Act 96 of 1907.
1t exempts fish sellers and peddlers from
paying license fees.
4. An act to amend the County Act,
raising the salaries of county officers
of Maui as follows Clerk, from $1,000
to $500; auditor, from $1,000 to $500;
attorney, from $500 to $21OO; treas
urer, from $1,000 to $500.
5. To amend Act 102 of 1905, as
amended by Act 147 of 1909. This bill
provides for paying inheritance taxes
to the counties.
6. Appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
pose of aiding INDECENT persons who
have been segregated at the Leper Set
tlement on Molokai and have been
found free of the disease on examina-
tion since April l, 1909.
All were read first time by title.
College of Hawaii.
Coelho presented the following con-
current resolution:
Whereas, The congested condition of
the quarters in which the work the Col
lege of Hawaii is at present carried on
urgently require immediate attention in
order to properly and permanently in
stall the valuable appliances with which
the institution is being equipped, and
that the facilities for practical demon
strations in field work would be avail
able to the students; therefore
Be it Resolved by the Senate of the
Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii
in special session assembled, the House
of Representatives concurring, That the
school fund commission appointed by
virtue of the provisions of Joint Reso'
luton No. of the regular session of
1909, be requested to also investigate
methods of endowing colleges of similar
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