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then revealed in connection wIth the
effort to abolish the summary features
of the existing law, controlling the M
nor traffic of the Territory.
Senate Routine.
sheaf of committee reports were
presented TO the consideration of the
senate Yesterday morning. The first
renort read was that of the Health
Committee ON House Bill No. II, the
massage of which was recommended
The bill proposes to add additional
powers and duties to the Board OF Su-
pervisors by vesting in the board the
power to prescribe and regulate the
method and style of construction OF
workshops. factories, laundries and
other buildings that can be included
under that general heading.
The committee report states that the
sfobieet of the bill is to provide means
by which nuisances arising from the
construction of such structures may be
prevented The public safety demands
The summary abatement of any evil
which might be considered a menace
to public health, life and property"
The Health Committee amended ma
terially the bill intended to provide
hospital for the district of Lahaina.
The report on the measure states that
afthe object sought by the bill would
not be accomplished by the provisions
now embodied in the proposed act, be-
cause of the lack of funds with which
it IS necessary to establish same.
Power to Supervisors.
ssThe committee feels that the sew
eral subdivisions of the Territory, the
counties, would be greatly benefited by
the passage of an act which would ap-
tborize the Board of Supervisors to
establish and maintain hospitals, and
TO provide for the free treatment and
dispensing of medicines to all INDECENT
persons -
The first section of the amended bill
as prepared by the committee reads as
follows:
'sThe Board of Supervisors of each
county is hereby authorized and en-
powered to establish and maintain hos
pitfalls, more especially for the benefit
of INDECENT persons, but moderate and
reasonable payments may be required
of patients who are able to pay the
same Provided, however, that where
.here is already established and main
tanned a hospital by private parties
corporation or by the Territory of Ha-
wall, the said Board of Supervisors is
hereby authorized and empowered TO
contract or make agreement or other
wise provide for the treatment and
dispensing of medicines to all such in
~. ,
Coelho moved that consideration of
the amendment and report be deferred
until each member of the Senate was
furnished with typewriter copy of
the amendment. This action was
taken,
Chairman Robinson of the Education
Committee submitted a report on SEN
ate Resolution No. 81, asking that an
appropriation be made to provide for
the building of a number of additional
schoolhouses on the Island of Hawaii.
The report stated that while the mem
bers of the committee were decidedly
In favor of providing increased school
facilities, they did not quite see where
the necessary money was to be secured.
The committee IS recommendation that
the resolution be laid on the table to
be considered with the appropriation
bill was adopted by the Senate.
Rum Measure Report.
Senator Fairchild announced that
the WAYS and Means Committee was
ready to report on Senate Bill No. %,
the amendment to the existing liquor
law introduced in the upper house by
Senator FL. A. Moore.
The committee submitted an amend
ed form of bill, embodying changes
and alterations in the measure intro
dueed by Moore to conform to the
ideas of the advisers of the whisky
ring, who felt that the original meas
IRE was trife too apparent in its
surrender of all the virtues possessed
by the existing law.
Senator Fairehild adhered to his
pledge as Republican representative
port of the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
81 do not concur in the following
report, being pledged against any
change in the liquor law" were the
words that Senator Fairchild used in
his dissenting opinion.
Senator Mccarthy observed that as
the bill was an important one and the
amendments submitted by the Ways
and Means Committee included de-
cided changes, the amendments should
be printed before further consideration
was given to the measure. Mccarthy s
molten carried, and the majority re-
port of the Ways and Means Commit
fee and the amendments were ordered
printed.
Bills Are Recommended.
1t was report day with the Senate
Judiciary Committee. The committee
reported favorably on House Bill Nc
IS, amending the Revised Laws deal
ing with the appointment and dis
missal of district magistrates.
The report amended Section 1860 OF
the bill to read as follows:
"Section 1860. There shall be APP
pointed one or more district magis
trates for each judicial circuit of tht
Territory; such appointment shall b,
made by the Chief Justice of the Ter
ritory. Each magistrate shall resid,
in the district for which he is appoint
ed. TO qualify as such magistrate. i
shall be necessary that he be a duly