The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-22
SENATE ROUTINE.

Upon the converting of the Senate
for the twenty day of the SEES
sion President Smith announced the
personnel of the committee of the up
per house to assist in the arrangements
of entertainment for the congressional
delegation that will visit the islands
this summer. Senators Chillingworth,
Knudsen, Kalama and Woods will rep
resent the Senate in conformity to the
concurrent resolution adopted shortly
afer the opening of the session. Presl-
dent Smith also announced that the
necessary arrangements had been made
for the Senate to visit Kapiolani Park
and the Bureau of Agriculture and
Forestry Monday afternoon.
Notification from the House was re-
eeived informing the Senate that it had
adopted the conference report on House
Bill No. Is, relating to the support of
the family of deceased person pend
ing the administration of the estate;
that it had eoncurred i'll the Senate
amendments to House Bill 119; House
Bill 126 and House Bill 108. The Sen
ate was also informed that the House
sustained the Governor s veto to House
Bill No. 81.
The Senate deferred action on the
amendments made in the House to Sen
ate Bill No. 81, providing for re.
organization of the Commissioners of
the Department of Public Instruction.
Kalama moved for the adoption of the
amendments but action was deferred
to Monday on the motion of Chilling
worth.
The petitions against a change in the
liquor law continue to be received IN
the Senate although the upper house
has already given is final Endorsement
to the measure introduced by Senator
Moore.
From Hilo was received petition
bearing the signatures of seventy eight
residents of Hilo asking that no alter
atoms be made in the existing law gov
erning the liquor traffic. Petitions on
the same subject were submitted by
Senator Makekau from the Protestant
Church of Hawaii, from citizens of Ko
hala and from the members of the Prot
| estant Sunday School Association OF
Hawaii.
The New Office Hours.
The Ways and Means Committee sub
| mitted report, amending the resolu
| ton introduced by Senator Fairchild
| fixing the office hours of all government
| departments from $50 a. m. to
o clock p. m. As the resolution wa:
originally framed it could be inter
preted as leaving the discretion in the
fixing of the new Office hours to the
heads Of departments. The committee
amended the resolution so as to make
the office hours. named mandatory ex
| cept allowing change with the ap
| prevail of the Governor.
Senator Kalama thought that it wa
waste of time to read committee re
ports upon their submittal and ais
have them read again when the bill
were taken up for consideration. Ill
thought they should be laid on the tab
and not read except when considere'
in conjunction with the bills. Presi
dent of the Senate Smith though
/ otherwise, and Senator Kalama s sus
gestion was not put into operation.
Rum Act Aftermath.
. The judiciary Committee submitte
, an amending report on Senate Bill NJ
, %, giving the circuit courts power /
, hear appeals taken from the Board @
I License Commissioners. The bin wa
n found to be defective Friday and wa
: altered so as to limit the appeals TO
t eireuit Judge sitting in chambers.
: The Judiciary Committee recon
mended the passage of Senate Bill n