The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-09

schools. and Quinn replied that he did.
Coelho raised the point that there
was no fixing of responsibility in the
handling of the money by teachers.
Fairchild moved to table the bill,
but the motion was lost. Makekau
then moving to pass on second read
ing.
Senator Smith denied the statement
of Senator FairchiId that the passage
of the bill would make four hundred
teachers cashiers. He stated that the
principals of the schools would be the
only ones to have authority to receive
money.
Senator Moore declared that if the
bill was to become a law it would
have to be carried ont in business
like way and provide for the bonding
of all teachers receiving money. The
motion to pass on second reading was
finally put TO vote and carried, nine
to six.
On Third Reading.
Senate Bill No. 1o3 passed second
reading on the adoption of the report
of the Judiciary Committee. President
Smith took the floor and expressed
doubt on some of the provisions of the
bill. 1t relates to the right of heirs
and the duties of executors and adj
ministrators.
A communication was received from
the Board of Supervisors of the CITY
and County of Honolulu, asking that
the Legislature memorabilia Congress
In an effort to have the present Post
Office building turned over to the mu-
nicipality upon the completion of the
new Federal building.
On the motion of Senator Mccarthy
for the appointment of a special com
mittee to confer with a similar COM
mittee from the House on the action
of the Legislature in connection with
the resolution, President Smith named
Chillingworth, Quinn, and Mccarthy.
Need Patrol Boats.
A rather humorous report was sub
mitted by the special committee of the
Hawaii delegation ON House Bill No.
1877, prohibiting the taking of fish with
nets in the bay of Hilo. The report
says:
Your committee finds that the bay
of Hilo. is four miles long and one and
a fourth miles broad. and believe that
if this bill should become law large
feet of patroling vessels would be
necessary to enforce the same. Your
committee therefore recommends that
the bill be laid on the table.
If, however, majority of the mem
bers of the Senate do not agree with the
members of this committee, and this
bill should become law, your committee
recommends the insertion of suitable
amount in the appropriation bill to
provide for its enforcement
The report was adopted, ending the
life of the measure.
The Public Health Committee report
ed unfavorably on House Bill No. 1914,
relating to the custody of insane per-
sons and the appointment of a board
OF lnnacy. The committee majority,
Coelho and Harvey, recommended that
the bill be referred to the committee
of the whole, Fairchild believing the
bill should pass in its original form.
Senate Bill No. III, making penalties
lighter for tax delinquency, was passed
on second reading after the Senate had
been enlightened as to its intent by
its introducer, Senator Robinson, and
Fairchild.' Robinson declared that the
prevailing delinquency penalty was too
severe and was supported in his argu
ment by the Senator from Kauai.
Senate Bill No. 12S was taken up
and passed on third reading upon the
motion of Senator Makekau. It car
ries an additional appropriation of
$1,000 for thes benefit of Circuit Judge
Parsons court at Hilo, an item of
finance which was overlooked in its
regular order.
The Judiciary Committee submitted
report on Senate Bill 1873, the meas
ure amending the purchasing agent act
which, becoming operative upon its ap-
proval, implicated the matter of terri
torial expenditures in such a way that
practical halt had to be called in
purchases until the Governor should
name the purchasing agent authorized
by the provisions of the bill. The Judi
ciary Committee recommended that the
act be amended so as to become effec
tive on July /, 1909, and that a sec
made after the third day of April, the
date upon which the purchasing agent
became a legal necessity through the
boNcTHOF signature being dppeuueQ 10
Act 60, Session Laws of 1909
House Bill 143, providing for IL
brary of Hawaii and carrying an an
nual appropriation of 0,000-neces
sary to secure the gift of building
from Andrew Carnegie, was considered
with the favorable report of the Edu
cation Committee. 1t was the sense
of the Senate that any bill carrying
such large appropriation should re-
ceive the consideration of the Ways
and Means Committee and it was re-
ferred to that committee.
The Appropriation Bill.
The existence of an appropriation bill
was finally recognized when Senator
Kalama moved that Senate Bill 1872,
the Ways and Means Committee s BILL
and House Bill No. "A, be taken up
in the committee of the whole. Make.
kau moved that Senate Bill No. 40,
the appropriation bill submitted by the
Governor, be taken up for joint con
sideration with the other two bills
He was supported by Senator Mccarthy
who said that the bill introduced by
the WAYS and Means Committee was
more in the nature of a report upon
the bill submitted by the Governor