The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-19
THE SENATE

House bill relating 10 exemption OF
family homesteads was referred to
the judiciary committee. Also, House
bill relating to collection Of water and
sewer rates Also. House bill giving
increased powers to counties. Also.
House bill relating TO the appoint
ment of jailors.
House bill to set aside certain land
at Hilo for a public park was referred
to the public lands committee.
House bill to define the meaning OF
the word garage, on the authority of
Webster's Imperial Dictionary, came
up for second reading
President Smith, I'm answer to Co
elho, said he did not thinl; the bill
would make the owner of an auto
mobile who had shed to store il in
liable for the license fee
Coelho said he drew the bill and
copied the definition from Websters
Dictionary.
VERY poorly drawn" observed the
chair. (Laughter)
Mccarthy moved an amendment
striking out reference 70 he diction-
ary This carried and the bill as
amended passed second reading.
FISHERY BILL AGAIN.
Woods moved to reconsider the ac-
ton taken on CoelhC's fishery bill,
Carried. 1.~.~ y SIT I =
Chillingworth, on a motion that the
bill pass third reading, stated that
he was opposed to the bill, believing
it to be unjust. 1t would not be for
the benefit of the people at large.
Under the old law the Bishop estate
and the Government had leased out
fisheries. There was only one spe-
cies of fish tabu under that law.
Among the lessees were huis of Chi
nese who had intermarried with Ha-
waiian women and if this bill passed
their leases would be no good to
them. 1t would debar them from
ed species, and as different fish ran
at various times their means of live
lihood would be destroyed.
President Smith, with Vice Presi.
dent Kalama in the ell air, moved that
the bill be indefinitely postponed. II
seemed to him that the time for sucl
an inhibition had passed. Never be-
fore We're the fisheries of the islands
in more satisfactory condition, wher
good supply of that article of foot
was given. He had always though
that the fish of the sea, coming from
= whence nobody knew, ought to be a
free to the people as the birds of tn
air. Very few Hawailans were toda,
learning to be fishermen. They wer
engaging in occupations wherein the.
D find greater profit. AS to other citi
zens there were practically none en-
gaging in the fisheries industry. Wha
was the benefit Of the proposed law
1t certainly would not be good TO
5 consumers of fish and he did not Sc
l how it would be an advantage to citi
zens at large.
Robinson considered the intentio
+ of the bill, according to his observe
r vileges of the owners of konohiki fish
cries.
J. Chillingworth asked if there wa
o not a penalty of three times the valu
o of the fish, with possible fine and in
prisonment added, to protect the owl
/ ers of private fisheries. The bi
would simply prevent a Chinese.
t. Japanese subject living on the beaC
from catching any fish to feed h
family.
p Makekau seconded the motion to il
= definitely postpone the bill, makiT
| the first speech of the session in IL
| Hawaiian language.
Robinson said that when fir
| brought up he was In favor of Il
bill, but it had been changed so tn
he did not quite understand it.
Harvey said the Hawaiians never
outside the reef, and with his amen
| ments carried this morning the b
was more favorable for the Japanes
The Japanese were continually e
croaching on the inshore tisheriC
catching the young fish at the mou
of the river.
The motion to indefinitely postpo
the bill was lost on the folloWi
vote:
Ayes hillingworth, Fairchild, K
lama Knudsen, Makekau. Quir