The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-26
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stated some rather belligerent and su9
gestive objections to the adoption OF
the resolution.
~ agree with the intent of this
resolution. said Senator Makekau
Hbut we should not take this action
now. We can take this up at the
proper time-when we come to take
up the Governors appointees for con-
frmation. We must not show our
teeth now. -
The warIike suggestions of Makekau
caused a smile to flicker in the upper
house. and his motion to defer consld-
Grafton of the resolution until Satur-
day was lost. a rising vote showing a
division. The motion to adopt the res
olution was then carried.
Senator Baker introduced a bill re-
lating to tax exemption for property
used in certain industries. 1t was
passed to print.
Senate Bill No. is. supplementary
to Act 80, the new immigration and
conservation measure, by providing for
the support of the Department Of Agrl-
culture and Forestry and photographic
Survey, pending the availability of
funds through the special income tax,
passed second reading on the motion
of Makekau.
Senate Bill No. 90, providing for the
sanitary regulation of diaries, passed
third reading on the motion of Sena-
tor Brown.
Senate Bill 116, exempting inherl-
tanee under the special tax law, pass
ed third reading on the motion of
Knudsen.
For Land Commission.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, pro-
viding for the appointment of com
mission to investigate and report upon
unawarded and unpatented lands, pass
ed third reading on unanimous vote.
Coelho said that the resolution was
intended to accomplish the same result
as Senate Bill No. 60. The committee
report was adopted, tabling the bill.
House Bill ia, providing a penalty
for highway obstruction. passed third
reading, Makekau casting the only dis
senting vote.
House Bill III, amending the statute
provision on stamp revenue. passed
third reading on the motion of Fair
child
House Bill No. 1856, raising the in
come tax exemption to $500, passed
third reading on a unanimous vote.
House Bill 127. relating to the dis
posaI of funds received on sale of pub
lie lands, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
= New Fraud Bill.
1Io,ao pJl 150 a ,a,, hill ;p+audod
TO protect purchasers of real estate
from fraud in conveyances, and TAX
ing the place of the bill vetoed by
the Governor, was read throughout and
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
President Smith thought the fixing of
one year as the minimum penalty for
a conviction of fraud under the pro-
visions of the bill, would tend to de-
feat the enforcement of the measure.
Senator Knudsen observed that it was
one of Alfonso s bills, which generally
possessed the popularity of too Sc
we're penalty.
House Bill No. 80 was laid on the
table upon the motion of Coelho. The
bill that is now defunct was intended
TO allow the Secretary of the Territory
to publish the session laws in news
papers outside of Honolulu. Coelho
showed that the obvious intention to
secure the publishing of the session
laws in papers of general circulation
would be defeated by the publication
of session laws in papers other than
those published in Honolulu.
Coelho didn t think that the journals
on the island of Maui could be con-
sidered in the light of metropolitan
newspapers.
The Judiciary Committee presented a
lengthy report on Senate Bill No. So.
The recommendations of the commit
tee are in part as follows:
"The object of this bill is to make a
uniform law on the subject of acknowl-
edging and executing instruments. The
present law on the subject causes a
great deal of confusion, and documents
properly acknowledged in other coun-
tries have been refused the privilege
of recording in this country because it
failed to come up to some requirement
of our old laws No benefit can accrue
by such stringent laws.
1'Ths bill follows the law in the
States of Massachusetts, Michigan,
Iowa, Missouri, Montana and other
states.
The report was laid on the table to
be taken up with the bill, which passed
second reading on a unanimous vote.
Five House Bills were received and
passed first reading They were House
Bill No "a relating to the circulation
of commercial paper; House Bill No 80,
relating to deputy sheriffs; H. B. 100,
attachments: and House Bill LAG.
Consider Election Bill.
The afternoon session of the Senate
was spent in considering the provisions
of Senate Bill 12l, the new election law,
In the committee of the whole. Senator
Palmer Woods was in the chair and he
led the committee through its work
without any waste of time. Senator
Mccarthy, the chairman of the select
committee on election laws. interpreted
the provisions Of each section when any
doubt was expressed. Upon the conclu
sion of the meeting Senator Mccarthy 5
motion to refer the bill to the special
committee was adopted.
In considering that portion OF the
bill relating TO Great Register, Me
tarthy said that it didu I actually pro
vide for great register, but for a
register by counties Senator Smith