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The bill passed second reading on the
adoption of the report.
Senator Fairchild submitted a report
of the conference committee on House
Bill No. 3S, the merchandise license
bill, but action ON the report was de-
ferred.
Laid On Table.
Senate Bill No. 20, providing for the
appointment of bail commissioners,
and Senate Bill No. 80, providing for
a public administrator, were laid on
the table upon the recommendation of
Chairman Knudsen of the Judiciary
Committee. Both measures We're in
trodueed by Coelho, and he took occa-
sion to remark that the committees
had deliberately kept the bill with the
intention of killing them.
House Bill No. 235, relating to the
taxation of real estate taken for pub
lie purposes, was passed on first read
ing.
The select committee of the Hawaii
0SIESdtlOn TEpOItGo uildNbldDly oL
House Bill No. 1877, appropriating
money to meet the claim of the Hilo
Electric Light Company, Ltd.
From investigations made by your
committee" reads the report, "we find
that the amount of the claim was con-
tracted without the least color of au
fhority and in violation of Section
of Act 10, Session Laws of 1903, and
therefore recommend that the bill be
laid upon the table"
The report was adopted.
{ The Judiciary Committee reported
nnfavorably on House Bill No. 220, en-
larging the powers of the circuit
courts.
Chairman Knudsen pointed out that
the real effect of the measure would
be much more far-reaching than sup
posed by its introducer, Representative
Fsurtado He said that it would per-
init the District Magistrate of Hama
lei, Kauai, to enforce the attendance
of a witness from Hawaii in a 81
civil suit.
amendment, limiting the exercise of
the power on the part of district mag
istrates to approval by a judge of
the Circuit Court With the amend
ment inserted, the bill passed on Sec
ond reading.
Amend Resolution,
A House resolution asking for the
extension of Bishop street was taken
mp for consideration.
The resolution stated that it was in
the interests of the public that Bishop
street be opened and extended from
Beretania avenue to the waterfront.
The Senate amended the resolution to
read from Merchant street to the
waterfront" and in that form it was
adopted
The Senate resolved itself into COM
anittee of the whole to take up the
consideration of House Concurrent
Resolution Ne. 81, memorializing Con-
gress to amend the Organic Act and
including the draft of bill to cover
the changes asked for
The Senate Concurrent Resolution
asking for changes in the land laws
and extending the mainland system TO
the Territory, was also taken up in
With the from
the House.
Following the reading of the House
resolution Senator Smith asked if any
member of the upper house had studied
the provisions of the resolution. He
said that it covered too many subjects
TO be taken up for serious considera-
fion before being referred to COM
mittee.
Makekau suggested that the resolu-
ton should be properly referred to the
1hoidover' committee with instruc-
fions that it 'freport to the next. Leg
islature y
A compromise was finally reached for
a select committee and when the COM
mittee of the whole rose. President
Smith named Senators Chillingworth,
Knudsen and Mccarthy as members of
the committee.
Notification was received from the
House that it had failed to concur in
the Senate amendments to House Con-
current Resolution No. %, asking for
the extension of Bishop street and
President Smith named Senators Me-
Carthy, Harvey land Chillingworth to
represent the Senate on the conference
committee
House Joint Resolution No y, pro-
viding that the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works shall appoint gas and cleo
trie inspector, passed first reading and
was referred to the committee on mill
fary affairs,
The conference committee report on
House Bill No. 80. the merchandise L.
cense bill, was adopted with one dis
senting vote, that of Senator Makekau