The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-16

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The friends NJ Industrial irsiulne ih
abe pulllr schools enn thank DE ~
hilit of children = hhnHivofk BE- show
IN toe urmufy for Senatorial change
~ henri ON The practical value Of 81.
dusttiai training. aud Incidentally the
insertion Of the necessary $500 w che
appropriations for the Department Of
Public Instruction There was n stroug
sentiment IN the senate against the in.
dustrinl training item, and " ID had not
been for the visit NJ the senators TO the
Rrmory cNhihi, 10 Is safe TO say that
they would have adhered TO their first
uLenlightcned stand
Coelho worked hard for the County
Of Maui yesterday, asking for appro.
priations for about everything except
government mule farm. In the eoun-
~ claim bill there were several claims
for work that seems to have been per
formed by some Maui voters in the
stone age. but despite the eloquence Of
the Maui statesman the Senate declin.
ed TO shake the plum tree for the sole
benefit OF Maui.
Indorse Amendments.
Notification was received from the
House of Representatives stating that
IL had failed to concur in the Senate
amendments to House Bill No. 157, reg.
ulating the licenses for public shows
Senators Fairchild, Moore and Woods
were named by President Smith as
members of the conference committee.
The Judiciary Committee recommend
ed the concurrence of the Senate in
the amendment of the House, striking
out the provision for a purchasing agent
in Senate Bill No. 1873, relating to the
expenditure of public money.
The report Of the committee was
adopted, passing the bill on final read
ing, rs amended by the House, Senator
Robinson casting the only dissenting
vote.
"Your committee believes thorough
ly in a purchasing agent" says the
report, "but in view of the fact that
this Territory is scattered over so wide
an area and also of the fact that the
heads of the various departments have
had their attention called to the neces-
sity of using greater care in the order,
ing of supplies, your committee recon-
mends that the Senate concur in the
amendments offered by the House"
The special committee of the Ha-
waii delegation reported favorably on
House Bill No. 1877, prohibiting the tax.
ing of fish with nets in the waters of
the bay of Hilo. The committee first
recommended the tabling of the bill,
but was in receipt of so many petitions
from constituents, urging the passage
of the bill that it was taken up for
reconsideration and passed on second
reading after its provisions and intent
had been explained by Senator Woods.
A wireless message was read from the
Hio Board of Trade protesting against
any action being taken toward the
transfer of health authority to the
counties.
49, On Final Passage.
Senate Bill No. 76, relating to wit
ness fees and mileage, and preventing
police officers from securing mileage
for court attendance in their own dis
triet, passed third reading without
dissenting vote.
Senate Bill No. 134, relating to
exemption on personal and property
taxes, and fixing $500 as the figure of
exemption was taken up on third read
ing. Senator Knudsen said that the
Ways and Means committee should
state what decrease in government
revenue would follow the adoption OF
the $500 exemption. He said that the
Senate had already exceeded the Ways
and Means recommendation by $l62,ooo
and that if the Senate went ahead al
the present rate an extra session would
be necessary to untangle the financial
difficulties, and that the Governor
would, of necessity, be the final arbitel
instead of the Legislature.
Senator Fairchild replied that the
that he was preparing an elaborate
financial statement of the government
needs and il would soon be ready Ht
stated that he was opposed to the bill
on principle, but did not think II
would make much change in the rev
eDue.
Senator Mccarthy favored the rais'
in exemption, arguing that the senate
had already Endorsed raise of the
income exemption There were ne
negative votes, but on point of PRIV
lege, President Smith said that he sup
ported Fairchild IS view, but voted fol
the bill because he had done so on thu
income bill.
Senate Bill 1877, relating to the bal
ances of road tax money in the Tern
torial treasury and authorizing thu
Treasurer to Issue warrants for Item
lied amounts in favor of the Treasur
ers of the counties, passed third read
ing.
Senate Bill No. 1879, the bill provid
ing for onerfourth of one per cen
taxation for defraying the cost OF
county improvements, was on the ordel
of the day, but was deferred ON thu
motion of Knudsen.
House Bill No. 55, repeating section
1918 of the Revised Laws, penaliziDi
teachers admitting to school, childrel
not vaccinated, passed on third read
ing without negative vote.
House Bill No. sS, enlarging tn
powers of the counties and providing
that they care for all schoolhouses
jails, and courtbouses, came up TO
consideration. Knudsen moved tn
passage of the bill on third reading
President Smith questioned the pro
visions of the bill that gave the coun