The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-20
HOUSE DECLARES ITSELF
To Be NOT GUILTY Of
CRAFT OR BRIBERY
The Senate Approves
the Sewer Tax Bill
appointments Are
Deferred.

The following resolution was intro
duced in the Territorial Senate yester-
day by Senator Chillingworth:
Whereas, It is to the best interests
of the Territory of Hawaii to have all
public Offices administered by men who
have gained an intimate knowledge of
the distinctive conditions existing in
the Hawaiian Islands by residence
tnerein and
Whereas, There is strong public SEN
timen5 favoring the appointment of
residents of Hawaii to all executive and
judicial positions in this Territory,
whenever practicable;
Therefore, Be it Resolved by the Sen
ate of the Territory of Hawaii, the
House of Representatives concurring,
That we hereby express ourselves as
being in full accord with the belief
that it is to the best interests of the
Territory of Hawaii to have the duties
of government in the hands of men
familiar with local conditions.
Be it Further Resolved, That certified
copies of this resolution be forwarded
to each of the following persons through
Ene DelegdIe TO congress.
The President of the United States,
the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representa-
Gives.
Approval of the bill providing for the
assessment of a tax upon property in
the City and County of Honolulu, for
the payment of the cost of the sewer
system was the most important thing
accomplished in, the, Fifth Territorial
Senate yesterday. The measure was
Smith but the majority in the upper
house could not see the unjust provi-
Sions of the bill, as pointed out by
Senator Smith. Senator Moore acted
as sponsor for the bill in the Senate,
and he argued at length that there
was nothing reactionary or unsound in
compelling property-owners to pay the
cost Of a sewer that was laid past a
piece of unimproved property ten years
ago, the front foot being used as the
computing unit for assessment pur-
poses.
The deferred appointment of Worth
A Aiken, as Commissioner of Public
Instruction from Maui. was taken up
for consideration yesterday and the ap-
pointment was confirmed on the mo-
ton of Senator Robinson.
Action on the appointments of Land
Commissioner Pratt and Surveyor
Wall was deferred until the last day
of the session. The fate of the. Senate
plan for the consolidation of the de-
partments of public lands and sur
veyor viii not De known until the joint
conference committee has concluded
its labors on the appropriation bill.
The Taxation Bill.
Upon the converting of the Senate
President Smith suggested that House
Bill No. los. the new taxation measure,
should be taken up without further
delay, as the time at the disposal of the
Legislature was short, and the bill
very important one, making changes in
the tax laws.
After some objections from Coelho
the bill was placed on the order of the
dav upon the motion of Senator
Knudsen.
Notification was received from the
House of Representatives, stating that
it had failed to concur in the Senate
amendments to House Bill No. SO. the
measure on merchandise licenses Presi-
dent Smith named Senators Fairchild,
Coelho and Moore as, members of the
conference committee.
House Bill No. 205, relating to the
payment of district court expenses, was
received and passed first reading, as
did also House Bill No. 216, relating
to public loans
House Bill No. 217, relating to a
sinking fund for the redemption or pur
chase of Territorial bonds, passed first
reading as did also House Bill No. 21S.
A petition was received from DR..
Schurmann, stating that if one provi-
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