The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-23

from Washington instead OF Dy the
Legislature. this being the second time
this session that the House 5 own reso-
luton in this matter has been decided
against.
Recommendations
The recommendations in the bills in
eluded in the concurrent resolution pre-
sented differ in some respects from the
amendments urged by the Governor on
Congress. One important change is that
an appeal is allowed to the Circuit Court
in disputes between the department and
the one who is taking up public land |:
another important change is that the
proposed Land Advisory Board is given
power to veto proposed deals instead Of
having advisory power only.
The resolution will be printed and
translated and taken up in the House
this afternoon.
Senate Amendments.
The Senate amendments to the Pupule
bill, which reverses the right to appeal,
making it from a district magistrate
or circuit judge to the lunacy COM
mission, instead of from the commission
to the court, were read. The amend
ments were voluminous and much to the
benefit of the BILL On motion of Coney,
intredueer of the original bill, the con-
sideration of the changes was deferred
until the afternoon.
The House did not concur in the Sen
ate amendments to House Bill POS, the
bill fixing the salaries of district mag
istrates, a conference committee of At
fonso, Long and Waiwaiole being
named. The Senate boosted the Homo
lulu magistrates salary from 5000 70
1925 a month.
The concurrent resolution from the
Senate, recommending boost in the
salary of the Secretary of the Territory,
was tabled pending the report of the
special committee considering the
amendments to the Organic Act, which
is to be accompanied by concurrent
resolution touching on the salary.
Senate Bill 141, Moore, providing for
the assessment of the cost of sewer con
struction against the property before
which the same runs, passed first
reading.
No Hard Labor.
The committee of the whole presented
of the important changes being to
knock out the hard labor'' condition
attached to the imprisonment for viola
tons of the election laws. The time
allowed each voter to mark his ballot
is raised from FIVE to ten minutes.
Omitted Items Secured.
Nakaleka presented bill appropria-
| ting 5000 to pay the district magistrate
of Kalaupapa for the biennial period
this passing first reading. In the trans
fer of the paying of magistrates from
the Territory to the counties, the Set
| Element Justice was overlooked The
bill provides for his payment by the
Territory and not the County of Maui
Corporation Exhibit Bill Amended.
House Bill 231, Sheldon, the hurry
up measure dealing with corporation
exhibits. presented on Tuesday and
| read a second time Wednesday, was
given its third reading yesterday, not
a minute haying been lost in it's prog
ress through the House.
Single presented an amendment
| which limits the right of inspection OF
the exhibits to officers of the govern
| ment, officers or stockholders of the
| corporations, bona ffde creditors OF
other persons having lawful ant
| proper purpose. This passed and tht
bill as amended carried by q to g.
Senate Bill 107, Coelho appropriatins
| S1406.55 to pay unpaid bills, passed
The bills are for expenses of tn,
| boards of registration in 1904, expenses
| If i.
in 1905 and 1906, for the "Voiante'
| wreck in 1904 and for damages in tn,
Hama road in 1900. The bill passed.
Prison Labor Bill Killed.
Senate Bill 142, Fairchild, which al
lows prison labor on roads, quarries
parks and public works at the reques
of the Superintendent of Public Work
or the Mayor of Honolulu, such labo
for the, city to cost the municipalit.
a third time.
Some opposed the bill because
gave Oahu fifty-cent a day labor am
none such to the other counties. Cas-
tro opposed it on other grounds, thes
being that the government had n
right to make a man slave and farr
out his services, even Though he be
convicted prisoner.
Sheldon and Kaleiopu supported tn
bill in speeches.
On rollcall the House divided sixtee
to thirteen against the bill
Senate Joint Resolution 3, to appoin
a school fund commission to secuI
information from abroad regardin
school taxes and the distribution c
school funds. was tabled on motion G
! Furtado.
Medical Inspection Bill Attacked.
Senate Bill 81. an act to provide fo
medical school inspection in the pull
lie schools, was attacked on first reat
ing, Alfonso moving to reject it. ]
answer to suggestion that it shou
3 be at least accepted on first readin:
, Alfonso asked:
Whats the use? It's bound to
beaten, anyway, and we are wastin
time over it,
) 1t passed first reading, nevertheless
Resolutions.
Two resolutions were presented jul
4 before the House rose, one asking Il
Board of Health to examine August
= Freitas, eighteen months at the Sc
| Element: The other inStructing I'll
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