The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-02-19
Home Rule Measures.

Kaniho offered up II bunch of pros
pectve legislation, dealing with va
riety of subjects. These were measures
identical with those introduced into the
Senate on Wednesday by Senator
Baker, being Home Rule measures.
These were:
An act amending the vaccination
laws.
An act amending the election laws.
An act amending Act IS of the s.
l.. of 1907
An act transferring the income from
any water systems in the respective
counties for the purpose of repairing
and improving such systems in said re-
spective counties.
An act authorizing all license fees
collected in the respective counties to
be paid into the treasures of the said
respective counties and to be kept for
the use and expense of the police de
partments in said respective counties.
An act amending the merchandise
license law that storekeepers pay for
their licenses according to the assess
ment valuation of their stores Tor ac
cordIng to the amount of their gross
incomes).
An act amending Act l22 of the Ses
sion Laws of 1907.
Another Taxation Bill.
Waiwaiole also had taxation bill
to present measure dividing the va
riOus islands into various districts fol-
taxation, educational and judicial pur
poses.
Makekau gave notice of bill to
amend Sec. 70 of Act 80 of Session
Laws of 1905.
Long presented measure providing
that the estate of deceased illcgiti
mate person, dying intestate, shall g
to the relatives instead of escheating IL
the government.
Makekau presented "A bill empower
ing the Boards of Supervisors of the
counties to appoint police officers IL
| the various districts under deputy
sheriffs where the sheriff does not ar
prove of the choices of the deputies.
Kuhio Land Bill
Concurrent Resolution No. 9, com
mending the bin in Congress giving tn
Legislature the power to legisIate o
land matters, as opposed to the bill
l DItlluItu ny lHt bDNflhbl, hhn iph1ih
cred as the first matter under Order 0
the Day. Alfonso sponsored the rest
luton.
Kaleiopu wanted to refer to the Jt
dietary Committee, AS involving n mat
ter of law. He stated that he had cor
feTed with the Speaker upon the sui
ject.
Alfonso asked to have the point o
law involved pointed out, whereupo
the Speaker came to the rescue an
stated that the Judiciary Committe
would attend to that.
Sheldon wanted to discuss the matte
then and there, but Kaleiopu advise
caution. "This is matter at issl
between the House and the Executive,
: he cautioned, land should be careful
gone over in committee.
On rising vote the matter of r
ferring to committee was lost, and X
leiopu's attempt to save the situate
by moving deferring of the secol
vote until today was also lost. III
resolution carried for second reading.
The Translation Question.
3 A resolution ordering a Hawaiii
version of the Session Laws of 1909
be prepared was presented by Kanil
and referred, on motion of Rice, to Il
: Public Expenditure Committee.
. 1--WE have only appropriated 5000
for expenses of the session. said Ric
| Having heard many times that Ii
g.! Territory was hard up, We have
! know how much these laws are gOii
y to cost before we can vote ON this. Z"
Q % Nakaleka had a bill to fix the pi
I Ina lahnrarn nns.lanhlic Mnrks. giving Il