The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-27
SENATE
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The hll msscd serond reading on the
adoption o. the report.
Senator fairhild submitted a report
Of the conference committee on House
Hill No. rs. the merchandise license
hill. hut action on the report was de-
ferrod,
Laid on Table.
senate Blm No. 20. providing for the
appointment Of ball commissioners.
and senate Bin No. %. providing for
public administrator. were laid on
the table upon the recommendation OF
Chairman Knudsen OF the Judiciary
Committee. Both measures were in.
troduced by Coeiho. and he took occa-
sion to remark that the committees
had deliberately kept the bill with the
d intention OF killing them.
House Bill No. 2S5, relating to the
taxation OF real estate taken for pub.
lie purposes. was passed on first read
ing
The select committee of the Hawaii
delegation reported unfavorably on
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, I'VE find
that the amount of the claim was con.
tracted without the least color of au.
thority and in violation OF Section
of Act 10, Session Laws of 1908, and
therefore recommend that the bill be
laid upon the table"
The report was adopted.
The judiciary Committee reported
nnfavorably on House Bill No. 22O, 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
Furtado. He said that 1t would per.
init the District Magistrate of Hama
lei, Kauai, to enforce the attendance
of a witness from Hawaii in a 81
civil suit.
Senator Knudsen submitted an
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
up 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 cd ha .
read from Merchant street to the
waterfront and in that form 1t was
adopted.
The Senate resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole to take up the
consideration of House Concurrent
Resolution No 81, memorializing Con
gress to amend the Organic Act ant
including the draft of bill to covel
the changes asked for.
The Senate Concurrent Resolution
asking for changes in the land law
and extending the mainland system t,
the Territory, was also taken up il
conjunction with the resolution from
the House.
Following the reading of the Hous,
resolution Senator Smith asked if any
member of the upper house had studied
the provisions of the resolution. H
said that it covered too many subject
to be taken up fer serious considera
ton before being referred to a com
mittee.
Makekau suggested that the resolu
tion should be properly referred to tn
'fholdover committee with instruc
tions that it report to the next. Leg
islature.'
compromise was finally reached TO
select committee and when the com
mittee of the whole rose, Presiden
Smith named Senators Chillingwortf
Knudsen and Mccarthy as members o
the committee.
Notification was received from tn
House that it had failed to concur j
the Senate amendments to House Cor
current Resolution No. %, asking fo
the extension of Bishop street an
President Smith named Senators Nj
Carthy. Harvey and Chillingworth t
represent the Senate on the conferenc
committee.
House Joint Resolution No. u, prt
viding that the Superintendent of Pull
lie Works shall appoint a gas and ele'
trio inspector, passed first reading an
was referred to the committee on mil
tarv affairs.
The conference committee report o
House Bill No. SO. the merchandise
cense bill, was adopted with one di
senting vote, that of Senator Makeka
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