The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09

to the Promotion Committee.
House Bill I12, Kealawaa, making
Lincoln Day. February II, of each
year, a public holiday, was referred to
the Military Committee.
Senate Bill As, providing for the ser.
vice OF process in judicial and admins
trafive suits and proceedings against
corporations, was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Air Brake Measure.
House Bill 1o7, to require street cars
70 be equipped with air brakes, was re-
ferred to Judiciary Committee. This
bill, introduced by Correa, provides
that:
Every electric car running upon the
public streets or highways of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii shall be provided with,
in addition to the brake now in use
upon such car, an emergency air brake
or brake operated by compressed air
or other means sufficient to stop such
car when running at the highest rate
of speed permitted by law within a
space equal to the length of such car.
Such brake shall be approved by the
Superintendent of Public Works of the
Territory of Hawaii and shall be placed
upon and adjusted to each and every
electric car using the public highways
as aforesaid within six months from
the date of the approval of this act. -
New Bills.
Makekau presented measure to pro-
teet birds beneficial to the forests of
Hawaii. The protection extends to all
perehing birds, their nests and eggs.
Long introduced bill to permit
warehousemen to sell goods stored with
them and uncalled for six months.
Coney introduced a bill amending
sections 1899 and 1906 of the Revised
Laws, relating to stamp duties. The
bill provides that all instruments must
be stamped within three months after
execution, default of which viii double
the stamp tax.
Sheldon introduced a bill to make it
an offense to maliciously or through
neglect scatter. throw or drop any pa.
per. glass, glass bottle, tin can, nail,
tack, wire, spne or other substance on
Expenditures Bill.
A bill to gsovide for the government
of all depa ments in the expenditures
from approx Nations was introduced by
Castro. this measure being intended to
take the place of the various regula-
tons heretofore appended to all appro-
priation bills. A parallel bill was yes
terday introduced into the Senate by
Faircbild
Resolutions.
Furtado asked from appropriations
to pay the district magistrate of Hama
kua 500 a month salary.
Moanauli wanted $4,000 to repair the
wharf or landing at Kawaihae, South
Kohala.
Alfonso wanted morgue for Hilo
to cost $500, and also equipment for
the same to cost $500.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate amendments to Sheldon s
House Bill 20, empowering a Circuit
Court judge to assign counsel under
government pay to defendants in fell
ony eases, which amendment states that
payment shall be made only lin any
case of special hardship failed to
please the father of the bill when re-
ported in the House as the opening
business yesterday afternoon.
81 fail to see what construction is
to be put on the word hardship, !" said
Sheldon, moving that consideration be
deferred. His motion carried.
Senate Bill 65 was submitted and
read first time. This is an act to
amend section 1887 of Act 113 Of the
Revised Laws.
Senate Bill 81 also came in. This
is one of the shortest bills so far on
record, the whole bill, title and all,
comprising only forty-nine words. The
bill repeats section 301S of the Revised
Laws.
Invitation Goes Forward.
Secretary Mott Smith notified the
House that he had forwa1 ded to Wash
ington the copies of Concurrent Reso-
luton 2 regarding a Congressional visit
to the officials named in the resolus ION.
Like is Modest.
Upon going into committee of the
whole, the Speaker called upon Like
to take the chair. This was glea {
blow to the honorable mem5er, who
oub q va
concluding with: 81 feel I am not fit.
Please put in some alder member
The Speaker insisted and Like came
up like a lamb led to the slaughter. He
conducted the business of the commit
tee in Hawaiian.
Committee of the Whole.
The House sitting as committee
took up the third reading of House Bill
"a, current expense appropriation bill.
Kaleiopu moved that the Secretary
of the Territory and the Attorney Gen
eral be asked to attend the session, ex-
cusing the other departmental heads.
s4We can t take them all in in one day,
Mr.. Chairman explained Kaleiopu.
Like gravely agreed.
The Secretary, however, had sent in
excuses for the day, leaving Hemen-
| way alone to face. the House. There
were various motions fired at the chair
| man, who stood up under the shower
holding on tightly to the table. Final
| " Rice moved the eommitte rise and
report progress and ask for further
time.
This brought up a babble of dissent
| in the midst of which Kaleiopu in.