The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-27

10 utI6Hu anyone CHdIStu Win q ASAOby
who was unable to employ private coun-
sci. Rice objected to putting the Ter
ritory to the expense of paying for
both the prosecution and defense of
criminals. and Kaniho seconded him,
while the legal members of the House,
who are several, fought valiantly to
have the D.n ~ass, Sheldon leading
them. The bill went through third
reading. finally, on vote of seventeen
to twelve.
THE SENATE.
Upon the converting of the morning
session of the Senate, the petition re-
ceived from people at the Leper Settle
ment, asking for a number of changes
in the conduct Of affairs on the reserva-
ton, was referred to the Public Health
Committee on the motion of Coelho.
Senator Robinson asked that a com.
munication received from the trustees
TO officers of the Malulani Hospital,
Wailuku, be submitted for considera-
ton with the hospital appropriation
bin now pending before the Public
tOiHlHtbltc. IHc
ton states that an extra appropriation
of 800 is needed to maintain the hospi.
tai to the end of the biennial period.
The sum of $15,360 is asked as the
total appropriation from the next Leg
isiatuTe.
Senator Harvey introduced a resolu
ton providing that the sum of $500
be Immediately made available for the
construction of sewers in the Kapalama
district for the relief of insanitary con-
ditions. The resolution was referred
10 the Ways and Means Committee
On the order of the day, Senate Bill
No. Al, providing for the Circuit Court
taking over the work of the Court of
Land Registration, was taken up for
its third reading. The object of the
bill is to abolish the existing court of
land registration as a measure of econo-
my. On the motion of Knudsen vote
was taken on third reading and it pass
ed unanimously, Fairchild and Chill
1ingworth being absent from the Senate
chamber.
House Bills Read.
House Joint Resolution No. g provid-
ing for the appointment of commits
sion to study and report on the fruit
industry and it's possibilities. 1t pass
ed its third reading on a unanimous
vote. The commission is to report by
July I, 1910,
The House bill providing for a $685.
600 appropriation for the Territory
exhibit at the Alaska Yukon exposition
passed its second reading.
House Bill No. II passed it's second
reading without dissenting vote. It
provides an appropriation of $4,000
to meet the expenses of the proposed
Congressional visit this summer.
House Bill "A, intended to change the
day for the meeting of the Maui Super
visors, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
House Joint Resolution No. / passed
its second reading on the motion of
Kalama. 1t provides for a commission
to report on the landings and wharves
of the Territory and examine into the
matter with view of determining the
advisability of the Territory acquiring
the control of the landings. The report
is to be ready July /, 1910.
Senator Knudsen introduced a reso.
luton asking that the Senate be pro-
vided with a list Of all tax delinquents
with attached statement explaining
why the amounts were not collected.
Senator Fairchild offered an amend
ment that the list be sent in within
a week, the amendment being accepted
by Senator Knudsen and the resolution
adopted.
. School Teachers ct Al.
~ ~ a A IN
Committee read a report on Senate Bill
No. 2 which aims to stop the appoint
inent of married women as teachers in
the Department of Public Instruction.
The report indorses the intention oe the
bill, but states that Superintendent
Rabbit has informed the committee
that the appointment of married wo-
men as teachers has been made neees.
sary by the scarcity of teachers in the
Territory and that the condition will
be changed in few years because of
the availability of Normal School
graduates.
aBills similar to Senate Bill No. 2
have been before the Legislature for
many sessions, says the report, "and
your committee believes that this is
caused from the fact that the outside
1eiAnuS nave no representative on the
Board of Education. We therefore rec
ommend the passage Of the accompany
ing bill as substitute for Senate Bill
No. 2.
The substitute bill provides that
"the Governor in the manner prescrib-
ed in section 80 of the Organic Act
shall appoint six competent persons to
act as commissioners. One of such APP
pointees shall be a resident of the
County of Hawaii, one of the County
of Maui and one Of the County of
Kauai. They shall be divided into
three classes of two commissioners in
each class, who shall be commissioned
for terms of three years, so that there
shall be continual succession of such
classes, one class going out of Office
each year. -
Passed to Print.
In dealing with the question of
eligibility, the bill provides that mo
person in holy orders or minister of
religion shall be eligible to be appoint
ed as commissioner. Women shall BIZ
eligible to be appointed as commission
ers; provided, however, that not more
than two shall hold commissions at any
one time.
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