The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05

tate. suggesting some verbal amend
ments.
Afronso's House Bill 5, to protect
purchasers of real estate from fraudn-
lent conveyances, was recommended
and passed second reading, while the
same favorable ne ion was given Kale-
iopus bill relating to the Issuance Of
certificates of Hawaiian birth
Kama S Garnishee Bill.
Kama S bin to knock out the law re-
lating to the right to garnishec gov
ernment employees, presen, ed because
he himself had been victim, was
promptly killed by the Judiciary Com
mittee, being tabled by the adoption of
the report.
The Miscellaneous Committee found
virtues in Senate Bill 4, providing for
she fling of biennial reports by the
counties, and it passed its second read
ing.
A Sensible Measure.
Senate Bill IL was recommended by
this committee, explaining the measure
as follows:
"The object of the bill is TO have
all persons employed in the service of
the government of the Territory of Ha-
wan or IN the service of any county or
municipal subdivision of said Territory
to be citizens or eligible to become
citizens of the United States of Amer
lea; except that in cases where it is
not reasonably practicable to obtain
citizens competent for such services,
persons other than citizens may be em-
ployed.'
New Bills Presented
bill numbered 81 was presented
by Sheldon, this being measure re-
lating to the compensation of tax as
SCISSORS and deputy assessors, putting
the pay at per cent. of all personal
taxes collected, except that in Homo
lulu and Hilo the assessor shall fix the
percentage for his deputies, not to ex---
coed per cent
New Enabling Bill.
Kaleiopu withdrew the notice of his
bill to authorize the payment of GER
tain persons employed by the "Super-
visors of the City and County of Ho-
nolulu,' and introduced a bill to pay
the same certain persons this time en-
ployed by the "City and County of
Honolulu" The bill provides for the
payment of call claims and demands
for services actually rendered
between the 4th day of January and
the 18th day of March, 1909, inclu-
sivc.'
This new bill jumps the length of
disputed service ahead for two weeks.
a significant move.
Kaleiopu asked that his bill 20 on
the special order of the day for today
for second reading, which was allowed.
Another Bit of Stiffness.
Another bit of rank politics, of the
kind that stamps the littleness of some
of the Honorable Members of the Leg
islature, comes to light in bill intro
duced yesterday by Waiwaiole, which
provides that the sheriffs of the coun-
tics of Hawaii, Maui and Kauai be
authorized to appoint their own dep
uty sheriifs, the bill being framed so
as not to affect the tenure of office
of the present deputy sheriffs. No
where in the bill is there any refer
ence to the City and County of Homo
lulu, which has a habit of electing q
Democratic Sheriff and which must ac-
cordingly be punished. The bill is
good in the idea that deputy sheriffs
should be appointed, not elected, but
small to littleness in its evident par
tisan slap at the Sheriff of Honolulu.
Shingle presented a bill to amend
Act 81. Session Laws of 1905. relating
to attachments, which allows an at
tachment to be filed against property
pending the settlement of suit
brought against the owner.
Resolutions.
Kealawaa presented resolution that
the public land at Makaoku be opened
for homestead purposes and that the
Governor and Commissioner of Public
Lands be asked to call on the Public
Lands Committee to talk the matter
over.
The same member asked for $4,000
for the purpose of purchasing all
lands or kuleanas, with buildings, ad-
Joining the Waiakea river, at Waiakea,
South Hilo, and lying between the
Waakea bridge and the junction of
Kinau road and Front street.
Sheldon wanted to know what for
and was referred to the Public Lands
Committee for an answer.
Encouraged, Kealawaa asked for
10000 to complete government road
from Piihonuauka to Humuula, Ha-
waii.
Judiciary Committee Reports.
The Judiciary Committee presented
big bunch of reports, being fairly
severe in its treatment of the best eff
forts of honorable members
Kama's second antigarnishee bill
was slammed to death. Said the re-
port:
''The object of the bill is to do
away with the garDishment law. Your
committee is of the opinion that the
| garnishment law is salutary one, and
of equal benefit to debtor and creditor
alike and without which but little
credit could be obtained by the poor.
If the law strips the creditor of tho
only means at his command to enforce
payment of lawful debts, then the mer-
chants would naturally refuse any
credit TO those who had no property
subject 10 execution, and who relied
mainly upon their salaries and wages;
the present law only allows % per
cent. of the salaries and wages to be
garnisheed on contract debts, and if