The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-09

wofis wiih feesfd 20 iands uhdsf Ne
control haa management. bot On the
contrary auihafity to mahs such modi
hsnti0n has been conferred by Congress
nn thu Legislature. and. therefore the
proposed repeal can legally BE- made
% inuf cdmmiiice believes that ihe
section should be repealed ne ID only
forces perpetual loan on the g0vfn
mcnt, thereby tying up the lands Of
the Territory and preventing the gov
crnment from making more advan
tagoous uses of the lands held by H. ~
The report wns laid on The .nblo to
be- considered with the hin
Letter from Delegate.
Chairman knudscn of the Ways and
Means Committee stated that letter
/ had teen received from lhe Delegate
TO Congress urging that support be
given 10 his suggestion that AN appro-
] priation be made TO cover the expense
of another visit Of Congressman to
the Territory this summer. As the
matter has already been faVorably
acted upon by the Legislature, nothing
was done with the communication
Chairman Mccarthy of the select
committee ON elec ION laws asked for
an extension Of time in which to report,
as he understood that a bill providing
for great register would be intro.
duced, which would be incorporated in
the general election law now before tho
committee.
On the order of the day House Bill
No. 81 was taken up for second read
ing and referred to the judiciary Com
mittee.
House Bills No. 60 and No. l3 were
received in the Senate upon passage
in the lower House on their third read
ing.
The report of the Land Commissioner,
prepared in accordance with a Senate
resolution and concerning land matters
and applications, on which the Senate
has asked to be enlightened, was receiv.
ed in the Senate. 1t is document
thirty pages in length, and was re.
ferred to the Printing Committee.
Secretary Mott-Smith asked the Sen.
ate yesterday to assist him in fulfilling
his duties in preserving the records of
the Legislature. In his letter to the
Senate the territorial Secretary says:
"Since it is made my duty under Sec.
SO, Organic Act, to preserve and record
the proceedings of the Legislature may
1 ask you to have copy of the full
minutes of the Senate as they are make
up from time to time sent to my Of
fee signed by the clerk and approved
by yourself, in addition to the skeleton
minutes which the clerk of the Senate
is now kindly furnishing to me ~and
which l find very useful in keeping my
record up to date.
"I respectfully suggest that the
journal be printed contemporaneously
with the final completion from time tC
time of the minutes, so that there may
be no difficulty in transmitting the
same to the designated authorities in
Washington within the time prescribed
by the Organic Act.
"In regard to purchases and con.
tracts for supplies or services L beg
to call yepr attention to the Revised
Laws of the United States, Sec. 3709 Ell
seq, and to state that a copy of all
contracts should when made be filed
in my Office for transmission to the
Auditor at Washington. "
Senator Brown introduced bill tC
provide that deputy sheriffs and dis
trict magistrates shall act as agents
e and registrars of the Board of Healtl
without compensation.
senate Bill NO. 90, providing Tor tine
repair of sidewalks, was taken up fol
second reading and referred to the
: Public Lands Committee.
: Senate Bill 81, amending the game
+, laws, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee and the same disposition
e was made of Senate Bill No. IS, relat
ing to the term of Circuit Courts, anG
Q Senate Bill No. 50, regulating con
o tracts for Territorial supplies.
THE HOUSE.
The temperance wave, which hai
been beating over the Senate during
y the past few days, swept over into the
I I House yesterday, bearing on its cres
n petition from the Woman's S Christian
Temperance Union of Hawaii. Thi
;, petition said:
= "To the Honorable Senate and Hous,
u u of Representatives, Territory of Ha
waii:
. "Greeting: The Woman's Christian
. Temperance Union of Hawaii respect
= fully petitions your honorable bod,
- that Senate Bill No. 20, entitled 'Ai
4 act to amend Act 119 of the Session
Laws of 1907, entitled an act to regu
a late the sale of intoxicating liquors