The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-12

day morning, a communication was re-
eeived from the House of Represents
tives, stating that the Senate amend.
ment to House Bill No. 5 had been
concurrcd in. The measure provides
penalty for conviction on "A charge of
fraud in real estate eonveyances. As
the bill stood originally, the penalty
was specified at from one to five
wears. but the Senate abolished the
minimum clause.
House Concurrent Resolution No. IA,
committing the Legislature to the in
dorsement of the Queen s claims
against the Federal government, ag-
gregating $250,000, was received in the
Senate and referred TO the Judiciary
Committee.
The Judiciary Committee returned a
favorable report on House Bill No. 20,
an act to make certificates of Hawai-
ian birth issued by the Department of
Commerce and Labor of the Federal
government receivable as prima facie
evidence before the Territorial courts
and registration boards The object
of the bill is to carry out the policy
adopted by the passage of House BIZ
/ No. 5s, turning over the work of issu'
ing certificates from the office of the
Secretary of the Territory.
The judiciary Committee also re-
ported favorably on Senate Bill No.
So, providing penalties for offenses
against the right of sepulture, The re-
port was laid on the table to be CON
sidered with the bill.
/ The judiciary Committee reported
on Senate Resolution No. 33, Coelho
measure. asking that Treasurer Camp
bell investigate the report that fish
markets were violating the license laws
in their methods of fish sales. The
report stated that Treasurer Campbell
had no knowledge of law-breaking Co
elho said that the information was suf-
ficient and that he would follow it up
with some other methods sin an eff.
fort to stop this lawbreaking. F"
Indorses Lyman Claim.
The Ways and Means Committee pre-
sented favorable report on Senate
Resolution No 81, providing an appro.
| priation of $536.96 to reimburse Levi
c. Lyman for the purchase price of
| lots at Ponahawai, Hawaii. Senator
| Fairchild introduced bill to cover
the claim, it being reduced in amount
| TO S5O3 The committee report was
adopted and Fairchild's bill passed on
first reading
Senator Chillingworth introduced \
bill to establish a law uniform with
the laws of other States and Terrific
ries for the acknowledgment and exc
cution of written instruments. ltpass'
a,,l of
the Printing Committee.
Senator Baker gave notice OF intro
ducing a bill to provide tax of two
cents per share on stock transfers. He
will submit the measure to the Senate
today and believes that it will assist
in the work of raising Territorial
revenue.
l Senator Makekau introduced a bill
to define the boundaries of the first an'
, second Representative districts. ]
= passed first reading and was referred
to the Printing Committee.
The bill introduced in the House t.
enable the supervisors to pay their ap
pointees was brought up again, wheI
Coelho declared "that there is
measure pending before this house tina
affects great many working people
House Bill No. 9S-and ! understand
that Senator Makekau is now read,
with his minority report on the mea
sure.o
NIakekau's Amendment.
Makekau was ready, and he submit
ted the amendment that was drawn u
to conform with the ideas of those VIII
are looking out for the interests of tn
Mayor.
The full text of the Makekau amend
ment is as follows:
An Act providing for the paymen
of certain persons employed by til
City and County of Honolulu.
BE it enacted by the Legislature 4
the Territory of Hawaii:
Section /. All persons who betwee
the 4th day of January, 1909, and Il
18th day of March, 1909, inclusv
have been employed by the City al
County of Honolulu through its Boar
of Supervisors or by any committ'
or agent of said Board authorized |
said Board to make such employment
or by the Mayor of said City and Cou
ty or by any person authorized by hi
to make such employment, shall be pa
the various wages and salaries proI
ised to such persons so employed +,
the time for which they were employ'
as aforesaid, not, however, to extel
beyond said 18th day of March, 100
and the Auditor of the City and Coun
of Honolulu is authorized to issue VT
rants on the Treasurer of the City a
County of Honolulu in favor of su
persons as soon as their claims and {
mands have been examined and allow
and ordered paid by said Board a
approved by the Mayor.
Section >. When any warrant
: ferred to in section | hereof is prese
ed to the Treasurer of the City a
County of Honolulu, if there is mon
in the Treasury for that purpose,
! shall pay the same and write or stal
l on the face thereof the word "poid
, the date of payment, and sign his ma
. thereto.
Section 3, This Act shall take
feet from and after the date of its
: proyal.
/. Senator Palmer Woods moved II
{ the minority report be laid on the ta
: to be considered with the bill; and L
!, was the temporary disposition made
y tine matter.