The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-06

amounts now 10 be given the counties.
This j. not going 10 leave the great
sum for public improvements Al terri.
torlal expense that IL being counted
on nor allow much 10 be done toward
fulfilling the wishes expressed in the
multitude ~ resolutions aud petitions
already IN, the aggregate sums in which
total well up 10 half a million.
The report was adopted and the bin
will come up for third reading today.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho House went into committee Of
the whole Immediately after the noon
recess on House Bill l53. Waiwaiole. 20
divide the Territory into districts for
election, taxation, educational. judi
cial. city, county and all other pur.
poses. There was a most tranquil time,
every member agreeing with every
other member on every feature Of the
bill, the only change made being to
cut out one of the six supervisors
slated for Kauai. Kainanoulu sat as
chairman of tne committee and made
hit by telling Furfado to 90 back
to his own seat and stay there.
Initiative Too Sudden.
The Judiciary Committee praised
the object of Furtados s initiative and
referendum bill in a report, but added:
'While the object of this bill is
good, perhaps, and has received favor
able consideration from other iurisdic-
tions on the mainland, still your com
mittee is of the opinion that this Ter
ritory is not yet in a position TO adopt
legislation of this character. Terrific
rial as well ns county government has
only been in force here for few wears.
and to effect radical change in leg
islation at this time would in the opin-
ion Oh your committee result in con
fusion and would at the present time
serve no good purpose.
Your committee therefore reeom-
mend that the bill be tabled.''
Kaleiopu's Bill Killed.
House Bill 169, Kaleiopu, was tabled
on report of the Judiciary Committee.
lhe bill was one requiring all ap-
pointees of the city and county to live
here one year prior to appointment As
this would prevent the bringing in of
experts at any time. the recommenda-
ton to kill was made and carried.
Deer to Be Protected.
The Promotion Committee recon-
mended the passage of Senate Bill
Ga, establishing a close season of five
months, from November / to April i,
on Molokai deer. The committee re-
ported having received advice against
the bill on the grounds that deer de-
stroyed the forest underground and
should be eXterminated. The commit.
tee found no evidence to support this,
however.
New Bills.
Douthitt presented new bill, num-
bered lS7, relating to the terms of
the circuit courts.
Sheldon put in a substitute bill for
his one the Governor had vetoed. deal
ing with fees for assigned counsel. The
new bill is made to apply only to cir
cult courts and to limit the fee to $50
except in such cases where the penalty
is fixed at death, Imprisonment for life
or any term exceeding twenty years,
when the fee may be 800.
Moanauli presented bill to grant
title to the occupiers of lands set aside
under the Kingdom for church, relig-
ious and burial purposes and occupied
for that purpose now, the title still re-
naming in the government.
Waiwaiole presented bill to raise
salaries on Maui, as follows: Sheriff.
from $500 to $2100 year; County
Clerk, from $1,000 to $500; Auditor,
from $500 to $500; Treasurer, from
$500 TO $500; Deputy Sheriff, La
haina, from 1860 to $lOs0, and Deputy
Sheriff, Makawao, from 1860 to $1200.
Primary Law Tangle.
Resolving itself again into commit
tee of the whole, the House MEMBERS
with Huddy in the chair, wrangled
over House Bill 17S, the same as Sen
ate Bill s. Furtado had presented the
measure in the House and Chilling
worth in the Senate. The bill was ta-
bled, as given above.
No Court Terms.
Douthitt' IS bill to do away with the
Circuit Court terms, in its main
clauses, is:
"The terms of the circuit courts
may continue and be held subject to
adjournment from time to time until
the time fixed by law for the com
mencement of the next succeeding
term. Provided that Sundays and
legal holidays shall be excepted; that
any term shall continue as long as nee
essary for the sole purpose of conclud
ing any trial begun before the time
when such term would otherwise ex
pire; that in the First Circuit, unless
by consent, no jury trial in any civil
case shall be begun in March. June or
| November and no trial in any term
case in July or August; and that the
terms at North Kohala, Waiohinu and
Honokaa shall be held for the trial of
such cases only as do not require n
Jury, and that no jurors. grand or
trial, shall be summoned for such
terms.
Railroad Subsidy Bill.
Makekau presented bill to empow-
er "W. A. Wall and his associates" to
| construct a single or double-line rail-
road in Kona and Kau, along route
to commence at tidewater at Kaawa-
loa, Kona; south to Kahauko, Kona;
southerly to Waiohinu, Kau; thence to-
Naolehu to Honuapo, Kau; thence to