The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-24
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
The House informed the Senate of
an amendment it had made to Senate
bill relating to license of secondhand
dealers. On motion the Senate con-
CURED in the amendment
Amendments of the House to the
election bill were explained by Nc
earthly, who said only one was vital
and the defect was cured by anoth-
er bill. He moved that the Senate
concur in the amendments. Carried,
40.
Senate bill appropriating 5000 to
pay the salary of the district magis-
trate of Kalaupapa passed third read
ing 40.
Coelho presented a report of the
conference committee On the insanity
bill, recommending its passage with
the Senate amendments. The report
was adopted 14-O, passing the bill fin
ally.
Fairchild presented a report of the
conference committee on the general
appropriation bill for the ensuing BIZ
ennial period.
Makekau asked question and was
answered by Mccarthy to his salts
faction Coelho talked of some injus-
tice he thought done to Maui and
undue favor to Kauai in the matter
of Wharves. Fairchild treated his re-
marks as a joke and while speaking
was called to order by Coelho. on the
ground that there was nothing before
the Senate. The president called Co
elho to order, and Fairchild was there
fore allowed to complete his motion
that the report of the conference com
mittee be adopted. Carried 1872. Bak-
er and Robinson voting contrary.
Brown introduced a resolution.
which was referred to the committee
on accounts, dividing up $155 of the
Senate expense fund to officers and
clerks of the Senate as follows:
+. N. Kahokuoluna, sergeant-at-
arms, $50; P. A. Victor, messenger.
$50; A. H. X. Keohokalole, ianitor
$40; John Kalino, chaplain, 500; Chas.
II. Clark, clerk printing committee,
$50; A. N. Cederlof, clerk Senate ac-
counts committee, $50.
House bill relating to taxation of
insurance companies passed third read
ing unanimously.
House bill relating TO the College
OF Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
passed third reading unanimously.
House bill amending the law relat-
ing to the annual exhibits of corpor-
atoms was put on third reading.
President Smith queried the advisa-
bility of giving the Treasurer power
to dictate the forms of corporation re-
turns.
Chillingworth said the provision
could not be made too strict to pre-.
vent the evasions of the law prac.
ticed by some corporations. A pur,
chaser of shares in some corporations
was kept in the dark owing to the
2 insufficient information returned.
President Smith took the floor Il
) attack the provision. He stated tina
49, S't'A AeiA AiNlu Wubll mere udu SAT-
that the corporation laws of Hawai-
We're far in advance of those of tn,
I mainland
Chillingworth asked him to stat
just what his objections were, t,
= which Smith replied that the chic
4 one was the frequent changes in tn
o. law. Chillingworth retorted that i
the changes were advances they ough
: to be made. If Secretary CARTEL
considered our law in advance of al
r others let it be made still more ad
n vanced. Under the present law ]
d was impossible to ascertain the tru
j. condition of certain corporations. H
Il instanced the Rapid Transit Co.
n Fairchild did not believe the pre-
4 posed law would stand a test in tn
e Supreme Court. He viewed as part
S cularly unjust and improper to pu
D in the hands of one man the powe
: contained in the provision that tn
e report of a corporation "shall contai
h such information and be made in sue
h form as the treasurer shall require.
= Chillingworth, having interrupte
e with remarks questioning the log
of Fairchild and referring to til
e "cobwebs' raised by the opponents {
n of the bill, moved that further cor