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out and the third reading as amended
carried.
Judiciary Committee Reports.
Senate Bill Il, Knudsen, was recon-
mended for passage by the Judiciary
Committee, which presented a sheath
of reports of various natures. Bill Al
amends sections 1896, 1899, 2400 and
2431 of the Revised Laws and adds a
new section to the act relating to the
Court of Land Registration.
Senate Bill "a, Knudsen, to make GER
tilted copies Of public archives receiv-
able in evidence, was recommended.
Senate Bill 80, Chillingworth, relat
ing to the purposes for which private
land may be taken for public uses, was
favorably reported on.
Senate Bill "A, Quinn, fixing the terms
of Office for fence commissioners, was
recommended.
Senate Bill 7, Mccarthy, respecting
the premiums paid by executors, adj
| ministrators or receivers, was favored
by the committee.
House Bill 20, Kinney, making Ger
tiieates of Hawaiian births prima facie
evidence of the facts set forth therein
before Territorial Courts and Registra-
ton Boards, the committee recon-
mended for passage.
House Bill 81, Long, was also favor
ed by the committee. This bill is to
define and regulate the treatment and
control of dependent and delinquent
children.
House Bill 50, Sheldon, to amend see
fion f'ha slfo PouiSa6
verbally corrected and recommended.
Money for Counties.
Kaniho introduced his first bill,
House Bill 104, this being a measure
| to give so per cent. of the total amount
| of poll and school taxes and taxes on
| property and income and of license fees
paid for licenses obtained to operate in
| each county to the counties.
Thirty-four residents of Kekaha,
Kauai, petitioned for an appropriation
of an amount sufficient to obtain water.
An Election Bill.
A bill providing for ballot to show
and instructing the Secretary of the
election a sample ballot to each voter.
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bill to clear the doubt existing
| under recent Supreme Court decision
| regarding the charters of certain trans
portation companies, the decision inn
plying that the incorporation should be
under articles of association, was in
PRODUCED and passed first reading. The
decision referred to was that in regard
| to the incorporation of the Pearl Har-
Dor Traction Company.
Fixing Laborers' Pay.
The Miscellany Committee, after fur
/ Their considering Nakaleka s bill to put
minimum figure of $3.50 on the pay
of laborers on public works, recommend
| ed its passage.
| The same committee recommended
| that Affonso's request for $4,000 for
| building courthouse and jail at
/ Twelve Miles, Olaa, Puma, be consider
ed with the appropriation bill.
Puma s Members Wants.
| $4,000 for the completion of the gov
| eminent road from Kaimu to Kamaili,
! Puma, and for $4,000 to build foot
bridge of fve-feet span from Kainehe
to Cocoanut Island.
An Amazing Resolution.
Then Kealawaa presented resolution
! that made the Speaker gasp, convulsed
| the members, and came near precipitat-
ing trouble between the Democrats in
| the House and their Republican col
/ leagues. What the honorable gentle
! man wanted to do was to ''stop pro
hibiting the solar picking the athletic
sport known as prizeights, whatever
that may be-
The Speaker asked the member if be
! knew what the resolution meant, and
when the reply was that he did not, he
| ordered the resolution returned and all
| reference to it expunged from the min
utes The resolution was as follows:
Be it resolved by the Territory of
| Hawaii, in Legislature assembled, That
| the Committees on Judiciary, Health
| and Police and Miscellaneous, sitting as
a whole aggregation committee. be in
structed to prepare and draft an act
/ stopping and prohibiting solar picking
the Athletic Sport known as prize