The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-09


thestransfef Of the work ~ recording
certificates ~ Hawaiian birth 90 the
Federal Government also received a
unanimous VOTE on lts third reading.
THE SENATE.
senator Harvey was the only mem.
her Of the upper house not present at
the opening Of the sixteenth day Of The
session.
Representative sheldou's Coneurren;
Resolution, asking that the Congress
Of the United states be petihoned 10
grant statehood 10 Hawaii, was receiy-
ed in the Senate and referred TO the
Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bills Nos. 20, 90, q, and IS
were reported by Chairman Brown a.
having been printed and ready for dis
tribution.
senator Knudsen gave notice of in.
Producing an act to provide for appeal
by the Territory in criminal cases. I'm
der the usual form of rule suspension,
the bill passed first reading by title
and was referred to the Printing Com
mittee.
Senator Fairehild, chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee, intro
duced an act to regulate the expendi'
ture of public money.
On the order of the day, House Bill
No. A was taken up for second read
ing. The act makes an amendment de-
sired by the Maui delegation in regard
90 the date of meeting by the Board
of Supervisors of Maui. Senator Ka-
lama asked that consideration of the
bill be deferred to March 10. The re-
port of the Judiciary Committee was
favorable, but the Maui delegation
now wants further time in which to
consider the matter. Senator Robin
son asked that action on the bill be de-
ferred until March II, because he
would not be present at the Senate ses-
sion of March 10. The desired post
ponement was granted.
Fishing Bill Again.
Coelho IS fishing bill then came up for
consideration on third reading. Its
official title is Senate Bill No. 16, and
il specifically limits the fishing waters
of the Territory of Hawaii to citizens
of the United States. Senator Fair
child asked for information on the
measure He said that he had been in
formed that the bill under considera-
tion was practically the same as a
Federal statute with the sole addition
of the stipulation of penalty. Coelho
stated that the bill was practically the
same as a Federal statute President
Smith suggested that consideration of
the bill be postponed. Senator Chill
lingworth asked that next Saturday be
the date for the continuance, but Sena-
tor Robinson requested that the bill go
over until March II. The Senate
granted his request.
Senate Bill No. 81 passed third read
ing ON unanimous vote. The act re-
peals dead statute of the Revised
Laws that limits the circulation of com
mercial paper and which has never
q been enforced. Senator Fairchild stat
ed that he introduced the measure at
the instance OF local business men.
Senate Bill No. 65, making changes
in the Judicial Circuits of the Terri
tory, passed third reading on the mo-
ton of Makekau.
House Bill No. passed third read
ing. 1T is designed to protect pur-
chasers of real estate against fraudu-
lent conveyances and in its unamended
: form provided a penalty for fraud of
not less than one year or more than five
years imprisonment at hard labor.
Senator Knudsen moved that the bill
be amended so as TO provide a penalty
of not more than five years, the mini
mum sentence, he said, could well be
left with the discretion of the court
He thought that an arbitrary fixing of
minimum sentence would defeat the
primary OBJECT of the bill.
Fee Bill Passed.
There was one vote against the pas.
sage on third reading of Representa-
tive Douthitt' S measure allowing
St.1a 10. Ms 60. 30. l.
ed by the court to defend impecunious
criminals. House Bill No. 20 is the
official name of the act, and it received
the Endorsement of all the Senators ex.
cept Kalama.
The Senate is still undecided as to
the provisions of House Bill No. %
providing for tax of S. on fishing
boats. The bill provides that all boats
over 80 inches in beam shall be con
sidered as coming under the law, thus
exempting many of the boats that are
used by the Hayaiians for that pur
pose.
When the bin came up on third read
ing yesterday Senator Makekau imme
diately moved for an indefinite post
ponement. Mccarthy asked for infor
nation, observing that the committe,
had reported favorably on the measure
Chairman Fairchild of the Ways anC
Means Committee said that it was the
intention of the measure to state spe
officially that the annual fee of 81
should be charged to fishing boats nse6
"for profit" and the stipulation OF
"for profit" in the bill was the only
change that had been made in the ex
listing law. Fairchild stated that man,
Hawaians simply caught enough fisl
TO supply their own wants and that i
would not be fair for them to pay thu
tax that was imposed on the boats reg
ularly engaging in the business fo
profit.
In seconding the motion of Make
kan for indefinite postponement, Sena
tor Baker said that he did so because
of the indefinite provisions of tbe meas
ure. He stated that the language OF
the bill did not show whether the taN
was to be computed on the fishing boat
or the fisherman and that according u
the logical Interpretation of the bill 9
fishing boat which was operated by
five men would have TO nav an annua
license of So5 He thnupbt that IL wa,