The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-01
TENTH DAY.
Morning Session.
FOR THE FARM.


FOR THE FARM.
The Territorial Secretary communi-
Gated to the House that the Governor
at 1885 a. m. Saturday last, had sign
ed the House joint resolution with re-
ference to the appointment of COM
mission which shall investigate and
examine into the matter of fruit grow
ing and truck farming and the hand
ling and disposal of the products.
PETITION FROM PUMA.
Alfonso presented a petition from
Puma citizens re the distributing of Ha-
wall, praying that Puma entire be one
district. Referred to miscellaneous
committee. These petitioners further
beseech the lawmakers for $4,000 for
a court house and Jail for 10 miles,
Olaa, Puma. The inclusion of Olaa
and Keaau in the Puma district of Ha-
wall makes it absolutely necessary,
says Alfonso to provide a court house
and Jail for Olaa and Keaau.
AUDITORS INCIDENTALS.
Auditor Fisher forwarded as per or
der statement of expenditures under
appropriation for incidentals July 1.
1907 to December 1, 1908, $2,O93 60,
leaving balance from appropriation
S1,506 40
IMPROVEMENTS REPORTS.
Committee on lands and public i'm
provements made reports as below:
In re Kealawaa's district petition,
signed by rs taxpayers, for $4,000 for
homestead road through Kaiwiki
homestead; recommended to be tabled
to be considered with the appropria-
ton bill.
In re petition by 80 voters of the
first district for $4,000 for road, La
koaka to Lailaeiwi, South Hilo; item
recommended.
Judiciary Clerk Henry Smith for
warded departmental expense state
ments to the House.
AGE OF CONSENT.
Alfonso introduced a bill to amend
the abduction law. To amend Section
1881, Revised Laws to read: Consent
of female under fourteen, void. If the
female so abducted be a child under IA
such abduction shall conclusively be
presumed to be by force and without
her consent and against her will
The agricultural committee report
ing In H. b. 7, Affonso's measure to
encourage the cultivation of fruit and
vegetables and provide for their trans
portation to mainland States recon-
mends tabling and that the clerk of the
House transmit copy of the bill to
the commission to be appointed by the
governor under House resolution else
where reported.
TAX EXEMPTION.
This same committee, in re Alfonso
measure to encourage the coffee indus
try recommends reference to the finance
committee which has jurisdiction, find
ing that the bill is enormously titled in
that its purpose is solely to exempt
from taxation property used in the cul-
tivation of coffee.
COURTS AND JAILS.
Alfonso entered resolution to cover:
Court house, Olaa, Hawaii, $4,000.
-Four cell Jail, Olaa, $1,5OO; Jailor's cot
tage, Olaa, 500
COUNTIES RESPONSIBLE.
Rice entered bills as follows: In re
general powers, liabilities and lImita-
tons of counties.
In re powers of Board of Supervisors
of City and County of Honolulu.
In re appointment of jailors
First. Each county shall establish
maintain and regulate district court
houses jails and houses of detention
reformation, ETC., hospitals and aims
houses and shall maintain and support
from and after July l, 1909, such insti-
=, buttons until such time as it shall pro,
,, vide other suitable jails, court houses
and hospitals.
Second. 1t shall be the duty of the
board to maintain from July /, next
! the district court houses, jails and hos
=, pitfalls within city and county unit
others are provided.
Third measure. High Sheriff WIFI
Attorney Generals approval, shall ap
y point pailors and other officers for tn
\ safe keeping of all prisoners eXcep
those held by county sheriffs and thos
. confined in county jails or jails unde
control of counties.
FOR BIG POOR FAMILIES.
A flood of vibrating language, pune
tuated occasionally with a flash of wi
d, or less brilliant attempts thereat greet
y ed Castro's big family taxation eXemp
ton bill when it appeared for fina
= reading in the House this morning.
= The measure provides that father
\ of families of six or more legitimat
children under IS years of age, shall b
exempt from poll, road and schoc
p taxes, providing their income be no
more than $500 per year.