The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-26
Senate Communications.

some Josh1ng back and forth, the H1lo
members coming in for a lion share.
Senate Communications.
A communication from the Senate an
nounced the adoption of House Con-
current Resolution No s by the Upper
Chamber, and another communication
from the Senate presented Senate Bill
No. 80, to amend Section 491, to regu-
late the purposes for which private
property may be taken for public uses.
This passed first reading and awaits
translation.
House Bill 80 also came down having
passed through the Senate unscathed.
Money Given Out.
Marston Campbell, in communiea-
ton, regretted that the Hama engine
and derrick for that landing would have
to wait until some money to install this
was forthcoming. A resolution had
passed calling upon him to get busy,
but he has only $35 left.
No Free Papers.
The committee on Public Expendi.
lures and Accounts failed to see the
propriety of getting free newspapers
for the House. It was pointed out that
the expense would be over 5000 and
that there would be kick from the
other Islands if only Honolulu papers
were taken. It asked that the resolu-
ton be tabled. 1t was.
A Matter of Pay.
As expected, Kamahu, Democratic
minority of the Miscellaneous Com
mittee, present a minority report on
Nakaleka IS bill regarding the pay of
laborers on public works, boosting the
minimum pay from $3.50 to $500 a
day. On motion of Castro, who wanted
to learn definitely if this matter was
any business of the Territory, the
adoption of either report went over un-
til Monday.
New School Commission.
Rice introduced a bill to create a
Board of Education with commissioners
appointed on each from the six repre-
sentative districts, they to be commits
stoned for two years. The commission.
erships are to be honorary, only mileage
to be allowed, and the meetings are to
| be held quarterly or oftener.
This dill is introduced because of a
feeling, probably justified, that the ap-
! pointment of the commissioners, as
now, all from Honolulu, was not fair
| to the rest of the Islands. This bill
has the stamp of approval of the Execu-
| tive.
Healthy Cemetery Site.
A resolution calling upon the Health
| Committee to pick out a potter field
| for the INDECENT dead of Honolulu gave
| the facetious members Of the House a
chance. Rice suggested Hilo as GENE
/ terry site for Honolulu, which Alfonso
resented, telling Kauai to look after
her own dead ones Kaleiopu stated
| that if the committee had to do much
| travelling in their quest they would do
it at their expense. The resolution was
| tabled.
| Inspection Trips.
The Speaker inquired concerning ar
rangements for trips of inspection to
Kalaupapa, the jails and asylum, High
School and other such places. The vari-
Gus chairmen of committees stated that
arrangements were going forward.
Valuable Hilo Realty.
NJ. K. Kealawaa presented resolu.
ton to appropriate $4,000 TO purchase
ten acres of land at Hilo for a public
cemetery, this being at the rate OF
$500 an acre. Evidently the high
priced real estate adjoins the new Ma
sonic Temple or some other equally cen
trail point in the Big Island capital
Unfeeling members laughed at Keala
waa's request and figures
There were other quips from variou:
points, Alfonso moving to defer ae
ceptance of an invitation to Bonine Z
moving picture show last night unit
Kaleiopu could find ont if it was going
to cost anything or not.
Judiciary Committee Reports.
The Judiciary Committee approved
of the bill putting the same boundarie
on taxation. educational and judieia
districts. The report referred the mat
ter to committee of the whole and wa
adopted.
: Rice soured trife when the Judi
ciarv men showed bill on the Financ
Committee relative to reducing tn
price of the Revised Laws. saying tina
if the lawyers couldn't find out tn
merits or dement's of the bill, his com
mittee could Douthitt made defens
, of his committee report, which wa
adopted.
The bill providing for assignment o
counsel under pay in all cases of fe
cnv charges in which the defendant
| were without funds was recommended
Q with an amendment that the cost
{ should come from the respective apprt
|. prations of the different judicial di
q tTIcts.
Rule of Economy.
The Rules Committee recommended
~ new rule along the lines of Single
:, resolution for only printing the fir,
a of similar bills introduced This rul
a. which was adopted. will save conside
# able in printing and translation e
A penses.
= The Judiciary Committee recor
IF mepaed the passage of Longs bill +
10 garding Inheritance from illegitima
m persons dying intestate.
O. Second Readings.
to House bills Sc. 67 and IS. and Sc
r ate Bill were up for second readin
or. The first deals with the appointing