The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-06

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of the upper house yesterday morning
The report approved the resolution.
Coelho, author OF the resolution
moved that the report be adopted. He
made remarks on the hardship involved
lin the present situation to congregations
THAT had occupied church sites all these
years.
Unanimous Action.
Knudsen presented a written report
of the committee Of the whole on the
Organic Act amending bill. On its
being read he moved it be adopted.
Mccarthy made a statement to the
Ieffect that, while he did not agree WITH
1.-THE action on section a majority of
the senate was in favor of the resolu-
ton as amended, and it would have
more weight with congress as unani-
nous expression of the legislature.
Therefore he hoped that every member
would vote for the adoption of the re
port. The ayes and noes should be
called.
| Coelho said that his remarks of yes
| terday. to which exception had been
taken. were DIRE to prosecutions to
which he had been subjected. He con-
cluded by agreeing with the sentiments
of Mccarthy.
| President Smith expressed his graft
fcation at the prospect of unanimous
action.
On the call all of the senators in at
tendance at the special session voted
aye, namely: Baker, Brown, Chilling
worth, Coelho, Harvey, Kalama, Knud-
sen. Makekau, Mccarthy, Quinn, Robin
son, Smith, Woods.
Another Atcherley Letter.
President Smith announced that he
had received another communication
/ from Mrs. Ateherley, containing four
foolscap pages closely typed. There
were statements in it which might be
considered if time allowed. Some phases
| of it were pathetic. Yet as the first
letter had been laid on the table he
suggested that the same course be fol-
| lowed with this one. Knudsen moved
| it be laid on the table. Carried.
Bills Passed.
Coelho g bill exempting the sale and
peddling of fish from merchandise IL
cense fees passed third reading On the
following vote:
Ayes-Baker, Brown, Chillingworth,
Coelho, Harvey, Kalama, Makekau, Me-
Carthy, Quinn, Woods-10.
Noes-Knudsen, Robinson, Smith,.
| The president said he was in favor Of
the bill but did not think it should be
passed at the special session.
Coelho s bill for the relief of persons
released from the settlement, amended
| by the ways and means committee to
appropriate $4,000 instead of $4,000,
passed third reading unanimously
The house seasonal expense bill pass
ed second reading.
Resolutions.
| House Joint resolution providing for
commission on advances on homestead
ers passed on motion of Mccarthy.
| Harvey's resolution in favor of turn
| ing over the Honolulu postoffice and
| Honolulu Hale, on the surrender of the
| postoffice by the United States, to the
! city of Honolulu for municipal pur-
poses was returned by the public lands
committee.
| Coelho in a few remarks moved the
adoption of the resolution.
| county of Oahu be given present.
Coelho asked if Knudsen was paying
any rental for accommodations, and
told of Maui s getting building for
nothing.
Chillingworth said if the county put
up a decent building on that site 1t
| would be an ornament to the city.
| There seemed to be some friction at
| present, the government having sold
| the old China fire station lot.
Makekau got laugh for an amend
ment that the property be sold to Ho-
nolulu.
President Smith pointed out that
| there was nothing binding at all, but
| merely an expression of opinion that
| the site would be desirable for a mu
nicipal building.
| The resolution was adopted.
Harvey's concurrent resolution ia
voring the giving of public lands to
persons released from the Leper Set
| Element came up.
Makekau was in favor of the pur-
pose of the resolution, but under the
Organic Act the Governor could not
| dispose of public lands.
| with MS approval, harvey sdlu.
alt says he shall set aside" Make
kau replied
| Coelho moved an amendment to
make the commissioner of public lands
act with the approval of the Governor.
| President Smith suggested an amend
ment, which was adopted, to make the
lands for the use off, the persons in
Dictated, instead of Hfor the purpose
of placing" the persons.
| As so amended the resolution passed.
A message from the house stated it
| had concurred in the senate amend
ments to House Concurrent Resolution
| No. /, relating to proposed amend
ments to the Organic Act.
Would Defy Organic Act.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3,
requesting the commissioner of public
lands to withhold from sale or ex-
change any public lands until after the
| amending of the Organic Act in that
| regard, came up for action.
President Smith asked if it would
be wise to take action to tie the hands
| of, the government until congress act
| ed, which might not be at the next