The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-15
SENATE
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SGOnI1nue0 from rage .One.l
measure, passed second reading on tn
adoption of the committee report.
House Bill No. 176, extending tn,
powers of supervisors in the regulation
of building construction, passed SECOND
reading, Makekau and Baker voting
against it.
More County Power.
The Judiciary Committee reported OF
House Bill No. 88 and 70, relating tx
the powers and duties of counties. The
committee recommended that House
Bill No. SO be passed and House Bill
No. 20 be tabled, was carried out. In
the course of its report the committee
says:
a1Your committee has combined the
objects of both bills in one bill and
therefore recommends that House Bill
No. 70 be laid upon the table, and
House Bill No. So, pass second reading
with Sections l and 2 amended to read
as follows:
g Section l. Section 9 of Act 80
of the Session Laws of 1905 is hereby
amended by adding thereto new sub
division to be designated as "A, as fol-
lows:
s fts4A. To establish and maintain
water works and sewer works; to col
lect rates for water supplied to consum-
ers, and for the use of sewers. To take
over from the Territory existing water
works systems, including water rights,
pipe lines and other appurtenances be-
longing thereto, and sewer systems, and
q Ia md
same To build, equip, maintain and
regulate, and change, discontinue and
Teestablish hospitals, school houses,
court houses, jails and houses Of deten-
zion, punishment, confinement and ref
ormation, and to give aid to hospitals.
Each county shall provide for the main
tenanee and repair of all existing school
houses, court houses and jails within
Its boundaries.
Chairman Kmudsen of the Judiciary
Committee returned the bill providing
for the relief of Henry Smith, clerk of
The Judiciary Department. Knudsen
stated that the committee did not feel
able to decide the question involvesi,
and recommended that the bill be taken
up in committee of the whole.
Two of Coelho s measures, Senate
Bills Nos. IA and 76, were returned by
Chairman Knudsen with the statement
that the members could not agree on
the bills.
Senate Bill No. 76, relating to mile
age and witness fees, was then taken
up and passed on second reading.
Senate Bill No. 1877, relating to the
disposition of the balances of road tax
money, passed on second reading.
Senate Bill No. IA was tabled after
a discussion ON the proper vesting of
authority in the matter of approving
county expense bills.
Senate Bill No. 13S, the purchasing
agent measure, was received from the
House with amendments and was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
House Bill No. IS, repeating the i'm
position of a fine on teachers admitting
nonvaccinated children to schools, was
taken up for consideration and passed
on second reading.
House Bill $50, relating to taxation,
and Senate Bills Nos. 20, p, %, % were
taken up in committee of the whole.
Bill No. $50 was read section by sec
fion and used as basis for considera-
tion.
When the section regulating the APP
Robinson argued that the full appoint
i've power should be placed in the
hands of the Governor. The motion
made by Robinson was carried. Sena,
tor Knudsen pointed out the absurdity
of taking the authority out of the
hands of the Treasurer, and the vote on
the motion inserting the amendment
was reconsidered and lost.
Hemenway Confirmed.
When it became known that Secre
tary Mcbride was waiting outside the
Senate Chamber with a message from
the Governor, Senator Smith moved
that the committee rise, and when the
Senate reeonvened, Clerk Savidge read
the message, nominating Charles R
Hemenway as Attorney General, as fol
lows:
Territory of Hawaii,
Executive Chamber,
"Honolulu, April IA, 1909.
To the Senate: | hereby nominate
and propose, with the advice and con,
sent of the Senate, to appoint Charles
R. Hemenway as Attorney General.
81 do this on the understanding that
the on-confirmation of Mr.. Hemen.
ways former appointment was the re
suit in part of misunderstanding as ia
the facts, and in the belief that, now
that the facts are more fully under
stood, the appointment now proposed
will prove satisfactory to your honor
able body
When the reading was concluded
President Smith asked what action the
Senate desired to take on the message
Senator Knndsen Immediately moved
that .sthe appointment of Mr.. Hemen
way be confirmed, = seconded by Sena
tor Farchild.
am authorized to state said
Senator Fairchild, that no further ac
ton will be taken in regard to the Sen
ate s failure to confirm Mr.. Campbell. .
knudsen suggested that the vote be
taken on show of hands. Coelho ask
ed for a secret ballot. He said that an
attempt had been made to deprive him
of his home because of his attitude in
the Senate, and that another member
had been threatened with foreclosure
of a mortgage because of the vote on
the liquor bill amendments.
Senator Chillingworth said he was Cd
posed to the secret ballot, but observed