The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-26
YHE AFTERNOON SESSIONS
THE HOUSE
SEVENTH DAY
Afternoon Session

Afternoon Session
A. D. mn. the House resumed bufi.
ness of the seventh day.
The Senate transmitted senate bin
30. relating To the purposes for which
private property may be- taken for
public uses. said bin having finally
passed the Senate
President Robinson Of the Board or
Health, In accordance with resolution
Of the House sent Ia a detailed state
ment of expenditures under incidental
appropriation" from July /. 1907. 20
December 81. 1905
The Senate returned House Bin 80.
It having passed the upper house
House concurrent Resolution s, adopt
ed in the Senate, was also returned
ONLY s35 LEFT
superintendent of Public Works
Campbell, in re the House resolution
instructing him to install the engine
and derrick for the Hama landing. on
Maui, wrote to say il would be i'm
possible due to the fact that only $35
remains in the landing Maui appro-
priation. II will be necessary to ap-
propriate for the installation.
Treasurer Campbell submitted state
ment in re salaries and payrolls Of his
department
RICE ON EDUCATION.
Rice entered a bill to amend Sections
1856, 1877 and 1873 Il. l.. relating to the
Department of Public instruction.
The Governor shall appoint six
commissioners, one of each represen-
tatiye district for two years. No min
lister of religion shall be eligible. Com
missioners shall serve without pay. The
superintendent and four commission
ers, or five commissioners shall CON
stitute a quorum
REFERENCES.
H. b. &C, to amend Sections 1913 and
1249, r. L., courts of tax appeal, 10
Judiciary committee on second read
ing. H. b. g., relating to laundries,
and H. B. 6S licensing laundries, etc.
were referred to the health and police
committee on second reading.
Senate Bill 7, respecting premiums
paid by executors, administrators and
others appointed by courts and to faci-
litate the giving of bonds required or
permitted by law was read first time.
DEATH AND WIT.
Alfonso resolved that the health and
police committee be instructed to in
bestigate the possibility of locating
and obtaining cvemetery sites for the
dead poor in Honolulu and in Hilo.
Rice tenderly inquired if the com
mittee would have to go to Hilo.
Kaleiopu did not want travelling ex-
penses to come out of committeemens
purses, but to be charged to the House.
Castro moved to table. He thought
1t matter for the health department
and did not see the necessity of COM
mittees touring the islands to seek out
the healthy spots for the dead.
Sheldon rmarked that Kauai could
look after her own dead.
Alfonso declared there was no Turk
ing junketing idea.
The resolution was tabled.
Mr.. Speaker inquired if committees
had planned visits to schools, asylUms
the Kalaupapa settlement and other IN
stitutoons.
Coney stated his committee awaited
bills or resolutions which might better
be acted on for visit to Molokai.
KAMAHU MINORITY.
Kamahu put in a minority report
from the miscellany committee recon-
mending 50 instead of ST. as the
daily wage for public laborers as in H.
B. 35 introduced by Nakaleka. His
report will be considered Monday.
JUDICIARY REPORTS.
Judiciary committee, Douthitt chair
man, is re II. B. 81, by Waiwaiole re-
lating to taxation, educational and ju-
dicial districts, contemplating a change
as to boundaries, the question touch
ing all island, recommends that the
house refer the bill to the Committee
of the Whole.
The same committee to which was
referred House Bill 20, introduced by
Sheldon, entitled "An Act to Amend
Section 2S16 of the Revised Laws of
Hawaii reported:
Section 2S16 of the Revised Laws
provides that in all cases of felony in
which the party accused is unable to
employ counsel for his defense; the
court may assign him counsel from
among the licensed practitioners a,
without fee or reward paid to counsel
for such services, under contempt of
court.
The amendment proposd by this
bill provides that fee of not more
than 500, in the discretion of the court