The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-10

not, and declared rnat senator Sm1Jn
should not try TO frighten people by
| referring to the possibility of Federal
control. He said that it would be bet
| ter to have the authorities of the Unit
ed States take control than allow con-
ditions to continue as at present. Re-
plying to a question, Coelho stated that
he would recommend that the House
| bill and his measure be taken up in
committee of the whole, and motion
to fix a session of the committee at
1880 in the evening was carried. This
action was reconsidered, however, and
the bill allowed TO 60 on the regular
order.
The amendments made in the House
of Representatives to the Senate bill
providing for the payment of claims
against the County of Maui under the
defunct County Act of 1903 were taken
up for consideration and were con
Cured in with unanimous vote.
The Senate bill providing an amend
ment to the charter Of the City and
County of Honolulu was taken up on
third reading and passed, Chilling
worth. KaIama and Smith casting the
only negative votes. The bill pro-
vides that all road work costing $500
or more should not be undertaken with
out the advertising for bids.
The bill providing savings banks for
the benefit of public school children
failed to pass third reading on a vote
of eight to seven. Chillingworth, Ka-
lama, Knudsen, Makekau, Mccarthy,
Robinson and Smith supported the
measure.
Bill on Estates.
The Senate bill providing for the
duties of executors and administrators
and the handling of estates was pass
ed on third reading, the only dissent
ing vote being that of President
Smith. He called attention to the OBJ
scurity of language in the bill, but
Senator Knudsen, chairman of the Ju-
dietary Committee, said that it was
based upon the provisions of a Cali
fornia statute that had proven salts
factory.
Senate Bill III, dealing with penal
ties for delinquent taxes, was passed
on third reading, President Smith be-
ing again the only one to record neg
alive vote. He suggested that the pro-
visions of the measure were trife
sweeping, but the Senate passed the
bill without going into the question
brought up by the presiding officer.
The Senate bill amending Act 81 of
the Session Laws of 1909, which tied
up Territorial expenditures by making
a purchasing agent an immediate ne
the hands of the upper house. 1t
strikes out the purchasing agent, who
may be provided for in a new amend
ment.
House Bill No. 157, providing the
rate of license for public shows, was
referred back to the Ways and Means
Committee, on the motion of Senator
Moore, who declared that he had I'M
derstood that a section had been
stricken out which still appeared in the
BILL
House Bill 1874 was taken up with
the report of the Health Committee It
provides for the care and maintenance
of insane persons and the appointment
of lunacy commission. Action was
deferred, it having been recommended
THAT the bill be taken up in the com
mittee of the whole
House Bill III, giving the Board of
power to regulate the con-
struction of buildings in which
8 noisome trades are conducted, pass
ed on its second reading.
Senate Resolution No. 50, introduced
by Senator Harvey, and instructing the
Board of Health to return all persons
confined at the Molokai Settlement
without signs or symptoms of leprosy
to the Kalihi Receiving Station for
treatment, was considered with the
amending report of the Health Com
mittee. President Smith took the floor
in opposition to the resolution and of
fered a substitute resolution which
simply requested the Board of Health
to take the matter up. Harvey's res
olution was adopted.
The Appropriation Bill.
The Senate went into committee of
the whole on the appropriation bill,
with Knudsen in the chair
Makekau withdrew his objection to
abe passage of the settlement of $500
upon Mrs. John Kea, which was de-
ferred, upon his request, Thursday.
Makekau said that he supported the
settlement, and it was passed upon his
motion.
Referring to the Attorney Generals
department, the appropriations for
which were passed upon Thursday, Sen
ator Fairehild stated that in view of
the fact that sEthe present Attorney
General did not satisfy the Senate -
he thought that it was possible that
satisfactory man. could not be Sc
cured for $500 month, the present
salary.
The Treasury Department was the
first taken up for consideration yes
terday. the item of $4,000 for the sal
airy of the Treasurer being the first
passed without comment. The $500
for the Registrar of Public Accounts
was approved, and $4,000 for the book
keeper and deputy insurance commits
sioner. The item of $94S0 for clerks.
stenographers and assistants was de
ferred on the motion of Senator Rob
inson. who insisted that the amount
should be segregated.
Under the heading of expenses. the
item of $4,000 for the Treasurer de-
partment was passed without comment,