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agreed that perhaps that would be best.
The Expenditures Committee got it.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Rice asked for time on the resolu-
ton, which he said sounded to him like
a child trying to tell his father what
it was proper to do. He moved that
the matter be deferred. 1t was how
ever referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
New Bills.
A bin was introduced to amend the
Municipal Act, which added the follow
ing section:
All deputies, appointees, clerks as
sistants and other employees of the City
and County must be citizens of the
United States of America, and must
during their respective terms of office
of employment actually reside in the
City and County, and must have so re-
sided for one year next preceding their
appointment.
The effect of this BILL if it pass, viii
Be to knock out of office Road Super
visor Wilson, some members of the po-
lice force and others. It also limits the
right of the city to send outside of the
city for expert help of any kind.
It is meek looking measure inspired
with deep ignorance and a narrow
ness of spirit. Kaleiopu, of course, is
the introducer.
Alfonso presented a measure to al
low all successful plaintiffs in actions
for the recovery of wages or other com
pensation for employment in district
courts as part of the Judgment, ten
dollars for attorney fees.
Protection for Meme.
The a Agricultural Committee reported
favorably on Makekau s bill to protect
beneficial birds. the committee recon-
mending that an absolute prohibition
of the killing of Hawaiian geese should
be enforced The report also provides
section for the bill to allow permits
to collects birds, their nests and eggs,
for scientific purposes. In part the re-
port said:
Gin course of consideration of this
bill your committee has interviewed
scientists, sportsmen and others on the
subject of the Hawaiian goose; the in
formation gathered from these is that
the bird is rapidly diminishing in num-
bers and unless adequately protected
will soon become extinct. Being a
unique bird, nothing like it existing
outside of Hawaii anywhere in the
world, and even here confined only to
certain sections of the Island of Ha-
waii, it is highly desirable to render
it all possible protection and save il
from extinction. The prevailing i'm
preston is that it breeds during the
winter months, that is, the exact OPP
posite of the breeding season of the
perching birds, but this is at present
uncertain. Because of these reasons it
is urged that the killing of the Ha-
waiian goose and destruction and mo-
lestation of it's nests and eggs should
be entirely prohibited, scientists not
excepted, for period of not less than
four years. This period, it is believed
will enable the goose to increase its
numbers and allow time for investiga
ton and determination of its exact
breeding season.
Revived a Good Bill.
House Bill 90, to provide for the APP
pointment instead of the election of
deputy sheriffs, which had been killed
the day before, was resurrected on mo-
ton of Cohen and passed second
reading This bill does not apply to
Honolulu, another similar bill to pro
vide the same boon to this county hav
ing been hawked around among the
Oahu Republican members without
anyone being found willing to intro
duce it.
Second Readings.
On second reading, Coelho's fishery
bill was referred to the Police and
Health Committee other bills read and
| referred being House Bills 1873, 157,
$50, l6l aud 1862, and Senate Bills 100,
90, % and %.