The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-16

f"N It'' YOU" NINtHNNN NA NNhNfN"f
lfmf wHs received with smiles in Abe
territorial Senate Tho momhrfs of the
nprf house listened carefully to The
reading uf fho document iu which tho
chief Executive gave She reasons from
which De- argued that ho could not con.
sc.entious'y eppond bis signature DO
House 800 40. ps-ihc generous meas.
urc Co pas tho Mayors appointecs and
the Supervisors appoiniees
The Senate VIII reconsider the Zen.
abIiup act Tuesday and in the mean.
time each member will BE- furnished
with q copy Of the Governor 5 message
in accordance with a suggestion made
by Senator Chilllngworth
A consideration of Senate Bill No.
%. measure amending the existing
laws Of vaccination, oceasioned the
Longest discussion of yesterdays ses.
sion. The committee on Public Health
submitted an amendment in their re.
port. providing that children could on.
~ be vaccinatcd "in the presence, or
with the consent in writing, of the
parent or guardian
Senator Smith opposed the provision
of written consent, declaring that the
enforcement of the vaccination law
was essential for the well being of the
people and il should not be needlessly
restricted.
Action on the bill was postponed.
The report of the committee on public
health was unanimous, except that Sen
ator Fairchld did not concur in the
provision Of written consent.
Senate Routine.
Upon converting of the upper house
Yesterday morning, President of the
Senate Smith took occasion to compli
ment the members on the amount of
work that has been accomplished in
the first twenty days of the session.
He stated that all the Senators had
shown a commendable desire to expe.
dite legislative work generally and
that the body has set an excellent ex-
annie of expedition in disposng of
routine and committee matters.
Representative Douthitt's measure,
intended to make a figurehead out of
$4,000 a year Mayor, was received
in the Senate. 1t was read by title
by Clerk Savidge. A few seconds of
absolute silence ensuing, Senator Nc.
Cartny made an observation about IL
lack of enthusiasm and promptly
moved that the bin be tabled. This
motion put an instant end to the sena.
torial somnolence. There was no sec.
ond to McCarthy's motion, Quinn
struggling to his feet and moving that
the bill pass first reading by title,
Coelho seconded it, and the motion car
ried
A communication was received from
the County Clerk of Maui, inclosing a
number Of resolutions that had been
adopted by the Board of Supervisors,
giving their views on matters of legis-
lation. The resolutions were referred
to the consideration of the commit
tees interested.
Claim Is Approved.
The Ways and Means Committee
presented a report on Senate Bill No.
II an act to appropriate money for
the payment of the trustees of the es-
tate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop for the
taking by the Territory of land belong
ing to the estate. The committee re-
ported that it had carefully investi.
gated the merits of the claim, and
found that owing to the error of a
government surveyor certain home
steads We're located upon the holdings
of the Bishop Estate. The members
of the committee also found that there
was no way of legal redress open to
the government against the persons re.
| sponsible for the original error. The
| committee report was adopted, which
action passed the bill on second read.
ing
The Ways and Means Committee also
reported on Senate Bill No. 10, re-
vising the laws relating to lodging
houses. hotels, boarding houses and res
taurants. The object of the bill is
TO raise the fee for hotels, boarding
houses and restaurants according to
| population and locality.
The committee cOncurred in the pro.
| visions of the bill with a few unim
| portant amendments.
Money for Counties.
| The Ways and Means Committee
recommended the passage of Senate
| Bill No. 80, an act relating to fines
and costs The intention of the meas
ure is to turn over to the counties all
| fines and costs in civil and criminal
cases in district courts. Under the
existing laws, prosecutions are under
taken at county expense, and the com
mittee declared that it would be only
proper to have the revenue derived
from an enforcement of the laws turn
| ed over to the county treasury. The
only recommendation that the commit
| tee made was to include forfeited bail
in the general provisions of the act.
The Senate Committee on Public
Health presented a lengthy report on
House Bill No. 50, repeating the see
tion of the Revised Laws dealing with
certificates of vaccination. The bill is
designed to repeal that portion of the
law which prohibits the admission OF
a child in any school without produo
ing certificate of vaccination, and
providing penalty to be imposed on
teachers who admit children to school
| without a certificate.