The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-04-20

toohe, La, r. y, LONreN president;
Inter Island Steam Navigation Com.
pany, James A. Kennedy, general man.
ager; Allen & Robinson, Ltd, p. Mullen.
dorf, vice president; Macfarlane q Co.,
Ltd, by w. Lishman, president; Homo.
lulu Iron Works Co., c, HedcmBnn. man.
ager; Hofschlaeger Co., Ltd; Hawai-,
ian Fertilizer Co.. Ltd, Norman Wat.
kins, general superintendent; Lewis &
Co. Ltd, F.. NJ. Lewis, secretary; NJ.
Phillips & Co.; 1. Rubenstcin & CO..
Gonsalvcs q Co. Ltd, NJ. A. Gonsalves,
president; Loveioy q Co.; Henry May
a Co., Ltd. HOLSTER Drug Co.. Ltd;
Cotton, NELL 4 Co., Ltd. Robert Cat.
ton, president; California Feed Com.
pany, T. j. King.
Pass County Control Bills.
Senator Mccarthy chairman of the
committee of the whole ON the county
control bills, which recommended the
passage Of House Bills Nos IS, SO, 90,
l75 and l76, submitted the report of
the committee, with the amendments
made TO the bills at Fridays sitting
Mccarthy moved that the bills be TAX
en- up at once. House Bill No. SO was
first considered and passed with twelve
affirmative votes, three Senators being
absent
House Bill No. 50. extending the
executive powers of the Board of Su.
pervisors of the City and County of
Oahu, passed third reading without a
dissenting vote.
House Bill No. 90 placing the power
of appointment of iailers in the hands
of county sheriffs, passed third read
ing with four dissenting votes. AS the
bill passed it specifies that the Board
of Supervisors must approve the APP
pontees of the sherffs.
House Bill No. 175, extending the
general powers of county supervisors,
passed third reading with fifteen af-
firmative votes.
House Bill No. 176, applying to the
CITY and County Of Oahu, and amend
ing the municipal act, to give the Ho.
nolulu city fathers the same powers as
the other measure gave to the county
boards. passed third reading with a
full affirmative vote.
Senator Palmer Woods introduced a
resolution calling upon the Senate to
investigate "certain charges against
he Board of Agriculture and Forestry.
To Investigate Charges.
The resolution in full is ms follows:
BE it Resolved that a special com
mittee to consist of three members be
appointed by the President of the Sen
ate to thoroughly investigate into GER
tain charges made against the conduct
and administration of affairs by GER
tain officers employed by the Board of
Agriculture and Forestry, such commit.
tee to have full power necessary to
make such investigation, searching and
complete and to have authority to in
eur such expenses as may be necessary
therefor, said committee to report back
its findings to the Senate, together
with any recommendations which it
may deem desirable.'
After the resolution was read Presi-
dent Smith suggested that the resolu.
ton should be referred to committee
before the Senate acted upon it. Sen
ator Woc2s replied that the charges
were nct specified because it was nee
essary to leave the details to the in
vestigating committee.
The vote on adoption was carried and
President Smith named Woods, Chill
lingworth and Knudsen as members of
she special committee.
The appropriation bin was taken up
on third reading As amended by the
Senate on second reading the bill car
ries a grand total Of a2.s76,395, but it
amounted to considerably tbore before
it was finally passed yesterday.
Senator Moore moved for the inser.
ton of an appropriation of $4,000 for
the support of the Leah Home which
he stated had been overlooked the in.
stitution receiving the $4,000 at the
present time. The motion was second
ed by Quinn and carried.
Senator Fairchild read financial
statement, which plainly showed tho
necessity of economy in meeting tho
needs of the transfer of duties and re.
sponsibiities to the counties
Fairchild moved for the insertion Of
$4,000 for alterations and repairs to
the Judiciary building. President
Smith suggested that such large ap.
Precipitation should receive careful con
sideration. Quinn said that $4,000
was not enough for the purpose, and
insisted that 100000 would be neces
sary Makekau moved To reduce the
item to $4,000 President Smith said
that he regretted the Senate had been
forced into the position of consider
Ing such large. and important item
on the third reading OF the bill
FairchiIds motion for the insertion
OF $4,000 WAS finally carried, the SEN
ator from Kauai stating that he
moved for its insertion at the in
stance of the Governor
The next item presented by Fair |
child on the request of the Governor
was $4,000 for the addition to the |
Boys Industrial Home. President |
Smith doubted whether the home |
would need an addition after the ju- |
venile court system was established,
ChillIngworth observing that the in
sutution would not be needed at all
when the juvenile court was in oper-
alton. for u time.
Makekau moved for the Insertion of
$4,000 for the building of wharf at
Mahukona. Chillingworth asked If
the Mahukona landing was not pri-
vate property. and declared that he
knew that landing charges were en-
forced at the present time. He said
that the same question arose at the