The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-24

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ator Baker of Hawaii providing that
the sum of $4,000 be inserted in the
appropriation bill for the construction
of new road between Keamuku and
the Volcano House, in the district of
Kau. On Baker IS motion, the resolu-
ton was laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the appropriation bill.
At the afternoon session, notification
was received from the Governor that
he had signed Senate Bill No. 1, ap-
propriating money for legislative pur-
poses.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 8,
providing for the printing of the ses
sion laws, was read and referred to
the Committee on Accounts.
Senator Kalama moved that Senate
Bill No. be taken up for considera-
ton. Senator Mccarthy declared it
was the intention of the act to place
all of the Territorial election laws in
statute and suggested that it would be
advisable to have bills affecting cleo
tions considered as amendments in
stead as separate bills. He declared
that the Judiciary would be the prop
err committee to consider the measure,
but in view of the great amount of
work it had been called upon to do,
he thought a special committee of five
members should be named. The mo-
ton was put and carried, and the mem
bers Of the committee will be named
today.
Senate Bill No. SO, introduced by
Senator Moore, to encourage diversi-
fed industries, was reported on favor
ably by the Judiciary Committee and
was passed to its second reading. The
object of the bill is to exempt from
taxation for a period of FIVE years,
from December 81, 1909, all property.
real or personal, solely and actually
used in the cultivation and production
of cotton.
THE HOUSE.
A voice from the tomb, being a COM
munication from the Archives of Ha-
waii, was read as the first item of
business in the House yesterday. Ar
chivist Lydecker informing the House
that his staff consisted Of one trans
lator, John Wise, who drew down a
hundred month from the general
fund for current expense. This letter
| was laid on the table to wait for the
! appropriation bill.
A communication from the Board of
Health gave list of the names of the
registrars of vital statistics, there be-
ing forty of these
A list of the employees of the Board
of Health was submitted. with the re,
spective salaries. The list, beginning
with Mark P. Robinson at $275 a
month, ran down through POS names,
concluding with Kama, lag%ress of the
Hilo hospital at $15 a ninth
The Bureau of Conveyances also re-
ported as to employees and salaries.
these lists going to one side to wait
for the money measures.
Kaleiopu on Vaccination.
| Kaleiopu, to repeal Section 1913 of the
R. L. relating to certificates of vacci-
| nation. The bill passed first reading.
The same member presented a bill
for first reading relating to foreelos-
| ures of insanitary properties for lien.
Rice Takes the Chair.
| Vice Speaker Rice was called to the
| chair by the Speaker. this being his
first appearance in office of the ses-
| sion. He filed the Holstein shoes
aptly.
] Kaleiopu's other bills were read a
| first time, one relating to prison labor
on public works, and another relating
| to the issuance of certificates of Ha-
waiian birth.
A Fatuous Proposal.
The bill relating to prison labor is
one of those intended to waste public
money by preventing convicted person
from earning their board or being of
benefit to the public which has to sup
port them. It says:
Gan prisoners sentenced to imprison-
ment at hard labor shall be employed
in agricultural, cabinet making. shoe.
making, harness making, saddle-mak-
ing, blacksmith and such other suitable
occupations as the High Sheriff may
direct No prisoners =
shall be detailed or employed on any
public roads, streets, public highways
public places, public thoroughfares
lanes, sidewalks of the Territory, mum
cipal or county, upon application fol
that purpose from any road supervisor
or board of supervisors to the High
Sheriff under whose supervision ant
control they were committed"
Kaleiopu's fourth bill was to allow
prosecutions under the law relative tt
certificates of Hawaiian birth foi
breaches up until now and to repea
the law
J.. Nakaleka introduced bill to au
thorize certain public officials to deslg
nate persons to act in their absence
and to define the powers of persons 81
designated The officials named are
Superintendent of Public Instruction
; Commissioner of Public Lands. Super
. intendent of Public Works, Presiden
of Board of Health. President of Boar
of Agriculture and Forestry and an,
other official whose work does not de
volve by law on some deputy. TIL
DEPUTIES refo red to in the bill are no
to receive extra salaries for extr
work.
F. 4. Dorthitt presented two bills
one to amend the R. L. relating to tn
granting of charters of incorporation
the other relating to trial by jury.
Waiwaole presented bill relatin
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