The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-18
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Or appointed officials for the enforce
ment of criminal law from taking civil
eases during their terms of office.
Cohen presented his tax bills; Castro
has an important amendment to the
divorce laws to work for; an antirace
suicide measure, giving tax exemption
privileges to the fathers of families of
six, was also presented by the Punch
bowl member; a measure which might
be called appropriately - A Bill for the
Encouragement of Crime provides for
the assignment of counsel in all eases
of persons arrested for felony in
which the defendant cannot himself
retain counsel, and another bill pre-
scented turns over to the counties all
the money collected from school tax,
poll tax, income and property tax, and
district court fines
The resolutions presented call for
the appointment of commission to
investigate the question of private
wharves and landings, with view of
having them acquired by the Territory;
for commission to investigate the
small farm question so far as truck
farming and fruit cultivation go,
with a view of giving government as
sistanee to work up an export business.
Another resolution denounces govern
ment by commission in favor of free
and popular government of and by the
people" Another resolution endorses
the Kuhio Land Bill, in Congress,
which is intended to turn the matter
of land legislation over to the Legisla-
ture from Congress.
GA businesslike session" announced
Speaker Holsteiu, in his address to the
House, following his election to the
Chair, giving The keynote of the pro-
cee1ings of the day, which the hope is
to sustain throughout the session.
"Our aim the public good" said
Representative Sheldon, of Kauai
off we apply personal acquaintance
and cooperation in the right spirit and
are truly animated with the desire to
really work in the interests of the
public, we will accomplish our full
duty" advised w. o. Smith, President
of the Senate.
"Let us work hard and faithfully so
that there will not be any special SEES
sion without extra pay" spoke Repre-
sentative Kaniho, the lone Home Ruler.
siThe achievements of Legislature
are measured not in the amount of leg
islation enacted but in its character,
concluded Governor Frear in his mes
sage.
These te.se sentences, spoken on the
floor of the House, backed up by the
flood of bills, resolutions and notices
of intention, indicate the prevailing
sentiment of the members of both
branches to do work during the next
sixty days. or as many of the sixty as
will be required. Never in the hist 1ry
of the Hawaiian Legislature has there
been such an opening day of session
as yesterday, when the volume of bust
ness was greater than in any one day
of any previous session. From the
first tap OF the Speakers gavel, in the
hands of Temporary Speaker Alfonso,
at ten o'clock, until the final adjourn
men, after a love feast with the Sena-
tors at half past three, practically not
a moment was wasted.
THE SENATE.
The Senate did not waste any time
with its organization. The fifteen
members of the upper house were all in
the Senate Chamber quarter of an
hour before ten o clock, the hour set
for converting. Senator Baker of Ha-
wall took the chair as temporary presi-
dent, and the rap of the gavel sllenced
the hum of conversation and brought
she lawmakers to attention.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. T..
A. Kahio, and upon the Senators re-
suraing their seats Coelho made the
first motion of the 1909 Senate. He
moved for the appointment of COM
mittee ON credentials, and the chair
named Senators Coelho, Harvey and
ed that recess be taken until the COM
mittee could report, and it was carried
unanimously. The Senate was again
called to order in few minutes and
the report of the credentials committee
read Dy Senator Goelho, finding that
Senators Makekau, Coelho, Knudsen,
Kalama and Woods were the FOLLOWERS
and that the credentials of the new
members were satisfactory.
Senators Take Oath.
On the motion of Mccarthy, the com
mittee on credentials was then instruct
ed to wait upon the Chief Justice and
inform HIM that the members of the
Senate were ready to take the oath of
office. In few minutes Senator Coel.
no announced that Chief Justice Hart
well was ready to enter the Senate
Chamber and administer the OATH The
Chief Justice came in escorted by Coel
no, and, standing before the Speaker ,:
chair, administered the oath prescribed
by the Organic Act, declaring, upon it:
conclusion. that the Senate had fulfill
ed the requirements of the law anC
could proceed with it's duties.
The next motion came from Senator
Coelho,- providing for the adoption OF
the 1907 rules as temporary measure
The motion was adopted ON the SECOND
of Senator Brown. Senator Baker theI
declared from the chair that the mex