The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-25
THE SENATE
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luton till Saturday He liked to see
heads of departments coming around
to give information. If the Senate did
have the power, it ought not to show
it's teeth now It's time would come.
Oaughter.)
The resolution carried on a show
of hands.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill relating to land patents
was deferred, on motion Of Coelho,
until after action on Senate joint re-
solution for appointment of a COM
mission to investigate and report up
on unawarded and unpatented lands.
Senate bill supplementary to the
conservation act of this session pass
ed second reading.
Senate bill to provide for the more
efficient regulation of dairies passed
third reading 1910.
Senate bill .exempting inheritances
from the special income tax under the
conservation act passed third read
ing 1910.
Senate joint resolution relating to
appointment of a commission, as
mentioned above, came up for third
reading "a"1 "y,'
Coelho, in answer to Kalama, gave
some explanation OF the powers of the
proposed commission. 1t was simply
to aid the Governor in deciding on
cases when the relief sought should
be granted
The resolution refers to lands in
tended to have been awarded to pri-
vate claimants under the great divi-
sion In 1S47, but which were not spe-
officially so awarded and were used
aLI occupied as private holdings under
CLAIMS of ownership therein by private
parties.
The resolution passed 1910
On motion of Coelho Senate bill on
the same subject was laid on the Ia
BILE.
House bill making it misdemeanor
to deposit or cause to be deposited on
any highway any substance danger
GUS to traffic passed third reading AL,
Makekau being the one voting against
it,
House bill amending the law relat-
ing to stamp duties, on third reading,
drew sundry objections to its word
ing. With an amendment repairing
its worst defect the bill passed third
reading 1910.
House bill amending the income tax
law, raising the exemption from $1,000
to $500, passed third reading 1870 on
motion of Mccarthy, seconded by
Fairchild.
House bill to provide for disposition
of proceeds of sales of certain public
lands was referred to the judiciary
committee, it having in hand another
House bill on the same subject.
House bill to protect purchasers OF
real estate from fraudulent convey
ances, on second reading FOR reference,
was explained by Knudsen to be sub
stitute for the bill vetoed by the Gov
ernor. He moved II go on its passage.
President Smith, as in the case OF
the former bill, drew attention to the
severity Of the penalty Of not less than
one year and not exceeding five years
Imprisonment. In great majority
of cases the fixing of high minimum
of Imprisonment defeated the object
of the law.
Knudsen said that Representative
Alfonso always put high penalties in
his bills. He moved to strike out the
words mot less than one year"
After some talk the bill was referr-
ed to the judiciary committee.
Senate bill to amend subdivision 3
of section 1875 OF chapter a, X. L., by
out the clause, but for judi
cial purposes the lands known as the
Ahupuaa of Olaa and the Ahupuaa or
Keaau shall form a part of the South
Hilo district" was referred to the Ju-
dietary committee.
Knudsen presented reports of the
judiciary committee recommending the
passage, respectively, OF House bill to