The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-23
SENATE
Continued from fage One.)


.drugless schools of medicine should re-
eeive the same consideration at the
hands of the government as is to be
accorded to any branch OF medical
treatment. The communication was
4urned over to the Public Health Com
mittee.
The Enabling Act.
House Bill 14O. the new enabling act
as amended by the Ways and Means
Committee, passed its third readlng
without a dissenting vote.
The reading of the names of the
claimants occupied the better part of
half hour, the amount of each claim
being read with the name.
The enabling act passed on the mo-
lion of Coelho and the second of Moore.
Nakekau was doubtful when his name
was first called but finally voted with
tbe majority. Senator Robinson was
absent from the Senate chamber when
the vote was taken.
The veto messages of the Governor
on House Bills Nos 5 and 81 were sus-
tanned. the same action having been
taken by the House of Representatives.
Senators Makekau and Woods voted
over the Governor veto.
Senate Bill No. %, giving Circuit
Judge authority to hear appeals by
liquor license holders from the Board
of License Commissioners, passed on
third reading.
Amends Game Laws.
Senate Bill No. 81, providing for a
closed season on deer, passed third read
ing. President of the Senate Smith cast
ing the only dissenting VOTE
Senate Bill No. 80, Fairchlld's meas
IRE to regulate the expenditure of pub
lie money, also received final indorse-
ment at the hands of the Senate.
Senate Bill No. "a, relating to medl-
cine and surgery, came up ON third
reading, but was turned over to the
Judiciary Committee, there being three
bills in the Legislature now referring
to the same subject. 1t is the intention
to incorporate all the bills in one meas
uTe.
House Bill No. 122, providing for the
acquisition of land and other property
for public purposes, was referred TO
the Ways and Means Committee.
Senate Joint Resolution No. l came
ND on third reading, but didn t get any
further. The resolution introduced by
Senator Fairchild fixes the hours OF
government departments in an effort
to compel the adoption of something
approaching system and uniformity IN
the hours of work.
Senator Makekau said he was in need
of enlightenment on the provisions OF
the resolution. He asked if the en-
ployes of the Survey Department would
be considered office employees within the
meaning of the resolution. Senator
Fairehild replied that they would.
Makekau thought he should be given
more time in which to find out what
would happen to the employees of the
Survey Department with the new hours
in force. Action was deferred on the
resolution until today.
Bills Are Signed.
Notification was received from Secre-
tary Mott-Sm that the Governor has
signed House Bill 126, Act 30; House
Bill 119, Act 81; Senate Bill IL, Act
b; House Bill los, Act 80; House Bill
400 Act 81.
Senator Fairchild introduced two
bins, amending the immigration meas
ure just passed by the Legislature. One
bill provides that the extra "tax shall
not be levied or assessed upon money
and the value of personal property ac-
quired by gift or inheritance. = The
second bill introduced by the Senator
from Kauai provides for the support of
the Department of Agriculture and For
estry, experiment station, and the
photographic survey until the money
from the new source becomes available.
The House amendments to Senate Bill
No. 81 were not considered by the Sen
ate yesterday. The measure providing
for island representation on the Com
missioners of the Department of Public
Instruction, was deferred until today,
the Senators to be provided with typed
copies of the bill as amended.
Senator Moore introduced a bill,
reading as follows:
Section 1892. Any person who shall
unlawfully wear the badge adopted by
the national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic as a mark of
membership, or the official badge of
any lawfully organized fraternal so.
ciety, or the official badge of the Uni
ted Spanish War Veterans, or who shall
wear the same to obtain aid or assist
anee thereby, unless he shall be entitled
to wear the same under the rules and
regulations of the order in which he
so claims membership, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on conviction,
shall be punished by imprisonment in
Jail for q term not to exceed twenty
days, or by a fine not to exceed twenty
dollars, or by both.
Senator Robinson introduced a bill
providing for the payment of and
fixing the rate of interest upon all
amounts due and payable to the Ter
ritory of Hawaii and the several coun-
ties thereof and declared delinquent as
taxes, rates and assessments upon per-
sons, property and income, and abolish
ing all penalties for payments
thereof
0Rg~-