The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-02

although another bill now on its way
to enactment does.
Police and Health Reports.
The Public Health and Police Com
mittee submitted a number of reports.
House Bill 172, which made it Illegal
to use a net for fishing of mesh less
than three inches, was tabled, the re-
port stating that such a net would
not allow the taking of mul1et OF a
size best for table purposes. "The
present law appears to be sufficient, =
said the report, but needs enforce
ment, particularly so with reference TO
this island. We therefore recommend
that this bill be tabled and that the
judiciary Committee draft bill pro-
viding penalty for such officers of
the law who neglect TO enforce the
law
Kealawaa S bill to prohibit SEEMING
in Hilo bay for two years was rec
commended.
Kamanoulu s bill regarding appoint
ment and not election of Oahu deputy
sheriffs was referred back with the
recommendation that special Oahu
committee take care of it.
Senate Bill al. Harvey, relating to
the Leper Settlement and hospitals,
was recommended.
Senate Bill 3. Coelho, authorizing
counties to establish and maintain hos
pitals, was recommended, and Senator
Browns bill to provide for the SAM
tary regulation of dairies was also IA
vorably reported on.
Refunding Bill Approved.
Riee's bill to provide for refunding
the bonded Indebtedness of the Terri
tory was recommended for passage by
the Finance Committee, the report be-
ing adopted.
Opposed to Annual Sessions.
A communication from the Mer-
chants Association, enclosing reso-
lution which was said to be Hnot only
the expression of the association but
of the greater part of the community
as swall,'' was read The resolution
said that the association was decidedly
opposed to any amendment of the Or
ganic Act to allow annual sessions OF
Il e Legislature.
Kaimuki Hospitality.
The Waialae, Kaimuki and Palolo
Improvement Club invited the mem
beers to visit the site of the Kaimuki
freservoir. suggesting Saturday after
noon for the trip, to be made at the
expense of the club. which will have
aui omobiles ready when desired.
Hilo Parks Fact.
Notice was received of the signing
! of the two bills setting aside the Hilo
| and Waiakea parks. Alfonso allowed
lis qualification to beam forth from
all portions of his countenanee
Kaniho, Defender of the Poor.
Kaniho denounced House Bill 154, a
measure intended to make clearer the
| power of condemnation of land by rail
roads as right-ofway, as a land grab
bing bill Kaniho talked like mar
who owned some land which some cor
| pe~atien had an eve on.
He admitted that railroads had theil
uses. but stood ready nevertheless. tt
! see that the poor men always got theil
rights, and perhaps little more, wher
( it come to showdown.
Single and Kama wasted time try
ing to get kaniho to see reason. and
when their shafts of logic blunted or
Kaniho s brow. Douthitt wanted tC
undertake the task.
The bill passed.
Deputy Sheriff's Duties.
House Bill los, Alfonso, empowering
deputy sheriffs to perform the duties
required by law of sheriffs'' was reaf
! a third time and passed.
House Bill l56. Alfonso. relating t.
| the deputy sheriffs of Oahu. also passed
House Bill 160. Douthitt. which en-
larges the legal defnisin of ".burg
larry to include technical entry of
i building as well as actual and foreiblt
entry, was read a third time Their,
was no debate. Kaniho stoking up fol
sonnet hlno OF. more interest to his con
! stituents in kohala.
Leprosy Hospital Bill
The Health Committee 5 revised Lep
] er Hospital bill. House Bill 165. mod
eled on the Administration bill TO carr,
out the new policy agreed upon, il