The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-06

The House also received a petition
from Kalaupapa asking for appropri-
ations aggregating about half mil
lion.
THE SENATE.
A number of bills were received in
the Senate yesterday morning upon
passage on third reading in the House
Of representatives Five Senate bills
were returned after receiving the ap-
prevail of the lower house. The meas
ures that are now ready for the Gov
ernor's signature are Senate Bill No.
81, making certified copies of public
archives receivable in evidence; Sen
ate Bill No. IA, amending Section 39l
of the Revised Laws of Hawaii relat-
ing to commissioners of fences; Sen
ate Bill No. 80. to amend Section 491
of the Revised Laws relating to the
purposes Cor which private property
may be taken for public uses; Senate
Bill No. I, respecting premiums paid
and other similar officers appointed or
confirmed by the courts, and to facili-
tate the giving of bonds required or
permitted by law; Senate Bill No. Al,
amending Sections 1896, 1899, 2400 and
243I of the Revised Laws, and adding
new section turning over the work
of the Land Registration Court to the
regular departments of the Circuit
Court.
House Bills 81, 50. 10 and 90 were
transmitted from the House and pass
ed first reading. House Bill 81 relates
to the care of delinquent children; No.
20 is designed to transfer the matter
of Hawaiian birth registration from
the Territory to the authority of the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
House Bill No. 9S is the measure in
troduced in the Legislature at the be-
hest of the Supervisors, and provides
for "the pay Of certain city and
county officers. - The bill was not
printed by the House of Representa-
tives, and on the motion of Makekau
was referred to the Senate Printing
Committee.
81 have tried to get a copy of this
measure observed Senator McCar-
thy, "but have been unable The usual
course should be pursued and every
Senator furnished copy
Anti-Rum Petitions.
The upper house received two more
petitions protesting against granting
the requests of the whisky ring by
passing Senator Moore S amendment
TO the existing liquor law.
The petition received by the Senate
from the members of the Anti Saloon
League bears twenty-three signatures
The Woman S Christian Temperance
Union also fled petition with the
Senate. protesting against amendment
of the liquor law.
Both of the petitions were referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
which has the Moore bill under consid
Grafton. Like petitions were presented
in the House and are printed in full
in the proceedings of that body.
A communication was received from
J. A. Densham, secretary of the Mara
thon race committee, inviting the mem
hers of the Legislature to be present
at the starting point on March IA. The
thNiidtlou was pidCtu On HE.
The Judiciary Committee, which is
composed of Senators Knudsen, Chill
lingworth and Makekau, reported on
Coelho' s resolution asking that the
clerks of the Circuit Courts Immediate
Nv furnish the Senate with data cover
ing all probate eases pending. The re-
port and its suggestions We're adopted
10y the Senate. The text of the docu-
ment is as follows:
"Your Committee on Judiciary, to
which was referred Senate Resolution
No. 81, relating to request that clerks
of several circuit courts report all pro-
bate eases and matters pending and
undetermined, begs leave to report As
follows:
''Your committee has received re-
ports from the first, second, third
fourth and fifth circuits, and has found
the state of the several doekets to be
as follows:
11In the First Circuit there are 2s
cases pending. Four date back to
1902; four date back to 1903; six date
back to 1904; seven date back to 1905;
one dates back to 1906; six date back
TO 1907.
SAN but one show that nothing has
been done in the eases except the ap-
pointing of the administrators. In
some no inventories have been fled