The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-02


the appropriation bill.
Oratory Shut OFF.
Consideration of two reports on Ma
kaleka laborers' pay bill, one report
favoring $50 a day and the minority
! advocating So a day, was taken UP.
Both reports were read, and the ma.
iority beat the Democrats to it and
prevented an embarrassing situation.
Carley moved the tabling of the mi
nority report and Nakaleka seconded
the motion. Kamahu rose to defend
his So report, being checked by the
Speakers quoted rule that the motion
was privileged and had to be voted on
at once The vote tabled the Democrat.
ic report and another one adopted the
ajority report.
| The ruling of the chair shut off a
great food of damned back oratory
which had been stored up for this
occasion. Carley's motion was cruel
one but necessary under the eireum-
stances to prevent at least an hour s
unnecessary talking.
Another Needed ROAD.
| The Public Lands Committee decided
in presented report that a govern
ment road from Lakoaka to Laelaeiwi,
South Hilo, was necessary and endorsed
| the request of petitioners for $4,000 to
| build it.
New Bills.
Alfonso introduced a bill to amend
Section 2931 of the Revised Laws re-
lating to abduction, providing that the
consent of a female under fourteen
wears of age be void and that the alb
duction of a female child under that
age shall be conclusively presumed to
be bv force and without her consent
and against her will.
All Fines for Counties.
House Bill Sc designates that fines
and costs in district courts IN criminal.
and civil cases, without appealing to
any appellate court, are realizations for
the county and shall be paid over for
the use of the county.
Alfonso Gets the Hook.
The Committee on Agriculture dis
posed of two of Affonso's bills, not
definitely killing either but shelving
them both. The reports on Bill z, to
encourage the cultivation of fruits and
vegetables and provide for the market
ing. which called for s3o,uo0 year
said:
eeAfter careful consideration of
the subject matter of this bill we
recommend that the same be tabled and
that the Clerk of this House be In
structed to transmit a copy of this bill
to the Commission to be appointed by
the Governor under House Joint Reso-
luton Number Two
His bill to exempt coffee lands and
buildings from taxation brought this
report:
1--WE have made a careful examina-
ton of this bill and find that it is
enormously titled in that its purpose
and intent is solely to exempt from tax
alton certain property actually used in
the cultivation of coffee for commercial
purposes. We recommend that this bill
be referred to the Finance Committee
which has jurisdiction over the subject
matter treated of under this bill.
Suspension and Subsidy.
Douthitt presented an important con-
current resolution. which passed with.
out opposition. This is:
HWhereas, The competition of sub
sidized foreign steamships, manned by
CHEAP labor. has forced various Amer
lean steamers into retirement and
threatens to cause further suspension
of service between Hawaii and the
Mainland; and
"Whereas, The American coastWlse
regulations, while preventing foreign
vessels from carrying passengers be-
tween Hawaii and the Mainland, have
not protected American shipping suffi-
GENTLY to provide needed transporta'
ton facilities; and
"Whereas, The volume of travel IS
greatly lessened and much unjust hard
ship, delay and expense are caused by
the present lack of transportation ia
cilities; and
.'Whereas, These conditions, unless
remedied by legislation, threaten to
become worse, finally resulting in DIS,
astrous isolation of this Territory;
therefore be it
"Resolved, BY the Legislature of the
Territory of Hawaii, that pending the
operation of an effective ship subsidy
law or other measure which will en-
courage American steamship lines, the
coastwise regulations which prohibit
foreign vessels from carrying passen.
gers between Hawaii and the Main
land should be suspended; and
"Resolved, That in thus asking for
a suspension of the coastwise regula'
tions we reiterate our hearty support
of the subsidy measure and our earnest
wish to see such a development of the
American merchant marine as will
make use of foreign steamers between
here and the coast unnecessary and
warrant a speedy restoration of the
full force and effect of the coastwise
regulations; and be it further
"Resolved, That copies of these reso-
buttons be sent to the President of the
United States and to each of the men,
bars of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, and that our Delegate
in Congress, Hon. J. K. Kalanianaole,
be urged to continue his efforts to Sc.
cure action in accordance with the pol
lev herein stated; and further
Resolved, That we do formally en-
dorse and express appreciation of the
excellent service our Delegate has al
ready rendered in this behalf. -
Petitions from Kalaupapa.
A petition from the citizens in the
Molokai settlement, drawn up at a
mass meeting held at the Board of
Health warehouse at kalaupapa on