The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-06
THE SENATE
FORTIETH DAY.
Afternoon Session.

secute civil actions in forma pauperis
recommending it's passage with an
amendment. Adopted
Also a report recommending pass
age of Senate bill to amend the law
relating to accounts of executors and
administrators, it's object being to
make such officers wind up estates
within a reasonable time. Adopted.
Also minority report, signed by
r. A. Knudsen, chairman, recon-
mending that Senate bill to give
county employees the right of appeal
to the Supreme Court from findings
of the Board of Supervisors sitting as
board of impeachment, be laid on
the table.
A majority report by c. r. Chilling
worth and r. H. Makekau recon-
mended the passage of the bill.
Both reports were laid on the table
to be considered with the bill.
A unanimous report of the same
committee recommended the passage
of Senate bill to provide for the pay
ment by the Territory Of Hawaii of a
certain judgment for the sum of three
thousand and two dollars (S3002), to-
gether with interest thereon, in favor
of David K. Baker against Aiatau t.
Atkinson, Arthur M. Brown, Lorrin
A. Andrews and George P. Kamau-
CHA. AS a general rule" the report
SAYS. mo action of tort lies against
the Territory, but in this case all OF
the defendants acted for the Territory
under instructions and under the
belief that they we're doing their
duty.
"Of the defendants, one is dead, one
is out of the country and the rest are
not very strong financially. But even
if they were able to pay, it seems that
it would be unfair to hold them per-
sonally liable for a judgment obtained
against them while acting unoer or
ders"
The amount in the bill, costs Of court
being added to the above sum, is
$306315.
President Smith suggested that the
claimants might be satisfied with
Judgment and costs without interest.
Knudsen said the circumstances OF
the delay in settlement were such
that the least said the better.
Fairchild, after further converse
ton, moved that interest be eiimin-
ated.
The amendment was lost, to 8, on
a show of hands, and the bill passed
second reading. Baker was excused
from voting on the ground of inter-
est in the subject The interest will
count from January 10, 1905, the date
.of judgment.
Senate bill relating to the Honolulu
Water Works, which provides for the
installation of meters to govern rates,
came up for second readinp
Mccarthy, in moving the passage of
the BILL said it was intended to meet
the case of pigs" Somepeople left
their taps running all night and paid
no more than others who used tnS
water carefully.
The bill passed.
Several letters were received from
the House stating it's concurrence in
Senate amendments to one bill and
it's passage of others on third read
ing All took the regular course.
THE MOLOKAI TRIP.
A communication from the Hawaiian
Star Newspaper Association, Ltd, by
George f. Henshall, manager, called
the attention of the Senate to the dis
courtesy of the committee on the Mo-
lokai trip in refusing permit to Mr..
Sabin, detailed to represent The Star,
to accompany the expedition.
Coelho, with the remark, Nobody
is hurt, moved to refer the cOmmuni-
cation to the judiciary committee. He
stated that on Wednesday morning
there would be a report from the Mo
lokai committee which would explain
all the difficulties.
Chillingworth moved in amendment
to refer it to the president of the
Senate No member of the judiciary
committee went to Molokai.
President Smith said that the mat
ter was one requiring only courteous
treatment Difficulties often occurr-
ed in connection with these trips, On
the recent occasion he saw several
things that caused him regret One
was the large number of outsiders
permitted, causing inconvenience to
members of the Legislature. Two
Senators were compelled to walk six
or eight miles through the mud on
that account. If there was any dis
courtesy the Senate should regret it.
He thought it would be enough if the
secretary should write a letter to the
Star Association expressing regret ror
any apparent discourtesy toward its
representative.
Coelho made an explanation al
length OF the course adopted in the
issuance of permits, and the matter
dropped for the time being.