The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-25

1 of $91 ,345 be appropriated out OF any
/ funds in the treasury not otherwise ap
propriated The schedule OF proposed
appropriations is attached, the largest
| single item being $4,000 for four
teen-room school building in Hilo. II
was referred to the Committee on Ed
ueation.
Senator Baker of Hawaii wants an
| appropriation of $22,500 for the pur'
| pose of constructing road from ku
! huihaele TO Waipio. Baker declared
| that Waipio was one of the most pro-
| ductive spots in the Islands and that
| at the present time the only method
of freight transit was by means of
| mack mules. Makekau objected to
Baker IS motion that the resolution be
referred to the Committee on Public
Lands. He asked tfat the resolution
be given to the special committee OF
Senators from Hawaii that now have
the two-eouuty act under eonsldera-
ton. Senator Woods agreed with Ma
kekau. and thought that it was mat
ter that could well come before the
special county committee. President
Smith suggested that the Committee
on Public Lands was representative
one and thought that would be the
nroper one. Senator Baker insisted
that the opening of new roads was a
Territorial matter, and Senator Knud-
sen observed that the question of rev.
enue interested the Territory at large
On vote, Bakers resolution was re-
ferred to the Public Lands Committee
Bail Commissioners.
Coelho gave notice of introducing an
act to provide the appointment OF oali
commissioners for the several judicial
circuits of the Territory. Under
suspension of the rules, the bull pass
ed its first reading and was referred
to the Printing Committee.
Senator Woods gave notice OF IN
PRODUCING an act to repeal Section 2o9
of the Revised Laws, relating to cove
nants for renewal of auction OF certain
government leases. Under a suspeh,
sion of the rules, the bill was reaa
bv title. passed first reading and was
referred to the Printing Committee.
ON the order of the day Senate Biii
No AZ introduced by Senator Moore,
ON the motion of Kalama passed
its third reading on unanimous vote
The bill is designed to encourage over
sifed industries by exemptlng from
taxation all properly used IN the produc-
ton or cultivation of cotton.
Senate Bill No. 43 came up on us
second reading and was referred TO
the special committee on election laws
II was introduced by Kalama and pro-
vides that anyone that becomes OF age
nv the day of election shall be entitled
to register.
Senate Bill No A, dealing. with the
subject of commissioners OF FENCES,
came up for it's second reading and was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bill No. As, providing for the
conservation of resources and the fos-
tering of immigration, came up for sec
ond reading and was referred to the
special committee on taxation.
The primary election act was referred
from the judiciary Committee to the
special committee on taxation yester-
day. The motion to re-refer the bill
was made by Senator Fairchild and
seconded by Senator Knudsen. Fair
child said that he thought that since
special committee had been organized
for the considering of election measures
that the direct nomination law should
go to it.
Error in Resolution.
Upon the opening of the afternoon
session of the Senate a communication
was received from the House of Repre-
sentatives stating that an error had
been made in forwarding to the Senate
House Concurrent Resolution No. l in
its unamended form. The resolution
reached the Senate in the form that ii
was in before its verbiage had under
gone slight change. AS printed, the
resolution is No. 2, but error was also
made in that connection.
The appropriation bill was received
from the Governor with an accompany
| ing message in which he make a mum.
| Der of important recommendations at
| fecting the financial conditions of the
Territorial government. The message
and the accompanying appropriation es
Inmates was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee. The appropriation
estimates of the government were in
troduced as bill by Senator Fairchild
and was read by title and with the
message was referred to the Printing
/ Committee.
| The report of the judiciary Commit
tee on Senate Bill No. 35. providing
that the Circuit Court term at Lahaina
Maui, be abolished, recommended its
passage. On the motion of Coelho, con
sideration of the bill was postponed un
til next Monday. Coelho declared that
to abolish the Lahaina term would
Ideal killing blow to the prosper
ity of the town. He declared that La
haina citizens should have an oppor
tunity to be heard from in the matter
Senate Bill Al, dealing with the meth
DDS of land registration, came up fo1
second reading and was referred to tn,
Judiciary Committee.
Chief Justice Hartwell yesterda,
acknowledged the receipt of the reso
luton introduced by Senator Coelho il
which it was declared that the Chic
Justice had not conformed to a resolu
ton of the 1907 session requesting hin
to record and explain the delay in pro
bate eases. Chief Justice Hartwell ha,
the following to say in regard to tn
Coelho resolution:
To Hon. William O. Smith.
H. President of the Senate.
Sir: | am in receipt today of lette
from the clerk of the Senate informin
| me that ha &c lira.tad L.. Al