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

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| But Coelho thinks it is not the harm
less measure to help lean pocketbooi
| that casual examination would indicate
| ftThis is a conspiracy to wipe ou
the town of Lahaina to accommodate ;
few Honolulu lawyers, was the decla
| ration of the Maui statesman-h'
didn't say word about assassins-
Fand I move for its indenite postpone
| ment''
| Senator Mccarthy came to Coelho Z
support. He stated that it was an ole
| measure that had frequently appearet
| in the Legislatures of the past, an(
| that he did not think that it should b.
| endorsed Coelho stated that he ex
| pected to receive strong petition
from the citizens of Lahaina on the
subject.
President Smith thought the bill
could be amended so as to only pro
vide for Circuit Court sessions at La
hama when necessary, practically leav
ing the matter at the discretion of the
court itself. Senator Chillingwortf
moved that consideration of the bill be
postponed until Thursday next, and this
was Endorsed by the Senate.
House Concurrent Resolution No. s.
providing for the Federal Government
meeting the costs of the condemnation
of fishery rights, was taken up for
second reading, and on motion of
Coelho was deferred to Saturday.
Senate Bill 81, the substitute meas
ure offered by the Senate Committee
on Education, passed its second read
ing. The bill provides that each is
land be represented on the board of
commissioners of the Department of
Public Instruction. President Smith
called attention to the wording of the
line dealing with the payment of ex-
penses of the commissioners while
travelling to the place of meeting. The
ident Smith observed that it would in
clude possible extravaganza and sug
gested the word necessary, which
amendment met with the approval of
the Senate.
Third Reading.
Senate Bill No. 33 passed its third
reading 1t provides for the selection
of circuit judges to sit on the Su-
preme bench in the temporary disqual-
ifcation of one or more of the Su-
preme justices.
The new divorce measure, Senate
Bill No. 80, passed its second reading
yesterday. 1t is a substitute measure
introduced by the Judiciary Commit
tee and was declared by Senator
Knudsen to take away several of the
Objectionable features of the present
law Senator Knudsen said that at
the present time it is possible for
half an hour after the papers are filed
if postponement is waived. The new
bill makes delay of at least thirty
days obligatory. The present law also
lacks defniteness in that portion COW
ering desertion; the new bill states
one year of utter desertion sufficient
cause for divorce.
Bill Resubmitted.
Senate Bill No. 50, providing for
current period deficiency appropria-
tions, was taken up for second read
ing. Chairman Fairchild of the Ways
and Means Committee explained that
it had been discovered that some I'M
paid bills had not been included. par
ticularly an item of about $1100 from
the Department of Public instruction.
Senator Harvey's resolution for a ST.
800 appropriation for sewer had also
been passed over. On motion of CO.
elho. the Senate voted to recommit
the bill to the Ways and Means Com
mittee, to include the items men
toned.
Work for Pratt.
Senate Bills Nos. "a and SIS were
taken up for second reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on Public
Lands. No. 55 is an act introduced
by Senator Moore amending Paragraph
6, Chapter 4, Section 9 of Act SO of
the Session Laws of 1905, SO that the
provisions for public advertisement of
bids "shall not be applicable to road
work. -
ed favorably on Coelho S resolution
asking for statement from the Com
missioner of Public Lands showing the
number of applications for lands, the
refusals and the cause of the refusals
and the Governor instructions in each
case. The resolution was amended by
the committee, however, so as to bring
it within reason, and in the amended
form was adopted by the Senate yes
terday as follows:
Resolved, That the Commissioner
of Public Lands be and he is hereby
requested to forthwith send to the
Senate a full list of all written and
verbal applications for the lands known
as Keeau, on Oahu, and Hukiaa, Koko.
Xxi, Opihipau and Kealahewa, on Ha-
wall. which are fled in his office and
which were made to him, whether the
same were made by individuals or cor
porations, stating those granted and
those not granted, and giving the rea-
sons for not granting them; and
Resolved, further, That he submit
with said list copies of all correspond
enee relative to them. together with
the Governor s instructions concerning
the same -
IN THE HOUSE.
With pleasure, according to the letter
which was read as the first business of
the morning, Secretary Mott-Smith in.
formed the House that Governor Frear
had signed House Joint Resolution No.
2, regarding the appointment of com
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