The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-28
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ed favorablv on Kaniho S request for
$13.287 for a masonry seawan and
landing at Mahukona and $l713 for a
shed on the north side of the landing
Resolutions.
Kamahu presented a resolution in
favor of extending School street
through from Kalihi road to Kameha-
meha " road, to cost $4,000; of ex-
tending Auld lane to School street, to
cost $4,000; of extending Vineyard
street from Liliha to Asylum road, to
cost $4,000; of purchasing a right of
way and of extending Judd street to
the Pun o Kamalii cemetery, and of
purchasing a right of way and extend
along Serene lane to Judd street, to
cost $4,000.
Kamahu IS list asks in all for $4,000.
Makekau, by resolution, asked for
1000 for the opening of new road
from the government landing at Ma
poopoo to the landing at Hookena.
.ssame Old Claim
A petition, which, as stated therein,
brought before the House 'sthe same
old claim of $3.50 for the loss of the
sloop Volante. wrecked seven years ago
in landing Superintendent ]. D. Nc
Weigh at the Molokai Settlement.
The sloop was loaned said the Pc
titioner, O. Tollefsen, ''to a public Of
ficer, who was not only going to his
post of duty, but was looking for food
of which the poor lepers at the Settle
ment were short at the time. -
Want Two Counties.
Kawewehi presented petition from
fifty of his constituents in Kau and
Kona, who want Hawaii split into two
counties. The petition stated that these
fifty thereby supplicate g" for the boon.
Third Readings.
House Bill 81, the main depository
bill, was read third time, one section
eliminated by an amending new bill,
and the main bill passed.
House Bill 1913, enumerating the
court officers who may be employed in
circuit courts, was read. Kaniho
thought the bill gave Circuit Court
Judges too extended powers in employ
ing court officers, although Douthitt
assured him the judges would have to
limit themselves to the appropriations.
Kaniho moved to strike out the
words Gas necessary in the bill. Dou-
thitt said there should be enough con-
fdenee in the judges to let them use
their discretion and employ assistants
sas necessary.
The bill passed.
Lunacy Commission Bill Passes.
House Bill 1874, the bill providing for
a lunacy commission, and also making
palmer the insane right allowed of an
appeal from the finding of board of
experts to Circuit Court judge of non
experts, was read third time.
Kaniho wanted to amend the bill so
as to make the act apply only to per-
sons known to be insane and not
to those . believed = to be insane. He
referred to the Atcherley case, where
some persons believed him to be
insane. but who, it was decided, after
trial, was not. He wanted only those
persons arrested concerning whom
there could be ne doubt.
Douthitt said the bill was to throw
a safeguard around persons suspected
of being insane. but Kaniho's amend
ment would make the bill ridiculous.
Kaniho said that Mr.. Coney, for in
stance, might say something a little
off, by mistake, or even he, the speak
er. might inadvertently say something
foolish. but that would not be ground
for arrest, even though someone might
believe that Mr. Coney or he was
insane.
Kaniho s argument was considered
grounds for ''belief,' but not for
9 conviction and the amendment was
tabled
The bill passed on vote of ~ to 2.
Senate Bill 4s. relating to covenants
for renewal at auction of certain gov
eminent leases. Rice asked that the
vote be deferred until Monday. in
order that the recent amendment to
the Organic Act might be considered
TO shed light on the bill under consid-
Grafton.
Income Tax Veto.
The veto message from the Govern
or was then presented and action taken
on it as above
Like s bill to provide for the paw
ment of all public laborers on public
holidays was killed by report from
the MISCELLANY Committee.