The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-08
THE SENATE
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paper passed third reading after Fair
child had explained that he introduced
il at the instance of people of this
town. There was no dissenting vote.
Senate bill defining anew the boun-
taries of judicial circuits passed third
reading IA to 0.
! On House bill to protect the pur-
chasers of real estate from fraudulent
conveyances, on third reading, Knud-
sen moved an amendment to strike
out the minimum of one years i'm
Irisonment and make the penalty not
orc than five years Imprisonment.
This would leave the minimum sem
tence in the discretion of the court
to fit the gravity of the case. 1t car
RED and the bill passed unanimously.
House bill providing for payment
by the Territory of a counsel fee to
an attorney for an impecunious per-
son accused of crime passed third
reading, only Kalama voting against
It,
House bill to provide a licer
of So for each boat engaging in fishing
for commercial purposes came up for
third reading.
Makekau moved it be indefinitely
postponed.
Mccarthy asked why. The Wom-
mittee had reported the bill favorably,
explaining that the only change iron,
the present law was to exempt per-
sons going out to FISH for pleasure.
Fairchild told of his investigation
OF the bill which showed him that the
Hawaiians were not opposed to it.
Representative Coney, himself fish
erman, favored it and the House had
passed it. The 3O-inch beam condi-
ton protected the Hawaiians who
caught fish for their own sustenance.
Knudsen wanted to know why a
difference was made between the
sportsman who went out with a gun
and one who went out in a boat with
hook and line.
Fairchild explained again that it
was a protection to the man who fish
ed for his family.
Baker seconded the motion to in
definitely postpone the bill 1t first
dealt with persons and further along
with boats. According to his read
ing every man going out in a boat of
more than 30 inches beam, as one OF
the crew, was subject to payment OF
the IS fee.
Fairchild made reply, after which
Knudsen, on the ground of uncertain
ty regarding the probable effect of the
measure, moved that the bill be laid
ON the table. Carried.
House bill to reduce the price of the
Revised Laws to S. a volume passed
third reading.
On House bill defining taxation and
judicial districts, for third reading,
Robinson moved an amendment to
place the Island of Kahoolawe after
Honoula
President Smith asked if 1t was not
more convenient for the people of ka-
hoolawe to go to Makawao instead of
Waikiki.
Robinson said it would provided
they landed at Makena.
Coelho said the bill was amended
by the Senate on second reading. Ka-
hoolawe had always been a part of
Waikiki. They polled at Kihei but
for judicial purposes they went to
Wailuku.
Chillingworth took hand in a gen
eral talk, which ended in Robinson's
acceptance of an amendment to the
amendment, to make its ibject clearer, /
Which carried and the bill, with a YER
bal amendment relating to Oahu, pass
ed third reading without opposition.
House bill relieving the Secretary
OF Hawaii from the work of Issuing
certificates of Hawaiian birth. which
is nwo attended to by the Federal au-
thorities, passed third reading unani-
Gously.
House bill relating to the bonds of
public officers came up for thir read
ing. 1t makes the bond of one whose
duties may not be defined by statute
or ordinance hold as well as that of
one whose duties are so defined. On
motion of Baker it was deferred till
tomorrow.
House bill to authorize certain pub
lie officials to designate persons to act
in their absence and to define the pow
ers of persons so designated was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.