The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-16
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The friends of industrial training
the public schools can thank the G
hibit of children s handiwork as show
in the afmory for a Senatorial chang
of heart on the practical value of i
dustrial training, and incidentally II
insertion of the necessary $500 in Il
appropriations for the Department {
Public Iustruc5io There was stron
sentiment in the Senate against the Il
ttnstrial training item, and if it had NJ
been for the visit of the Senators to til
armory exhibit it is safe to say tha
they would have adhered to their fir:
unenlightened stand
COelho worked hard for the Count
of Maui yesterday, asking for apprt
priations for about everything excep
government mule farm. In the cou1
ty claim bill there were several claim
for work that seems to have been pei
formed by some Maui voters in tn
stone age, but despite the eloquence o
the Maui statesman the Senate declin
ed to shake the plum tree for the sell
benefit of Maui
Indorse Amendments.
Notification was received from TIT
House of Representatives stating tha
1T had failed to concur in the Senate
amendments to House Bill No. 157, reg
uiating the licenses for public shows
Senators, Fairchild, Moore and Wood:
were named by President Smith a:
members of the conference committee
The judiciary Committee recommend
ed the concurrence of the Senate IN
the amendment of the House, striking
out the provision for a purchasing agent
in Senate Bill No. 1873, relating to the
expenditure of public money.
The report of the committee was
adopted, passing the bill on final read
ing, as amended by the House, Senator
Robinson casting the only dissenting
vote.
E'Your committee believes thorough
ly in purchasing agent, says the
report, "but in view of the fact that
this Territory is scattered over so wide
an area and also of the fact that the
heads of the various departments have
had their attention called to the neces-
sity of using greater care in the order
ing of supplies, your committee recon-
mends that the Senate concur in the
amendments offered by the House. y
The special committee of the Ha-
wall delegation reported favorabiy Oh
House Bill No. 1877, prohibiting the TAX
ing of fish with nets in the waters OF
the bay of Hilo. The committee first
recommended the @bling of the bill
but was in receipt of so many petitions
from constituents, urging the passage
Al l., hot 10 III
reconsideration and passed on second
reading after its provisions and intent
had been explained by Senator Woods
A wireless message was read from the
Hlo Board of Trade, protesting against
any action being taken toward the
transfer of health authority to the
counties.
On Final Passage.
Senate Bill No. rs, relating to wit
ness fees and mileage, and preventing
police officers from securing mileage
for court attendance in their own dis
trict. passed third reading without g
dissenting vote.
Senate Bill No. 1874, relating tt
exemption on personal and property
taxes, and fixing $500 as the figure 0,
exemption was taken up on third read
ing. Senator Knudsen said that tn
WAYS and Means committee shouit
state what decrease in government
revenue would follow the adoption O
the $500 exemption. He said that tn
Senate had already exceeded the Way
and Means recommendation by $l62,oo
and that if the Senate went ahead a
the present rate an extra session woult
be necessary to untangle the financla
difficulties, and that the Governo
would. of necessity, be the final arbite
instead of the Legislature.
Senator Fairehild replied that tn
WAYS and Means Committee state
that he was preparing an elaborat
financial statement of the government
needs and it would soon be ready. IL
stated that he was opposed to the bill
on principle. but did not think !
would make much change in the rev
enue.
Senator Mccarthy favored the rails
in exemption, arguing that the Senat
mad already Endorsed a raise of tn
income exemption. There were n
negative votes. but on point of priv
lege, President Smith said that he SUP
ported Fairehild Is view, but voted TO
the bin because he had done so on tn
income bill.
SenateRill 49,, relating to the bal
ances of road tax money in the Terri
torial treasury and authorizing tn
Treasurer to issue warrants for item
lied amounts in favor of the Treasui
ers of the counties, passed third read
ing.
Senate Bill No. 1879, the bill provid
ing for one-fourth of one per cen
taxation for defraying the cost o
county improvements, was on the orde
of the day, but was deferred on tn
motion of Knudsen.
House Bill No. 55, repeating sectio
1913 of the Revised Laws, penalizin
teachers admitting to school, childre
not vaccinated. passed On. third reat
ing without negative vote.
House Bill No. So, charging tn
powers of the counties and providin
that they care for all schoolhouse
jails. and eourthouses, came up fo
consideration. Knudsen moved tn
passage of the bill on third readin.
President Smith questioned the pre-
visions of the bill that gave the coui
ties the power "to discontinue and r,