The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-03

that he had received letter from
blind woman stating that she was
dependent upon others for support and
asking that the Legislature make some
provision for her care. Coelho stated
that he introduced the resolution to
bring up the question of the care OF
the blind. stating that all other States
and Territories made provision for the
care of the blind. The resolution was
referred to the Committee on Public
Health.
Senator Makekau introduced two
bills, one amending the County Act and
| another making additional appropria-
ton for departmental use during the
current biennial period.
Senator Baker introduced a bill re-
Iating to county Offices. 1t was pass
ed to print.
/ Governor s Message No. 2, the re-
cess appointments of the Chief Execu-
| tive, then came up on the order'of the
day. A further postponement had been
agreed to by the members of the upper
house, and Coelho IS motion to defer
| consideration of the message for one
week went through the formality of
being adopted
Kill Appeal Bill.
The bill to provide for appeals by
] the Territory in certain criminal cases
| received its death blow at the hands
of the Senate. Senator Knudsen moved
for the passage of the bill on second
/ reading, but Senator Mccarthy IS
amendment to lay the bill on the table
| was carried and the existence of the
measure came to a formal end.
The bin carrying an appropriation
i of $4,000 for the relief of John A. Cum
Minis passed third reading with one dis.
/ senting vote, that of Senator Knudsen.
1 The bill was amended, however, on the
motion of Senator Robinson, who
moved that the clause in the bill call
ing for legal rate of interest from
the date of the payment of the fine
be stricken out.
Senator Knudsen observed that the
bill had been before the Legislatures
of 1903 and 1905 and had failed to
pass in both instances, the $4,000 being
the amount paid by Mr.. Cummins as
a fine imposed following his plea of
| guilty to charge of treason in the
year 1895.
Senator Fairchild was excused from
voting upon his own request. He ex-
planned that Mr.. Cummins was a rela-
tive of his wife and because of the re
lationship he did not want to east his
vote on the bill.
i House Bill No. Is, relating to the IL
| censing of foreign corporations, receiv.
ed the final Endorsement at the hands
of the Senate. Senator Baker asked
for some enlightenment on the provision
1 of the BILL and the explana tons OF
Senators Mccarthy and Fairchild were
sufficiently lucid to convince the legis
lator from Hawaii that the bill was not
4 intended to reduce the amount of cor
porate license and tax.
Pass Minimum Wage.
1 House Bill No. 80, fixing the mini
| mum pay of public laborers at Slot
per day, was finally passed despite de
termined attempts that were made t
table it or amend it in. such manner
as would leave sane discretionar,
power with the Boards of Supervisor
! of the various counties. Senator Fair
: child first asked to have the bill de
ferred. He declared that while eondi
j, tions in Honolulu were such as to wal
rant the fixing of $3.50 as the minimum
!, wage, that different conditions pre-
!, vailed in the other counties.
..The cost of living is higher in He
nolulu.' - he said, and / do not ques
ton the Justice of fixing a $3.50 mini
, mum wage here. But in the outsid
: districts It will defeat its object, maiI
! iy by throwing number OF deservln
!. people out of work. The supervisor
a have a limited amount of money
spend. and if they are not allowed som
!, | discretion in the payment of wages
! stands to reason that they will onl
) employ the most efficient and able
y bodied labor, while the equally worth
i. but less efficient would be weeded OF
= through the operation of such a law
!. this bill intends to enact
al Senator Chillingworth supported I'll
= views expressed by Senator Fairehil
y He declared that the fixing of a ST.
N minimum was proper as far as Il
). County of Honolulu was concerned, b,
that it should not apply to the countl
districts
II think it should be left to Il
= Boards of Supervisors, he said. g
u the passage of this resolution with son
y power left in the hands of the count
- the intent of the Legislature would
!" shown and would in all probabiil
. have the effect of holding the minlmu
n wage at the highest possible figure. =
OF Fairchild moved for an amendme
T. inserting clause cat the discreti'
.; a of the Board of Supervisors, = but t
u, motion was lost.
- Mccarthy Objects.
\ Senator Mccarthy moved an obJe
~. ton to the bill being deferred, statll
On that the bill might as well be killed
once and be done with it. This broug
ha forth rejoinder from Fairchild tn
81 he had only asked twice for po
: ponement during the course OF the 81
-, SION and both times had encounter
H. opposition upon the part OF Den
= cratic member.
~ The Senator from Kauai tried anotf
~ amendment. this time to fix mlnlmt
!, " wages of Is cents an hour. Senat
pe Robinson objected to the suggestl'
ne stating that the legal days work W
of only eight hours. The motion
M amend was then put to vote and 10
40. and the bill then passed on its tn
VI reading