The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-12
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the number IT clerks employed aud
the hours ~ labor
Commissioner Pratt Informed tho
Senate that four clerks are regularly
employed in bis department and one
temporary clerk on special work He
gives the hours of labor from ss30 a.
m. until $3.50 p p.
The Committee on Public Health
presented a report on Senate Bill No.
26. The report stated that the law
was enacted In 1855. 10 regulate the
manufacture Of poi within the city of
Honolulu.
"From the reading Of the original
act ~ says the committee "it seemed
TO us that the object of the same was
Go place the control Of the business
in the hands Of one poison or corpora
ton. Since the enactment of the law,
however. its provisions have never
been carried out on the ground that
successive legislatures since lsss re.
fused to appropriate money for the
purpose of providing the buildings re.
quisite TO the proper enforcement of
the said act. ~
The committee report was laid on
the table to be taken up with the bill
in regular order.
Increase in License.
Senator Coelho introduced an act to
amend Section l4lSF, Chapter l02 of
the Revised Laws of Hawaii as amend
ed by Act 90 of the Session Laws of
1907 relating to Merchandise Brokers.
The amended section reads as fol-
lows:
EVERY person, firm or corporation
engaged in the business of buying, sell.
ing, or soliciting orders for goods,
wares or merchandise, either on COM
mission as broker, agent or salesman
for either the owner or consignee, shall
pay an annual license fee of 5000. Fro
vidd, however, that this section shall
not apply to any person, firm or corpor-
alton engaged solely in interstate COM
merce or employed solely by the Uni
ted States.
The bill passed first reading and was
referred to the Printing Committee.
The object of the measure is to pre-
vent evasion of the law by persons
holding a merchandise brokers license,
which costs 800 per annum, engaging
in sales by auction-an auctioneer S
license costing 5000 per annum.
Bills Are Passed.
The Senate gave its final endorse
ment to a number of measures upon
the order of the day.
Senate Bill No. n, increasing the
bond of City and County Auditor from
$4,000 to $4,000, passed third reading
with a unanimous vote.
Senate Bill No. rs, increasing the
bond of County Auditor, also received
final approval at the hands of the up
per house.
The act introduced by the Ways and
Means Committee to pay the claim OF
Levi c. Lyman for the purchase price
of two homestead lots in Puma, Hawai-,
passed third reading, carrying an APP
propriation of $503.l5.
There was lengthy discussion and a
decided difference of opinion ON the
questions involved in the provisions OF
House Bill No. IS, relating to the APP
pointment and removal of district
magistrates.
1t was this provision that Coelho
objected to, declaring that while ne
agreed with the principle, yet 1T would
be impossible for "licensed practltion'
ers' to be had in many of the outside
districts. He declared that the en-,
forcement of such provision wonld
practically close the courts In some aus
tricts because of the impossiblllty OF
securing the services of men who had
been admitted to practise law.
w. o. Smith Opposes.
President w. o. Smith declared that
the point at issue was whether men
qualified to practise law We're to be
alone available. He called Vice Presl
dent Kalama to the chair and took the
floor against the passage of the meas
IRE. He declared that the two requl
sites for a district magistrate were
character and knowledge, but he
thought that decision on these two
questions could well be left to tine
present appointive power-the Chlel
Justice of the Territory. He said thai
in some case where lawyer was avail
able the lawyer would not possess the
degree of character needed for a dis
trict magistrate. Senator Smith moved
for an indefinite postponement of the
measure. An aye ard no vote was tax
en- upon the motion of Mccarthy anc
Senator Smith Is motion lost by VOTE
of IL to 4, Coelho, Fairchild, Kalamf
and Smith supporting the motion t.
Law the bill on the table. The SAINT
vote carried the measure past It's thlrt
reading.
The only change that the bill makes
in the existing law governing the ap
pointment of district magistrates is thu
inclusion of a specific provision tina
makes licensed practitioners the onl.
available source from which to choos'
appointees. 1t sounds the knell OF thu
layman Justice otherwise it does no
vary from the existing law.
Pass Third Reading.
House Bill No. AZ, authorizing tn
assessor to prepare notices of appeal
in tax cases, passed third reading OF
q unanimous vote.
House Bill No. 81, providing for tn
organization of a juvenile court, passe'
third reading, all the members OF tn
upper house giving it their indorse
ment.
House Bill No. SO, extending tn
provisions of the incorporation law
passed third reading, Senator Bake
casting the only dissenting vote.
House Bill No SO, making jur,
trial unnecessary unless one party to
-. a 4,