The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-19
APPROPRIATION BILL AS
PASSED BY THE SENATE
NEAR THREE MILLIONS
Bill That Would Cause
Hardship on Prop
erty Owners Is Ex-
posed.

The appropriation bill for the bien-
NAL period beginning July 1 received
final consideration at the hands of the
Senate on Saturday. and incidentally,
the trifling sum of s115,060 was added
TO the measure, bringing the grand
total of the measure, as it will go be-
fore the conference committee of both
houses, to $2,997, 455. The House of
Representatives is known to be
amendments made to the bill by the
Senate, and it is believed that consid-
cradle diplomacy and mutuar conces-
sion will be required before the con-
ference committee is through with it's
Iabors.
The bad features of bill intended
to make the property holders pay for
all the sewers that have ever been
laid in Honolulu, were eonclusively ex-
posed by Senator w. 0. Smith yester-
day. The measure intends to assess
present property holders for sewers
built at any time in the past, and
would mean the collection of about
half million dollars.
The bills intended to carry out the
idea of more control for the counties
passed third reading in the Senate on
Saturday, embodying the amendments
suggested by the committee of the
Err;l
The charges that have been made
against several officials connected with
the Department of Agriculture and
Forestry are going to be investigated
by special committee of the Senate.
In conformity with a resolution intro
dueed Saturday by Senator Palmer
Woods. calling for the appointment of
an Investigating committee, President
Smith named Senator's Woods, Knud-
sen and Mccarthy as the official in
vestigators.
Some of the Charges are under
stood to be against DR.. Norgaard and
Superintendent Hosmer, the claim be-
ing that DIR. Norgaard drew his salary
for a period of three months when not
in the Territory. The allegations are
not regarded very seriously in the
Senate.
Ex-vice President Fairbanks will
number a Senate committee among
his hosts when he arrives here Fri
day. In response to resolution sub
mitted yesterday by Senator McCar-
thy yesterday, President Smith named
Senator's Kalama, Fairchild. Mccarthy
and Makel1au as members of a recep-
ton committee.
The grand jury report to Presiding
Judge De Bolt of the Circuit Court
was received in the Senate Saturday,
suggesting that some means be pro
vided for the extradition of Abe the
Japanese forger.
After stating that true bills of in
dictment have been found against
Peter Naval, for burglary in the first
degree; Antonio Reyes; Emory Harris.
assault with weapon. and Yoshitaro
Abe, for forgery, the report saws:
I'VE would respectfully urge upon
the Legislature of the Territory of Ha-
wall now in session to appropriate suf-
f1cient funds to enable the proper a,,-
thorities to procure the extradition of
the above named Yoshitaro Abe. who
is now upon his way to Japan.
1--WE are informed that Yoshitaro
Abe was formerly extradited and
brought back from the Empire of ia
pan to answer charge of forgery. but
that owing to variance between the
proof and the indictment in his case.
the Territory failed to obtain a con-
vietion.
1--WE are further informed that Jap
anese residents of Honolulu. and citi-
zens of Honolulu, contributed largely
to the expense of such extradition,
and we believe that it is in the inter
ests of justice that Yoshitaro Abe
should be prosecuted. and if possible
conviction obtained, as the offenses
with which he is charged constitute a
serious crime, striking at the roots of
commercial confidence and calling for
strenuous prosecution to protect the
business community, and vindicate the
law"
Indorse A. ]. Campbell.
The following communication was re-
eeived and read in the Senate yester-
day:
Hon. w. o. Smith, President of the
Senate. Session 1909.
Sir: We, the undersigned banks, mer-
camille corporations, and others, desire
to express our regret at the action of
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