The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-27
THE SENATE


chairman of the ways and means
committee return senate bin A.
Falrchlld stated that the commit
tee was advised by the supemnten-
dent of Public Works that 81 the bill
passed it would cause a deficit rather
than increase OF revenue.
The bin was tabled
knudsen returned from the judiciary
committee another OF Coelho's bills,
one to provide for the appointment
of bail commissioners. Il was almost
identical with another bin indefinite
ly postponed. On motion of Coelho f.
was tabled
Knudsen also returned from the ju-
provide for the appointment of pub
lie administrators He stated that the
Bar Association presented a strong ar
gument against the bill, ana as there
had been no call for promoting the
bill it had been chloroformed. On mo-
ton of Coelho the bill was tabled
Secretary Mott-Smith by letter in
formed the Senate of bills that day
signed by the Governor. The list has
already appeared in The Star
House bill to provide for the pay
ment of taxes on real estate taken
for public uses passed first reading.
Woods presented a unanimous re-
port from the Hawaii delegation on
II,Yec IAN f,, ,.oIfoe 90 Al, IIg1, UrIoo
trio Co. The claim was found to be
without the least color of authority
and based on a violation of section
4 of Act 10 of 1903. The committee
recommended that it be laid on the
table. Adopted
Knudsen from the judiciary com
mittee returned House bill relating to
the powers of the circuit courts. He
stated that ii appeared to be more
far-reaching than its author probably
ever imagined. Under such a law the
district magistrate Of Hahalei could
subpoena a witness I'm a 81 suit from
the farthest district Of Hawaii. He
offered an amendment providing that
before a witness was subpoenaed from
another district the party wanting his
evidence should deposit with the clerE
of court an amount equal to the ac'
tual travelling expenses Of the wit.
ness, and that no part of such de-
post should be taxed as costs.
This carried but there was still he
station over the bill, the presiden
thinking It a somewhat extraordinar!
measure. Chillingworth explained
why the bill had been held up I'm tn,
judiciary committee, and TO stop TIN
worry Knudsen moved TO lay the bill
on the table but later withdrew tn
motion.
On a show of hands the Senate wa
surprised to find it had passed thu
bill second reading.
LAND QUESTION AGAIN.
Makekau In the chair, the Senat
in committee of the whole proceeded
to consider House concurrent resolu
ton to importune AND urge the Con
gress Of the United States to amen,
the Organic Act in several sections
including a change of the land laws
an increase Of salaries Of Federal Off
GERS in this Territory Cthe governor
secretary, judges, etc.), and legalizin
of naturalizations. Mccarthy table
resolution was ordered TO be taken u
at the same time. Former Senate
l.. L. McCandless was invited to tn
privileges of the floor during the ses
sion of the committee.
President Smith, after the reading
asked If any of the Senators had stud
led the resolution.
Knudsen thought the bill was tn
same as appeared in a pamphlet re
ceived from Delegate Kalanianaole.
seemed to contain provisions identi
cal with those which the Governo
had explained and advocated befor
the Senate.
Mccarthy did not think the Senat
should commit itself to the meASur
at this stage.
Coelho denounced the attempt [
press the measure at this time.
was the same matter as the GovernC
had advocated to the Senate, wastin
two hours of it's valuable time, Z
the speaker put it. The resolutio
was directly contrary TO one the Ser
ate had previously adopted and i
adoption would stultify that body.
President Smith moved the resoll
ton be referred to a select commi
tee, accepting an amendment fro
Mccarthy that his resolution be r
ferred 10 the same committee. Ca
) ried.
4 The committee rose and reporte
Makekau moved in amendment
a motion to adopt the report tn
3 the resolutions be referred to the Sc
3 ate holdover committee. He quot,
4 ex-Vice President Fairbanks advice
: go slow with legislation.
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