The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-22
SENATE
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Smith doubted if it was wise to make
the time limit for the beginning of
construction work two years from the
approval by the Governor. He thought
that it did not leave time enough to
allow the necessary approval by the
United States Congress.
Senator Chillingworth said that some
such provision was necessary to pre-
vent holders of the franchise from de-
laying work Indefinitely and prevent
ing others from undertaking the work
| if they wished to:
After the amendment making the
time limit three years had been inserted
the bill passed second reading without
a dissenting vote.
The Depository Bill.
Senate Bill No. 81, the depository
bill, passed the final reading on the
adoption of the report of the joint con-
ference committee.
The Public Health Committee major
ity reported favorably on Bill No. 21S.
| The object of the measure is to permit
the issuance of a license to practice
| osteopathy on the certificate of Board
| of Examiners of any legally chartered
| and regularly conducted school or col
lege of osteopathy, and providing fur
Their that nothing in the law shall be
| construed to prohibit the practice of
| the religious tenets of any church so
| long as the regulations relating to con
tagious diseases are not violated
The select committee of the Hawaii
delegation, to which was referred the
measure providing for two county gov
ernments for the big island submitted
It's views. The committee report stated
that it favored the division of Hawaii
into two counties "but finds that the
public opinion on the island of Hawaii
is much against its division at the pres
ent time. as has been shown by the
receipt of numerous letters and petit
lions, addressed to the various mem
ers of this Senate from that island -
The report of the committee was
adopted, tabling both of the two coun-
| ty bills.
Senate Bill No. al, assessing prop
erty holders for the cost of the Homo
lulu sewer system, passed third read
ing by vote of to Z. Senator Woods
was absent from the Senate chamber
when the vote was first taken, the re-
suit being a tie vote of Z to 7. The
Sergeant alarms was put on Senator
Woods trail and he returned to the
Senate he cast the conclusive afirma-
tive vote.
Table Grab Bill.
House Bill No. 122, increasing the
salary of officers of the City and Coun-
ty of Honolulu was tabled, ten votes
being cast for the motion made by
Senator Moore. The measure, known
as the grab bill, y increased the salary
of the supervisors to SIS per month and
made other material increases in the
remuneration of a dozen other office
holders.
House Bill No. 164, providing for
lunacy commission and incorporating
progressive ideas in the care of insane
persons, passed third reading by vote
of 10 to ], Brown casting the only
dissenting vote.
Senate Bill No. AS, relating to the
terms of Circuit Courts, was taken up
On the motion of Senator Makekau,
and passed on second reading.
House Bill No. $50 was tabled on
the motion of Senator Robinson. This
lis the bill supposed to embody the re-
suits of the investigation by the tax
commission, but it has not been re-
garded with much favor by the mem
bers of the upper house.
Senator Fairchild said that he voted
to table the bill because he considered
that the tax commission had not done
its duty and had presented a hodge
podge' to the consideration of the
Legislature.
A Salary Raise.
Senate bill No. 127 was received from
the House of Representatives on final
passage with an amendment increasing
| the salary of the deputy sheriff of
| North Kona to $1,000 per year. The
Senate concurred in the amendment.
House Bill No. 22S, relating to the
| College of Agriculture and Mechanic
| Arts and House Bill No. 224, relating
| to the taxation of insurance companies;
House Bill No. 230 amending the NUM-
cipal Act; House Bill No. 219, relating
| to the control of animals afflicted with
disease, all passed first reading.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to Senate Bill No. 80, pro
viding for fines and costs being con-
sidered as county realizations.
| House Bill No. 6, changing the sena-
torial districts, was tabled on the mo-
ton of Senate Knudsen.
Makekau introduced bill providing
for the disposition of balances of road
funds in the territorial treasury.
| Senate Bill No. 112, providing for
| tax of / per cent. per pound on auto
mobiles, passed second reading. The
| bill provides that the weight of auto
/ mobiles shall be computed as 10 per
/ cent. more than the factory weight
| specified.
| House Bill No 1s9. raising the sal
| airy of county officials of Maui, was
taken up on third reading. Senator
| Fairchild said that the bill should be
tabled, as was the bill raising the
salary of the officials of the City and
| County of Honolulu. Senator Kalama
| declared that if the counties were 60
/ ing to meet the salary increase, it
should not be made without careful
consideration. The bill was deferred
until today.
Il House Bill No 2o2. providing for the
disposition of special deposits in the
Territorial treasury, passed third read
ing.
Raise for Andrade.