The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-25
HOUSE |NTERSPERSES
BUSINESS WITH MERRY
JOSHES AND POOLING
neutrality-suspicious. Are
Swollen on Third
Readingg.-.ll Bills Are
Passed.

The House worked hard, joshed
hard, had a luau and an afternoon
session and generally put in a siren
uous day yesterday. The hard work
came in the number of bills up for
third reading and the consideration of
the conference committee report on
the appropriation bill; the joshing
came in honoring Kealawaa by nam
ing a park in Hilo after him, not con-
sidering the feelings of the Hiloites,
and the luau came at noon, in honor
of the grandchild of the great and
only Kaniho. This was one part of
the days doings to which the press
was not invited to take a hand.
The bill making special appropria-
lions for public works from loantfund
| money furnished much of the excite
ment of the day. 1t was first amend
ed and finally tabled for the forenoon,
| then taken up in the afternoon,
amended some more and passed. This
! was the last chance at money and the
' various members Indue the 1loSl VI II.
| Large Order of the Day.
| Eleven bills on third reading We're
on the order of the day, big enough
program in itself for Saturday, on top
! of which the House went into session
| with the certainty of having the con-
| ference report on the appropriation
| bill to consider, together with consid-
| Grafton of the Governors veto on the
| deer bill and large amount of rou-
| tine. The veto consideration was
/ again deferred, however.
The first bill read third time.
/ House Bill 233, was tabled, Senate Bill
! $50, an identical measure, having
/ reached the House.
House Bill 234, respecting summary
! sale on tax liens, was read and
] passed.
House Bill 229, Single. which makes
F. the fact that taxes on property are
unpaid for the preceding five years
grounds for refusal to issue title in
the Court of Land Registration, was
read and passed.
House Bill 204, Coney, removing re-
strictions from sheriffs in regard to
practising law, was read and passed
! after debate. The excuse for the bill
! is that other government officials are
allowed to do the same thing.
Senate Bill 1874. Robinson, exempting
real and personal property to the
value of $500 from taxation, was read
and passed.
Senate Bill lat, Baker. relative to
the recording of births. marriages and
deaths. passed third reading. This
/. bill provides for each registrar to send
monthly statistics to the Board of
/ Health, and for the clerk of the board
to file these records and keep alpha
betical lists segregated into counties.
| Senate Bill IS, Harvey, to boost the
salary of the secretary to the Mayor
| from $1,000 to $500 a year. was read
and went through with the rest. 1t
was a good day for bills.
| Senate Bill rs, putting witness fees
! in circuit courts at 81 a day, with
twenty cents a mile mileage and 81
lowing mileage to county or Terrific
rial officials when the term is held
| in a district other than that in which
| they live, was read. There was a
good majority in favor of it.
Christian Science Amendment.
The amendment of the Senate to the
/ medical bill, which allows Christian
| their religion" provided they do not
charge money for the same, was re-
| ported and adopted.
Boosts on Top of Boosts.
In House Bill 1879, boosting salaries
in Maui county, the Senate went the
House one better, boosting all the sal
aries the House had overlooked Wal.
| waiole moved not to concur, and he
| Carley and Nawahine were delighted
to argue out the matter with the Sen
| ators.
The Senate amendments to the in
heritance tax bill, House Bill 81, were
! eoncurred in.
Bishop Street Extension.
Cohen presented a concurrent reso
luton expressing the desire of the
House that enough land trades be
made to bring about the extension al
Bishop street TO the waterfront. This
was adopted.
Appropriations Reported.
Inc lengthy report of the appropri
alton conference committee was pre-
scented. The grand total as found by
the committee was So, 82S. OBJ a cut al
sl6S,424 from the total. The report
was adopted.
j Loan Appropriations
Alfonso was the first amender when
! the loan appropriation bill was read
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