The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-12
nearly two clock and working stead
lily through the noon hours.
Purchasing Agent Bill.

from the rushing it got there, came the
amending bill to the Purchasing Agent
Act Saturday, being grabbed and rush
ed through first reading in the House
before it had fairly settled down on
the clerk s desk. There will be no
rest for it in the House, either, being
put on the special order of the day
for this morning at eleven O'Clock.
The anxiety over this bill is real.
Saturday morning there was no joy
among the various clerks and messen-
gers and ianitors and other officials of
the Senate and House There was no
money waiting for them, the Treasurer
turning a deaf ear to their demands
and announcing that there had been no
purchasing agent around to stamp his
little o. K. on them. 1t was news to
them to know that the purchasing agent
was something they would have to
reckon with.
Senate Bill 103, Coelho, defining the
powers and duties of representatives
of estates of deceased persons in the
management and distribution thereof,
passed first reading.
Sounded Familiar.
"a lTDHl tnG 1OHlulIS-
sioner of Public Lands in regard to
Kealawaa s resolution calling for GER
tain correspondence was read. The
Commissioner begged to state ''thar
this matter will receive my early and
careful consideration. -
Rice said that it seemed to him he
had heard something like that before
in communications from the depart
ments last session.
Cemetery Coming.
The cemetery for which the poor per-
sons of Hauula are in "dire need"
according to official report, is to be pro-
vided them. Superintendent of Public
Works Campbell notifying the House
yesterday that the desired two acres
would be set aside as soon as the Land
Department let go of it.
Land Exchanges Recommended
The Public Lands Committee report.
ed on petition to have Kauluwela
lane extended to Vineyard street, the
recommendation being that the land re-
quired be secured by trades of other
property for it.
Harvey's Resolution Squelched.
The Health Committee presented a
very sensible report on Harvey's reso.
luton to bring about general con-
fusion at Kalaupapa by bringing
number of the apparently well lepers
back TO Honolulu for reexamination.
The report said: 1--WE beg leave to
recommend the tabling of this resolu-
ton as it is too broad in its scope and
does not sufficiently specify it's inten-
tions''
''Volante' Claim Endorsed.
The same committee recommended
asking the Senate to put in an item
of $3.50 in the Appropriation Bill to
reimburse o. Tollefsen for the loss Of
the sloop Volante, some years ago,
while the sloop was being used by
superintendent McVeigh on official and
urgent business.
Sees Principals Skipping.
Correa has vision of public school
principals slipping away for Canada
and Mexico with suitcases stuffed with
the savings of the pupils of their
schools if Cohen S school savings bank
bill passes. He filed minority report,
which says that there is no fund in
sight to furnish bank books and other
things for the 10000 prospective depo- |
sitors and no provision in the bill to
require the school principals TO furnish
bonds for their honesty.
II think this is a new way of trans
acting business reported Correa,
where persons depositing money are
not protected. I"
A Primary Election Bill.
Castro does not intend that the Re-
publican members in the House are to |
be deprived of the chance of showing
themselves true to their party obliga-
tions and platform pledges on the Pri-
mary Law just because the Senate saw
fit to turn the measure down. Sat |
urday he introduced into the House /
AN Act Relating to Candidates for |
Public Offices, primary election
measure similar in most ways to the |
one presented by Senator Chillingworth |
in the Senate.
Countymania. /
Alfonso has been bitten by the coun-
ty powers microbe and has it bad, pre- /
senting bill yesterday turning over
the appointment of District Magistrates
to the County Boards of Supervisors
who shall appoint them for two years
and have the power of removing them
for cause and "when such removal may
become necessary for the public good. y
Rice presented measure relating to
stamp duties. to supply an commission
in the present law caused by the sever |
al changes in the County Act
Third Readings.
By the time the House had conclud
ed its debate on the question of the
pay of the stenographer, the noon hour
had arrived. leaving the order of the
day, untouched. A motion to hold an
afternoon session was turned down, the
members concluding to go right ahead
with their work.
House Bill $50. Rice, relating to
taxes, making a general overhauling
of the taxation law, providing for an
appeal in eases where no return has
been made to the assessor and chang
ing the fat tax of $50 a year upon
automobiles to one of one cent a pound
gross weight, was up for third read
.ng One feature of the new auto and
other vehicle tax is that the money
raised thereby is to 60 into the spe
cia1 district road fund
The bill took half an hour for the