The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-20
The immigration Bill Is
Reconsidered and 1t
Passes Without Dis
senting Vote in the
Senate.

The territorial Senate mended it's
ways yesterday, and instead of further
obstructing the final passage of the
bin providing special income tax for
the creation of a special fund for the
stimulation of immigration and the
conduct of conservation work, gave its
approval to the bill without discussion.
Senator David K. Baker of Hawaii ask
ed to be excused from voting on the
bill. Baker was one of those that wish
opportunity of corresponding with his
constituency and learning their wishes
In regard to the provisions of the i'm
migration measure. So he decided to
be conservative, and declined to COM
NIT himself.
The Senate did not take action on
the two veto message received from
Governor Frear in which he said that
he could not give his approval to House
Bill No. and House Bill No. 70. Re-
until Monday.
Senator Kalama introduced a bill
yesterday that will be of considerable
Interest to automobile owners. Sena-
tor Kalama proposes to levy a tax of
two per cent. of the value on all horse
less vehicles. The legislator from Maui
believes that the present license system
is not distinguished by any great de-
gree of fairness when the owner Of an
asthmatic runabout pays the same IL
cense fee as the owner of powerful
touring car.
President Taft IS letter thanking the
Legislature for the congratulatory teIe-
gram on the day of his inauguration
was read in the Senate and filed.
The Governor veto message, in
which the Chief Executive declared that
he could not approve House Bill No. 5
was then read. The text of the mes
sage was as follows:
ffTo the Legislature:
81 herewith return House Bill No. 5,
entitled An Act to Protect Purchasers
of Real Estate from Fraudulent Con-
veyances,' which / am unable to APP
prove.
s.There is no objection to the general
purpose of the bill, but it contains a
clause which is at least inapplicable to
the cases for which it is intended and
which may cause it to work hardships
or render it Intellectual.
cit applies only to conveyances of
property upon which an undischarged
attachment, mortgage or other lncum-
brance exists (which is not noted by
memorandum on the certificate of title
thereof This last clause might be per-
tinent in the case of land for which a
certificate of title has been issued in
pursuance of a decree of the land regis
tration court, but it has no application
to the ordinary case of conveyance of
land by deed or otherwise. Doubtless
the clause was inserted through mad
vertence in following too closely some
other statute which related to a diff
ferent class of cases.
s'There is ample time to pass new
bill, if desired, to carry OUT the pur-
poses of this bill. =
Postponed reconsideration.
Senator Knudsen moved that the bill
be reeonsidered. CoelhO said that the
usual course would be to defer further
consideration until the House has taken
action on the veto. Senator Chilling
with SuSSeSlGu poetppHCthCut w
Monday and the motion carried.
Two letters were read from Secretary
Mott Smith informing the Senate that
the following measures had received the
signature of the Governor:
Senate Bill No. 4. Act "a, An Act to
Provide for Biennial Reports to the
Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii
by Counties;
Senate Bill No. 80, Act 25, An Act to
Amend Sections 222s and 2230 of the
Revised Laws Relating to Divorce;
Senate Bill No. 90, Act %, An Act
to Amend Section 1896 of the Revised
Laws of Hawaii, Pertaining to 0ffenses
Against the Right of Sculpture;
Senate Bill No. s., Act p, An Act to
Appropriate Money for the Relief of
Levi C. Lyman;
House Bill "A, Act %, An Act Making
Special Appropriations for the Payment
OF Certain Claims Against the Territory
of Hawaii Incurred prior to the Thir
tieth day of June, A. d. 1907.
A communication was read from the
House stating that in conformity with
House Concurrent Resolution No. the
Speaker has named members of COM
mittee of four to act with Senate
committee, President of the Senate,
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