The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
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fluetion in the price Of the Revised
laws from SO 10 So the volume was
passed on third reading as was also
House Bill No. 81, making slight
changes in the bounds of the edaea-
4jonal and judicial districts on the
island of Mani The act authorizing
she transfer Of the work OF recording
certificates of Hawaiian birth TO the
Federal Government also received
a,nagirnous vote on its third reading.
THE SENATE.
Senator Harvey was the only mem
Der of the upper house not present at
the opening Of the sixteenth day OF the
session.
Representative Sheldon's Concurrent
Resolution, asking that the Congress
of the United States be petitioned to
grant statehood to Hawaii, was reeely-
ed In the Senate and referred TO the
judiciary Committee.
Senate Bills Nos. IS, rs, II, and IS
were reported by Chairman Brown as
having been printed and ready for dis
fributioa.
Senator Knudsen gave notice Of In
Producing an act TO provide for appeal
by the Territory in criminal eases. Tn
der the usual form Of rule suspension,
the bill passed first reading by title
and was referred to the Printing Com
Inittee.
Senator Fairehild, chairman of the
WAYS and Means Committee, intro
dueed an act TO regulate the expendi-
fure of public money.
On the order of the day, House Bill
No. A was taken up for second read
ing. The act makes an amendment de-
sired by the Maui delegation in regard
TO the date of meeting by the Board
of Supervisors of Maui. Senator Ka-
lama asked that consideration of the
bill he deferred to March Is. The re-
port of the judiciary Committee was
favorable, but the Maui delegation
nov wants further time in which to
consider the matter. Senator Robin
son asked that action on the bill be de-
ferred until March II, because he
would not be present at the Senate SEES
sion of March Is. The desired post
penement was granted.
Fishing Bill Again.
coelho's fishing bill then came up for
consideration on third reading. Its
official title is Senate Bill No. l6, and
it specifically limits the fishing waters
of the Territory Of Hawaii to citizens
Of the United States. Senator Fair
child asked for information on the
measure. He said that he had been in
formed that the bill hnder considera-
tien was practically the same as
Federal statute with the sole addition
of the stipulation of penalty. Coelho
stated that the bin was practically the
same as Federal statute. President
Smith suggested that consideration of
the bill be postponed. Senator Chill
lingworth asked that next Saturday be
the date for the continuance, but Sena-
tor Robinson requested that the bill go
ever until March IL The Senate
granted his request.
Senate Bill No. 81 passed third read
ing on unanimous vote. The act re-
peals a dead statute of the Revised
Laws that limits the circulation of com
mereial paper and which has never
been enforced. Senator Fairehiid stat
ed that he introduced the measure at
the instance or local business men.
Senate Bill No. So, making changes
IN the Judicial Circuits of the Terri
tory, passed third reading on the mo-
tion OF Makekau.
House Bill No. passed third read
ing. 1t is designed I'd protect pur-
ehasers of real estate against fraudu
lent conyeyanees, and in its unamended
form provided penalty for fraud of
not less than one year or more than five
years imprisonment al. hard labor.
Senator Knudsen moved that the bill
be amended SO as to provide a penalty
of not more than FIVE years, the mini
mum sentence, he said, could well be
left with the discretion of the court.
He thought that AIN arbitrary fixing of
minimum sentence would defeat the
primary onJees of the BILL
Fee Bill Passed.
There was one vote against the pas
sage on third reading of Representa-
tive Douthitt's measure allowing
judges to give fee to lawyers appoint
ed by the court to defend impecunious
criminals. House Bill No. 20 is the
official name of the act, and it received
the Endorsement of all the Senators ex.
eept Kalama.
The Senate is still undecided as to
the provisions of House Bill No. %,
providing for tax of S. on fishing
boats. The bill provides that all boats
over 30 inches in beam shall be con.
sidered as coming under the law, thus
exempting many of the boats that are
used by the Hawaiians for that plr-
pose.
When the bill came up on third read
ing yesterday Senator Makekau imme-
diateiy moved for an indefinite post
ponement. Mccarthy asked for infor-
NATION, observing that the committee
had reported favorably on the measure
Chairman Fairehild of the Ways and
Means Committee said that it was the
intention of the measure to state spe,
eitieally that the annual fee of S.
should be charged to fishing boats used
for profit. and the stipulation OF
for profit in the bin was the. only
change that had been made in the ex
listing law. Fairehild stated that many
Hawaiians simply caught enough fish
to supply their own wants and that il
would not be fair for them to pay tbs
tax that was imposed on the boats reg
ularly engaging in the business fol
profit.
In seconding the motion of Make
kan for indefinite postponement. Sena
tor Baker said that he did so beeaus.
of the indefinite provisions of the meas