The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-09

the Moore bill although b. has a
| whisky bill Of its own on second read
ing. quite as obnoxious a. the Senate
measure u comes In as q Democratic
| bill.
Among the other things considered
: IN the House was resolution uphold
ing the claim Of Lilnohnlani 90 the
quarter million she desires Of Con
! gress Cohen presenting a joint reto'
lution backing up the claim.
The House also received petition
from Kalaupapa asking for approprl'
ations aggregatng about half mil
lion.
THE SENATE.
A number of bills were received in
the Senate yesterday morning upon
passage on third reading in the House
Of Representatives. Five Senate bills
were returned after receiving the ap-
proval of the lower house. The meas
ures that are now ready for the Gov
ernor's signature are Senate Bill No.
"a, making certified copies of public
archives receivable in evidence; SEN
ate Bill No. a., amending Section 39l
of the Revised Laws Of Hawaii relat-
ing to commissioners of fences; Sen
ate Bill No. 80, to amend Section 49l
of the Revised Laws relating TO the
purposes for which private property
NAV be taken for public uses; Senate
Bill No. Z, respecting premiums paid
by executors. receivers, administrators
and other similar officers appointed or
confirmed by the courts, and to facili-
tate the giving of bonds required or
permitted by law; Senate Bill No. Al,
amending Sections 1896, 2399, 2400 and
2431 of the Revised Laws, and adding
new section turning over the work
of the Land Registration Court to the
regular departments of the Circuit
Court.
House Bills 81, SO, 70 and 9s were
transmitted from the House and pass
ed first reading. House Bill 81 relates
to the care of delinquent children; No.
20 is designed TO transfer the matter
of Hawaiian birth registration from
the Territory to the authority of the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
House Bill No. 9S is the measure in
troduced in the Legislature at the be-
hest of the Supervisors, and provides
for "the pay of certain city and
county officers The bill was not
printed by the House of Representa-
tives, and on the motion of Makekau
was referred TO the Senate Printing
Committee.
''I have tried to get copy of this
measure,' observed Senator McCar-
thy, "but have been unable. The usual
course should be pursued and every
Senator furnished a copy"
5 Anti-Rum Petitions.
The upper house received two more
petitions protesting against granting
the requests of the whisky ring by
passing Senator Moore's amendment
to the existing liquor law.
The petition received by the Senate
from the members of the Anti-Saloon
League bears twenty-three signatures
The Woman s Christian Temperance
Union also filed petition with. the
Senate, protesting against amendment
of the liquor law.
Both of the petitions were referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
which has the Moore bin under consid
GRAFTON. Like petitions were presented
, in the House and are printed in full
a in the proceedings of that body.
|, A communication was received from
d j. A. Densham, secretary of the Mara
. thon race committee, inviting the mem
bers of the Legislature to be presen
at the starting point on March IA. Th'
invitation was placed on file.
The judiciary Committee, which il
composed of Senators Knudsen, Chill
lingworth and Makekau, reported OF
Coelho S resolution asking that tn,
clerks of the Circuit Courts immediate
ly furnish the Senate with data cover
ing all probate cases pending. The re
port and its suggestions were adopte,
by the Senate. The text of the dOcu
ment is as follows:
"YOur Committee on judiciary, /,
which was referred Senate Resolutio,
No. 81 \ relating to request that clerk
of several circuit courts report all pro
bate cases and matters pending an
undetermined, begs leave to report "A
follows:
"Your committee has received re
ports from the first, second, thirt
fourth and fifth circuits, and has foun
the state of the several dockets to b
as follows:
"ln the First Circuit there are .
| Nt'HNH BNi'h'hS' ibhi univ L
1902; four date back to 1903; six dat
back to 1904; seven date back to 1905
one dates back TO 1906; six date bac
to 1907.
can but one show that nothing ha
been done in the cases except the az
pointing of the administrators. j
some no inventories have been filed.
some case in particular seen
strange, The administrators was al
pointed July 8, 1904, and ordered
file an inventory within thirty day
No inventory has been filed, thoue
the administrator has seemingly ha
plenty of time in which to have doI
so.
"In the Second Circuit. 80 cases a
still in the docket, divided as follow
1883, !; 1904, 2; 1905, 6; 1906, /
1907. s; 1908, s.
"In the ease dated 1855, filed ov
twenty years ago, some action has bee
had in 1905, since when nothing mo
appears 10 have been done. n
thirty-five other eases show nothing
llIp tho auso data1 IO0o nnthtrn, Z,