The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-10
THE SENATE
FIFTY-FOURTH DAY.
Afternoon Session.

On motion of Coelho the action of
the morning in setting tonight for
consideration of health bills in com
mittee of the whole was set aside.
On motion of Makekau the Senate
concurred in the House amendments
to the bill authorizing the County of
Maui to pay certain unpaid claims of
1908.
Senate bill amending the County
Act and fixing salaries of officers of
the County of Hawaii was read a sec
ond time with favorable report of the
Hawaii delegation. Makekau moved
its passage with a speech in favor of
the raises of salary of the clerk and
deputy sheriffs. Carried
Senate bill amending the pharmacy
law was read a second time. The
health committee had approved it,
Fairchild and Harvey not concurring.
Fairchild moved to lay the bill on
the table, but withdrew the motion
on attention being called to the alb
sent of Chillingworth introducer of
the bill. Consideration was deferred
until tomorrow.
House bill to provide for the pay
ment of fines and costs and forfeit
ures of bail recovered before district
magistrates to the county treasurers
came up for second reading. On mo-
ways and means committee for con-
sideration with other bills on kindred
subjects. The same action was taken
with regard to Senate bill relating to
license fees.
Senate bill relating to proof ana
entry of default in civil actions was
referred to the judiciary committee.
Senate bill to provide for the pay
ment of road tax balances in the trea-
sury of Hawaii to the counties was
referred to the ways and means com
mittee.
| Senate resolution for removal of
certain persons from Molokai to Ka-
lihi for examination, as amended by
the health committee, came up ror sec
ond reading.
Fairchild explained his non-concur-
renee with the report as to certain
words, as if the persons had leprosy
they were entitled to treatment any
way and the words therefore mean
| ingless.
President Smitah came down from
the chair to speak against the reso-
luton as undue interference with the
Board of Health. He offered a sub
stitute resolution calling the atten-
ton of the Board to the persons in
question, feeling certain that the
Board would pay attention to the
cases.
Harvey, author Of the resolution,
said that the course proposed had
been followed on a former occasion.
The resolution passed.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Knudsen taking the chair, the Sen
ate went into committee of the whole
to resume consideration of the gen.
eral expenses appropriation bill.
On motion of Makekau the pension
of $500 for the period, for the widow
Of John NJ Kea, passed
Fairchild suggested, in the checking
over yesterdays work, that perhaps
the salary of the Attorney General
should be deferred AS the Senate
was not satisfied with the incumbent
at 5000, perhaps a better one could
be obtained for a bigger salary.
Under the Treasurer's department,
the salary of the Treasurer having
passed yesterday at S275 a month, the
following items passed.
Registrar of Public Accounts ($225),
$5400; bookkeeper, deputy insurance
commissioner ($175) $4,000.
Coelho had clerks, stenographers,
assistants ($175), $4,000, deferred to
be itemized as the Jumping opened
the door to favoritlsm.
Expenses-Treasure Office, $4,000;
insurance law, $1,000. Passed.
Mccarthy moved to substitute ST.
600 as the Governor recommended for
$4,000 as the House voted for liquor
law expenses. The proposal that the
deputy sheriffs should do the inspec-
ton would not make the expenses
smaller.
Robinson said the larger amount
would be right if it was divided be-
tween the counties.
Smith said a police officer was pro-
hibited from entering a saloon except
to serve a process.
Mccarthy referred to the liquor bill
defeated by the House. He regarded
it as an improvement on the present
law, but now that it had been killed
the Government should have what
money it asked for enforcing the
law.
After further discussion, on Bakers
renewing the plea for division be-
tween the counties, the item was de-
ferred. sB's7
Official bonds, $4,000; tax books and
blanks, $4,000. Passed.