The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-21

wall into two counties, and on Sem
ate bill to define the boundaries of
the first and second representative
districts, recommending that both be
laid on the table. The committee ia
vors the division but finds that the
public opinion on the Islands of Ha-
waii is much against it's division at
the present time, as has been shown
by the receipt of numerous letters
and petitions, etc, addressed to the
various members of this Senate from
that Island Your committee is fur
Their opposed to this bill on the ground
that its passage would create more
officers, and believes that the finances
of the County Of Hawaii, at this time,
do not warrant the passage of same,
Adopted.
SALARY OF SECRETARY.
Coelho presented the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Whereas, by reason Of the geogra-
phical position and economic situa-
ton of the Territory of Hawaii there
are, in addition to the ordinary prob
lens of government, many unusual
and great responsibilities and duties
devolving upon the Secretary of Ha-
wall, and
Whereas, the present salary provid-
ed by law for the Secretary of Ha-
wall is inadequate in view of the high
cost of living in the Territory and
the expense of entertainment of dis
tinguished visitors to the Territory,
and insufficient in view of the heavy
responsibilities and duties which rest
upon him,
Therefore be it resolved Nv the SEN
ate of the Territory of Hawaii, the
House of Representatives concurring:
That it is the sense Of the Legisla-
ture of the Territory of Hawaii that
the Organic Act Of this Territory
should be so amended as to place the
salary of the Secretary of Hawaii at
the sum of Five Thousand Dollars
per year, and
Be it further resolved that copies
of this resolution be sent to the Pre-
sident of the United States, the Pre-
sident Of the Senate and Speaker of
, the House of Representatives of the
Congress of the United States, and
to the Delegate from Hawaii to said
, Congress.
CLOSE CALL.
Senate bill to provide for payment
of cost of the Honolulu sewer sys-
tenn by assessment on the property
benefited thereby had two amend
ments made in it on motion of Moore.
Being put to vote On third reading a
tie resulted. Woods was absent buO
was sent for, and on MS arrival tine
bill passed on the following vote:
Ayes-Coelho, Fairchild, Knudsen
Mccarthy, Moore, Quinn, Robinson
, Woods-8.
Noes-Baker, Brown, Chillingworth
Harvey, Kalama, Makekau, Smith,
SALARIES BILL TABLED.
House bill increasing salaries of Of
ficers of the City and County of Ho
nolulu was laid on the table on mo
ton of Moore.
House bill amending the law relat
ing to insanity passed third reading
on the following vote:
! Ayes-Baker, Coelho, Harvey, IA
lama, Knudsen, Makekau, Mccarthy
Robinson, Smith, Woods-1O
\ No-Brown-1.
i Makekau called up his bill to leav
Honokaa out of the list of circui
court seats where a jury trial canno
be held in certain terms and secure,
its passage on second reading.
TAX BILL TABLED.
House bill amending the laws re
lating to taxation was no sooner call
ed up for third reading than Robin
son moved it be laid on the table. Tn
motion carried.
Chillingworth in surprise asked
, that was the bill that they had spen
two days on.
Fairchild said he understood a bi
was coming from the House GOVERN
the only essential amendment need
ed in the law. He had voted to tabl
it because the report of the tax CON
= mission was unsatisfactory.
: Kalama lamented that his amend