The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-20
THE SENATE
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appropriation bill $lS,5OU for a wharf
at Napoopoo.
2. To insert in the loan or other
appropriation bill $4,000 for a freproof
courthouse at Kohala and $4,000 for a
jail at the same place.
TAXATION COMMITTEE.
President Smith appointed the fol-
lowing select committee on taxation:
Fairchild of Kauai, Robinson of Maui,
Woods of Hawaii and Harvey and
Quinn of Honolulu.
NOTICE OF BILL.
Baker gave notice of a bill to pro
vide for the service of process in suits
against corporations.
Knudsen introduced bill to amend
the law relating to the Court of Land
Registration.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The bill to require counties to make
biennial reports to the Legislature
passed third reading unanimously on
, the ayes and noes.
The bill relating to bonds of admin
istrators passed third reading unani-
mously
The bill requiring that Territorial,
county and municipal officers be citi-
zens, or persons eligible to become
such, passed by the solid fifteen of
the membership.
The bill to make certified copies of
nubIic archivae raoaivahla as a,yidanoe
passed third reading without dis
senting vote.
Coelho in moving its passage took
occasion to commend the establish
ment of the Archives Commission.
The archives yielded evidence in the
Lahainaluna case which saved the
Territory $4,000. In another case
evidence from that source had proved
Of great value.
House bill No. l, appropriating mo-
ney for defraying House legislative
expenses, passed second reading.
Senate bill No. IS, amending the
Revised Laws, Secs 1921 and 1923, so
as to take the licensing function away
from the Treasurer of the Territory
and give it to the treasurers of the
counties, came up on second reading
and was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee.
On second reading Coelho's bill re-
lating to lodging or tenement houses,
hotels, boarding houses and restau-
rants, was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee.
Coelho's bill to amend the law re-
lating to the rate per cent for property
taxes was referred to the Select Tax
alton Committee.
Moore's bill to amend Sec. 1647, X.
L., so as to include appeals from the
Board of License Commissioners, was
referred to the Judiciary Committee
A bill relating to fines and costs
was referred to the Ways and Means
Committee.
Bakers bill to fix license fees for
hotels, etc, was referred to the Ways
and Means Committee.
Bakers bill to amend the County
Act, relative to bonds of officers, was
referred to the Judiciary Committee
Chillingworths bill relating to the
purposes for which private property
may be taken for public purposes was
referred to the Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
President Smith informed the SEN
ate of a conversation he had yester-
day with Speaker Holstein of the
House of Representatives, who inform
ed him that the House would observe
Washington's birthday at 10 o'clock
by hearing the reading of Washing
toms Address, together with a few
speeches, and the Senators were cor
daily invited. AS the Senate was ad-
journing a few minutes later he des-
ignated Messrs. Knudsen and Moore
as the orators to participate in the
oratory with Representatives.
Fairchild asked that the Governors
message No. 8, relating to deficiency
appropriations, be referred to the
Committee or Ways and Means, which
was done.
At 11;05 the Senate adjourned till
Tuesday at 10 a. m.