The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-04-27
THE HOUSE

The House worked hard, joshed
hard, had a luau and an afternoon
session and generally put in a siren
uohs day yesterday. The hard work
came in the number of bills up for
third reading and the consideration of
the conference committee report on
the appropriation bill; the joshing
came in honoring Kealawaa by nam
ing a park in Hilo after him, not con-
sldering the feelings of the Hiloites,
and the luau came at noon, in honor
of the grandchild of the great and
only Kaniho. This was one part of
the days doings to which the press
was not invited to take a hand.
The bill making special appropria-
tions for public works from loan-fund
money furnished much of the excite
ment of the day. 1t was first amend
ed and finally tabled for the forenoon,
then taken up in the afternoon,
amended some more and passed, This
was the last chance at money and the
various members made the most of it.
Large Order of the Day.
Eleven bills on third reading We're
on the order of the day, big enough
| program in itself for Saturday, on top
of which the House went into session
| with the certainty of having the con-
| ference report on the appropriation
bill to consider, together with consid-
Grafton of the Governors veto on the
deer bill and large amount of rou-
tine. The veto consideration was
again deferred, however.
The first bill read a third time,
House Bill 23S, was tabled, Senate Bill
$50, an identical measure, having
reached the House.
House Bill 234, respecting summary
sale on tax liens, was read and
passed.
House Bill 800. Single, which makes
the fact that taxes on property are
unpaid for the preceding five years
| grounds for refusal to issue title in
the Court of Land Registration, was
read and passed.
House Bill 204, Coney. removing re-
strictions from sherffs in regard TO
| practising law, was read and passed
after debate. The excuse for the bill
is that other government officials are
allowed to do the same thing.
Senate Bill 1874, Robinson, exempting
real and personal property to the
| value of $500 from taxation, was read
and passed.
Senate Bill 147, Baker. relative to
the recording of births, marriages and
deaths. passed third reading. This
bin provides for each registrar to send
| monthly statistics to the Board OF
Health, and for the clerk of the board
to file these records and keep alpha
betical lists segregated into counties
Senate Bill IS, Harvey. to boost the
salary of the secretary to the Mayor
from 1920 to $1,000 a year, was read
and went through with the rest. II
was a good day for bills.
Senate Bill 76. putting witness foes
in circuit courts at 81 a day, with
twenty cents mile mileage and III
lowing mileage to county or Terrific
rial officials when the term is held
in district other than that In which
they live, was read. There was a
good majority In favor of 1t.
Christian Science Amendment.
The amendment of the Senate to the
medical bill. which allows Christian
Scientists to carry out the tenets OF
their religion" provided they do not
charge money for the same, was re-
ported and adopted.
Boosts on Top Of Boosts.
In House Bill 1885, boosting salaries
in Maui county. the Senate went the
House one better. boosting all the sal
aries the House had overlooked. Wal.
waiole moved not to concur. and he,
Carley and Nawahine were delighted
to argue out the matter with the Sen
ators.
The Senate amendments to the in
heritance tax bill. House Bill 81, were
concurred In.
Bishop Street Extension.
Cohen presented concurrent reso-
luton expressing the desire OF the
House that enough land trades be
made to bring about the extension of
Bishop street to the waterfront. This
was adopted.
Appropriations Reported.
The lengthy report OF the appropri-