The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-16

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1 findings viii be made known in formal
/ fashion In "a written report which may
be filed today, but probably not until
next week
Senate Routine.
There was full attendance when
| the upper house convened yesterday
morning
A communication was received from
Secretary Smith inforning the
| Senate that the Governor had signed
House Bin No. %, Act 13, an act to
reduce the price Of the Revised Laws
Senate Bin No 33. Act IA, an act to
amend Section 1884 Of the Revised
Laws, relating to substitute justices
of the Supreme Court; House Bill No.
| 5S, Act 10, an act TO repeal Act GA
Of the Session Laws Of 1905. as amend.
ed by Act 10 of the Session Laws Of
1907. relating 10 the issuance of certif.
Gates of Hawaiian birth, and House Bill
No. 60, an act to amend Sections ? and
! of Act 100 Of the Session Laws Of
1905, relating TO bonds of public Of.
fcers
The Senate received the immigration
and revenue measure that produced the
contest in the House of Representa-.
tives. House Bill No los is its off.
eial title, and IL passed first reading
A communication was received from
the House stating that it did not con.
cur in the amendments made by the
Senate to House Bill No. S, relating
to the appointment and dismissal Of
district magistrates. President of the
| 4
| lingwOrth and Makekau as the mem,
bers of the joint conference commit
tee in an effort to reach an agreement
! on the measure.
Senator Coelho introduced a bin to
make changes and additions to the
existing statutes governing the Ma.
tional Guard so as to conform to the
provisions Of the laws of the United
| States.
It passed first reading and was re-
! ferred to the Printing Committee.
Kalama Introduces Bills.
Two bills were introduced by Sen.
ator Kalama of Maui. One measure is
| designed to amend Section 1906 of the
Revised Laws relating to the lien of
| District Court judgments. 1t adds a
paragraph reading as follows:
''When a Judgment which is 4 lien
] under this section is fully paid, the
creditor shall, at the expense of The
debtor, execute and acknowledge re.
lease, signed by said creditor, or by his
attorney of record in the suit, and said
release may be recorded in the judy
ment book in said registry"
The other measure introduced by Ka.
lama is intended to amend Section 1
of Act % of the Session Laws of 1905
relating to the filing of plans and sur
veys of land in the office of the Regis
trar of Conveyances.
The amended section specifies that
"it shall not be lawful for the Regis
trar of Conveyances to accept for rec.
ord and record any plan of land,
whether attached to, made a part of,
or independent of, any deed, certified
copy of judgment of condemnation, or
other instrument, after this act takes
effect; to the end and purpose that
! hereafter there shall be no plans re.
| corded in the record books but in sub.
| sttution therefor there shall be a
! single method of filing plans in the
archives of the office of the said Regis
| tIar of Conveyances.
The new section of the act intro.
duced by Senator Kalama provides that
| the Registrar of Conveyances shall fur.
nish blue print copies of any map or
plan upon payment of a fee of 50, the
money TO go into the Territorial
treasury.
Liquor Ring Ready.
The liquor interests had everything
ready for the bTazen work of recon
sidering yesterdays disposition of the
| Moore amendment bill.
| Senator Makekau was the spokes-
man and it was a painful and labored
exhibition that the lawmaker from Ha.
waii made in an effort to explain the
change in his attitude.
" / move that the vote we took yes.
terday on Senate Bill No. % be recon.
sidered, were the Introductory re.
marks of Senator Makekau. "The
reason why ] make this notion" he
continued "is because | have not been
able to understand this bill. ] have
tried to study the old law and the
Ways and Means Committee report to
! gether, but have not succeeded in max
ing it out TO my satisfaction. So |
move that we reconsider it.
Quinn promptly seconded the motion.
Senator Kalama Immediately called for
an aye and no vote.
Senator Fairchild asked If Makekau
was entitled to make the motion, and
was Informed that the Senator from
Hawaii possessed the privilege, having
voted with the majority in the post
ponement of the bill yesterday.
The vote ON the motion to reconsider
was then taken and carried nine to six
Senators Baker, Brown, Coelho, Har
vey, Makekau, Mccarthy, Moore. Rob
inson and Woods voting to nullify the
action of Thursday afternoon, and Sen
ators Smith, Fairchild, Kalama, Knud
sen Quinn and Chillingworth voting
against reconsideration.
Senator IL. 4. Moore. the introducer
Of the whisky ring measure, was then
recognized by the chair and he said:
"Mr. President, the committee re
port aud the amended bin were passed
upon yesterday by the Senate. / now
move that the title pass second read
ing"
Quinn Goes over.