The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-18
THE HOUSE

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IMPROVEMENTS REPORTS.
Lands and Improvements committee
endorses the petition Of Palama resi-
dents for $4,000 for extension. grading
and macadamizing of Pua lane TO
School street
The saa.e committee recommended
81 0J0 for Kekaha, Kauai. water pip
ing It recommended tabling $4,000
resolution for extension Of water pipe
system, Waimea, Kauai TO be consider
ed with appropriation bill. 1t recon-
mended tabling resolutions for open
ing Waiakea for homesteads and Pu-
honua. both in Hilo. for homesteads,
the Waiakea public lands being leased
to the Waiakea Mill Co. lease expiring
January !, 1918, and the Piihonua pub
lie lands being leased to J. T. Baker,
lease expiring March 4, 1921. 1t re-
commended tabling resolution for open
ing Waialua, KOolaupokO Oahu for
homesteads, the land being leased 70
j. b. Castle until October IS, 1913.
EDUCATION REUORTS.
Education committee recommended
tabling the bill relating to public in
struction introduced by Rice, the mat
ter being covered by a Senate bill.
And this committee recommended pas
sage of the Senate bill to amend Sec
tions 1856, 1877 and 1888, Revised Laws
frelating to public instruction.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
In Committee of the Whole. Cohen
in the chair at the clerks desk, the
biennial expense appropriation bill was
taken under consideration.
Item of $500 assistant clerk, attor-.
ney generals department, was stricken
out.
In item High Sheriff, Warden Ter
ritorial prison, jailor Honolulu jail, So
400 was changed by eliminating the
words "Jailor Honolulu jail" since the
City and County will look after that.
FOR DEPUTY HIGH.
Coney moved a new item: Deputy
High Sheriff and Clerk, at $115, $3.50
Rice moved to table Coney's amend
ment. Table motion lost
Shingle wanted to know Of High She
riff Henry if he could get along with
deputy warden and clerk if all that was
required of him, Henry, was to sit on
the lid of the Territorial prison. Henry
said II the High Sheriff's Office was
done away with, the High Sheriff could
certainly get along without deputy.
DUTIES OF THE HIGH.
Rice believed it a shame to hire a
Deputy High Sheriff to do work the
| County Sheriffs should do.
Long declared that inasmuch as the
sheriff of one county could not make
an arrest in another county, it became
necessary for the existence of a High
| Sheriff who could effect an arrest in
any county, and the High Sheriff need
ed a deputy; a county sheriff could
make arrest in another county only
when deputized by the territorial high
sheriff. Rice thought it high time a
double set of officers was done away
with and not tolerated just because in
some counties competent officers were
not elected. The High Sheriff was
perhaps maintained because he was
competent and County Sheriffs were in
cases incompetent or didn't want to do
the work Douthitt held it necessary
that the high sheriff have a clerk;
Conveys amendment was for a Deputy
High Sheriff and clerk; such was ne
cessary. Douthitt was against closing
the High Sheriff's Office. Henry had
a splendid record and had done great
work, competent work, and he knew
more about the needs Of his department
than anybody in the Legislature. 1t
was merely a question of High Sheriff
or no High Sheriff. If the Office was
to remain; some attention should be
paid to Henry's recommendations.
Sheldon suggested a compromise on
clerk at SIS, instead of Deputy Sheriff
and clerk at $115. Sheldon's amend
ment was tabled.
DOUBLE GOVERNMENT.
Rice stated we had two governments
overlapping and something would have
to be cut Kuhio had bill in Con
gress abolishing the Office of High
Sheriff. Why the Public Works nigh
as we'll have charge of roads, with two
sets of men, Territorial and County.
JUST PLAIN WARDEN.
He favored cutting out allowance TO
the High Sheriff leaving him just tn,
warden of the Territorial penitentiar!
Then" said Henry, somebody would
have to be appointed High Sheriff, a
provided In the Organic Act"
Sheldon stood for retrenchment il
all departments and was confden
lots of capable young men would clerl
for the High Sheriff at SIS. Shingl
wanted to amend Coneys motion 0
$115 for Deputy High Sheriff to 500
this and the new item carried