The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-06

property over which it exercises control
under the authority of Section 81 of the
Organic Act. The only Federal laws
bearing upon the question and which
it is necessary to consider are Sections
73 and IS of the Organic Act.
1.-The cOncl fusion to be drawn is that
not only is there no prohibition Of leg
islation modifying the powers and
duties of the Superintendent of Public
Works with regard to lands under his
control and management, but on the
contrary authority to make such modi-
fication has been conferred by Congress
on the Legislature, and, therefore. the
proposed repeal can legally be made.
Your committee believes that the
section should be repealed as it only
forces a perpetual loan on the govern
ment. thereby tying up the lands of
the Territory and preventing the gov
eminent from making more advan-
tageous uses of the lands held by it. -
The report was laid on the table to
be considered with the bill
Letter from Delegate.
Chairman Knudsen of the WAYS and
Means Committee stated that a letter
had been received from the Delegate
to Congress urging that support be
given to his suggestion that an appro-
priation be made to cover the expense
of another visit Of Congressman to
the Territory this summer. As the
matter has already been favorably
acted upon by the Legislature, nothing
was done with the communication.
Chairman Mccarthy of the select
committee ON election laws asked for
an extension of time in which to report,
as he understood that a bill providing
for great register would be intro
duced, which would be incorporated in
the general election law now before the
committee.
On the order of the day House Bill
No. 80 was taken up for second read
ing and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
House Bills No. 60 and No. 10 were
received in the Senate upon passage
in the lower House on their third read
ing.
The report of the Land Commissioner,
prepared in accordance with a Senate
resolution and concerning land matters
and applications, on which the Senate
has asked to be enlightened, was receiv-
ed in the Senate. 1t is a document
thirty pages in length. and was re-
ferred to the Printing Committee.
Secretary Mott-Smith asked the Sen,
ate yesterday to assist him in fulfilling
his duties in preserving the records of
the Legislature. In his letter to the
Senate the territorial Secretary says:
''Since it is made my duty under Sec.
SO, Organic Act, to preserve and record
the proceedings of the Legislature may
[ ask you to have a copy of the full
minutes of the Senate as they are make
up from time to time, sent to my of
fee signed by the clerk and approved
by yourself, in addition to the skeleton
minutes which the clerk of the Senate
is now kindly furnishing to me and
which | find very useful in keeping my
record up to date.
81 respectfully suggest that the
journal be printed contemporaneOusly
with the final completion from time to
time of the minutes, so that there may
be no difficulty in transmitting the
same to the designated authorities in
Washington within the time prescribed
by the Organic Act.
III TeSdTu 10 PURCHASES anu c0H-
tracts for supplies or services [ beg
to call your attention to the Revised
Laws of the United States, See. 3709 ct
seq, and to state that a copy Of all
contracts should when made be filed
in my office for transmission to the
Auditor at Washington.
Senator Brown introduced a bill to
provide that deputy sheriffs and dis
trict magistrates shall act as agents
and registrars of the Board of Health
without compensation.
Senate Bill No Sc, providing for the
repair of sidewalks, was taken up for
second reading and referred to the
Public Lands Committee
Senate Bill 81, amending the game
laws, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee and the same disposition
was made of Senate Bill No 6S, relat-
ing to the term of Circuit Courts, and
Senate Bill No. 50, regulating con
tracts for Terrisor supplies.