The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-12


The committee recommendation That
the resolution be laid on the table to
be considered with the appropriation
bill was adopted by the Senate.
Rum Measure Report.
Senator Fairchild announced that
the Ways and Means Committee was
ready 10 report on Senate Bill No. %,
the amendment to the existing liquor
law introduced in the upper house by
Senator II. a. Moore.
The committee submitted an amend
ed form of bill, embodying changes
and alterations in the measure intro
duced by Moore to conform to the
ideas of the advisers of the whisky
ring who felt that the original meas.
ure was trifle too apparent in its
surrender of all the virtues possessed
| by the existing law.
Senator Fairchld adhered to his
pledge as a Republican representative
and did not concur in the majority re.
| port of the Ways and Means Commit
| tee.
81 do not concur in the following
report, being pledged against any
| change in the liquor law were the
words that Senator Fairchild used in
his dissenting opinion.
Senator Mccarthy observed that as
the bill was an important one and the
amendments submitted by the Ways
and Means Committee included de-
cided changes, the amendments should
be printed before further consideration
was given to the measure. Mccarthy IS
motion carried, and the majority re-
port of the Ways and Means Commit
tee and the amendments were ordered
printed.
Bills Are Recommended.
1t. was report day with the Senate
judiciary Committee. The committee
reported favorably on House Bill No
IS, amending the Revised Laws deal
ing with the appointment and dis
missal of district magistrates.
The report amended Section 1860 of
the bill to read as follows:
"Section 1860. There shall be APP
pointed one or more district magis-
trates for each judicial circuit of the
Territory; such appointment shall be
made by the Chief Justice of the Ter.
ritory Each magistrate shall reside
III tilt uASlilNI lOl WHICH 10 uDDOlHl-
ed To qualify as such magistrate, il
shall be necessary that he be a duly
licensed practitioner in the district
courts of this Territory"
The report was laid on the table
to be taken up with the bill. The
same course was taken with the favor
able report of the Judiciary Commit
tee on House Bill No. 81, an act ia
authorize certain public officials to des
ignate persons to act in their absence
and to define the powers of persons SC
designated.
The judiciary Committee reported
favorably on Senate Bill No. rs. in,
creasing the bonds of county officers
The Judiciary Committee Endorsed
the object of House Bill No. SO
amending the law governing the trials
by jury. The report states that the
amendment follows the Massachusetts
law and instead of making trial by
jury obligatory on parties to a legal
action unless waiver is filed, makes
it optional with the parties concern
ed in the case whether jury trial
is held or not. The report states that
the adoption of the amendment would
be a great saving to the Territory, as
many cases that now 60 to n jury
would be included in the jury-waivet
list.
Senate Bill No. II, raising the bono
of the City and County Auditor, re
ceived the approval of the Judiciary
Committee
Juvenile Court Bill.
The Judiciary Committee gave it,
emphatic Endorsement to House Bill
No. 81, an act to provide for a regu
lar juvenile court in accordance witt
the general practise throughout thu
United States.
: House Bill No. so, relating to tn,
granting of charters of Incorporation
received recommendation at the hands
of the Judiciary Committee. The OBJ
ject of the bill is to authorize tn,
Treasurer, subject to the consent OF
the Governor, to grant charters of in
corporation for cemetery associations
as well as to charter other corpora
tons, either aggregate or sole, eccle
siastical or lay.
The committee found that there wal
no reason why such corporations SHOULD
not be subject to the general laws re
lating to corporations.
Senator Harvey introduced an ac
to amend the city and county law b,
increasing the salary of the Mayor t,
$500 year 1t passed first readin,
and was referred to the Printing Com
mittee.
Medical Treatment Act.
Coelho introduced bill relating t.
theN practise of medicine and surgery
1t was passed to print. 1t is designe
to allow anyone to administer remed
to person believed to be at the poin
of death.
Senator Baker introduced his move
tax measure of which he gave motto
Tuesday. 1t provides tax of tw
cents per share ON each share of stoc
transferred. 1t passed first reading.
Coelho asked that the Senate resC
luton providing for the relief of tn
Clerk of the Judiciary Department i
connection with the settlement of
800 clerical error for which he wa
not to blame be recommitted to th
Judiciary Committee, which had r,
| nnrfad nnTauarah1u ,,AanA 60.