The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-02

House Bill 81, Nakaleka, to author.
ize certain public officials to designate
persons to act in their absence and
to define the powers of persons so des.
ignatcd. Miscellaneous Committee.
House Bill "A, Rice, the current ex.
pense appropriation bill. Committee of
the whole, to be taken up on Monday
next.
House Bill II, Furtado, to reserve
to the people the right of initiative
and referendum, and providing the
manner in which such right may be
used as to legislation in the Territory,
a county, municipality, district or pre-
cinct. Miscellaneous Committee.
House Bill 10, Moanauli, to amend
Section GO of Act 80, Session Laws of
right to establish and maintain water
and sewer works; to collect rates for
water supplied and sewers used.
Summary Of Work.
Speaker Holstein announced the
status of the work of the House, up
to Saturday at noon, to be:
Eighty-fve bills introduced of which
II are in the hands of the Printing
Committee, % in the Judiciary Com
mittee, in the Committee ON Public
Health. ] in Public Lands Committee,
10 in Finance Committee, in Educa-
ton Committee, 2 in Promotion Com
mittee and 2 in Miscellaneous Commit
tee, while a were up for third read
ing, II had gone to the Senate, were
up to the Governor and had become
law.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was ten minutes to four before
the House came to order for the af-
ternoon session, the first business be.
ing the presentation by the clerk of
the amended government by commits,
sion' resolution from the Senate. The
announcement of the House was
toned down and the clause ordering
copies to be sent to Washington was
cut out.
Sheldon objected to the amendments
and Douthitt moved their adoption,
stating that to send away copies would
only draw attention to the agitation
and give it an undue prominence. The
idea given at Washington would be that
there was a very strong advocacy of
the idea here.
On motion of Correa, the matter
went over until today.
Senate Bill 33 was introduced and
read a first tipe. This bill provided
for the naming of substitute justices
of the Supreme Court.
Second Readings.
The following bills were passed into
committee on second reading:
House Bill 81, Waiwaiole, relating
to inheritance tax.
House Bill ~, Shingle, to provide
for lunacy commission and the care
and detention of the insane.
House Bill 10, Correa, to provide for
the exemption of the family homestead
from forced sale.
New Bills Presented.
Kaleiopu gave notice of bill to
authorize the deposit of Territorial
moneys in banks in this Territory.
Castro presented batch of bills, as
| follows:
An act relating to stamp duties.
An act relating to the circulation of
commercial paper, this providing that
any person or corporation, or officer
thereof, or any company of persons,
who shall issue any note, bill, order,
check or certificate of deposit in any
sum of money with the intent that the
same shall be circulated as currency,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
for every offense shall be punished by
"A fine of fifty dollars, or be imprison.
ed not to exceed one month; provided
that nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the issuing of
clearing house certificates by a duly
| organized clearing house.
An act relating to licenses, provid.
ing that the annual fee for a license
TO peddle merchandise shall be sixty
dollars; providing that no license shall
be required of persons selling and ped.
ding fish, fresh fruit or vegetables
A license to peddle merchandise shall
| authorize the holder thereof to peddle
throughout the Territory of Hawaii.
An act to amend Section 1851 of the
Revised Laws, defining what pro.
| curer and pimp are and setting a
punishment. This is fine of from
300 to $500 and Imprisonment at hard
labor not less than two nor more than