The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-17
THE SENATE
FIFTIETH DAY.
Afternoon Session.

mittee on the public shows bill rec
commended the passage of the bill as
amended by the Senate with an
amendment making the fee for
passing show 81 a performance in
stead of $3.50 a day.
Makekau objected that the differ
once between the two houses was ov-
err fee of $500 year. A conference
had not right to consider new mat
ter. Kalama backed the point of or
der.
Knudsen, asked for an opinion,
held that the action of the confer
ence constituted a compromise with
in its province.
The report was deferred.
Fairchild presented a majority re-
port of the ways and means commit
tee on Senate and House bill on the
collection of license fees by county
treasurers, recommending that the
Senate bill be tabled and the House
bill be passed with amendments as
submitted. Coelho did not concur,
believing all license fees should be
paid to the counties. Laid on the
table to be considered with the bill.
Four Houes bill on second reading
were referred to appropriate commit
tees. The House informed the Sen
ate that it had adopted Senate con-
current resolution relating to amend
ment of the public land laws by
Congress.
House joint resolution to provide
for commission to investigate stamp
duties passed first reading.
House bill to authorize W. A. Wall
and associates to construct a railway
on the Island of Hawaii passed sec
ond reading.
Harvey introduced a bill to repeal
sections 1876 and 1877, R. L., relating
to the transportation of lepers.
MUNICIPAL BILL KILLED.
Browns deferred motion to indef-
initely postpone House bill amend
ing the Honolulu Municipal Act, in
creasing the power of the Supervi-
sors, was called MP by Mccarthy.
Kalama said it was a good BILL but
ought not to be passed this session.
1t would not be fair to either the Ma
yor or the Supervisors.
The motion carried, indefinitely
postponing the measure, by the fol-
lowing vote:
L
lama, Makekau, Mccarthy, Moore
Woods-S.
Noes-Baker, Chillingworth, Fair
child, Knudsen, Quinn, Robinson
Smith,.
Woods gave The finishing blow with
motion to reconsider the vote which
was lost.
Knudsen presented report of the
judiciary committee on Senate bill
providing for assessment of property
benefited by the Honolulu sewer sys-
TENS, favoring it's passage.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mccarthy was called to the chair
of committee of the whole to consider
series of House bills conveying va
riousi new powers to the counties
House bill s was the basis.
Smith moved to strike out the care
of schools, seeing danger of conflict
of authority with the Board of Edu-
cation.
Knudsen asked if there was not
danger also in the control of court
houses proposed to be transferred.
Fairchild asked if there was any le-
gal objection. -.
Smith said there was objection both
in policy and in law, the Board OF
Education having now full charge OF
the public schools. !
Makekau did not think it was right
to give the counties power to change
or discontinue schools.
Moore took it that the directors re-
earded the boards of supervisors cleo
ted by the people as a pack Of scoun'
drels. The members of the county
boards were responsible to the people
and would not likely be disposed II
tear down school houses. He believed
in county government and though
the bill should pass as it stood.
Knudsen contended that the bill
did not take powers away from TIT
Territorial authorities when it CAV
certain powers to the counties. If tn,
boards of supervisors had funds tt
repair a school house why not Civ
them the power to do so.
Makekau said it would be all RICH
if the title of the schools also wa
passed to the counties. His objection
was that they did not know wha
kind of men would be elecetd to tn
boards of supervisors. If the Leg
islature did not happen to be in ses
sion the Honolulu city government
would have blown up in the air. Tn
supervisors would spend all the mo
ney on the roads where they had tn
votes and have nothing for tn