The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-18
SENATE:
Continued from Page One.)

lCOnl1nueQ from rage One.
tives Tuesday, asking that the Delegate
to Congress come from Washington
and explain to the Legislature the ex-
act bearing of the proposed Organic
Act amendments, was received by the
Senate and was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee for consideration and
report.
The second concurrent resolution
from the House of Representatives
urging Congress to place protective
duty upon coffee, was read and Senator
Fairchild moved that it be adopted
without the formality of being referred
thought, however, that the resolution
should go to committee and as there
was no objection the resolution was
turned over to the Ways and Means.
The concurrent resolution, placing
the Legislature on record as favoring
yearly sessions, adopted by the House
Tuesday. was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
A petition was read by Clerk Sa
vidge from twenty-three residents and
citizens of Pawaa, Oahu, asking that
the Senate accord its support to Sen
ate Bill 16, introduced by Coelho, limit
ing the fishing waters of the Territory
to citizens of the United States, or per-
son eligible to become citizens.
w. G. T. U. Petition.
A petition signed by the officers of
the Woman IS Christian Temperance
Union was read, in which that organ
ization asks that no amendment or
change be made to the existing law
regulating the legal school age of chill
dren or to reduce the salaries of the
teachers of the Territory. Senator Nc
Carthy thought that the petition should
be referred to the Ways and Means
Committee because it referred to the
salaries of teachers, but President
Smith thought that it should go to the
Education Committee, and the presid-
ing officers suggestion was carried out.
Senator Mccarthy observed that the
Ways and Means Committee had al
ready dealt with the question of teach
ers salaries by providing an increase
in the salary appropriation for the De-
partment of Public instruction,
amounting to $4,000.
Chairman Chillingworth of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs and Public
Expenditures, presented "a favorable
report on the bill introduced in the
Senate and providing for number OF
amendments to the existing laws gov
erning the National Guard. Senator
Chillingworth moved that the report of
the committee be adopted but with
drew his motion in favor of the usual
course Of laying the report on the table
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The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably on the bill relating to the
issuance of marriage licenses.
Appointment Confirmed.
A message was received from Gov
ernor Frear, placing Philip T. Frear IN
nomination for the Office of member of
the Territorial Board of Dental Exam
liners.
Senator Fairehild explained that
there was one vacancy on the Board
of Dental Examiners at the present
time and there was need of the third
member being named at once, because
no candidates for licenses to practise
dentistry could be examined without
the vacancy being filed.
Senator Mccarthy moved that the
nomination of Philip T. Frear as
member of the Territorial Board of
Dental Examiners be confirmed by the
Senate and the motion carried on a
unanimous vote.
On the order of the day House Con-
current Resolution No. was taken up
for consideration. The resolution petI-
tions the Federal Government to as
sumo the work of condemnation OF
rights of private fisheries for the
benefit of citizens and people eligible
to become citizens As it stood orig
inallv the resolution provided for the
condemnation of private fishery rights
for the benefit of "'the people at
LARGE. - but the citizen clause was an
amendment submitted by Coelho. and
seconded by Mccarthy. Coelho then
moved for the adoption of the resolu-
ton in irs amended form.
Those whose affirmative Votes caused
the Senate to adopt the resolution were
Senators Moore, Quinn. Harvey. Brown.
Robinson. Woods, Baker, Coeiho and
Mccarthy There We're number of
Jananese in the Senate during the con
sideratien of the resolution, it, of
course, being intended to prevent the
Japanese fishermen profting by the
condemnation of private fishery rights
in the event that the idea embodied
in the resolution should be ever put in
operation.
The Liquor Bill.
Senate Bin No. %, on third read