The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-27

read a third time. The bill provides
for a free circulating library to be
governed by board of three trustees,
to be nominated by the Governor. If
the Honolulu Library Association will
combine with the new library. that as
ISOLATION shall have threa trustees on
the board, and the Historical Society,
if it will combine, shall have one.
Kaniho had some questions to ask
about this bill, wanting to know for
one thing if the Honolulu people didn t
like the library they had.
Rice objected to the vote of $4,000
year for the library, suggesting that
minded the House of Shingles argu-
ment that what could be turned over
the county should be turned over to
the county. He then offered an amend
men striking out the clause carrying
the money.
Single asked the House to defer
the vote on the amendment until ac-
ton had been taken on Senate Bill 90
and until he could consult the Governor
about giving the House some informa-
ton now held by him in confidence.
He stated that if the members knew
the real inside of the legislation asked
they would feel better concerning the
appropriating clause.
Action on the bill was therefore de-
ferred for two weeks.
Senate Measures.
Senate Bill 90, Kalama, relating to
the filing of plans and surveys of land
in the Office of the Registrar of Con.
veyances, were passed on third read
ing. The bill passed without debate
or opposition.
Senate Joint Resolution ,, to con-
firm occupants of lands held prior to
the grand mahele in their titles, was
read a second time and passed.
Consideration of Veto UP.
This concluding the order of the day
and Douthitt being escorted in from
the lobby by the sergeant-at-arms, the
Speaker called for a consideration of
the veto on the Tenement House Bill.
Douthitt asked for a delay until this
morning.
Invitation to House.
Single announced an invitation from
the Hawaii Experiment Station to the
look around. He suggested making
such visit a part of the Diamond
Head iaunt this afternoon. The Speaker
suggested including Kapiolani Park IN
the trip. Alfonso said the inspection
of the big guns would take the greater
part of the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Finance Committee submitted a
lengthy report to House Bill 81, an act
to authorize the deposit of Territorial
moneys in banks in the Territory. The
report twisted the original bill into
shape and recommended it's passage.
The report was adopted.
Second Readings.
House Bill 1853, Judiciary Commit
tee, provides for the appointment of
clerks. stenographers, ETC., in the Su-
preme and Circuit Courts, as recon-
mended by the various judges 1t was
read throughout on second reading in
stead of being referred to eomk4ittee.
The bill passed second reading.
House Bill 167, Kealawaa, to pro-
hibit net fishing in Hilo bay for two
years, was referred to Police and
Health Committee.
Committee of the Whole.
The House resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole at 2:30, after the
noon recess, the members getting to
work at once on the First Circuit Court
items, the items over which a storm
ragged the day before. This time some
one had poured oil on the troubled
waters, as the craft captained by the
Judiciary Committee and steered by
Douthitt sailed along without a check
The following items were put in the
bill:
Stenographers, three at $175 a
month; two Hawaiian interpreters at
1925 a month; japanese interpreter at
$125 a month; Portuguese interpreter
at 1925 month; Chinese interpreter
at 1925 a month; expenses, $4,000
The item of $4,000 for Court of Land
Registration was stricken out. The
total for the First Circuit, through the
| changes made, is 10000, jump of
$4,000 over the Governor s estimates.
Second Circuit.
Douthitt held the floor and poured
in amendments. These were: Clerk,
800 month; stenographer, $4,000 for
period; law books, $3.50; expenses, ST.
800. This is $1,000 over the estimates.
Third Circuit items as passed are
Clerk, $50 a month; stenographers, 3d.
040 for period; law books, 5000; ex-
penses, $4,000. This raises the estimate
BY $204O.
Fourth Circuit items were taken in
charge by Alfonso. As passed they
are: Clerk, 1925 a month; stenogra-
pher, 800 month; assistant clerk and
| Hawaiian interpreter, 800 month !;
bailiff, messenger aud Portuguese in
| terpreter, 800 a month; law books,
$3.50; expenses, $4,000. The total is
| $l6,050, boost of $4,000.
| Fifth Circuit items were moved by
Coney. They passed as follows: Clerk,
500 a month; law books. 5000; ex-
| penses. $4,000. The total $4,000. is a
| boost of $4,000.
| This raises the total cost of circuit
| courts aver tho Goyornor'c oc+;n,o+ os