The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-02

tain claims against the Territory, in
Cured during the biennial period end
ing the 30th day of June, A. d. 1907.
Therefore, your committee has not
drafted or introduced any measure to
cover the Governor estimates for I'M
paid bills.
"Your committee would, however,
recommend that those heads of depart
ments who incurred these unpaid bills
should inaugurate in their respective
departments a system of orders and
regulations whereby, in the future, NO
like Indebtedness could be incurred ex-
cept with the written consent of the
proper authority, and that consent, for
the incurrence of any indebtedness, be
not given without full knowledge of
the financial condition of the appro.
priation for which the expense is to
lie incurred. In many instances the
unpaid bills were due to lack of proper
system, and while innocent parties
should not be made to suffer, the Legis-
lature should not be called upon to rec.
tify errors of this nature, and in the
future we would recommend that only
unpaid bills due to unforeseen or abb
normal conditiUnsSbe recommended for
payment.
"In this connection we would also
call attention to section . of Act 127
of the Session Laws of 1907, which
reads as-follows:
"' Section 2. The Auditor shall not
draw a warrant in payment for any
of the objects named in this Act, ex-
cept as herein provided, and the un-
authorized expenditures of any money
ha ha ur
counted for to the Legislature by in
demnity. bill is hereby expressly pro-
| hibised'
"That portion of the Governor IS
message relating to appropriations for
rent period ending June 80, 1909, will
' bill by this committee.
| GAS regards Governor IS message No.
5, your committee would report that
the, item therein recommended. e.,
| that an appropriation be made for the
/ scientific investigation of leprosy at
Honolulu, and to provide the necessary
| quarters for such work, is covered by
| the insertion of an item in the bill to
| be presented to the Senate"
The Judiciary Committee reported on
|
Amending Act los of the Session Laws
of 1907.'' Act 1Os OF the Session Laws
of 1907 amended section &C of Act 80
| known as the County Act, requiring
the Board of Supervisors to hold theil
meetings on the first Wednesday Of
each month, except in the County OF
Maui, where it was set for the first
Wednesday after the fifth day of each
month. The County of Maui now wishes
to do away with the exception, and the
object of the bill was to conform to
their wishes in the matter. The Judi
ciary Committee found that there was
no objection to the amendment, but
Senator Kalama asked that action be
postponed until the Maui people could
be heard from, Kalama stating that al
though introduced by Maui represen
tative there was likely to be differ
ence of opinion as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of changing the dates of the super
visors' meeting.
The act providing for additional ap
preparations. for the current biennial
period was submitted to the Senate by
the Ways and Means Committee yester
day. 1t provides for several recommen
dations made by Governor Frear in hi
J messages, including $4,000 for the pur
pose of increasing the efficiency o.
leprosy Investigations and study in tn,
Territory. The amount appropriated
, totals the sum of $sO,6l3.09. Under tn
heading of the Treasury Department
: the interests in the public debt, com
missions and expenses, are set down a
$11 1000. The incidentals and genera
expense of the Commissioner of Publ
4 4. -, bo ntan 1ap
: of Public Works is down for $31 1868. IL
Department of Public Instruction, So
: 4SS.9S; Board of Health, 1900 an
; $456 for the Attorney Generals de
: partment.
$ A Divorce Bill.
Senate Bill SO was reported unfavoI
ably by the Judiciary Committee.
, is entitled CAN Act to Amend Section
. 2230, 2235 and 2240 of the Revise
Laws Relating to Divorce and to ad
= new Section thereto to be known a
a Section 2235A." The committee repoI
), stated that it offered substitute bill
: The substitute measure was read b
= title and referred to the Printing Con
n mittee. The original bill provided tina
n at every hearing of a divorce libel
n member of the Attorney Generals Of
q fee should be present to assist in tn
h examination of witnesses. This wa
!. one of the recommendation made
!. the Ministerial Union for embodimen
!. in the divorce bill. 1t was droppe
q in the substitute measure presented b
2 the committee.
q Senate Bill No. 33, providing for al
sociate justices Of the Supreme Cour
was taken up with the favorable II
port of the Judiciary Committee an
s passed its second reading.
n Section 1884 of the Revised Law
8 provides how substitute justices ma
t be appointed to sit on the Suprem
Bench in cases where the Justices q
d the Supreme Court are disqualified. o
IS line Is of that section it provides this
g the Circuit Judges shall "be called i
g rotation" Just what is meant by this
d phrase, the committee says, has bee
troubling the courts and lawyers, an
;, the object of Bill No. 33 is to strik
e out the words in question and give I'll
l. Supreme Court the right to select on
e or more of the Circuit Court Judges