Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-14
new BILLS
BEFORE SENATE
FIFTIETH DAY.

Three new bills We're introduced in
the Senate this morning, two of them
referring to school subjects and one to
the control of streets and sidewalks by
the city and county Of Honolulu.
Senate Bin No. 1876 provides that the
Superintendent of Public instruction
and three commissioners shall consti-
tute a quorum of the board and that
one meeting shall be held In Honolulu
during the months of January or Feb
ruary and June or july Of each calen-
dar year
Senate Bill No. 1856 mobiles the law
relating to compulsory attendance by
exempting children having private tu-
tors or who are otherwise cared for in
AN educational way.
7 The third bill Is intended to give ad-
ditional powers to the Board of Super
visOrs In the control of streets and al
leys and provides means for carrying
out changes and improvements and the
assessment Of property. The bill COW
ers twenty typewriter pages and goes
into detail at great length and pro-
Vidcs for the issuance of bonds to
cover deferred payments on property
assessed for street improvements.
The Senate Is to have another hold
over committee, "A resolution intro
duCcd by Senator Judd this morning
being adopted with unanimous vote.
The resolution IL similar to. the one
adopted ut the session Of 1903, under
which authority the Falrchlld commit
tee performed its financial Inquiries
with great success.
The bill providing for the erection
Of u hospital in the Kohnla district by
the county of Hawaii was tabled. Sem
ator Judd led the opposition stating
that 1t was absurd and not sound pol
icy for the Legislature to direct the
county of Hawaii as to manner of eN-
pending its funds, something the bill
proposed to do. The Hawaii delcga-
tlon was for It, solidly, however, appar-
entity being Of the opinion that the SUI
pervlsors would not build the needed
hospital unless directed to do so by the
Legislature
Senator Fairchild stated that the
county was already staggering under
n $57 900 overdraft and that the only
way to get the hospital would he tn
make provision for II In the loan bill.
Third Readings.
Senate Bin No 1916, relating to the
inheritance tax. passed with full vote,
Senate "Bill No. 1919, relating TO Il
widows election OF dover, passed with
u fun vote.
Senate Bill No. 1870, giving powers Ia
the Board of Health In general santa p
ton work, passed third reading.
The bill providing for marketing
superintendent passed with fun vote
House Bin No l75, providing for the
sale of unclaimed articles by common
carriers, passed unanimously.
The Judiciary committee of the Sen
ate has found a number of objections
To House Joint Resolution No. Z, re-
questing the appointment Of commit
tee to inquire into the methods and
| policy followed by the administration
in the disposition Of public lands.
Some of the committees comments
on the resolution are as follows:
After II careful investigation yOur
committee finds that there are num-
Der Of legal objections to this roso-
luton The resolution provides for q
committee composed Of five persons
four members of the Legislature and
one outside person. A Legislative com
mittce can not he so composed since
! II must he composed entirely of mem
/ beers of the Legislature The rcsolu-
| ton h also Objectionable on the groun,
that II IL In conflict with Sections II
| and II of the Organic Act, prOvdinl
that no member OF the Legislature shall