The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-16

| ing a higher rate than set this morn
ing.
Read a little lower" commanded
the President.
Fairchild did so and found an amend
ment by Senator Fairchild reducing
the chaplain from 5000 to $3.50 and set
ting the scale as submitted yesterday.
He didn't say a word.
Senator Baker protested that the
salary of the sergeant-at-arms was too
small and moved to make it Sc a day,
but he was all alone, and the first
scale was adopted.
Near Twenty
It came near to being Twenty
three" for the Senate this morning.
When the bill to appropriate the
necessary sum for expenses of the
| Senate at this session came up it was
read and passed reading "and the sum
of twenty-three dollars be and is here
| by, etc, with no mention of the
thousands.
But President Knudsen saved the
situation by discovering the omission
and the bill was re-read, amended and
passed in good shape.
In the House, during the morning.
I the greater part of the session was de-
voted simply to reading of the min
utes, notices of intention to introduce
bills and resolutions and the passing
to second reading of the salary bill
BILLS INTRODUCED.
In the House.
H. B. No. 8. Providing for the ap-
pointment of deputy sheriffs and their
removal by the sheriffs of Hawaii,
| Maui and Kauai counties.
H. B. No 8. Increasing the salary
of the deputy sheriff of Puma, Hawaii,
from $72O to $3.50 year.
Notices of Bills.
To amend the law relating to vac.
cination.-Coney.
To fix the minimum wage of labor
ers on roads, bridges and water works
of the City and County of Honolulu or
any political subdivision thereof. The
rate made is 81 day of eight hours.
l-Kanekoa
To amend section 1854 of the Re
vised Laws, relating to fees for bill
lizard licenses. The fee for a billiard
. table or a bowling alley for hire or
pay is made $50 in Honolulu, $25 in
Hilo, Kahului and Wailuku, and $40
in all other places.-Kanekoa.
An act relating to tenure of public
officers. While providing that when
= ever definite term of office is pre-
scribed the term shall be for the time
prescribed and until the successor OF
the officer shall have been appointed
or elected and qualified, it further pro,
vides that whenever any appointive
officer of the Territory, who is not re-
movable at the pleasure of the ap-
pointing officer or body, shall have
failed to perform the duties of his
office by reason of absence, illness
neglect or other cause for a period
Of three months, his term of Office
shall be declared to have expired. Ar
explanatory note attached says the
latter provision is intended principal
ly to apply to boards whose members
serve without pay, so as to prevent
obstruction of public business
Cooke.
An act to repeal many sections anC
to add new section in the law relat
ing to stamp duties. 1t eXempts from
stamp duty all deeds, documents ant
instruments executed prior to the TAX
ing effect of this act which have no
been stamped.-Tavares
An act providing that the supreme
court may prepare and recommend FOL
use in the several courts of the Terri
tory such forms as it may deem con
venient and sufficient, and if printed
at public expense the forms shall be
sold at such prices as will pay theii
cost.-Moanauli.
An act amending the law relating
to indeterminate sentences.-Make
kau.
An act relating to the terms of the
second and fourth circuit courts. |
makes the second hold terms at Wal
luku the third Wednesday of March
June and October, and the fourth 81
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