The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-05
Conference Over Proposed Leois-
lation Based Upon Republican
Party Pledges Is Held
SETTLEMENT ON FORMER
QUEEN IS DISCUSSED
City Government, Reform In Judi
cial Procedure, Labor and
Civil Service Reviewed

Central Committee, to which had been
delegated the task Of outlining and
presenting before the members Of the
coming legislature measures and bills
In Keeping with the promises Of the
Republican territorial platform, q mum
Der of the planks were threshed out.
Chairman Lorrin Andrews presided
and the others present were A. Lewis
Dr., Eli J. Crawford, Lawrence M. Judd
Ind william II. Thompson. Owing TO
the absQhce of r. w. Breekons, A. d.
Castro and Alfred w. Eames n number
Of proposed measures went over until
noXt Tuesday afternoon when the CON-
nittee will meet again to whip all mat
tiers into shape for presentation to the
senators and representatives to be held
that same night.
Measures Discussed ..~
Among the planks Of the platform dis
cussed yesterday and Legislation per,
tanning thereto were the settlement on
-. ".Ds queen Liliuokalani, city gov.
crRment, education, reform in judicial
procedure, liquor law, citizen labor, wa
ter supply, promotion work, fisheries
and eIpIl service. ... . tN-. - ,...-
1t was regarded by the committee
that Queen Liliuokalani should continue
in receiving the settlement of $3.50 a
month which has been fixed in the
rnst, hut before any bin be presented
that the former Queen be consulted
regarding rumOrs that she desired an
increase in the settlement.
Charter Convention Proposed
Discussion on the question that great.
or and broader powers should be ac-
corded the city of Honolulu was crys-
tallized into the decision to draw up
bill calling for charter convention
in 1915. Delegates to the convention
viii DO chosen by special election and
every precinct will be allowed one dele
rate for, every 300 voters or fraction
thereof Tho call for the election will
] g made by proclamation of the mayor.
Capabilities For delegate must file a
d Petition bearing fifteen names. .,,.o
On the question of education. the
committee resolved that nothing could
he done except to urge sufficient apprO-
priations to carry on educational work
and that in this, respect its hands were
ted until it could obtain report from
the superintendent of education as to
what he wanted for the schools.
Reform in Court Procedure
On reform in judicial procedure, the
recommendations of the committee to
the Legislators will be largely in con.
nection with the collection of judg
ments in damage cases. An illustrative
point was made when one of the com
mittee contcnded that owners Of auto
mobiles should not have their machine
exempt from attachment in case of
ina hu hA L.,
was pointed out that in many instance
joYrdcrs caused damage and that wher
the driver was sued and Judgment rem
Gered against him, he claimed he ha"
no other property outside of his ma.
chine and thereby escaped payment OF
the Judgment.
Liquor and Labor
In discussion of the liquor law, the
only recommendation to be made will
| @ that it shall constitute perjury when
any witness teStifes falsely before the
license commission.
ON water supply, the committee de
cided that provision be made for the
appointment by the Governor of a com
mission, to serve without salary, which
will have power to make complete in,
vestigation and report it's findings. 1t
would serve for two years.
Promotion Work Discussed
Regarding promotion work and that
the government should be represented
in the promotion committee, it was
stated that no objection had ever been
made to federal representative in the
promotion committee, and that a meas
are providing for ssuch representation
would be provided.
Perhaps the liveliest discussion came
over proposed Improvement of the laws
governing civil service. 1t was the
final consensus of opinion that mas.
much as the ciYil service commission
protects the policeman or fireman in
his Job, it also be allowed to receive
COMPLAINTS from citizens regarding
these employees, and after hearing be
given power to suspend or discharge
1t was pointed out that at present the
| card has no power to try employees
except those suspended or discharged
10y the chiefs of the two departments,
and that aitcr an employee once gained
meml ernhip in either department he
could not he removed except at the
wish of the head of the department.
1t was also stipulated that the mem
beers Of the commission should serve for
+ term of two. years, instead of being
removable at any time by the mayor
mud supervisors, as the law provides
at present.
Subjects to Be Discussed
Subjects yet to be discussed and de-
cided on before the joint meeting with
the neN Legislators are home rule and
statehood, prison reform, political con
trihutionS, regulation of foreign cor
rorations, surety companies, regulation
az insu Unce companies, plant and fruit
iHdustry, workmen' s compensation law,
plLlr accounting, corporations of pub
lr utility, election laws, beef and pork
Hreuscs, public health, labor laws for
women and children, pastoral land law,
labor aud homesteading,