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VOULD STOP INFLUX OF BILLS OW
RFFIETH DAY OPSESSION OF HOUSE
Cooke Wants ' Lawmakers to
. Have Ten Days to Clear
; : Up Their. Work
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? Resolved, that on sndjifter the
. 50th day of the session of the
legislature no notices of Intention
;. to Introduce bills, and no further
. bills than, be Introduced, unless"
" by unanimous consent.
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. With view to stemming the tide
' of bills that are flowing Into the
house each ' day, thus allowing the
house 10 days in which to clear its
' calendar and thus avoid the possibili
ty of an extra session Representative
Cooke today' introduced the foregoing
resolution. , , . '
"If we are going to close this ses
:; sion at the end of 60 days we have
got to put a stop to the introduction
1 of : bllls somewhere," ': ' explained
J Cooke. .
' " Asks as to JLegallty
Whether the senate's action on the
' emergency fund Is legal is asked In a
resolution Introduced by Representa
tive Andrews. It asks the attorney
r ' general to settle the point, reading as
- i ' follows: :; ; ' --, ' ' '' '. '
Be it resolved that the attorney
1 : general be " requested to inform ' this
, j - house In writing as to whether a bill
setting aside an appropriation to be"
spent by an ' executive officer of the
r; territory, of Hawaii, with an approval
: , of certain members of the legislature,
, is' illegal; cr whether such a" Kder to
. an appropriation item if lnser "in
: the appropriation bill. Is illegal o..ln
'Y:. consistent with the provisions of the
' . . Organic .Act',;.;: V., : ;:
V Representative Lyman in trod uceda
- ' ' bill appropriating $25,000 for the es-'
I tabllshment of a home for mental de-
1 fectlves, as follows: . Erection of four
' - small dormitories, workshop, dining
. and school, rooms laurdry, : furniture,
; x etc $15,0i0; jnalntenance and re
pairs, Jl 0,000. ; Another bill by Lyman
provides that the jhome shall be un
der the jurisdiction of the board of In
dustrial schools and shall , be main
tained cn the colony or cottage plan.
Heedless Driving Bill v '-,y.
a till by Representative Andrews
" provides that the district magistrate,
aside from all other penalties, may im
pose a prison sentence not to exceed
' one year on person convicted of heed
. less driving. " : .
.Representative Lyman's ; resolution
v. rrovidlng Hnat the beard ' of health
J ma'e an immediate' investigation to
" ' ascertain the causa of ihe rise in price
; of tool supplio in Hawaii. was favor
; ably ; reported on fcy the agricultural
rommlttee. , ; " J ; , ' ; , . 'i '-. "':
, The report of the judiciary commit
v tee on the substitute prohibition bill
. wlllrbe taken p ta the house tomor
1 row. The .committee will Tecommend
' that' the measure pass. . ' ','
j Governor Cehds Metisjft ' ,
Governor Plnkham has informed the
house that he has forwarded to the
president a . cablegram to the effect
that the territory stands-behind the
national administration UV the present
crisis, as provided for In resolution
introduced by Speaker Holsteln.
, Mr. Ttimulty secretary to ihe presl
. dent, has! wrlttPh tle bouse thanking
it for lta resolution of regret at the
death of the late Gen., Funston. ' Sim
' liar exprc3r.lons' of thanks hive been
received , frcm Mrs. : Funston': :
The appropriation till came to tht
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. ." : have . to visit, - the
Receiving :. fTeiler.s;
' window at the bank.
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'v. (J They v Dca't have ;
' . to employ . labor to ;
handle increased bus-, :.
. iness.
' rj They. Don't disap
. point fustoraers be
cause they have a
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tj Solicitors " - Fa s s;
them because lit - is
j known that suchj deal
ers haven't the price.
. . CJ They Can Improve their : domino 'pime because?
' business makes no demands on them. V :
ij It' Is Hot itecesVaxy for them to make a will be-'
. eaue they t have no property. , J :1 " f :-y -f ( -.''a,
" Paid; Publicity Means More Business
; The net paid circulation y of tlie -fLKt!(X
" Honolulu Star-Bulletin Feb; 27 was.'. y&JTJ
house from the senate today and Is
lying on the tatle until printed copies
are' forwarded. It will be referred to
the Judiciary committee. :
Representative Kelekolio's bill to
Incorporate the city of Hilo was Ubled
today on the ground that "there is no
sense in "this bM. ?
Many Bills Introduced ' . '
The following bills were introduced
"today: . ',. -House
Bill 404.
Appropriating $10,000 for the preser
vation of Puu o Hawaii cemetery.
Substitute bllL Judiciary Committee.
- House Bill ; 405. ; :
Providing for the establishment of
a vocational school at LfihalnaJuna.
Substitute bllL Education Committee.
House Bill '406.
'- Annronrlatinr S5.000 for widening
the Pali trail, Kalaupapa, Molokal.-
Brown. . '
House Bill 407. .
For the establishment of a school
for defectives. Abuna. t -' ;
House Bill 408.', J
Appropriating $25,000 for a home
for mental defectives. Ahuna.'
; . - House Bill 409.
Providing for the opening and dis
position of public lands' ai Piihonua,
Hawaii. Lyman.
House" Billi 410. V
For the establishment of a voca
tional trade high school, Honokaa, Ha-waif,-Lyman.
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House Bill .411.' , i
. Providing further penalties for heed
less- driving. Andrews; ' ; i , ; v
: , House Bill 412. .':
Relating to appointment, "removal
and compensation-of . plrcult court in
terpreters. Andrews - . ; .".,
Likelihood that the present legis
lature will approve Senator Shingle's
plan of placing the ofTice' of urveyor
general under that Hand commission
er' seems fading, as the -last 0 days
or tne session Degm. - r n n;. ..;
Opposition that a number of sena
tors feel toward such a . transfer of
euthdrity'-was evident durinr the dis
eussiorf- of the general appropriation
bill when Senators Chllllngworth and
Castle, especially argued against It ,
! Though these two tsted the Organic
Act as the basis of -their argument,
one report has it that the legislators
are also opposed to the move on politi
cal grounds, r "- ? . '
, Surveyor- Wall is a- good Republi
can, ; according ; to report, ;and 4o put
film under 'jthe .land commissioner,
who is a Democratic appointee, would
be ungrateful of a Republican legis
lature, to. say the least Wall him
self is heartily opposed to such, a
change, though he says his objection
is not from personal motives. 'a.
the situation is that Wan does not
know whether he will be given a
appointment,- and Rivenburgh,v while
appointed by the governor, has never
been confirmed. It Is Rlvenburgh's
confirmation that the present senate
is' holding up week by week awaiting
the time when Governor " Pinkham
shall ' send down other- appointments.
Vt. ' ' S '' :
RenrsssntatUe Andrews' bill for. the
relief of f C TJ. Prlngle in the sum of
14620, passed Ihhd reading, f Pringle,
who usedgto be second clerk to-' Judge
Stuart, received no pay on the ground
that be was illegally appointed. ,.,1.
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SURVEY C0L
BIITltt ON
That the legislature allow an appro
priation of $350,000 for proposed new
piers at Hilo c the ground that the
Crescent City is a much congested
port, is one of the recommendations
of the public lands committee in re
porting out on its investigation of Ku
hio wharf.
The investigation was to determine
why the Great Northern and vessels
of the Matson fleet do not use the
wharf. In its report the committee
says. In part:
Your committee finds that Kuhio
wharf is an up-to-date substantial
structure. That it is built in the
wrong position, having been put up in
a position opposite to the prevailing
currents and thus in bad weather,
which is about one or two months in
the year, an undertow is caused which
your committee believes win Be ob
viated when! the breakwater is com
pleted. . If. the .wharf .had, been, con
structed facing the current and not
broadside to it the undertow would
have no effect. Your committee re
commends that. ;whenever any piles
are removed they be replaced with
concrete piles so as to. make a perma
nent structure, . as some of the-ohla
piles are now rotting. r
"Your . commute further recom
mends that the, dolphin piles be re
moved or cut to the level of the wharf
and that at the end-of.the
wharf, where-there Is a depth of 20
feet of water a slip be constructed so
that "lumber vessels can, tie up there
altd 'discharge. i Aa.lt is there is con
siderable" losfc of, space at this point
-AVe believft. that the present wharf-
ag-chlrge throughout the territory- is.
Insufficient to cover running expenses
and the'rpayment of interest on the
amount of money invested by the gov
ernment fn its . wharf : properties, and
therefore, .conscientiously, recommend
the wharfage rates be Increased from
2 cents a ton a day on the net register
ed tonnage of the' vessel to .2 cents.
And your committee recommends that
house resolution' be accepted and plac
ed On file and that a copy of this' re
port be sent to the board of .harbor
cbmmissioners i' V -
Little livelihood or any' extension of
time for the ' present - legislature ? Is
seen by President Chillingworth of
the senate or Speaker Holstein of. the
house, according to statements today.
. , .President J Chillingwbrth r not . only
thinks 'an extended, session tmliKely
but declares that he wil? oppose ;any
efforts to secure one: . v ' V
, "I do not see the need of one," Tie
said today;; rpertafnly . the senate 4s
along with its work enough, to finish
things' tip in the remaining 20 days.
"There will be ng special session if
the senate . will hurry up and finish
work; on the important bills now In
Its hands,", says SpeakerHf U Hol
stein of .the house of representatites,
"and I, doietlaelleve thaC under any
circumstances, will there be an exten
sion of time.' - .-. , .-:, , t' ;-
.Should i there be a special session
bt extension of "time it, will bethe
first -time such a thipg has happened
since. 190T. The . legislature ? has : c-
ways been able to finish its wrk in
Ctt.days. - -.ori v..-
; !5enat)r oney is opposed to an ex
tended session, but he is doubtful' it
the work yet ahead of the legislature
pan be ; finished in the time left He
said today that he believes more time
Jil be. necessary.rr '
FROiBe OF PIERS MAY '
I BE CO Ntj N U ED' AFTER 5-'
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CLOSE OF SESSION
f Recommendation ; that a , hold-over
committee of the present senate finish
but the t Investigation of construction
work on Piers ; 8, 9 and ,10. Honoluii
harbor, will be made by Senator Coney
if lack of time prevents his own com
mittee, from handing in Its report dur
ing the; present session. V '
' Coney, who is chairman of the speci
al committee named to investigate the
piers,: said this; morning that he will
bend every effort to "getvhis report hn
on time but that he is beginning, to
doubt if this will be ddne4 Coney will
be one .of the hold-over f members' of
the . legislature. lzir V
v ; "I have a . few writte reports in
now, he saysMbt none of them wfll
be' "made" public j until the committee
has finished Its Investigation.1 I am
inclined to believe that closed sessions
will be held during the Investigation,
though the complete findings of the
committee will be made' public"? '
. In . the matter f of P. G. Silva and
.YfEndo for a wfit'of habeus corpus,
att appeal from the third circuit court,
has-been tiled in the supreme court.
I- ' 'a--:- ; r
1 ' Arthur IGlaubrecht has riled a peti
tion for naturalization in the federal
court, Ahd Vilhelm von Kolkow, who
: has been her for many years, has
: applied ; for i declaration of intention.
k t Sua. rtun4 ui
jni-fcU rlired by Mnrio Kr RrmAy. Hi
f winy., hiat Et Contort.- At yovr Dnxgfwt't
or by vauil. 60e-p Battle. For Book of tM
y toe. art If nH-c re Kw. CCWw
LIIiaiHOOU OF
APPEASS SMl
DESPITE'
BII1TEE
LOANBILL IS PUSHED ON IN HOUSE
In spite of a report by the majority
of the finance committee, contending
that the measure Is contrary to the
Organic Act in that the proposed loan
of 1100,000 could not be backed by
the credit of the territory, and there
fore would not revolve, the "Farm
Loan Bill passed second reading In
the house today, the vote being to
adopt the minority report presented
by Representatives Lyman and Ka
waha. In part, the report of the minority
is as follows:
"The intent of this act is to aid
the actual homesteader who is in
need of assistance so that he will be
able to get along in this world and
become an independent man in the
community in which he lives. We are
not only In duty bound to pass an
act of this nature, but in order to be
true to our principles and the party
platforms upon which we were elected
and the pledges made during the cam
paign that we would make laws to
assist the people and the homestead
ers, -we should pass this law or any
other similar law,
"This bill will not create any hard
ship upon the resources of the Terri
tory as the provisions for securing
the loan are well safeguarded by a
board that Is given full authority to
look into all the applications for loans
before granting them, and no loans
wherein there is the least doubt will
be allowed. "There la n more -opor-1
tune. time than, the pfekent to make
a start, ' as Is shown . by the' great
cash surplus which Is now available
in the Territorial treasury. Reports
show that the estimated cash balance
on hand at the end of June 30, 1917,
above all expenses will be the vast
amount, of $750,000; and further It can
b shown that the Territory's available
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HOUSE NOTES
This is the 40th day of the session.
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.. The following: senate bills came to
the house from the senate Saturday:
Senate, bill lOt, providing a territorial
insurance fund;senate bill 9, appro
priation for reconstructing "Waimea
rivert .embankment; 'senate bill 98, re
lating to, equity jurisdiction over trust
estates; senate bill 71; relating to the
issuance. .of .municipal bonds; senate
bill S3, spetianapropriation ; for the
relief of E. M. Watson: senate blll'94,
prohibiting operation of. air craft with
certain restrictions4, senate bill 102.
to reimburse Kahulul railroad; senate!
bill 108, approp iating f 100,000 as a
special fund for relief ctf families of
National GuArd ebAi ii J 1
V' pt?- A-.- : rA
Representativeij Miles' bill relating
to the appointment of y truant officers
passed third reading. v. -,
Consideration of the following , bills
has been" deferred until Wednesday:
House bill 110, relating to. revocation
of . license to practise medicine ' and
surgery.; house bfl . 360, for. the relief
of Q. J. Prlngle; blouse bill 361, for the
relief of J, S. Katekiela. . - v
Representative jJoseph Introduced. a
resolution to have " an item of $50,000
inserted in the loan bill' for the con
struction of a belt road from Puupueo
to Mokulau, Maui.'
f House bill 245, relating to eminent
domain, .' has been indefinitely post
poned ' '
The house has concurred in the sen
ate's amendment to' a house bill add
ing 110,000 to; the fnnd for the boys'
Industrial school ' ' "
Two .petitions i were received from
citizens? of 3 West Hawaii protesting
against; the : passage of " a territorial
highways act. !
Judge' Ashford: has again written to
the leslslature urging Chat memorial
services ; be held for the Hariaiians
lost on thOj8teamer; Aztec. Speaker
Holstein has the matter under consid
eration for, the .douse. It is reported
that services may be held two weeks
from Sunday. v
The Joint resolution appropriating
$10,000 for the preservation of the
Puu Hawaii ? cemetery was tabled
and a bin introduced embodying the
subject matter.
The; bill to create a vocati9nalj
scnool at Lahainalnna was tabled and
a; substitute bill introduced by the
Judiciary, committee.
Representative da Silva's bill to set
aside land at. South Hilo as a public
park passed second reading. .
A-bill providrhg for the opening and
distribution of - public lands at Hana
pepe. Kauai, passed second reading.
. - . . , .
The lands committee's, report on its
probe of Kuhio wharf was adopted.
An appropriation of $15,000 for an
additional three-room building for the
Walluku school is provided for in a
solution by Represertatlve Brown.
" Representative Keler:ollo Introduced
a resolution directing the superinten
dent of public works to set aside a
tract of land at Honokaa as a public
cemetery.,.
The senate resolution providing that
the flag be displayed, and the pupils
sing the national anthem, as a part
of .the morning exercises in the pub
lic schools, hav been lef erred to the
education committee of the house.
Th ht:5 ta wr vin. --.Hi oniin. i
ty increased revenues will h consid
ered on Thursday
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The bill retting forth grounds on '
which the licenses of i-hysicians and
REPORT FARfT
cash which is this day deposited in
the local banks and only drawing 2
per cent Interest per annum is one
and one-half million dollars.
"Among the most vital needs of the
day are good roads and a contented
farming population tilling the soil and
making a good honest living. ' How
are We to have them if the Govern
ment does not come through with the
capital and assist them? A man who
takes up a homestead needs assist
ance and the Government is the one to
give it to him. We appropriate hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars annually
to bring immigrants into the coun
try, borrow millions for public Im
provements and wharves, but not one
cent for assisting the homesteader
who is struggling for an honest living,
trying to bring up a family, perhaps,
of from four to ten children who are
citizens of our country, and also try
ing to raise produce for the markets.
"The intent of this bill is to assist
homesteaders and even if it does
only assist twenty families as stated
by the majority report, is it not better
to aid twenty families in making' a
good living rather than to have their
children brought up In poverty ana'
be confronted with the probability that
finally during old age some of them
will . have to be sent to the several
institutions for the poor, etc., at the
expense of 'the Government and the
people? Is it not better that twenty
families - be added each year to the
list of : those who can care for them
selves rather than not assisting any
as at" present? Should the expense
be considered when it. is a. case of
assisting your neighbor i& make an K
honest living and more especially
when the loans are well secured by
the property and the improvements
thereon as provided for by this act?"
Commissioner r of Public ' Lands
Bertram G. Rivcnburgh expressed op
position this morning to the hous
resolution which proposes to back Del
egate .Kuhlo's bill which would turn
the control of lands out of the hands'
of Congress to the territorial legisla
ture. ; He discussed the question with
the senate lands committee., .v. - J
Rlvenburgh told the senators that
be believes -such a palicy: would not
werk satlsfakorily: that ;, It would
slngtiispositlon Of land i here and-'
there according to whatever faction !
chanced to get in control." There was
also agood chance for making a politi
cal issue of the land question by such
a change. . v y'' .'
. . Considerable discussion of the ques
tion was had this morning. Rooert .
W'.Breckons, who was present at a j
portion of the meeting, expressed the 1
belief that it the territorial legislature
U capable of handling millions of ooi-i
lars in funds every session it is also
able to handle lands , with discretion.
As far as "pork goes, Breckons said,
the legislature has as clean a record
as any Congress. . ..
v It ' developed during the talk that
the committee is far from satisfieu
with the present systeni by whlcn 25
men can petition for the bomesteading
of-any tract of government land, the
only requirement being that It shall
not be homeeteaded until the present
crop . of cane Is grown. Rlvenburgh
said the system cuts down government
revenues and does not work for the
true, ideal of bomesteading. ;
, If ; the government could . be sure
of its bona fide homesteaders," said
RIsenburgh, "It could well afford to
give the land to them. The trouble
is that many people use the law mere
ly as a method of getting land for
speculating. They live out two years
cn their clalms-sometlmes it is diffi
cult to get them' to do that and then
jsell their shack and lease the land to
a mill company.' i o - , ,
Senator Robert Hind citea one in
stance of where out of the 25 petition
ers not more than seven or eight were
bona fide homesteaders. Some of them
lived on other islands and signed the
agreement to please their friends. The
resolution was finally laid aside for
further" discussion.
FIND CONDITIONS AT
KALAUPAPA EXCELLENT
-Representatives Wilder, Miles and
Brown of the health, police and sani
tary ; committee of the lower house,
have returned from Molokai where, in
company with a committee of the sen
ate, they made an investigation of the
Kalaupapa 1 settlement.
Members of the house committee
Bay,,they found conditions at the settle
ment to be excellent. They probably
will report on the investigation to
morrow. The report will be a lengthy
one and will thoroughly cover the trip.
The trip up and down the trail
especially down proved almost . a
hardship on some of the legislators as
stiffened jointi still attest today. Sen
ator Desha, who is not as young as he
used to be, probably, suffered more
than any of the others from the horse
back ride.
surgeons may be retol.ed, passed third
reading:
A bill provld'ng for a water works
in the Halawa '.alltiy. .Molokai. passed
thirl reading.
The bill to compensate J. S Kala-
kjeIa former Clerk to the deputy sher-
ift' Honolulu.' in tne sum of $S75,
passed third reading. Kalakiela was
not paid on the ground that he was
not legally appointed.
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and will make their own hats under
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Special attention Is called by John
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week for the payment of the capital
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HOUSE EXPENDITURES';
WELL WITHIN BOUNDS
With the house of representative
on the last lap of the sessionrSpeaker
H, L Holstein today reported that,
rroni the federal appropriation, the
tcuse ;has spent $9,123.70, leaving a
balance of $8,8740, and $15,754.51
from the federal appropriation, leaving
a balance of . $13,243.49.
Four hundred and three bills have
teen introduced in the house-: to date.
Of this number 106 have been tabled.
Seventy-nine house bills have been
sent to thesenate, and 10 are now In
the hands "of the governor. , who al
ready has signed 51 house measures.
Twenty days remain from now until
the end of the session.' ' ,
n GOOD WHITER niT
Many people dread winter because
the sudden cfimatic changes bring
colds, grippe, rheumatism, tonsilitis or
, bronchitis. Cut thousands of veil
informed men and women today avoid
much sickness f of themselves and their
children' by taking a few bottles of
Scotf s Emulsion to make richer blood,
fortify the membranes of the throat
andchest and create body-warmth to re
sist sickness. Soldiers at war receive cod
liver oil; it will also strengthen you. - -
. acott at Bwrac. Btoomficld. W. J. VrtX
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