The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-09-27
The Legislators.

hc AsC- turC.
On Wednesday last the business IF the
Assembly was opened by report from the
enrolment committee. accompanied with a
uu-be- q bilis which s. has pleased His
Majesty TO sisn, and Others re.uuei wi;bou,
signature and without; reason why The sigma
su-e was withheld.
The Stamp Ac: passed through smother
stage q lis developa,e1S. receiving slight
pruning. Tie stamps required on Life and
Fire Insurance policies and receipts were
done away with, and the item Of bills Ct
ia3iuE was limited TO exemp; those used in
The coz<.s=z trade.
The Assembly reconsiie7e5 is action IN
failing 80 sustain tie riding q the Presiien,
On -hs I'LL, Introduced ty tl.e Hon. Mr.. Kaai.
&c repeal TIE Poll Tax. sni tile bill was
declared On; q o75s7. The Hon. Nj. Kaai
tle2 moved 9 suspension Of the rules. IN order
tbs. he might give noiioe Of his Intention to
iut-oiuce another bin. a-5 IN spite Of the
Eove-ue1. his po:Dt was carried by more
than ;v-o-thiuis vote.
HIS Exoelleacv the Minister Of Finance
ro1i tcr tile first riEe s bil, 10 authorize 4
loan Of ;h-se hundred Thousand dollars. After
Q i.i.e sqa-rirE from tie i-reeonciIables. and
q suspension Of .hs rules, the bil, passed 70
s-Ercssl5zt.
On Thursday the members Of the Assembly
voted themselves = free passage on the
ki-z-ea On the completion Of tie session.
We understand That the representatives have
reserved .heir mileage beth ways. 50 that it
yvould arpezr saat this voting themselves a
free pass1Ee IS very much ike the extra
pay" and b-oadolo.h suit" Transactions
TINS action : strong reoO-u-e15atioa 70 HIS
Nljes.y's Government 70 have the inter
island steam navigation performed by a
private company. The loan bIu was read
and passed after debate pro.ractsd need
lessly by few members. The property ts1
bin passed On lis third reaiins with an
amendment which increases the tax from 3
h-if Of one Per cent 70 thrse-qua-ters Of
one Per cent. On al real and personal property
-sn increase Of fifty per cent.
On Friday a bill TO compel the sale Of gov
eminent properly BY public suction passed
rs shi1i reading. The old tune bill 70 make
the Hawaiian language the standard where
dize-oacies nay exist in the two versions
q he laws, was carried by large vote 4
BIZ to regulate the sale Of drugs and laedi-
ciaes IN the interest Of druggists. and most
decidedly against the best interests OF the
people, vas unoerenoaio1sly disposed Of on
rs tlsiTd reading.
On Saturday the bill TO make the Poi Tax
twenty-five cents, instead Of dollar. was
rad for the first tine, sud On . suspension Of
tie rules passed 30 eagrossmen1. His Excel
ls1cy the Minister Of Foreign Affairs took
occasion to dissent fTon this measure. and
assured the Assembly that be should most
certainly advise his Majesty TO refuse his
signature 20 the bin. The Hon Mr.. Kaai. IN
answer TO the charge made by His Exoellency
hat VI. kzai had by his influence laid griev-
Ous burdens upon the people, said. That he
was surprised 70 hear such charge from the
source from whe0oe It cane; that the burdens
laid upon tie people il tie form Of taxation
cane froa the Ministers; that bat for his
(Mr- kaai's) influence the property tax would
have been one PER CENT instead OF three
quarters; that his inauenoe had been for the
people, except n one instance when he had
saved the Ministers from vote Of censure.
an act which he had reason to regret: that
after al he had done to save the Ministry
and TO help their MEASURES through, they
repaid hin By making false charges against
hin
On Monday after the usual work had been
accomplished, the Ministers moved the Ap-
preparation Bill as the order Of the day. The
members objected On the score that other bills
we're before tie Assembly which would not re-
ceive much consideration from the Ministers
after The supplies were granted and they re-
fused to grant the motion.
Tie Hen M Kaai introduced resolution
70 the eject thzt,-Whe-eas the Priv Council
had recommended the Minister Of Finance to
redeem the coins known IS sols and pesos, now
n the hands Of the people, therefore this As
senbly Instruct tie Minister Of Finance not to
redeem the sid ems The Minister Of F0r-
eil Relztions moved 70 amend 80 that the
Minister Of Finance should be instructed to
redeem The amendment was lost and the
original resolution passed, was rsoonsidered
aid passed again
On Tuesday the Assembly entertained reso-
io1 70 The eject that tie Kilauea when On her /
ZIP 70 convey members . tbsir homes, should
lsTiats from her usual course to land the pen-