The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-12
An Act to prevent cruelty t

An Act to prevent cruelty to
animals was read.
Upon the first section Mr.. Hitch.
cock said if this prevented scientific
men practising vivisection in the
pursuit Of useful knowledge he would
oppose it.
| The section passed.
Section 2 prohibits fighting ezhi-
bitions Of animals, and it passed.
Section makes guilty of mis-
demeanor a pound-keeper who does
not give animals under his charge
plenty of water, and it passed.
Section 4 makes guilty of mis-
demeanor any person carrying ami
mails in vehicles in a cruel manner.
Mr. Kalua moved TO indefinitely
postpone the section.
Mr.. w. o. Smith moved to amend
the SECTION by adding, after the pro-
vision TO take the vehicle to place
of custody, that it shall be kept there
until released by an order of the
! court.
At 800 the House adjourned till
10 O'Clock on Tuesday.
TUESDAY, AUGUST ~.
The House met at 10 a. NJ.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the
minutes of the preceding day were
read and adopted.
Mr. Isenberg presented the report
of minority of the Committee on
Commerce upon Mr.. Dole's bill
granting the right to Mr.. Wilson,
and Mr.. Kaulukou's bill granting
the right to Mr.. Wm. II. Austin and
associates, to construct a street
railway in Honolulu. A number of
amendments are proposed to Mr..
Kaulukou's bill, including the
striking out of names and inserting
provision to sell the right to con-
struct street railways to the highest
bidder. The minority, Messrs.
Isenberg and Cleghorn, submitted a
new bill going over the whole
ground, providing that the Minister
of the Interior with the advise of
the King in Privy Council be au-
thorized to sell to the highest bidder,
after due notice, the right to con-
struct street railways in streets to
be designated by the King in Privy
Council; that the purchaser shall
give bonds in ten thousand dollars
for the proper fulfiment of the en-
gagement; that the holder of the
franchise shall be allowed to use
cabs for drawing the cars and to
erect machinery for that purpose
that license fee of Sl5 car shall
be paid annually to the Government
by the owner of the railway that
five cents he the highest rate
charged each passenger between
Keeaumoku street, Judd street and
the Reformatory School, and ten
cents beyond those limits, with
other regulations usual in such
cases.
Mr.. Isenberg advocated the new
bill, saying both the others were
monopoly bills.
Mr.. Dole thought the offer of
such franchise at auction was un-
precedented.
Mr.. w. o. Smith moved that the
new bill be printed and made the
order of the day for Thursday,
which carried over several motions
before the House.
Mr.. Dole presented the following
reports from the Judiciary Com
mittee:
On petition that convicts at Ma
lkawao be not sent to Honolulu, re-
commencing that no special legisla-
tion for individual districts be made
respecting the disposal of prisoners.
Adopted.
On petition from residents of
Hilo that the rental of kdnohikt
lands be reduced to Hawaiians say
ing the Committee did not think it
was necessary to interfere and re-
commencing reference of the petit
tion to the Crown Commissioners
Adopted.
On petition that SIG be paid to
guards at the Jail, recommending