The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-07-27


should have sought his remedy before the Tax
Appeal Board, and having neglected to do so,
recommend the petition be laid upon the table,
5, petition from Rev. w. z. Nahale, praying
that SD in gold be paid him for taxes paid twice.
The committee find that he had paid his taxes
twice and recommend that an item of Sl2 be IN
serted in the Appropriation Bill.
Representative Dickey from the same commit
tee presented minority report signed by himself,
relative to the proposed disposition of the petition
from Kaanapali, as follows;
"The minority of your Finance Committee can
not agree with the majority in their report the
petition from the district of Kaanapai, praying
that the Indemnity bill be indefinitely postponed
and the Ministers ordered to refund the money to
the Treasury.
"Upon careful examination of the bill referred
TO, we find that ali the payments were made in
direct contravention of article Is of the Consitu-
ton which reads:
No subsidy duty or tax of any description shall
be established or levied without the consent of
the Legislature; nor shall any money be drawn
from the Treasury without such consent [of the
Legislative Assembly except when between the
sessions of the Legislative Assembly the emer-
gencies of war; invasion, rebellion, pestilence
or other public disaster shall arise and then not
without the concurrence of all the Cabinet and of
a majority of the whole Privv Councils and the
Minister of Finance shall render detailed &C
count of such expenditure to the Legislative As
sembly."
s.4There has been no war, invasion, rebellion,
pestience or other public disaster during the last
period. The Privy Council has not authorized the
expenditure of any of this money. The Minister
of Finance has not rendered a detailed account of
such expenditure to the Legislative Assembly
The law has therefore been broken in every
particular, and we recommend that the prayer of
the petitioners be granted.
On motion both reports we're laid on the table
for future consideration.
Representative Castle from select committee
presented the following report signed by himself,
Hon. c. Il. Bishop and Reps. Kauhane and Kaai,
viz:
1.-The select committee, to which was referred
]. A petition presented by Hon. d. h. Nahinu from
South Kona, Hawaii, praying that a new school
house may be constructed at Alae. 2. petition
presented by Hon. S. w. Kaai from Kaupo, Maui,
praying that English school be established at
that place, and 3, resolution introduced by Hon.
A. p Paehaole that items of $1,000 each be in
serted in the Appropriation bill for the construc
ton of school houses at Kaluaaha and Halawa,
Molokai, respectfully report follows: While
they regard it perfectly proper for petitions of
this character to be addressed to the Legislative
Assembly, yet it would hardly be proper or con-
sistent for the Assembly to do more than make
recommendations to the Bureau OF Education, I'M
less indeed such dissatisfaction existed with said
bureau as to induce the Legislature to enact laws
compelling certain lines of action, and such dis
satisfaction does not now exist. With regard to
the prayers of said petitions your committee find
on examination that the school house in Alae is in
sad need of repairs and that they should be made
as soon as possible. With respect to an English
school in Kaupo, there are already three good Ha-
waiian schools at that place, while there are but
sixty children of school age, more or less The
expense and outlay necessary to establish and
maintain an English school also would hardly be
justifable. If, however, the three Ha Raiian
schools were discontinued, material enough would
exist for an English school. But as it would in
volve the construction of a new school house and
the employment of an English teacher, the con-
sideration of the Board of Education to this mat
ter is recommended.
Also school houses at both Kaluaaha and Ha-
lava on Molokai would be of benefit to those
districts, for the buildings now there are small
fcf
ments of those places. The matter of new school
buildings and repairs has however been more fully
treated by the committee in another report and
they therefore recommend that the said petitions
and resolutions be laid upon the table, and that
copy of Wis report be transmitted by the clerk of
the Assembly to the Board of Education Adopted.
Representative Brown presented the following
question to the Minister of Finance, 81 hereby
ask that His Excellency tue Minister of Finance
furnish this House in writing with the names of
ali Tax Collectors appointed during the last bien-
NAL PERIOD who were in default or who failed TO
paw over all taxes collected by them within the
time limited by law, with the names of such de-
faulting Tax Collectors, bondsmen and the amount
of money made good by such bondsmen and if
any Tax Collector is still in default, the amount
still unpaid and due to the Government
The Minister of Interior read for the first time
q bill to remit customs duties on various article,
productions of the South Sea Islands. Read
second time and referred to special committee on
Tariff.
Representative Kalua offered resolution that a
COPY OF a survey or lana Tor winch Royal Hatent
was granted to one Kunukao on the recommen-
alton of the Judiciary Committee, be sent to the
Minister of the Interior so that a Royal Patent |
issue. Approved.
Representative Kaunamano offered a resolution |
that the Secretary be instructed furnish the special
Committee on Roads and Bridges with all petitions
and resolutions on his table relating to the SUBJ
ject, before the House adjourned for the day. |
Approved.
Representative Thurston, under suspension of |
the rules, presented petition from eight resd-
ents of Kipahulu, Maui, praying for the payment |
to them of $6.25 each for road work performed by
them. Referred to the Minister of Interior.
Representative Kaunamano offered resolution |
that the sum of $500 be appropriated for bridge
over the stream at Waiaku s. kona, Hawaii. Ia |
bled to be considered with the Appropriation Bill |
Minister of Interior land President of Board of |
Education) asked for and received absence until |
ppm. for the purposes OF being present at the
Exhibition exercises at the Fort street school.
The desire for a cessation of labor was made |
manifest now by a motion to adjourn which being |
carried the Assembly rose, at LIZ to meet again
at pm.
1t was twenty minutes after the time set before
quorum present to enable the transaction of
business. On reassembling, at 2.20, Represent
ative Dickey asked for and was granted leave of
absence for one week.
On motion the bills on the Order of the Day
were considered.
Code relating to duties spirituous liquors. Bill
read and passed, as follows:
An Act to amend Section 5I7, Article XIV of the
Civil Code.
SECTION l. That clause l of Section 517 of the
Civil Code be and is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
s'Section l. On alcohol and other spirits of the
strength of alcohol, ten dollars per gallon; on
brandy, gin rum, whskey, and all other spirits or
strong waters of whatever name or description
and all liqueurs, cordials, bitters, branded
fruits perfumery and other articles of merchandise
sweetened or mixed containing alcohol or spirits
of the strength of thirty per cent. or upwards and