The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-11
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative AssembIy-One Hundred
and TW enty-thIrd Day.

SATURDAY, October 9Th.
/ The House met at 10 a. III. Prayer by
the Chaplain. The following members
answered to the roll call: Their ExceIlen-
cies Creighton, Kanoa and Dare; Hons
! Cleghorn, Bush Kaae, Kapena, Walker
/ ). Parker, Hayselden, keau, Lilikalani
/ Baker, Amara, Kaulia, Kaulukou, Pahia
/ Kaunamano, Wight, Nahale, Nahinu
Aholo, Kaukau, Richardson, Dickey,
/ Kaai, Paehaole, Dole. Kauai and Palohau.
! The minutes were read in Hawaiian and
! English and approved.
REPORT OF Committee on COMMERCE.
I Mr.. Dole presented the following report
( from the Committee on Commerce:
/ Hon. J. 5. Walker, President Legisla tive
! Assembly-Sir: Your Committee on Com
! Inerce, to whom was referred a certain bill,
/ entitled An Act to prohibit the Minister
/ OF Interior from disposing of Government
| property or chooses IN action, devoted to
/ public purposes" hereby respectfully re-
! port as follows: We recommend the said
/ bill 10 the favorable consideration Of the
Legislative Assembly.
;. B. DOLE, Chairman.
Z. K. LIL1KALANI,
J. T. BAKER.
On motion Of Mr.. Keau, the report was
adopted
BILLS ENGROssED.
Nj Richardson, from the Engrossing
Committee, reported the following bills as
engrossed. An Act TO amend section s,
chapter as, Laws Of 1884; an Act to con
solidate and amend the laws relating TO
internal taxes.
TAX EXEMPTION BILL.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare read first
time an Act exempting certain persons
from personal taxes and taxes on personal
property. The object OF the bill is 10 re-
lease the lepers at Kalawao from taxes.
On suspension Of the rules, the bill was
read second time by its title and passed
10 engrossment, and will be read a third
time on Tuesday.
MOTION To RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Dole moved a suspension OF the
rules, 50 that the vote by which An Act
10 prohibit the Minister of Interior from
disposing Of Government property or
chooses in action, devoted TO public pur-
poses" was placed on the order Of the day
for Tuesday, be reconsidered. Agreed 10.
The bill then passed TO engrossment, and
VIII be read a third time on Tuesday.
REPORT or THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
M Kaulukou, from the Judiciary Com
mittee. presented a report on a resolution
to relieve the Commissioners of Crown
Lands The committee recommend the
resolution be Indefinitely postponed.
(Signedl. J. L. KAULUKOU,
J. K. KAUNAMASo,
@. B. PALoBAU.
On motion Of Mr.. Paehaole, the report
Of the committee was adopted.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading Of an Act 10 amend an
Act entitled an Act TO amend and cOnsOli-
date the laws relating 10 internal taxes.
Mr.. Hayselden moved the word three
quarters in section 20, be stricken out
and "one" inserted.
Mr., Dole opposed the change. 1t was
somewhat surprising.
Nj Hayselden said that Mr.. Dole had
no right 10 say this change was q surprise,
as he took part IN the discussion during
the early part Of the week. The amend
ment would have 10 be put in the bill.
Nj Thurston hoped il would not be put
in. The change was sprung upon the
House, and even the people or the other
islands did not know Of the proposed raise.
Notice was only given on Tuesday last Of
the raise. and the bin being introduced the
following day was passed on Wednesday.
He had received petition from Wailuku
with I35 signatures praying against the
proposed raise He hoped, now the mat
ter was before the-House. that every mem
Der would oppose the amendment he
moved the ayes and noes be taken on the
insertion Of the amendment
Nj. Dickey said he Endorsed al Nj
Thurston had said. he had received
petition from Mzkawao. signed by rich
and poor, protesting against the intended
raise III taxation.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said the ques-
ton before the House was not on the rails
ing OF taxation from three-fourths 20 one
per cent, but whether q section Of 3 Law
should De amended 70 conform with a law
already passed. Whether the amendment
. be- carried or rejected, il viii not alter the
taxation, Is il has already been passed At
0ns per cent The question Of raising
taxation was not before the House it had
been disposed Of some time ago This
amendment would give q cIear.ess and
explicit direction in the laws.
M. Tburston said he considered that
the question Of raising taxation from three
fourths 70 one per cent was before the
House.
The amendment was passed Ola . 3iyi-
sion by the following vote,
Ayes-Gibson Creighton, kanoa. Dare.
Bush. Kaae. Kapena, Parker. Hayselden,
keau. Baker, Pabia, Kaunamauo. Nahluu,
Aholo, Kaukau. Kauai-l7.
Noes-Bisbop- Kuihelani. Lilisalani,