The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-17

Minister Dare said the gentleman
who last spoke had drawn pretty
picture of a vine-clad cottage, and
there was nothing wanting but the
patriachal form of the gentleman
himself But was not that subter-
fuge? the introducer had already pro-
posedto strike out the provision about
trees and vines. California was
agitated for six months on this very
question, until finally they decided
to frame new constitution, in order
that property should be equally
taxed. This was copy of the Cali
fornia law, and contain the best pos
sible definitions of real and personal
property. He moved to strike out
subdivision 8, and wished there
after to move to insert it under per-
sonal property.
Rep. Thurston said the Attorney
General stated that this was taken
holus-bolus out of the constitution
of California. Every newspaper of
any standing in that state opposed
it. 1t was made by demagogues of
the iDenis Kearney stripe, was the
the talk of the civilized world, and
that was worthy place for this to
come from. They had a taste of
things from California. He would
net referto people from Califor-
MIA, but if this was speci-
men of California law, they
had better let California law
alone and stick to their own. Their
present law, which did not come from
California, gave plain and reason
able statements of what real estate
was. The California law gave an
extended description, but their pres
ent law took the whole thing in, in
a single comprehensive definition.
This was another thing he could not
understand. The Acknowledgement
said that after great toll of six
months that law was framed, yet he
proposed two amendments to this
magnificent definition.
Minister Dare had said he did not
like that description. He said that
the California description of real
estate was the best possible.
Rep. Thurston thought if they
struck out so much as that they had
better stick to the old law. The
bill simply made more to be con-
sidered by ignorant country asses
sors. The whole idea of anything
new was gone, and they might as
we'll stick to the present definition.
The member for Honolulu made
excursions into different parts of
the bill that had nothing to do with
| this section whatever, which changed
the definition of real estate. There
fore do not let the members get
mixed up with this that it was a
question of making the rich man pay
for the poor man. 1t was simply a
definition of real estate.
Noble Judd opposed the section
in Hawaiian.
Rep. Kaulukou said the members
opposing the bill seemed to be
pinched by it, and that was why
they opposed it.
Rep. Brown rose to a point Of
order. He did not come there fol
personalities, but to do the business
of the Government, and he did MOI
propose to be insultsd.
Rep. Kaulukou said if he had sale
anything offensive he withdrew it
Where there was great deal O.
opposition to this bill, there must bt
something in it. There must be 1
niger in the fence somewhere. Why
did the members not move amend
ments instead of indefinite post
ponement.
Rep. Brown raised the point O.
order that the indefinite postpone
ment of the first section was thu
only matter before the house.
Rep. Kaulukou said he hear(
members read other sections. Thu
member for Molokai did not wan
California law, but they were very
fond Of quoting other countries TO
rules of order when it suited thei
convenience. Itappeared it did no
matter much what the Government
proposed. The fact that it cam
from the Ministry was enougl
to condemn it with those mem
bers. When they investe'
money in ramie and were afraid O
losing money on it, then it was al
right to ask for an appropriation t
save their money. The reason 70
opposition to this bill was that if
passed they and their friends woul
have to pay all their taxes. Thi
law would take them by the throa
/, and make them pay their taxes.
was very good bill, clearly defiI
ing real estate. The Hawaiian TIA
assessors did not know what res
estate was.
J, Rep. Brown said if the hon. men
Der for Hilo had been in the hous
this afternoon he would have under
stood that the objection was not
!, the bill itself but to this section an
3 to its description of real estate. /
all probability if he had been ther
they would not have heard sue
e trash and nonsense as had proceede
from his lips. No person who ha
addressed the house made obje'
tions to any other part of this hi