The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-21

for making landing at Laupahoe-
hoe that the courthouse at the
same place be repaired and reno
waited that a railroad be built from
Hamakua to lIilo, and that the house
pass an act authorizing loan of
81, 900, 900 for the purpose, and that
coroners' jurors be paid for their
services. Referred to Public Lands
Committee.
Rep. Kaai, q petition from kipa-
hulu, District of Hama, with POO
signatures, asking for $500 to build
courthouse and lookup at that
place. Referred to Public Lands
Committee. Also, one that two
polling places be made in the Dis
trict. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Rep. Jilkalani, . petition from
Honolulu, with 200 signatures, that
licenses for selling beers be granted
outside of the limits of Honolulu.
Laid on the table to be considered
with bill introduced on the subject.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Rep. Kalua presented a report Of
the Committee on Public Lands and
Internal Improvements, on a peti.
ton from Puma that the road super
visor-in-chief for that district be re-
moved, on one from fIamakua that
the law providing for road super
visors be repealed, on one from
Makawao and another from Kaana-
pail that road supervisor be APP
pointed in each of those districts.
The Committee recommend that the
first and second be laid on the table
to be considered with bill to repeal
the law in question. They find, in
regard to the third and fourth, that
this house has no authority to APP
point road supervisors, and recon-
mend that these petitions he laid on
the table. Adopted.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Rep. Dole presented report
from the special committee on taxa
ton bills, on bill introduced by
Rep. Palohau, providing for ten
sureties more or less for the bonds
of tax collectors. They consider
the requirement to he "of too in
definite character to make it desir-
able feature of our tax law !" there
fore recommend that the bill be laid
on the table.
Rep. Palohau did not approve of
the report, because it hit him. In
stead of the bill being mixed, the
committee he thought was mixed.
Minister Neumann, for the infor-
nation of the hon. member, said an
amendment had been put in another
bill, requiring two sufficient sureties
for collectors.
Rep. Palohau was satisfied with
the explanation.
Rep. Dickey moved the report be
adopted, which carried.
Rep. Dole presented report from
the same committee, on a bill to
amend the act of 1882, by introduce
ing a provision for the payment of
road taxes to the school agents, to
be drawn upon by the road super
visor; also, that vehicles be taxed
only if used for amusement and re-
creation, and that the tax on two
wheeled vehicles be fixed at $3.50.
They recommend that the bill be
laid on the table.
Rep. Kauai said he had intro
duced the bill at the request of peo-
pie OF his district. 1t was believed
that in having the road taxes sent tc
Honolulu, they were lost in great
part to the people who paid then
for the purpose of having the money
spent on local roads. The taxation
of brakes was also felt to be hard
ship.
Rep. Dole, in reply, said if TIT
member for Waimea introduced al
act to reduce the taxation on brake
he would support it.
Reps. Keau, Kaunamano ant
Aholo each made remarks, afte
which the report was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Dickey gave notice of al
act to fix the place of holding cour
in Makawao district.
Also, u resolution that $4,000 b
appropriated for improving tn
building of the East Maui femal
seminary, which he moved be re
: ferred to the select committee o
educational items. Carried.
, The same member presented tn
. following resolution
: Whereas, Article. 60, of the Coz
t stitution, provides that the Repre-
, sentatives of the people shall be al
: portoned by the Legislature accort
. ing to the population, and
: "Whereas, the representation ha
: become very unequal by reason {
t the shifting Of the population sine
t the last apportionment in 1865
s Therefore be it resolved, that
o committee of three shall be appoin
e ed to divide the Kingdom I'M
s twenty-eight election wards or di
d tricts of nearly equal population
each of which shall have the priv
a lege of electing one member onl.
e and report the same to this hou
e for its action
o Rep. Dole offered an amendme
that the committee report to ne
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