The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-23

from certain holders OF crown lands,
to he refunded $3.50 taxes OH said
lands, against payment Of which
they protested to kupihea and Ma
kaleka, tax assessor and collector of
Molokai and Lanai Referred TO
Finance Committee.
Rep. keau presented petition
from Mark T.. Robinson, NJ. W. Me
Chesney d Son, Frank Brown, c. +.
Henson, j. n. Kuhiiahu, l.. kapu,
Alex. j. Campbell and +. l.. Mar
shall, representing that the present
rates charged by the Oceanic Steam
ship Company for freight upon
bananas is burdensome, wherefore
they pray that it be inserted as
condition, in the act granting sub
sidy to the said Company, that they
shall carry bananas from the port of
Honolulu to the port of San Fran
cisco, at charge of not over fifty
cents bunch. Laid on the table,
on Motion of Rep. Brown, for con-
sideration with the bill granting the
subsidy in question.
COMMITTEES.
Noble Macfarlane, from the Com
mittee on Commerce, reported on
the petition presented by Rep. Pae-
haolc, that the subsidy of 5000
granted last session, for steamer
to run round Molokai, be renewed
this session. They found that the
steamer Mokolii had been doing the
service regularly and been granted
the subsidy, and they recommend
that the same subsidy be granted
for the ensuing period. Noble
Wilder, of the committee, being in
terested in the Steamship Company
drawing the subsidy, did not sign
the report. Laid on the table for
consideration with the Appropriation
Bill.
Rep. Dole presented report from
majority of the special committee
on tax laws, on bill to amend secs.
5s and 80, of chap. 43, laws of
1882, recommending the passage
with amendments submitted; signed
by himself, Reps. Kaunamano and
Kaulukou, Noble Bishop and Rep.
AholO.
Minister Neumann presented the
minority report, signed by himself
and Rep. Hayselden, recommending
the rejection of the bill for reasons
given.
Both reports were laid on the
table to be considered with the bill.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Baker read first time an
act to grant franchise for the light
ing of Honolulu with the electric
light, for the term of Is years, TO
G. o. Berger and associates. They
are to maintain lights sufficient to
light the streets, wharves and Gov
ernment buildings, also the harbor
lighthouse. Private houses are to
be supplied at rate to be agreed
upon without discrimination except
as to amount used, and the King in
Privy Council is to fix maNimuu,
rate. I
Rep. Palohau read first time an
act to release contract laborers from
working on Saturday.
Rep. Dole presented the new rule
given notice of, which requires a
days notice of questions to Minis.
tiers. As there was no Hawaiian
version, consideration of the resolu-
ton was deferred till tomorrow.
Minister Gibson submitted revised
estimates, printed, with the follow
ing preamble: "Mr. President
BY command of His Majesty the
King, and in compliance with the
assurance given to this honorable
Assembly on the 21st instant, have
the honor to submit, on behalf OF
His Majesty's Government, the re-
duced estimates of the Appropria-
ton Bill in the following schedule,
and to recommend to this honorable
Assembly to vote the estimates as so
reduced" The reduction amount
ed to S197, $40, but as $4,000 for
guards in Government buildings
was only transferred to the Interior
Department, the reduction was in
reality $4,000 less, or SlS7 $40.
He would add that these reduced
estimates expressed the genuine pur-
pose of His Majesty and Ministers,
and he begged that the Assembly
would carry it out. His Majesty
had offered reduction of $4,000
in his salary as an offering to his
country, and his Ministers had
made reductions in their salaries
and departments, with the purpose
that these reductions are to bc
carried out by the Assembly.
Rep. Kalna moved that the re-
vised estimates be accepted ant
made special order of the day fol
Friday next.
Rep. Kaulukou said the house
could not consider all the items sub
mitted on that day. A good deal o,
the Appropriation Bill had beer
acted upon, and could only be re-
considered on third reading. lii
moved that the Minister'S report b'
laid on the table for consideration
with the Appropriation Bill on Fri
day next.
The amendment carried
Rep. Richardson moved that th'
enoo;ol nrIar for to1oy- conoi1aro