The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-04

Committee, presented June 70, praying
that the matter of the Crown LANDS be
looked into by this Legislature, and more
esneciaIIv that part of the Crown Lands
known as the PunchbOwl tract. Commit
fee find that the sO-called PunchboWl tract
is part of the Crown Land OF Auwao!ma
and was leased by the Crown COMMISSION
ers under the authority or law, ana tnat
the legislature has no authority to inter
fere in the matter of said lease. The GOV
eminent owns some land adjoining this
tract which is now being surveyed out lnio
small homesteadS which will soon be placed
on the market. Committee feel that the
system at present pursued, as REGARDS
rack-rent, is simply outrageous, and nope
the matter will be taken into consldera-
ton of the House, upon the lntroductlon OF
a BILL notice of which has already been
given. amending the law respecting the
Board of Crown Commissions, by placing
all the Crown Lands in the hands or the
Minister of the Interior. Recommend that
the petition be laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the above named bill.
The reDort was signed D. H. Hitchcock,
VII. Rice, \. P. Kapaehaole, and adopted.
Mobiles Widemann and Smith, respect
iyely read majority and minority reports
of the Committee on the bill to prohibit
peddling and hawking OF goods. LAID on
the table to be considered with the Dill.
BILLS AWAITING APPROVAL.
Minister Austin reported four bills pre-
S6nL6Q 10 the NlIS lOI ildIOlS'
NOTICE OF NEW BILL.
Noble Dole, by permission of the House,
gave notice of bill to amend section 10,
Chapter XIII. Session Laws Of 1882, re-
Iating TO the tax on carts and drays.
QUESTIONS TO MINISTER.
Noble Widemann submitted the follow
The year 1887 has furnished this country
what it never had before, three tax colIec-
tors, one appointed by the Government
and by the banks of Bishop & Co. and
that any one voluntarily would constitute
himself collector of taxes without any au-
thOrity of law, and therefore my enquiries
IF His Excellency the Minister of Finance.
| hereby offer him my apologies for these
opportunities.
From His Excellencys answer it becomes
patent that the two banks imposed the duty
of collecting taxes upon themselves; the
proof of the fact that they did collect taxes
is in the hands of this House.
| would call the attention of the Attorney
General to this fact and would ask him
whether he will take any notice of it.
Or whether without a protest he will
suffer private individuals to take into their
hands the functions of Government.
NEW BILL.
Rep. Kinney read, first time, a bill to
better facilitate the segregation of lepers.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Postal Savings Bank.-Consideratio of |
the bills relating to Postal Savings Bank |
and security for depOsitors is deferred, !
owing to the absence of members of the |
Finance Committee, to a future day.
Import Duties.-SecOud reading of bill, |
introduced by Noble Jaeger July 7, to re- |
peal the Act to relieve certain articles of |
import from Customs duties, approved |
October 7, 1886. and the report of the Com |
mittee on Commerce, July %, thereon.
Noble Jaeger moved the bill pass.
Noble WateThOuse moved indefinite post !
pOnement.
Discussed by Minister Thurston, Mobiles
Jaeger and Smith and Rep. Kinney.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
Coffee-COnsidcration of the bill relating |
to the cultivation of coffee was deferred, on
account of the absence of certain members,
to future day.
Honolulu Street Railway
ton of the Honolulu Street Tramway bill, |
introduced June 8, by Noble Young, with
the report of the Committee, July 10. |
thereon and the substitute bill presented |
July rs by the Committee.
Rep. F. Brown moved the original bill be |
laid on the table. Carried
The bill submitted by the Committee was /
taken up section by section.
Noon recess, one hour.