The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-23
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Twenty-first Day.
FRIDAY. June %.

Wight Noble w. o. Smith was elected
President pro tenn. Minutes read and APP
proved.
THE PRESIDENTS RESIGNATION.
The following communication was read
To the honorable the Legislature of the
Hawaiian Kingdom Owing to illness
which will prevent my early assumption of
the duties of the position, and under the
direction of my medical adviser, [ have
the honor to tender my resignation of the
Presidency of your honorable body, and
remain
Your obedient servant,
SAMUEL G. WILDER.
Honolulu, June 21, 1888.
Noble Smith moved the following:
Whereas, The Hon. Samuel G. Wilder
has been constrained by illness and the
advice of his physician to tender his resig-
nation as President of the Legislature of
the Kingdom.
Resolved, That the sympathy of this
Assembly for him in his illness, and ear
nest hopes for his speedy recovery, be
conveyed to him; that in reluctantly ac-
cepting his resignation this House desires
to express it's thanks to the honorable
Noble for the able, imp trtial and faithful
manner in which he has performed the
duties of his responsible office; and that
copy of this resolution be presented to the
honorable Noble by a select committee of
this House.
Adopted, and a committee appointed
consisting of Mobiles Smith and DOwsett,
and Rep. Nakaleka.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
Mobiles Castle and Smith were respect
IVelV nominated for President,
Reps. &. Brown and Mcguire were APP
pointed tellerS. The ballot being taken,
there appeared for Castle, So; Smith, 8;
Kawainui, 1. The Hon. w. r. Castle was
declared duly elected.
Mobiles WaterhOuse and Motley and Rep.
Nakaleka were appointed to wait upon the |
Chief justice and request his attendance. |
The Chief Justice entered. and admins |
tered the oath OF office to the President |
elect.
The President thanked the members for |
the honor conferred upon him, and made |
complimentary reference to the ability by |
which his predecessors incumbenCy of the |
Office was distinguished
PETITIONS.
Rep. +. Brown presented petition from
KoolaupOkO tor the removal of the Road
Supervisor OF the district, and that Road |
Board be appointed, as provided in the Act |
of 1887. Referred to the Public Lands and
Internal Improvements Committee.
NOUI0 w dIcI DIcSGIlGGu q p0UlGlOu
for more light, an electric light near
Brewers wharf. Referred to the same
as the preceding.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. F. Brown reported six bills printed.
Noble Robinson read the report of the
Committee on Commerce on the bill to
provide for the importation and sale of
alcohol for medical, mechanical and scien-
tihc purposes. Committee obtained Stats
tics from the Custom House, giving de-
tailed account of yearly Withdrawals from
April 8, 1884, to June Is, 1888, showing by
whom imported and withdrawn. The |
statement is attached to the report. Toe
figures are:
Year. Gals Withdrawn Duties !
1884. ..............-..Z ,343 $589 20
1885. 1855 921 40
1886. 1889 748 90
100 Ia. -.......- 1914 Z,094 10
1888 to June b.. 508 1924 90
Taking a corresponding time OF 20
months since the Act of 1886 came into
effect, duties at So per gallon, and 20
months prior thereto, when duties were
about % cents per gallon, the figures show,
since the Act of 1886 took effect, 1861
gallons withdrawn, paying duties amount
ing to $4,128; prior to Act of 1886, 6,865
gallons withdrawn, paying duties amount
ing to 81 $50.
An enormously large quantity of alcohol
Was with drawn, and of course used for
medical, mechanical and scientific pur-
poses, but really how much was legiti-
mately used for these purposes, the com
mittee have not the exact figures to sub
nit. Nor have they come to a satisfactory
conclusion whether any industry in the
Kingdom has been seriously interfered
with or checked by the import duty of So
per gallon.
The duty on the article, adding to the
Government income in the manner of an
indirect tax, and also for the reason that
The tendency of the times is that the less
alcohol there is floating around, the better
off we will all be; therefore, it is the
opinion of the committee that the bill be |
aid on the table.
(Signed). NJ. P. Robinson, ]. Wight C.. |
Z. HOrner, A. p. Kalaukoa.
Rep. &. Brown said the main object of |
he bill is to encourage valuable domestic
Industries, particularly the manufacture of | .
)erfumerieS. One firm had expended
bout $500 on plant for this industry pre- I
viOus to the Act of 1886, but when the
luties on alcohol were raised to So gallon,
he enterprise was abandoned. He did not
hink it good policy for the government to {
ct its foot on any industry that may be a ,
Ource of revenue to the people of the
ountry. He knew it for a fact that in the
ity OF Philadelphia, the manufacture eff
from island flowers is carried on.
Noble Smith had confidence in the inves-
lgatlons and Judgment of the Committee.
\ large proportion of liquors withdrawn
Or the purposes named in the bill had gone t
0 wholesale. retail and jObbing dealers in {
pirituous liquors. He was informed that {
Individuals have recipes for the manufac-
ure of certain drinks, the bases of which |
re alcohol, and the manufacture of these /
bOminable mixtures would be encouraged {
Y this bill. The result to the revenue {
Tould be that it would be defrauded in {
tead of benefited. v
Noble Wight said the committee had
one to considerable trouble to obtain in
ormation and statistics and they were +
yilling that manufacturing enterprises be !
Doctors use alcohol in max +
lg tinctures. He did not know but that :
ess tinctures would be conducive to better :
ealth among the people, So far as me- :
hanicai purposes are concerned, there is !;
mother preparation, methylated spirits, =
Inch answers all purposes and with the +