The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Thirteenth Day.
WEDNESDAY, June Ii

| oOuIn Mona heIeTreu 10 Ine FINANCE
Committee.
Rep. Kamai presented a petition from
Joseph Maikaaloa for 81 for work on gov
eminent roads in 1880. Referred to the
Minister of Interior.
! REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. F. Brown reported six bills printed.
Rep. Kinney read the report of the Judi
ciary committee on the bill to provide for
the registration OF copyrights, recommend
ing some amendments and with these that
the bill pass. Laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill.
Rep. c. Brown read the report of the
judiciary committee on the bill to repeal
chapter LXI. of the Penal Code, to prevent
| married persons from deserving one an
other, recommending that the bill pass.
Adopted.
| The bill passed to engrOssment, to be
| read third time on Saturday.
The same member read the report of the
| judiciary committee on the bill relating to
| the bringing of suits by and against the
| government, recommending that the bill
| pass. Laid on the table to be considered
| with the bill.
The same member read the report of the
| same committee on the bill to repeal chap.
| LII. of the Penal Code, concerning re-
| wards to sheriffS, COnStables and other
pass. Laid on the table to be considered
| with the bill
Noble Young read the report of the com
! mittee on military affairs, on the bill to
! regulate the military forces of the King
DOM Committee recommend certain
| amendments and with them that the bill
pass. Laid on the table to be considered
with the bill.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Rep. Rice gave notice of an Act to repeal
the chapter of the Civil Code relating to
| the carrying of passengers by Inter-Island
steamers.
Rep. KalaukOa gave notice of:
An Act to regulate the practice of medi-
cine.
An Act to require surveyors to take out
An Act to regulate the profession of
school teacher i'll this Kingdom.
NEW BILLS.
Rep. F. Brown read, a first time, by title,
bill to amend section II, chapter Xiv.
laws of 1882, relating to the sale OF ales,
wines spirits and cOrdialS.
Noble hitchcock read, hrSt time, by
title, bill to better prevent the illicit traf-
tic i'll spirituous liquors.
RESOLUTION.
Rep. PaehaOle read resolution directing
payment of SO to Opuuau account of taxes
alleged to have been paid twice on the
estate of Kanaka Liilii, and that an item be
inserted in the appropriation bill for this
purpose. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Rep. Nawahine read resolution requir-
ing payment by the Minister of Finance Of
SIS to kawawahimoku on account of over
paid taxes and that the So be put III the
appropriation bill. Referred 10 the Fl
nance Committee.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Attorneys and Counsellors-Third read
ing of the bill relating to attorneys
and cOunsellOrs at law, and to practi-
TONERS in the inferior Courts of the King
dom.
Noble Castle moved an amendment to
section 3, that the certificate fee for pTacti-
TONERS in the inferior courts be SIS instead
of $25. Adopted.
practise in the inferior courts, also, some
times, in the circuit courts would have to
pay.
Rep. Kauhi was in difficulty on the
same point
Noble Smith moved the bill be indetin
itely postponed.
The hon. Noble spoke at length in sup
port of his motion. The bill is unjust. Ii
it was right in principle, the doctors, cattle |
raisers, planters and others ought to be |
taxed for the privilege of carrying on their |
business. An arbitrary tax on one class |
of men is unfair. Referring to the object |
of the license fee to be the purchase of |
books for the law library, why not tax |
doctors $50 head and place the proceeds |
at the disposal of the Board of Health, to |
secure for the public benefit, good drugs |
and good surgical instruments? A tax OF !
$50 year on teachers certificates might |
be useful to buy books for the enlighten-
ment of teachers in their professional
duties.
Rep. Kinney sympathized with the
efforts of Noble Smith to impress the public
with an idea that the lawyers are hard
used class. Nothing could be more diff
cult to do than to convey to the public the
opinion that lawyers have not a good time
OF 1t. He would suggest that the Noble
take non-suit and try to win his case on
different line of agreement.
To meet expenditures in different |
branches of the public service, he believed
the license system will have to be extend
ed. Professional men, as well as others,
sometimes have large incomes from their
business, but little property, and light
taxes except the poll tax and they do not
always pay that.
The sanitary committee are going to re-
port on the dentistry bill recommending a
license fee to be paid by dentists. A hun
dred years ago the g lOiO" made an impress
sion in the community that he was a more
important parsonage than he really was.
Let that idea be swept away and every
person stand on his merits and bear his
full share of the public burdens.
Noble Castle said il was customary to
speak of bill as belonging to the person
it. Such is not correct 1t is
the property of the House, and if not pro-
per to be passed, the House ought to indie
finitely postpone it. The principle on
which it is opposed by Noble Smith is not
correct. If his theory is good, then the
House has no authority to levy license
tax on grocer or any one else. 1t is a
step in the right direction to increase the
revenues by increasing taxation in places
where the tax will not be much felt. Rev |
enue ought TO be increased if possible with
out reSOrting TO direct taxation. The
House has been asked. session by session.
for appropriations for the law library. If
this bill passes, that appropriation will not
be asked for.
Noble Smith, in answer to the remarks of
Rep. Kinney, said he would be willing TO |
consider favorably well digested income :
tax bill. Some planters make $4,000 and