The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-08-07

Committee. presented June =, praying
that the matter OF the Crown Lands be
Locked into by this Legislature, ana more
especially that part Of the Crown Lands
known aS the Punchbowl tract, Commit
tee find that the So-called PunchbOwl tract
i part OF the Crown LSnd Of AuwSolimS
and wSS leased bv the Crown Commissions
erS. under she authority Of law. and that
the Legislature has no authority 70 inter
fere in tae mStter of said lease. The Gov
eminent owns some land adjoining this
traCt which Is now being surveyed out into
small homeSteadS which viii soon De placed
on the market Committee feel that the
system II present pursued, as regards
rack-rsnt, Is simply outrageous, and hope
the matter VIII be taken into conSidera-
non q the House, gpOn the introduction Of
s 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 OF the
Minister OF the Interior. Recommend that
the petition be laid on the table 10 be con
Siiered with the above named bill.
The report wSS signed y. H. Hitchcock,
VII. Rice, A.P. HapSehSole, snd adopted.
MOBILES WiiemAnn and Smith, respect
iyely. read majority and minority reports
OF The Committee on the bill 70 prohibit
psddlins and hawking OF goods, Laid on
the table 70 be considered with the bill.
sIILS AWAITING APPROVAL
Minister Austin reported four bills pre-
sented 70 the King for signature
NOTICE OF NEW SILL.
Noble Dole, BY permission of the House,
gave notice OF ; bill TO Smend section 10,
Chspter XLIII. Session Laws Of lSS2, re
lStins 10 the tax on carts Snd days,
QUESTIONS. 10 NINISrgR.
Noble WidemSnn submitted the follow
ing.
The year 1857 has furnished this country
what II never had before, three tax collec-
tors, one appointed by The Government
and by the banks Of Bishop & Co. and
Claus SpreckeI> & Co never imagined
that any one voluntarily would constitute
himself collector OF taxes without any Su-
thOrity OF law. and therefore my enquiries
" His Excellsney the Minister of Finance.
I hereby offer him nv apologies for these
opportunities
From His Excellenev'S answer il 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.
l would call the attention OF the Attorney
General 10 this fact, and would ask him
or whether without : protest he viii
suffer private Individuals 70 take into their
hands the functions OF Government
SEw BILL
Rep Kinney read, iirst time, bill TO
better facilitate the segregation OF lspsrs-
ozDEz OF TIE DAY.
Postal Savings Bank-ConsiierauOn OF
the bills relating TO Postal Savings Bank
and security Tor depOsitors Ia deferred
owing 10 the absence OF members OF the
Finance Committee. 10 5 future day
Import DutieS--SeCOud reading OF oil,
introduced BY Noble Jaeger July :, 70 Re
peal the ACT 10 relieve certain articles OF
import from Customs duties, approved
October = 1886, and the report q the CoIn-
mittee on Commerce, July 3, thereon
Noble Jaeger moved the bill pass.
Noble WaIerhOuSe moved indefinite post
pOuemenJ-
Discussed by Minister Thurston, MOBILES
Jaeger and Smith and Rep. Kinney
The bill was indefinitely postponed
COffse-COnSidCratiO OF the bill relating
to the cultivation Of coffee was deferred, on
account Of the absence OF certain members,
to 3 future day.
Honolulu Street Rsilway.-Considsra
ton OF the Honolulu Street Iramway oil,
introduced June g. BY Noble Young, with
the report OF the Committee, July 10,
thereon aud the substitute bill presented
July % 6y the Committee
Rep- F. Brown moved the original oil De
laid on the table Carried
The bill submitted by the Committee was
taken up section by section
Noon recess. one hour