The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-16
Afternoon Session.

Inc House TOOK recess from IL 10 :oU
O'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The House resumed at 80 and con-
tinued with the order Of the day
An Act to repeal Secs. 100 to III, in
elusive, Civil Code, relating to the vac
cination of children.
Rep. Kahookano said he introduced
the bill at the request OF some OF his
constituents. He moved it be referred
to the Sanitary Committee; carried.
An Act to amend the Act OF 1859, pro-
viding aid for the establishment of hospi-
tails for the benefit of sick and disabled
Hawaiian seamen.
Minister Brown said the bill was intro
duced by the late Minister of Finance.
It's object was to reduce the tax on pas
sengers entering the kingdom, imposed
for the benefit of the Queens Hospital,
from 81 head to 81, and make the ship
responsible for it. The bill also extended
the meaning of " Hawaiian seamen to
all seamen employed on vessels of Ha-
waiian registry. He moved the bill pass
to engrossment.
Rep Kalua thought the tax would be
taken from the passengers anyway. 1t
would be better to repeal the law alto
gether, but for the present he would only
move it be referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Rep. Richard considered the bill
good one, and supported the motion to
pass it.
Rep. 4. w. Wilcox knew from his
own experience, the last time he came
| from San Francisco, that the tax was OBJ
noxious to passengers. This bill was
very plain as it stood, and he thought it
| should pass.
The bill passed, to be read third time
on Friday
An Act to amend Sec. %, Chap. So,
| Laws of 1876, relating to stamp duties, as
amended by Sec. l, Chap. 20, Laws of
1888.
Minister Brown explained that the OBJ
| ject of the bill was to enable residents OF
the country districts to obtain the adhe-
! sive stamps required for affixing to docu-
ments. The Postmaster-Genera was to
be charged with the distribution of these
stamps through the country post-offices.
He thought the bill should be passed
without hesitation.
Noble Mccarthy thought the bill
should go to committee. The Finance
Committee had found % 900 and odd i'm
preston stamps in the Custom House
above what the books called for. The
blanks were distributed to merchants
without account OF the number, on the
theory that the stamps were not negoti-
able till they passed over the counter.
He thought the impression stamps
should be abolished and adhesive
stamps substituted. The bill should &c
to the Committee on Commerce.
Rep. Kalua moved it be referred to
the Finance Committee; carried.
An Act to amend Chap. 81, Laws OF
1882, to admit fertilizers into the king
dom free of duty.
Rep Kalua moved the bill pass to be
engrossed. 1t was intended to assist in
developing our agricultural interests.
Rep. Kahookano moved the bill be re-
ferred to committee. 1t was an import
ant bill and committee should ascer
tain whether it was for the benefit of the
, whole country or only OF few people.
Rep. Richard thought there would
have been no discussion after the re-
marks of the honorable member for Wal
luku (Kalua). The honorable member
. for Kohala might as well have asked
} whether the fertilizers, if placed at the
root of a tree, would benefit the whole
, tree or only few branches. Ii there
were variety of manufactures in the
! country, the case might be different
: Even the BARRIERS and the dentists here
, owed their living to the agricultural in
terests of the country.
, Rep. White moved the bill be referred
to the Sanitary committee, as it was pos
slble that bad-smelling fertilizers cause
much disease in the country.
Rep. Lucas did not see what the SAM
tary committee had to do with it. 1twa.
5 not proposed to keep fertilizers out, duty
: or no duty. The present duty was ,
nominal one He supported the motion
2 to pass the bill.
Rep Richard explained that he wa
, not speaking for his personal interest, a
they used no fertilizers at Honokaa
5 (Smiles.)
Noble Muller saw no reason for refer
S ring the bill to committee. Fertilizer
should be admitted free, also materia
e for making fertilizers here.
: Noble Burchardt agreed with the pre-
q, vious speaker. Agents came down herr
representing that certain fertilizers wer
: suitable for all kinds of soils. Planter
: should be enabled TO import materials
t cheaply, SO that they could COMPOUND
: them here to suit different soils.
E The bill passed to engrossment, to b.
2 read a third time Friday.
D An Act to provide additional faciIitie
t in acquiring homesteads.
Rep. Brown moved the bill be referred
r to the committee on Public Lands an,
| Internal improvements. Carried.
An Act to establish branch hospital
e on the different islands.
: Noble Marsden, saying the bill in
volved important changes in the law
relating to the public health, moved i
r be referred to the Sanitary committee.
Rep Rickard, introducer of the bill
accepted the motion, and the bill wen
| to the Sanitary committee.
An Act to provide for Police Justic'
= for the District of Makawao, Island Q
, Maui.
Rep. Richard moved it be referred t.
: the Judiciary committee.