The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-07
Afternoon Session.

The House re-assembled at 40.
Rep. Apiki offered a resolution that
the Finance Committee, to whom was
referred the bill to amend the tax law,
report within three days. He moved it
be adopted.
Noble Maciarlane said he gave the rea-
son on Saturday why the report was de-
layed. 1t will be presented within two
or three days.
The resolution was adopted
The House proceeded to the Order OF
the Day. Special order, third reading of
the bill for the relief of His Majesty.
Noble CornWell moved the bill pass,
with the exception of Section 4, which
shall be amended by adding the follow
ing words: of 1886, and subject to the
same exemptions and conditions as to
taxes and payments of principal and in
terest."
The amendment carried and the bill
passed its third reading as amended.
Unfinished business. Further consid-
Grafton of the Civil Service Bill.
Rep. Marques did not intend to
speak on this bill as l thought it very
clear. brought it in for the good of the
country. 1t is drafted from the laws in
use in England and America. They have
Civil Service in Turkey and Japan, SO
that it is nothing new. Civil service is a
good thing for the public and employees.
The country will get good servants as
long as they know that if they do their
duty they will be kept in their position.
In the present state employees are
dragged into politics. Half of the politi-
cal fight will be done away with by this
bill, for when employees know they are
safe they will not trouble about politics.
This bill protects the rights of the Ha-
waiians. After the Civil Service is once
started, the expenditure will be small. |
do not agree with the Minister of Finance
as to leaving teachers out Of the bill. /
am informed that at teachers conven-
ton held recently a resolution was adopt
ed to be presented to this House asking
that the teachers be included in the
Civil Service. With regard to police, he
thought it was just as well to give them
the protection of Civil Service.
Noble Marsden asked Rep. Marques to
look at Section y, which states, " re-
sidence of three years at least being
necessary for foreigner to be eligible
to permanent appointment as Civil Ser
vice officer" Would not this embarrass
the Board of Education?
Rep. Marques-1 think not.
Noble Widemann-Theb best argument
for the bill is that the Reform Party, who
introduced the spoils system, are in favor
of it. | move the previous question
Carried.
Section and the whole bill was in
definitely postponed, Is to IA.
A motion to reconsider was lost.
Noble Widemann-Spoils for everD
Minister Brown asked when the APP
preparation Bill would be ready. 1t
should have come up on its third reading
last Wednesday.
President Walker-The Secretary tells
me it will be ready tomorrow
Second reading of an Act to amend
Section l 1863 of the Civil Code, so that a
person eighteen years of age can make a
will.
The bill passed to engrossment to be
read third time on Thursday
Second reading of an Act to encourage
the establishment of steam communlca-
ton between Tahiti and the Hawaiian
Islands.
The report of the committee was read
recommending that for a term of five
years, a subsidy of 81 900 be granted the
contractor for each round trip OF a
steamer, to be made once each month
between Honolulu and Tahiti.
Noble Pua moved the report be
adopted.
Rep Brown moved the report be laid
on the table and the bill indefinitely
postponed. He voted against the San
Diego line and should vote against this
for the reason that the country could not
stand it.
Noble Phillips, in support of the bill,
said that the projectors intended to char
ter 750 ton steamer from the Wilder
Steamship Company, and the expenses,
some $4,000 a month, would all be spent
in the country. We do not ask for free
taxes and wharfages, just the $1,000 q
month. The imports into Tahiti amount
to $4,000 year, the most OF which
goes from America. We have large
cattle ranches here. The Government
at Tahiti import between twenty and
thirty thousand dollars worth of cattle