The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-09-02

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Rep. Kanealii for the Printing Com
mittee reported Bill No. 125 printed.
Ordered to be distributed.
Rep. Kalua for the Judiciary Commit
tee reported on the bill providing for
garnishing salaries OF Government Off
Gals stating that the committee had pre-
pared new bill. The new bill was
read by title.
Noble Marsden stated five weeks had
elapsed since the opium matter was re-
ierred to the Judiciary Committee A
member of the committee had promised
a report in three days. He would move
that the committee be discharged and
the matter referred to the Attorney-Gen-
eral.
Rep Kalua said that the committee
was working and hoped to be ready in
few days.
Noble Walbridge for the Liquor Com
mittee reported on two petitions asking
that no more liquor licenses be granted.
The committee while commencing the
motives of the petitioners consider that
the cancellation of liquor licenses would
under existing laws only tend to encour-
age illicit liquor selling. The report was
signed by two members and two more
has promised to sign it. The report was
adopted.
Rep. Lucas presented resolution re-
ferriag that part of the Attorney-Gen-
erals report regarding corporations, to
the Judiciary Committee to investigate
and remedy any evils in the existing
law.
Minister Brown said Noble Widemann
l. of hill bn
Rep. Lucas thought the resolution
would do no harm anyway.
Minister Brown move then it 60 to
the Committee on Commerce.
Rep. Brown saw no object in the resO-
luton whatever. The Acknowledgement
called attention to the fact that certain
foreign corporations have issued large
amount OF stock above their assets. This
Government cannot NEEDLE with them
anyway. l should not wonder if the
late Acknowledgement was at the bottom
of the resolution. move the resolution
be indefinitely postponed.
Rep. Lucas-In looking over the At
ey-General's report last night came
across this, and it struck me the Govern
.ment might get a few more dollars in
the way OF taxes. / see no harm in the
resolution.
The resolution was indefinitely post
poned.
Rep. Richard introduced a resolution
asking for $500 for a schoolhouse at Puu-
koo, Kona, Hawaii. Referred to the
Education Committee.
Rep. Richard read petition (under
suspension of the rules asking for a
schoolhouse at Kaunamano, Hamakua,
and containing sundry other requests.
Referred to the Education Committee.
Rep. Kalua stated that he had pre-
pared new bill on the tobacco subject
which would not conflict with the Con-
stitution and our treaties. The bill was
read, an Act to encourage the produc-
ton and manufacture of tobacco.
Rep. kalua gave notice OF his inten-
ton to introduce joint resolution.
The House proceeded to the Order of
the Day. Consideration of section of
the Oahu Railroad bill.
The section was indefinitely post
poned.
Section providing that the company
should make a quarterly statement to
the Minister of the Interior was read.
Rep. Richard moved to amend the
section so as to make it section and
leaving out that part referring to the
bonds. The section passed as amended.
Section providing for mode OF pay
ment OF subsidy was read.
Rep. Rickard moved an amendment.
Rep. Brown offered new section in
place OF section 6.
Rep. Richard withdrew his amend
ment and the new section was passed.
Section was read.
Minister Peterson offered the neces-
sary amendment OF matters OF detail,
and adding that the company should
have no power to claim any subsidy
under the general railroad law OF the
Kingdom
The amended section passed.
Section s was amended and passed.
The title and preamble were read.
Minister Brown saw no use in the pre-
amble as it simply recites a lot of histo-
rical facts and moved it be struck out.
Carried.
The whole bill passed to engrossment
to be read third time on Thursday.
The House proceeded with the second
order of unfinished business. Second
reading OF the Cantoniers bill.
Section S. Each cantonier shall re-
ceive fixed salary, payable at the end
of each calendar month, and based on
the most liberal price of wages paid in
the district for similar work; this
monthly salary shall be paid by the
road authorities out OF the taxation
monies regularly provided by the law
for the road purposes OF each district.
Passed.
Section 8. Each cantonier shall be
furnished by the Government through
the local road authorities, OF all the
necessary tools for the accomplishment
OF his work, for the care and preserva-
ton OF which he shall be responsible,
the proper wear and tear being duly al
lowed but his wages shall be liable to
deduction for loss or undue breakage.
All repairs to his tools must be made by
the cantonier outside of the regular
hours OF work.
Rep Brown moved to strike out the
clause providing that tools must be re-
paired out of work hours. He thought
that was little rough
The section as amended passed
Section TO- The cantoniers shall be |
selected preferably amongst native Ha-
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