The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
SEVENTY NINTH DAY.
TUESDAY, Sept. l6.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

ORDER OF TIE DAY.
Second reading of bill relating to
wholesale business.
Read by title and, on motion of
Noble Muller, referred To- the com
mittec on commerce.
Second reading of bill relating to
the sale of liquors
Read by title.
Noble Mccarthy moved il he re-
fcrrcd to the liquor committee.
Noble Muller moved il be indelin-
itely postponed, as 4 similar hill had
been passed on.
Rep. llookano thought il should
20 to committee, even if it was fin
ally postponed.
Noble Muller withdrew his motion
and the bill was referred to com
mittce.
Second reading of hill providing
for the census.
Read by title and, on motion of
Rep. Waipuilani, referred to educa-
ton committee.
Second reading of bill relating to
the sale of liquors. Considered with
report of select committee, recon-
mending the bill to the favorable
consideration of the House. 1t
changes the hours of retail selling
from ) n. IN. till II 80 p. M, to
E 80 a. m. till 10 p. m, and for
AZ Ia h,l IL
election days.
Rep. Brown moved the bill be i'll
definitely postponed. The present
law allowed the Marshal to close
saloons on election days, and this is
always done. A man going home from
lodge or an evening visit ought not
to be prevented from getting n glass
of beer. The amendment in the
second section was rather rough.
Under ii if he gave n drink to rnan
in his house. who afterward got
chilling drunk elsewhere, he would
be liable for call the damages sus-
tanned and for exemplary damages. y"
Rep. Hookano moved the bill be
considered section by section.
Rep. Rice, the introducer, held
that it would be only courtesy to
consider the bill section by section.
The bill was indefinitely postpon-
ed, and a motion for reconsideration
lost.
Second reading of bill to amend
the law relating to auction licenses.
Considered with favorable report of
commerce committee on all except
the clause that "holders of licenses
for districts other than Honolulu
shall not be required to give bonds,
make quarterly returns, or pay q
percentage. y
Rep. Brown moved that the clause
reported against be struck out. The
committee had not deemed it advis,
able to recommend the change pro,
| posed.
Noble Widemann seconded the
motion, and moved to insert, after,
land for all other districts the price
of the license shall be twenty-five
dollars" the words, land pay one.
half of one per cent on each sale. u
Rep. Hookano thought $50 toe
high for a country license. In some
of the districts the auctioneers would
not make so much in the year on al
their sales. He moved to substi
tute "fifteen" for twenty-five.
Noble Widemann was inclined IL
think the hon. member was right
with regard to many of the districts
although in some districts this wa
a money-making business. 1t wa
for them to strike the happy me
dium, and he would be willing t,
make it SO, but the auctionee
should pay the percentage, whicl
would equaliZe matters. He tool
out the first license for the blesse,
island of Kauai forty years ago, ant
he made money at the business.
The amendments passed and til
bill passed as amended, to be read
third time Thursday.
Second reading of bill to chang
the name of the Insane Asylum t
Hawaiian Hospital"
Rep. White moved the bill be in
definitely postponed. Its consider
alton was waste of time. He coul
see no difference between "Insan
Asylum" and Hospital for the In
sane
Rep. Brown said the proposes
change was suggested by the med
zeal superintendent in his report t
the Minister of the Interior, and h
had introduced the bill by request
Some Of the insane had horror @
the name, as their friends likewis
had.
Noble j. M. Horner thought
was very proper thing TO dc
Good spirits acted like medicin
and il a change of name would pu
the inmates in better spirits it shout
be done.
Noble Widemann considered it
fanciful idea. The greatest horro
Of the unfortunates was TO be cor
fined, and if they were to be please
the best way was to let them go. ii
had no great objection to the nam
proposed, but, if they were going I
ornament the statute books wit
such n measure, il would be a rei
sonable conclusion that they wer
all Ill candidates for the institution