The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-17

select committee on several bills relating
to homesteads. The committee recon-
mend they all be indefinitely postponed.
and they present bill 10 take their
place.
On suspension OF the rules the bill was
read by title and ordered printed
Rep. r. w Wilcox offered a resolution
that the House grant the request of Rep.
Marques, that he be excused from serv-
ing on certain committees.
Rep. Paehaole said the House should
not act blindly. Rep. Marques should
give good reasons why he be excused.
Rep. kahookano thought the represen-
tative should be excused, and the vacan
cies filled
Noble Walbridge was not in favor of
the resolution. Ii they all declined TO
serve on committees, what was going to
become OF the business OF the House? |
fail TO see the necessity OF adopting the
resolution The President would release
him If he showed a reasonable excuse.
1t would be establishing very bad pre-
cedent to adopt this resolution.
Rep. Waipuilani moved the resolution
| be laid on the table. | understand that
| Rep. Marques declines TO serve on COM
mittees with Noble Baldwin. He feels a
| little put out by the vote of the House
| in returning his report.
Noble Parker said that Rep. Marques
should get up and state whether he de-
clines TO serve on any committee.
Rep. Richard SAID they were again
wasting time. 1t reminded him OF the
saying that one person could take horse
to water, but thousand could not make
him drink. He was opposed to such
l., IL @N u
feeling. 1t was Sinking duties imposed
by the President.
Rep. Nawahi was not in favor OF the
resolution. He moved the previous ques'
ton.
Rep. Marque. got up to speak, but the
previous question was put and carried.
Both motions were put and lost.
Noble Isenberg asked for indefinite
| leave of absence. Granted.
The House proceeded to the Order Of
the Day, second reading of Gan Act tC
amend Section 56 of the Civil Code, in
regard to wholesale business"
The report OF the committee was read
Rep. Brown moved the bill be consid
cred section by section. Carried.
The title of the bill was as follows
can Act to regulate the issuing of whole
of the Civil Code as amended by Chapter
Sc of the Session Laws of 1876, approved
on the 9th day OF September, 1876"
Section l was read as follows: Section
1. No wholesale license for the sale q
goods, wares and merchandise shall b,
granted to any person, unless the appli
cant shall declare upon oath that he in
tends to become or is domiciled in thi
Kingdom, and is not commercial trav
eller, nor an agent OF any foreign house
and as such is temporarily in this King
dom for the purpose of soliciting orders
and has within this Kingdom goods
wares and merchandise of the value Q
I 10000.
The section passed.
Section was read as follows: Section
2 No wholesale license shall be granite,
, to any person unless the applicant shal
r have a place of business in this King
! dom. other than room for the displa
of samples, and has a stock Of goods o.
, hand of the value of ten thousand do
lars, the property of the applicant.
, Rep. Nawahi moved the section be in
; definitely postponed.
At ii :55 the House took a recess.