The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-09-23
Afternoon Session.
'he House reassembled All l So.

Second reading of Bill No. no, con-
cerning wholesale licenses. The bill was
read BY title and referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce
Second reading OF Bill No. 112, relat-
ing to spirituous liquors. The bill was
read by title.
Noble Mccarthy moved reference to
the Liquor Committee.
Noble Muller moved it be indefinitely
postponed.
Rep. Kahookano favored reference to a
committee and Noble Muller withdrew
his motion.
Second reading OF Bill No. lis, an Act
to provide for taking the census. The
bill was read by title.
Noble Phillips moved reference to a
special committee.
Rep. Waipuilani moved reference to
the Education Committee.
Noble Phillips withdrew his motion
and the bill was referred to the Educa-
ton Committee.
Second reading OF Bill No. 81, amend
ing the liquor law.
The report OF the Liquor Committee on
the bill was read recommending the
passage.
Rep. Brown moved the bill be indefin-
itely postponed. He saw no use in
altering the law. The bill would shut
saloons on holidays and shortened the
evening hours. There was no harm in a
mans getting a glass OF beer after COM
ing out of an evening entertainment.
The saloons could be shut on holidays as
it was by the Marshal if he deemed it
Tha
was pretty rough. 1t would make man
liable in exemplary damages, if he gave
anyone a glass of beer which happened
to start him off on drunk.
Rep. Kahookano moved Che bill be
considered section by section.
Rep. Rice hoped the bill would be
considered section by section as matter
OF courtesy.
The bill was indefinitely postponed,
IS to y.
Noble Muller moved to reconsider.
Lost.
Second reading of Bill No. rs, concern
ing auction licenses.
The committee report on the bill was
read recommending that the bill with
some changes pass.
Rep. Brown moved the clause exempt
ing country auctioneers from giving
bonds be stricken out. The committee
did not think it wise to free him from
bonds. He might embezzle, and then
the party has a remedy against his
bondsman.
Noble Widemann seconded the mo-
tion and moved an additional amend
ment requiring payment to the Govern
ment OF half OF per cent on each sale.
Rep. Kahookano said $25 was too
large fee. In some districts sales were
very rare and an auctioneer seldom real
lied as much as S25. He moved it be
SIS fee.
Noble Widemann had no objection to
a reduction OF the fee but thought half OF
l per cent on sales should be charged as
commission. Sometimes the business
was very profitable. He spoke from ex-
perience having taken oat an auction Ii
cense on Kauai forty years ago.
The amendments of Noble Widemann
and Rep. Kahookano passed. The
amended section passed.
The bill then passed.
Second reading OF Bill 145, changing
the name "Insane Asylum" to g Ha-
waiian Hospital" f"
Rep. White moved indefinite post
ponement of the bill.
Rep. Brown explained the object OF
the bill.
Noble ]. ~ Horner thought this was
very proper thing to do. To keep people
in good spirits was a medicine in itself.
Noble Widemann had no doubt that
some Of these people might be hurt by
the name, but they are gill more hurt by
being confined there. If we want to
please them, we must let them out al