The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-29
THE LEGISLATURE
FIFTY-FIRST DAY.
THURSDAY, July 2S, 1892.
Afternoon session.


of the Penal Laws.
Rep. Smith said that he had just
learned that there were no more
copies OF the Penal Code to be had
at the Interior Office. This was an
additional reason for immediate codi-
tication.
On motion the bill as amended by
the committee, making the amount
S250O, was passed to engrossment
and for third reading on Tuesday
next.
Second reading of Bill 81, relating
to appointing police justice and
two district judges for Hilo, and the
division of the said district into three
separate judicial districts.
Motion was made to table the bill
IN accord with the recommendation
of the committee report thereon.
Lost, and bill was passed to engross-
ment; vote reconsidered and lost,
and bill ordered to third reading on
Tuesday next.
Bill 1872, relating to the sale, i'm
portatiom and manufacture of opium
in this Kingdom, was read a second
time and referred to Opium Commit
tee No. |.
Second reading of Bill "a, relat-
ing to the suppression of disease
among animals. Report of Sanitary
Committee that the bill pass, was
read and adopted, and bill ordered
to engrossment, and for third read
ing on Tuesday.
Second reading of bill SO, relating
to keepers of stations. Report of
Sanitary Committee that the bill
pass was approved and the bill was
ordered to engrossment and for third
reading on Tuesday next.
Second reading of Bill 81, relating
to making Hama, Maui, and Maka
well, Kauai, as ports of entry. Con-
sideration of the bill was postponed
for two weeks from Thursday on ac-
count of the absence of Noble Bald
win.
Second reading of Bill AZ relating
to the proposed amendment to the
statute of limitations. The report of
Judiciary Committee with a substi-
tute Bill No. 100 was read. Action
was deferred until Noble Neumann
was present.
Second reading of Bill 33A rela,
tive to duties. On motion the bill
was considered item by item.
The first item reads that con silk
satins and silk velvets, and all arti-
Giles of which silk shall form the prin-
cipal material duty of 20 percent
ad valorem.
Noble Cornwell desired to know
what the duty thereon was now.
Minister Widemann-1O percent.
Rep. Smith desired to know the
estimated increase to the revenue.
Noble Marsden said that if all the
items submitted passed over $40, 200
per year would be added to the
revenue provided the importations
kept up in the same ratio. The arti-
Giles in the item under consideration
were all clear luxury and he moved
Cne lIem pass.
Noble Macfarlane was in favor oil
passing on these articles as luXuries
Thought it proper to obtain a revenue
by increased tax on luXuries but tha
should be avoided on the necessares
Rep. Kanealii was not in favor o
the proposed tax. 1t was only piline
up burdens on the consumer. L
was the wish and desire of many
poor woman to become the possesso
of a silk dress, but with this addi
tional tax put on silks her hopes
would be further off from realization
He thought, from the coming event.
which were casting their shadows be
fore, that Hawaians would soon hav,
to 90 back to first principles ano
wear the malo and consider it full
dress. This tax proposed would
have to be paid by the poor. If al
income was wanted why not max,
the lawless pay it? License could b.
issued and good revenues obtained
from gambling, opium and liquo
selling. Why try to wrest this none,
from the people of responsibility ano
decency?
Minister Widemann said that TIT
item was applicable to articles o
luxury and such only. He woul(
vote in favor of it.
Noble Macfarlane said that the ia,
would come from the pockets of tn
rich not the poor. The Hawaiian
could safely be classed amongst tn
poor class and they did not nee,
silks or satins and therefore the,
would not contribute to this revenue
1t was necessary to prepare to fac
the inevitable. The estimated in
come now will hardly pay the sala
ries. This is the first time in tn
history of the country that it had t.
be confronted with actual restitution
Rev. Kaneali said that the ilas
speaker could not deny that the pro
posed increase of duties meant an in
crease in cost to the poor people.
Noble Macfarlane said that tn
speaker was begging the question
some of the Hawaiian people yer,
probably could afford to buy silk
and he (the speaker) would b
pleased if they could all afford to
hnf Don AZ; NO.,