The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-10
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Section 7 repeats Section II Chapter
AZ of the Laws of 1852.
Rep. s. K. Aki moved to amend so
as to add tax of s. on bicycles
owned by persons above fifteen years.
Lost.
Section amends Section Chapter
43 of the Laws of 1882.
Rep. Aki moved to amend so that
female dogs shall pay no more tax
than male dogs.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox thought the in
creased tax of So on female dogs was
a good thing, as they were often valu-
able. Moreover, too much female
dog was not good thing as in the
country they were often NANCY and
diseased, and ought not to be allowed
to propagate their species. He moved
the tax be raised to So.
Rep. Waipuilani said it had been
said in the House lately that laws
should not be passed expressing the
poor. Now, dogs were owned chiefly
by the Hawaiians. From time i'm
memorial dogs had been regarded as
peculiarly dainty and delicate morsels
far superior to pig. Noble Marsden:
Should they not be taxed as luxury
then?) laughter. Dogs were also
valued as social animal and were
priced as hunting and watch Dogs
This section was an attempt to dis
courage natives from keeping female\
dogs. Setting aside everything else
and considering the dog as an article
of food, on great fat bullock worth
SIS the owner would pay Is cents, but
on little bit of dog he would pay
a dollar. We must even things up.
q 40 a u
roast beef luxury? Noble Marsden,
MOI. Noble Young: 1t will be by
and by. Take fine strong horse,
strong enough to carry the hon.
Noble Noble Marsdenl, it only pays
a small tax. "A voice: 1t is tax
enough to carry the hon. Noble. In
old times there was tax on dogs,
cats and women, but as the country
grew more enlightened the tax on
cats and women was abolished. The
tax on dogs is q relic of barbarism.
The member moved that the tax be
one dollar only on dogs of both sexes.
The section with the amendment
passed.
Section repeats Section Chapter
43 of the Laws of 1882. Passed.
Section 10 repeats Section of the
same law with an alteration.
Noble Peterson moved the section
be struck out. If poor people wanted
their NANCY dogs let them have
them.
Rep. Kamauoha moved the section
pass. 1t was absolutely necessary.
Noble Cornwell moved that dogs
without tags be impounded instead of
being killed.
Minister Widemann said the Sec
ton was the same as in the existing
law except the dates. Constables
would only be allowed to kill dogs
between the 10Th of December and
the 30th of June. The speaker was
not blood-thirsty man but he did
not see how the law could be en-
| forced without this provision.
Noble Cornwell knew of dogs which
had been taken out of yards and
killed because they had no tags on.
| Dogs roaming around without tag
could be impounded. If the dog was
missing it could be looked for in the
pound.
Noble Marsden moved reference OF
the section to special committee of
which Noble Cornwell should be
chairman.
Noble Hind supported the motion
that the section pass. His experience
was that something was necessary to
keep down the number of dogs. The
law was an old one, and he favored
letting it stand. The nuisance in the
country from roaming dogs was ter
rible.
Noble Cornwell withdrew his mo-
ton in favor of the motion to refer to
a select committee.
The section was referred to the fol.
lowing special committee: Noble
Cornwell, Minister of Finance, Noble
Marsden, Rep. Kamauoha and Rep.
Waipuilani.
Section II, repeats Sections / and 9
Chapter 80, Laws of 1886, Chapter 81
Sections l and 2, Laws of 1886. Passed
Section II, repeats Section /, Chap
ter II, Laws of 1887, with an amend
ment.
Noble Cornwell moved that the life
insurance tax be omitted.
Minister Widemann saw no reason
for making difference between ma
rine and fire and life insurance COM
panies. This section proposed small
tax on companies doing very good
business here.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
Section Is new. Passed.
Section 14-Sectiou 2, Chapter So
Laws of 1888. Passed.
Section dissection s, Chapter So
Laws of 1888, amended. Passed.
Section 16-Section Z, Chapter 49,
Laws of 1888.
Rep. Nawahi moved to reduce the
bond from $4,000 to $4,000. The
high bond prevented many capable
Hawaiians from taking this office.
The amendment and section passed.
Section 17-Section 6, Chapter SO,
Laws of 1888. Passed.
Section 1S-Section s, Chapter So,
Laws of 1888.
1t was moved to amend by making
the property of the bondsmen not less
than $1,000, instead of not less than
$4,000.
Passed as amended.
Section dissection ), Chapter &c.
Laws of 1888. Passed.
Rep. Kamouoha moved the House
adjourn on account of press of COM
mittee work and the departure of the
steamers.
The House adjourned at $40 p. NJ.
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