The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-18
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AT oEcolON'
/ The House re-assembled at 1:3O PM.
The remainder of the Tax bill was
passed, Section 80 being amended,
making the date when the bill shall
take effect April l, 1898.
The special order of the day was
Bill 81, to make Hama and Makaw eli
ports of entry.
The Secretary read two reports of
the Committee on Commerce, on
the bill, and also on the petition to
make Waimea port of entry. The
committee find that the principle of
making Hama and Waimea ports of
entry would require making every
plantation landing such port, which
course would greatly damage the inter-
600 was invested. The committee
recommend, however, that Makaweli
be made port of entry, as it will
soon be very important centre of
business.
Rep. Smith presented an amend
ment to the bill proposing to make
Waimea and Makaweli a single port
of entry. The speaker said Makaweli
and Waimea were very near together,
very much like Napoopoo and Kea-
lakekua in Kealakekua bay. The two
should constitute one port.
Noble Ena warned the native MEM
bers that the bill would injure the ma
tive Hawaiians who earn their living
loading and unloading cargoes on the
wharf.
Minister Widemann favored Rep.
Smiths amendment. A Custom
House officer could take care of both
Waimea and Makaweli.
Noble Baldwin said if there had to
be q choice between Makaweli and
Waimea, Makaweli would have to be
chosen, as it alone of the two could
support line of vessels. It was q mar
row view to take to suppose that MAX
ing these places ports of entry would
hurt the inter-island trade. What
benefited one place benefited all. Ka-
hului was an illustration.
The amendment carried, also the
second as amended and the bill, and
Saturday was set for the third read
ing.
Noble Neumann, under suspension
of the rules, read q resolution calling
for the distribution of the bill to re-
organize the Judiciary Department,
which had been printed by the Judi
ciary Committee. The hon. Noble
stated that the Judiciary Committee
would present its report the following
| week. The House should familiarize
itself with the bill.
The resolution was adopted, and the
bill distributed, and Thursday, Aug.
%, was set for its consideration.
Second reading of Bill 80, to provide
a permanent settlement for the widow
| of Kaulua.
The bill was laid on the table as be-
ing unnecessary, since the item could
be inserted in the Appropriation bill.
Second reading of Bill 80, TO provide
for three Inspectors General of
| Schools.
The report of the Educational Com
mittee was read. 1t recommends re-
| lection of the bill.
The report was adopted.
Second reading of Bill II, to in
crease the duty on coffee to II cents a
pound.
The report of the Committee on
| Commerce was read, recommending
Indefinite postponement of the bill.
Rep. Kamauoha moved to amend
by making the duty cents instead of
II. (The present duty is 6 cents.)
Noble Marsden saw no use in rails
| ing the duty | cent. 1t was done lust
to enable the member from Kona to
| tell his constituents he had raised the
duty.
Rep. White moved it be cents.
Noble Thurston moved the bill he
laid on the table. Lost.
Noble Macfarlane said the present
| duty was amply adequate for purposes
| of protection, and there was no reason
for raising it. 1t was a tax on q neces-
slty, and would be very burdensome.
He favored indefinite pOstponement
| of the section.
The amendment raising the duty to
cents was passed and the bill thus
passed on the following division, the
ayes and noes being called for by No
bles Marsden and Macfarlane on the
enacting clause:
Ayes - Ministers Parker, Wide
mann and Spencer; MOBILES Berger,
Ena, Pua, Williams, Kauhane, Hoa-
pill, Baldwin, Cornwell, Walbridge,
and Dreier; Reps. Bipikane, S. K.
Pua, Kauhi, r. w. Wilcox, Nawahi,
Koahou, A. Herner, lLaunamano,
Kamauoha, Waipuilani, Nahinu,
White, KanealIi, Kaluna, Iosepa and
Akina-29.
Noes-Nobles Macfarlane, ]. NJ.
Horner, Hind, Marsden, Young, w.
l. hoFner, Anderson, ana G. N. VIII
cox; Reps. Wilder, Ashford, Ed
monds, Smith and A. S. Wilcox-13.
Absent - Mobiles Peterson, Cum
minis, Neumann, Thurston and Ka-
noa; Reps. Aki, Bush and Kapahu.
Saturday was set for the third read !
ing.
Second reading of Bill S4
The report of a part of the Military
Committee was read recommending
the bill be laid on the table.
Noble Cornwell moved the bill be |
deferred until the introducer, Rep. !
Bush, should be present.
Rep. Kamauoha opposed deferring
consideration.
Consideration was deferred.