The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-11-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
126TH DAY.
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 1892.
Morning Session.

Assembly convened at 10, as usual,
for prayer. Minutes of previous
meeting were read and approved.
Rep. Smith from the Sanitary |
Committee reported in favor of an
increase in the amount for Leper
Settlement from S2l0,00O to S225,000
and the striking out of the item of
5000 now in SECTION 2. Report
tabled for consideration with Appro-
priation Bill.
The Minister of Interior reported
on bills 154 and 1865 authorizing the
Minister to issue Royal patents to
the holders of certain lands, and
presented a new bill (203). Bill read
a second time by title and ordered
to usual course.
Rep. Kanealii moved that the
Amendment to Article 55 of the
Constitution be made the Order of
the Day.
Before any action was taken on
the motion the Minister of Finance
read answers to questions propound-
ed by Rep. Ashford and relating to
the status of certain claim of reve-
situated at Kaneohe, Koolau, Oahu.
Rep. Ashford moved that the an
swers be referred to Judiciary Com
mittee for an opinion in the matter.
The Acknowledgement opposed
the motion; he did not consider it
proper that the Judiciary Committee
should form themselves into tri-
bunal in the matter. The Cabinet
intended to take further action in
the matter.
After considerable discussion the
matter was allowed to remain in the
hands of the Cabinet for further in
vestigation.
The Minister of Finance read for
the first time the following bills, all
of which were passed to print:
|. To provide for the levying of
tax on legacies and the commissions
of administrators, executors, guardi-
ans, etc.
2. To provide for the licensing of
professions and vocations practised
in the Kingdom.
3. To amend the law relating to
the vending of wares and merchan-
ulSe Ill lne hluSuOLl.
4. To amend the law relating to
stamp duties.
Noble Thurston from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, under sus-
pension of the rules presented a re-
port on Bill 1911, to amend the law
relating to Road Boards and Road
Supervisors. The committee favor
the bill and with the addition of a
few verbal amendments they recon-
mend that the bill pass. Report
adopted, bill passed to engrossment
and ordered for third reading on
Tuesday next.
At 11:20 the Order of the Day
being moved,
Bill lis, relating to internal taxes,
came up on third reading.
Rep. Ashford was opposed to the
bill; he did not know of any good
reason why it should pass. He
moved the indefinite postponement.
Noble Thurston said that such a
proposition when. the bill was first
introduced would have been better
than at the present stage. The bill
did remedy some of the defects in
the tax laws. 1t was the result of
the time and attendtion of ex-Min-
lister Widemann and Macfarlane, also
of the tax-assessor Mr.. G.. A. Brown,
and contained number of sugges-
tions of Hon. S. M. Damon. There
were no radical changes, but it was
most beneficial on account. of con-
solidating the various laws. He OPP
posed the motion of indefinite post
ponement.
Noble Baldwin said that the bill
was the result of great deal OF
labor. 1t was not, as has been stat
ed, "A mere compilation, but new fea-
lures were introduced including the
taxing of money in banks. There
were some changes, however, which
were yet to be desired, and those
were specially relative to turning in
the school and road board funds in
to the Treasury. The Government
has been placed in position of late
where it had to borrow money at
heavy rates of interest, when, if the
funds mentioned had been placed in
the Treasury, the Government
would not have been in straits. He
moved that the third reading be de.
ferred to a week from to-day.
Noble Homer thought that moneys
collected by specific tax for a
specific purpose should be used foI
that purpose.
The Attorney General considered
the bill had gone SO far that it had
now arrived at such stage that il
should be passed. AS consolida
ton of the tax laws it would be very
useful and would facilitate the col
lection of taxes.
Pending action the Assembly al
IL took recess until 1:30 O'clock.