The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-18

uay reau ana approved.
PETITIONS.
Noble Hoapili presented a petition
from Ilahana, with 45 signatures,
praying for an English school. Re-
ferred to Committee on Education.
Also, petition from same district,
for Government road, and that $500
be appropriated for that purpose. Re-
ferred to Committee on Public Lands.
Rep. Bipikane presented a petition
that licenses be granted to native Ha-
waiians to practice medicine. Laid
on the table with bill on the subject.
Rep. Bipikane presented petition
that no Iepers be sent to Molokai, and
those in hospital be discharged. Re-
ferred to Sanitary Committee.
Noble Pua presented petition from
the Fifth District, asking that a road
be opened from opposite Dowsett's to |
School street, and that $4,000 be APP |
propriated for that purpose. Referred |
to Committee on Public Lands.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams reported Bills 50,
81 and 5S printed.
Noble Baldwin, for the Finance
Committee, presented report on bill |
No. 3, to provide for the re-coinage of |
S45 600 in quarters into dimes and 5 |
cent pieces. Owing to the low price |
of silver, the committee do not favor
the re-coinage of any silver, as it is
not an advantageous time to use that
metal as purchasing medium. The
committee reported instead bill au-
thoriZing the purchase of $25, 900 in
dimes and $4,000 in nickels, to be
paid for by a gold draft; and they
estimate that the profits of such a
transaction will be over $4,000.
Noble Macfarlane moved the bill be
laid on the table to be considered with
the bill reported.
Rep. Smith regretted that the COM
mittee had made no report on the
question Of having smaller coins,
which many thought would be in the
interest of economy.
Noble Macfarlane said the commit
tee had considered that matter, but
thought it better not to incorporate
their views on that subject in the
report, and he intended to introduce
separate bill on the subject.
The motion to lay on the table was
carried.
Noble Marsden reported for the
Committee on Miscellaneous Petit
tons. The report was adopted.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Noble Homer reported for the
Select Committee on Ways and
Means, as follows: That, in pursuance
of their duty, they have visited the
- So, IL
ment. From information there gath
cred, and suggestions from His Honor
the Chief Justice, we recommend the
following: /. That legacies be taxed for
revenue. 2. That the losing party in
civil cases pay all jury fees and such
of the Court expenses as may be
thought proper. 3. That no appro-
priation be made for n courthouse at
Kalawao.
We further recommend this House
to request the Attorney General to
formulate bills to carry into effect
recommendations one and two of this
report.
(Signed) J. M. HORNER,
j. MARSDEN,
Jos. NAWAHI,
III. p. BALDWIN,
G. o. BERGER.
Noble Macfarlane said the commit
tee had not reported on expenditures
which was the principal thing.
Noble Marsden said the committee
would report on that subject shortly.
Noble Pua moved the recommends
ton as to a Court at Kalawao be
laid on the table for consideration
with bill on the subject.
Rep. Kamauoha expressed a poor
it,in ~ NJ nd ha
sent back to the committee. A tax
on legacies was an oppression.
Noble Marsden said the report was
one of great many which the COM
mittee would probably make. The
committee had been in existence
about twenty-four hours, and had al
ready been at work. The tax on in
heritances was not an oppressive one.
Rep. smith favored adopting the
report as amended. The committee
deserved commentator for it's zeal.
Noble Horner defended that part of
the report containing the recon-
mendation IN regard to expenses of
trials.
Noble Baldwin favored accepting
the report with the amendment.
Noble Macfarlane thought the re-
port very meagre, for instance in the
matter Of taxing legacies. There was
nothing specific in the committees
report.
The report as amended was adopted.
Noble Williams reported bills No.
80 and 2la printed.
Rep. Kamauoha reported for the
Committee on Permanent Settle
ments. The committee finds that it
would be proper to settle $4,000 on
Queen Kapiolani if the times were
prosperous. They recommended the
insertion of an item of $4,000 for that
purpose in the Appropriation bill,
and that Noble Pua's bill be indefin-
itely postponed. The committee
recommend cancelling the perma-
nent settlements on Mrs. Barnard
and Mrs. Simeona.
Noble Cornwell signed a minority
report dissenting from the last part of
the report.
Minister Widemann said Mrs. ST.
meona's husband was killed while
acting as policeman in the service of
the Government.
Noble Thurston was disappointed
in the report. 1t set forth no facts
showing why a settlement should be
made on Queen Kapiolani. The coun-
try of course should see that she did
not suffer for the necessaries of life,
but If she had amnta lorOnorfv oc bo