The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-14
TnE LEGISLATURE.
One Hundred and Eighth Day

residents.
Noble Baldwin, for the Finance
Committee, reported on Bill Sc, 10
amend the law relating to internal
taxes. The committee recommend
the indefinite postponement of the
bill, as the amendment can be ineor-
porated in the other tax bill.
Noble Marsden said the collector
held bicycles to be taxable at % per
cent, though the Ways and Means
Committee had not thought of any
thing of the kind. 1t was certainly
very hard.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Rep. Smith said he had been temp
ted to resign from the Judiciary Com
mittee. Rep. Ashford and Noble
Peterson were rarely present, and the
other two members did not come to
the meetings. He had a report on
the Treason bill which, with great
effort, he had got three signatures to.
1t recommended a substitute bill to
passage, which was presented. The
new bill follows the lines of the
American law.
Rep. Ashford said if he could only
find out whether the honorable men,
Der wanted him to be present or not
he would govern his conduct accord
ingly. The other day, when he asked
for q weeks leave of absence, the
member wanted to make it a month.
The President said that unless the
committees reported, the House would
soon be out of work.
Noble Marsden said he never could
get committee together. He moved
the doors be shut now and the House
go to work in committees at once.
The member from the Third District
was there and he wanted to keep him,
as he needed him very badly. Lost.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams reported printed
bills 65A, 189, 191, 1872 and 1913.
AT 10:4 the House proceeded to the
ORDER OF TIE DAY.
Second reading of Bill 1856, to an
thorize lepers and kokuas to build
houses on lands of the Board of
Health, Molokai.
The Sanitary Committee recon-
mended the bill be laid on the table.
The report was adopted.
Second reading of Bill II, concern
ing the practice of medicine by ka
hunas
The Sanitary Committee recon-
mended the bill be laid on the table.
Adopted.
Second reading of Bill 127, making
the Minister of the Interior president
of the Board of Health.
The Sanitary Committee recon-
mend the bill be tabled.
Rep. Waipuilani moved the report
be adopted.
Rep. Kamauoha moved it be con-
sidered with the bill.
Noble Horner said the Ways and
Means Committee had not been able
to recommend this, because they were
satisfied on investigation that the
change would be bad.
Noble Baldwin said the Ways and
Means Committee had favored the
change on the ground of economy,
but had become satisfied that it would
be unwise. There was work enough
for the President of the Board to do
and the change could not be made
without greatly impairing the effici
ency of the service.
Rep. Kaunamano made speech il
favor of the bill.
The motion to adopt the report wa!
lost, and the bill was made specia
order for next Tuesday.
Second reading of Bill 81, to bette
define and declare the Practice II
4 Trials by Jury.
The Judiciary Committee recon-
mend the bill to passage, with certain
amendments.
The bill was read section by section
SECTION /. The jury shall in all case
be the exclusive judges of the facts IL
,.itst-ied before them, and the Judge o
presiding at any jury trial (here
named the Court shall in no cas-
/ upon the character, quality
weakness or credibility OF an
Submitted, or upon the charaC
t6e, appearance, motive or re
I any witness sworn in a cause
however, that nothing herei
Construed to prohibit the coul
.4a... &. Il. y the jury whether there Is
-, .sI.-t : ience, Indicating the ev
I-ngt talGing to establish or to rebr
..!g. n a,gtif, TACT involved in the cause
:slr sail il he construed to prohibit tn
setting .sj.5e of a verdict rendered b
|AN's tJgt5 III BiOPSA S"SN't AS w.
..xaine. the weight of evidence, and Il
granting OF new trial therein.
Passed.
SEC. Q. Unless the parties to tt
cause on trial, either in person,
through their attorneys, shall file there
their written consent that the court ma
charge the jury orally, it shall be Il
duty Of the court, except as provided
the next succeeding section, to reduce
writing, and read its charge to the Jur,
and the manuscript OF such charg
signed by the court, shall be filed in Il
cause. and shall constitute part of Il
record thereof. Whenever, and as oftt
as the court shall depart from sue
duty, either party to such suit shall
-iad a a matter of right, TO demai
ana nave granted new trial of sue
cause.
Passed.
nographer is preois Sent, and taking notes
the trial proceedings, it shall not be n
eessaTy Tor t tna y, court to reduce its char
10 Wriling, ou such charge may be oral
given, and noI ted by such stenographe
IL s snah c De duty Of the stenograph
such :. ceheaIrGsccye within one week thereaft'