The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-28

whom was referred the military bill,
! beg leave to report that they have
| had the same under consideration
We are of the opinion that the Ma
| tiOnal Guard of the Provisional Gov
eminent of Hawaii should be com
| posed OF volunteers only. Therefore,
we recommend that the words in the
title of the act Ito provide for militia
be stricken out.
Ihat Sections No. and No. be
stricken out entire. That in Section
No. % the words (or militia) be
stricken out. That Sections Nos. 50,
60, 81 and 60 be stricken out entire.
That Section No. be called Section
No; l and so on TO properly number
each section.
That with these amendments we re-
commend that the bill pass.
LSignedl w. c. WILDER,
+. NJ. HATCH,
E. d. TENNEY,
J. EIMELUTH.
On motion the report was laid
upon the table to be taken up with
the bill. Both were made the spe
clal order for the next regular meet
ing.
Mr. Waterhouse asked if boys
under legal age could be compelled
to pay personal taxes.
The attorney general replied that
there had been such a law in exist
ence over twenty years. The assessor
was simply enforcing the law.
Mr.. Wilder also made enquiries
regarding the passport law, stating
that complaints had lately been
made. There was some misappre-
hension that the law was new one.
The attorney general stated the
present law had been in force since
1869. To prevent hardship receipt
was sometimes given to transient
residents.
Minister Damon said the case
spoken Of had been called to his at
tention, and hereafter cases would
receive his personal attention.
President Dole stated the act re-
lating to crown lands had been care
fully revised in executive council
and was ready for reading.
The act is published elsewhere in
After reading, it was referred to
the judiciary committee.
Attorney General Smith, after an
explanation, introduced a bill trans
ferring the powers and duties held
formerly by the old privy council to
the present advisory council of the
Provisional government.
The bill was referred to the judici
airy committee.
President Dole stated the bill re-
quired considerable thought. He
asked if the proclamation which had
abrogated the monarchy had not also
abrogated the priyy council under
the monarchy.
Attorney General Smith introduced
a bill to appropriate further $4,000
for incidentals, criminal and civil ex-
penses, under his department.
On motion the bill passed to Sec
ond reading.
Minister Damon introduced bill
appropriating $3.50 for new custom
house boat.
Passed to second reading.
Mr.. Browns bill regulating ped
dlers was taken up, and referred to
the judiciary committee.
Attorney General Smith reported
that the Hawaiian Gazette Company
had been awarded the contract for
printing the Government Laws at
S1.09a page.
The question of declaring July
31st a public holiday was brought up
and discussed by President Dole,
Messrs. Hatch, Young, Smith, Allen
and Damon. The motion by Attor-
ney- General Smith to make it a holt
day on account of the governments
employees was finally withdrawn.
The councils then went into special
session, at which the Creighton mat
ter, the instructions to be given Prof.
w. d Alexander, and the discussion
of information received from Minis
ter Thurston was considered.
The councils adjourned at 3:45
P. NJ.