The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-04-14

YiCe-P President Damon Protests Against
IndiSCriminate Legislation.

A special meeting of the E1ecu
tive and Advisory Councils, Provi
sional Government, was held this
afternoon. Present: Ministers Dole
(President), King, Porter and Smith;
Advisory Councillors Damon, EN-
meluth, Allen, Warehouse, Brown,
McChesney, Tenney, Young, Suhr,
Mott, Morgan and McCandless.
President Dole opened proceedings
with the prayer for that purpose
provided. Secretary j. B. Castle
read the minutes of last meeting.
G. Brown for the Judiciary Com
mittee reported in favor of the pas
sage of the Act amending the Postal
Savings Bank law, with an amend
ment in effect that the Postmaster
General or other officer of the P. S.
B. may, in criminal proceedings or
proceedings in law or equity disclose
the accounts of depositors as the
court shall direct. Report accepted
and bill ordered typewriter.
The same committee reported up
bill relating to the jurisdiction of
District Magistrates. Itprovides that
District Magistrate on any island
shall have jurisdiction for hearings
for commitments for trial through
out such island. Report received
and bill ordered type-written.
The same committee reported up
a bill to amend Sec. rs, Chap. 81,
Laws of 1892, relating to Internal
Taxes; also a bill to re-enact law
relating to public instruction. The
latter is law repealed accidentally
through a clerical error in the tax
law of 1892.
Acknowledgement Smith intro
duced a bill to rectify similar blum
der made by an engrossing clerk,
which repealed a law relating to
steamers carrying lepers.
All these bills took the usual
course.
The Attorney General also, on be-
half of the Minister of Finance, in
troduced bill to repeal Chap. 10,
Laws of 1892, to impose an internal
revenue tax on playing cards. He
spoke of the ridicule the law in
I question had attracted, and it was
believed the tax was in contravention
of the reciprocity treaty with the
United States.
Mr.. Damon thought there was al
understanding some time ago that
there was to be as little general
legislation as possible. 1t seemed tc
him there was no end of these little
acts.
The Acknowledgement explained
that some of these bills were to cor.
rect obvious errors of legislation. Ii
the case of the playing cards tax
one house i'll town was selling pen
ellis with pack of cards given away
Mr.. Damon thought they SHOULD
draw line that day. They shoulo
show themselves strong enough t.
stick strictly to their provisional
business, which was simply to pre-
serve order and administer sucl
laws as they found on the statutes
Mr.. Brown conceded thorough,
with the views of Mr.. Damon, bu
with the reservation that, wher'
mistakes in legislation obstructet
tions with a foreign power, sucl
mistakes should be recti6ed.
Mr.. Damon returned to the sub
ject, saying they should wait for tn
demands of public opinion for ney
legislation. There was a publ
opinion here, and he came to tn
Council only as representative O
the public. Nothing was more eager
ly looked for by him than the ex
pressions of public opinion, whic
was very much alive in Honolulu.
The bills were referred to tn
: Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Brown, from the same con
mittee, reported he had examine
the charter of the Holomua Publish
: ing Co., and found in it nothing t
: require that the name of an editC
or publisher should be printed i
the paper.
The Attorney General stated thu
the company had been incorporate
under the old law, which did ne
, contain such a requirement.
Mr.. Emmeluth moved that tn
= matter be referred to the Attorne,
General, with instructions to con
. pei the company to re-incorporat
- under the new law.
The Attorney-General-"To tai
such action as may be found pract
cable. You cannot compel con
= pany to re-incorporate."
t Referred to Attorney General.
n Mr. Morgan presented a repo
}. from the committee on misce
II laneous subjects, on the petition
e Dunbar ~ Co. for permission
g number the houses and place sig
; on the street corners. They recor
If mended the petition be granite
s: with the amendment that II
]. charges shall not exceed 81 for bu
4, ness places and 80 cents for priva
,e houses, and that the street signs
furnished gratis.
Ia answer to question Mr.. Mo
gan said they had no bill prepare
Mr.. Brown LET the firm fiji
g their own bill"
r Mr.. Waterhouse objected to 4
II proposed franchise, They We're II
'e there to impose taxes on the poop
H. He felt like Mr., Damon on the fun
t. tions of the Council.
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