The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-05-26

lowing questions to Minister Cooper
Attorney-General ad interim:
Ffrst-Are you aware that the two
Iuter-Isiand steamship companies are
IN the habit of discriminating between
different shippers in the matter OF
fright rates upon similar kinds OF
freight?
Second-Have said companies, being
common carriers, any legal right TO so
discriminate
Third-Can the Executive do any
thing 10 stop such discrimination?
A communication from the Senate
announced concurrence of that body in
certain House amendments to Senate
Bill No. 3, relating TO internal taxes
The following sections were not con-
CURED in and a conference committee
was asked for: Sections 19, 81, 76, 50,
81. s.. SO and 81.
Another communication announced
transmission of certified Senate Bill
No. -. relating to ports of entry; also
the information that the report of the
Joint Conference Committee, relating
to House Bill No. s, extending certain
streets in Honolulu. had been adopted.
Accompanying the report was the re-
port Of the Commission on Land Trans
fer and Registration of Deeds, no ac-
tiOn having been taken by the Senate
other than receiving same.
Senate Bill No. IL, relating TO un-
paid claims. passed third reading.
House Bill No. u, relating to land
deleterious TO public health, taken up
in second reading with the report of
the committee. Passed second reading
with three new sections introduced by
Minister Cooper. Ordered typewriter
and read third time when reported
upon.
Rep Richards spoke of the sale of
old Hawaiian lCncancelled) stamps as
being a source from which the Gov
eminent could obtain great deal of
revenue. The following figures were
given Of stamps in the possession of
the Government:
Surcharged postage stamps and en-
yelopes on hand.
Packages contain 250 sheets to a
package and 50 stamps to sheet.
Thirty-eight packages 2-cent postage
stamps. $500.
Twenty-Five packages scent postage
stamps, Sl5.625.
Seven packages 10-cent postage
stamps, $3.50.
Two thousand one hundred and thir-
ty-five sheets 1S-eent postage stamps, !
SI2.S10.
Two thousand and seventy-four 1
sheets 1S-cent postage stamps, s1S,-
67S-20.
Five hundred and five sheets 5O-cent
postage stamps. s12,625.
Eieht hundred and seventy-live /
sheets 81 postage stamps, $43,75O.
Twelve thousand scent envelopes,
$500.
Ten thousand 1O-cent envelopes. 81
O5O.
Total. s123.sS3.2O.
When Rep. Richards read his figures
he had the total amount that the Gov
ernment would receive summed up to
S3S3. 49,. 20. This was an amount that
made the eyes Of the Representatives
start from their sockets, but when
Cooper looked over the fig
1res be found that 1900 scent en-
Eelopes would amount TO $500, and not
$50 900; also that 1O,5O0 10-cent en-
Telopes would amount TO S1,050. and {
lOt SI05.00O. The true sum total was {
ound to be S123, ,3S3.2O, and not $751; J
-3S- 20, which is just S160, $50 more. {
Rep. Robertson reported for the Ju- O
iiciary Committee on House Bill No. a
?, as follows: C
The object of the bill is to provide .
or the waiver of jury in criminal o
ases under the provisions of the Con- D
tituJion and to allow appeals, jury
'eing waived, TO be tried by the Cir e
nit Judges. l
We have prepared a substitute bill I
which we submit herewith with the Z
recommendation that it pass"
A motion was made and carried that +
he time set for the destruction of post [
g stamps be set for December 31st, {
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