The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-27

Factment of laws for the protection Of
I the public
! While we are disposed to believe
/ that the good sense of the Medical As
/ sociation will prevent any unwise ac-
/ ton on their part. we deem il desir-
able that they should discover the ac-
| ton taken at their meeting hereinbe-
| fore referred TO, at the earliest oppOr-
| tunity and recommend that they be
furnished by our Secretary with n
copy of this report"
Report adopted.
Rep. Winston reported for the Com
mittee on Commerce. to whom was re-
ferred Senate Bill No. AZ, recommend
ing that the bill pass with the change
of inserting in line 6 the word MANU-
kona," in the place of "Kealakeakua."
With the large sums of money ap-
propriated by the present Legislature
for opening up roads for the develop
ment of the rich coffee lands of this
district
Your committee would consider IL
unwise at the present to take any ac-
tion that might retard the progress OF
this district by depriving II of the ad-
vantage that Kealakeakua might af-
ford it as a port of entry"
Rep. Richards reported for the FL
nance Committee on Senate Bill No.
46, relating to national loan and issu-
ance of bonds as security therefor, rec
ommending passage with following
amendments:
In Section 2 insert in line 3, after
word resemble" mot less than five
nor more than twenty years after the
date of ISSUE" and strike out in the
same line the words ''in ten years from
the date of issue"
Section pass as in the bill.
Strike out Section 4.
Section 5 pass as in the bill.
Section 6, in first line, after the word
Finance" insert with the approval of
the Executive Council"
Strike out remainder of the section
after the word bonds" in line 2.
Strike out Section z.
Section S, insert the following: Line
II, change $4,000 to $4,000.
Line 13, change $4,000 to $4,000
After line Is insert new road to Ka-
waiki, homesteads, $4,000"
Between lines 19 and 20 insert new
cross-road beginning, on volcano road,
between lots 1873 and 140, and extend
ing through to the Pahoehoe, $2, 500"
Strike out line relating to expense
for placing loan.
Rep. Bond announced that the report
of the Liquor Committee had been
printed and was ready for distribu-
tiOn.
Minister Cooper asked for more time
to answer the questions propounded by
Rep. Robertson in regard to the Inter-
Island steamship companies. Granted.
A communication from the Senate
announced non-concurrence OF that
body in the House amendments TO the
following sections of Senate Bill No. u,
License Act: Sections 16, II, so, So,
81, 55, Sc, 81, 68. 90, 20, II, 72, u, S4, 81,
10 and the title. A conference COM
mittee was asked for. Also concur
renee of Senate in House amendments
to joint resolution regarding postage
stamps. Communication accepted.
Rep. Bond introduced his bill on the
prevention of blindness. Read first
time by title and referred to the Print
ing Committee.
Senat Bill No. 46, relating to national
loan, taken up for consideration with
the report of the Finance Committee.
In addition to the amendment Of
fered by the committee in Section 2,
Damon explained that in 1901
there would be $198, 900 of bonds that
could be taken up by the Government.
He recommended passage of amend
ment by the committee. Section
passed.
The matter of a commission not
greater than per cent provoked quite
a heated discussion.
Rep. Rycroft was Of the opinion that
the provision should remain, making
it possible for all the money intended
TO be used on public improvements to
be obtained at once.
Rep. Winston said that in case the
bonds could be sold without the com
mission the provision would be use
less.
Minister Damon explained that he
should like to see the loan placed at
home and that the bonds should be
bought as close as possible to the pur-
chaser without the intervention of an
other party.
Rep McBryde moved that the dis
count be made 3 instead of per cent.
and also that the commission be strick-
en- out.
Motion to strike out the section was
lost and Rep. McBryde's amendment
carried.
Minister Damons motion that the
Board of Education bonds Of 1874 be
cancelled, carried.
The amendment of Rep. Richards, TO
the effect that 5000 be added to the
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