The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-05-15
Sixty.Sixth Day.
Thursday, May IA.


The Secretary of the Senate gave no
tice of bills passed by the House.
Senator Brown also reported several
hills presented to the President for sig
nature.
Senator Brown presented the report
of the special committee on loan Dllls,
which was in substance as follows:
After due consideration it has been
\decided. to offer a substitute Act In
Mace of those referred to this commit
IN In drafting this Act, the loan bill
of NS92 has been taken as a basis, but
some additions have been made, as, for
instance, the payment by the Govern
ment of a premium of not to exceed 0
per cent. if wishing to redeem at any
time within ten years, the life OF the
bonds; also by making the principal
of the bonds a charge upon the con-
solidated revenue of the country. 1t has
also been deemed advisable to reduce
the rate of interest, and the substitute
Act limits the rate to no more than D
Der cent. The amount asked for Dy
Act SO was s750,O00 The committee,
after going through the different items
named with members of the Cabinet,
and for which the money is to be spent,
have increased the loan $4,000, which
increase includes quite a number OIL
items not in Act sc, but which the COM
mittee think should be provided for;
the principal items being for new light
houses in different portions OF the Re
public, and being a much needed i'm
movement and also safeguard to our
marine interest"
The committee recommended that
Bills 20, q and SO be tabled and a sub
stitute measure passed.
The bill drawn by the committee pro-
vides for per cent. loan OF Sl52,6OO,
bonds redeemable at any time on pay
ment of a per cent commission. The
report was adopted and the bill was
referred to the Printing, Committee.
The bill establishing new Board OF
Health regulations came up on third
reading and passed by unanimous
vote.
Following a number of bills to amend
the Penal Code, from the Joint Judicl-
AIRY Committee, came up for final read
ing and were passed without opposi-
ton. These bills relate to gross cheat,
assault on public officer, malicious in
Jury and mischief, assault with certain
weapons, perjury and Migrants.
Senate bill No. SO, relating to carry
ing letter without canceling stamps,
provoked considerable discussion. The
first section provides a penalty of from
So TO $50 for using stamps or stamped
envelopes that have once been used.
The second section places a penalty
upon carrying a letter from one point
10 another without cancelling stamps.
stamp.
Senator Baldwin approved the last
section, as the officers of steamers often
times carried letters from one point to
another. and the stamps, if used, were
not cancelled. Thus the Government
was cheated out of money.
Senator Waterhouse opposed the sec
ond section, as it would work hard
ship on people who did not happen to
be around when the pOstoffice was
opened.
The second section was finally struck
out and the bill passed the second
reading.
Senate bill No. AZ came up on second
reading with the report of the commit
tee. This is Senator Schmidts bill for
assessing sugar corporation dividends
for immigration purposes. The Judici-
airy Committee favored tabling the bill.
The report was adopted.
House bill No. 43, to revise the Penal
Code relating to the criminal jurisdic-
ton of district magistrates, passed the
second reading under suspension of the
rules.
House bill No. A, relating to the jul
risdiction of the district magistrates, |
making them coextensive with the jul
dicial circuits, took the same course.
Adjourned.