The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-01
STILL ON LICENSES.
WORK OF THE SENATE IN FIXING
FEES FOR BUSINESS.
Drummers- Lodging Houses Tobacco
An,usements-Trad ing--In the
House.
THIRTY-FIFTH DAY.

Mr. Brown reported recommend
ing that the item of license for for
eign drummers be placed at $500
for Oahu and $3.50 for the other Isl.
ands. Adopted.
Mr.. Baldwin reported OH the
Chinese Immigration Bill, recon-.
mending that the figures 40, ooo''
be struck out. The effect of this
will be that the Government will
have authority to bring in as many
Chinese contract laborers as deemed
advisable. Adopted.
The License Bill was again taken
up. Mr.. Brown proposed to give
any private family the privilege o.
taking up to four boarders or lodg-
ers without license. Mr.. McCand-
less objected to this Poor people
took dodgers. Mr.. Warehouse
moved that up to six be exempted.
Mr.. Baldwin said in the country
districts families took two or three
boarders at times as an accommo-
dation to them. Item passed with
Mr.. Browns exemption Of four.
Section 10, exemption ofcountry
hotels, where they may be estab-
lished for public convenience, from
license fee passed.
Section SO, merchandise licenses,
came up. The schedule proposed
was the same as last term, giving a
total fee on all business of about
$4,000. Mr.. McCandless moved
an amendment to the schedule max
ing the fee $50 for $40, 600 sales
and IS OF one per cent of all sales
above that amount. This would
thoroughly regulate the matter.
There were last year III licenses at
$50; IS at SIS; 26 at $I25; 4 at
$3.50; 3 at $500; 10 at $3.50; 4 at
500; at $3.50; I at $500
Mr.. Damon said the merchants
of the country were so distributed
among the nationalities, speaking
and writing in different languages,
that 1t would be impossible to get
at the sales of all these merchants.
Mr.. Baldwin was on the commit
tee in 1892 that adopted the sche-
dule. 1t was approved, because it
was considered the only way to
handle the problem.
Mr.. Brown hoped the old sche-
dule would pass. 1t had worked
we'll for two years.
Mr.. McCandless said there would
be no more danger of false returns
of sales under the proposed schedule
than under the old.
Mr.. Brown agreed to this state
ment, but he thought that license
of 81 900 was as much as any bust
ness house could stand.
Mr.. Baldwin favored the old
schedule. The proposition Of Mr..
McCandless put the highest license
at So, 200, which was too much.
Senator McCandless' schedule
was put and carried. Mr.. Brown
called for a division. On a rising
vote the schedule passed by the
following vote: Aye: McCandless,
Northrup, Lyman, Horner, Hook
ing, Holstein, Wright. Nay:
Brown, Baldwin, Wilcox. Not
voting: Kauhane, Rice, Water
house.
A technicality arising the sche-
dule was reconsidered. Mr.. Nc
Candless started in to put the
schedule in the nature Of a section.
Mr.. McCandless said that as he
wished to put the matter in its full
. light before the Senate, he would
like it deferred. So ordered.
Section 80, forbidding anyone
holding a local license to permit
any foreign commercial traveller tc
work under his license passed.
Section 50, forbidding merchants
to sell opium, poisonous drugs,
spirits, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes,
under the merchandise license was
taken up. Mr.. Brown moved to
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