The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-11
House of Representatives.

VI
Yesterday was a red letter day in the
House of Representatives, for the ap-
preparation bill was torn so as to be, I'm
parts, unrecognizable.
From the moment when the last echo
of the amount appropriated to military
pay rolls sped around the room and out
of the windows, and Rep. Winston
moved to lop off SO 900, there was sus-
picion of unrest along the row of seats
| occupied by the Ministers.
The cuts were made from then until
adjournment came at 4 p. M, the result
of Rep. Robertson's motion TO that eff
| feet.
| The afternoon session had its sober
side-mOre than one-but in making, it
all the talents of the humorists Of the
House were brought into play. The re-
ductions were made with such clock
| like precision that the Ministers were
constrained to believe that they had
struck town right after a caucus. In
deed Attorney General Smith intimated
| in a quiet speech that some one was
pulling a string on the members. The
sober side of the affair belonged to the
clerks whose salaries are considered as
high.
AS the reductions were announced,
Minister Smith smiled and remarked to
a colleague that opposition to the MEM
bers was useless.
| Rep. Robertson reported for the Pub
lie Lands Committee, recommending
| the passage of the item of $1,000 for the
| Kapiolani Park Association. Laid on
the table, to be considered with the
bill.
Rep. Robertson reported for the Ju-
dietary Committee on the petitions of
| the Chinese BARRIERS and tailors, as well
as the physicians and dentists of the
city, recommending that they be laid
| on the table pending the consideration
Of the License bill. Recommendation
adopted.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Minister OF the In
| terror:
I'm reply to the question of Rep.
Richards of Hilo, asking what action IL
any does the Executive propose TO take
on the proposition from the Hawaiian
Electric Light Co, under date of March
| 1895, for lighting the streets Of Ho-
nolulu, l would respectfully state that
| the Executive have decided to retain
the control of the street electric light
system, increasing the number of lights
| at an early date.
I'm regard to the incandescent lights,
aside from those now in use for street
! lighting and for public buildings, it is
| proposed to discontinue the incandes-
cent system in the near future"
Rep. Robertson reported for the Sc
lect committee on House Bill No. IS, as
| follows:
Your sslect committee on House
Bill No. IS, IAN Act to restrict target
shooting on Sunday" having had the
same under consideration, beg leave to
report as follows:
/ by this bill it is proposed to prohibit
! target-shooting on Sunday at any place
within three miles of the PostofficJ in
Honolulu, within one mile of the Post
office in Lahaina, and within one mile
of the Postoffice in Hilo.
'It would seem from the arguments
of the advocates of the bill that it is
their desire to prohibit target-shOoting
on Sunday altogether, though the effect
Of the bill would only be to move the
nuisance Gf it is a nuisance) from the
neighbOrhood of those who now COM
plain to that of other people who live
beyond the special limits.
Those who favor the bill say that
they do not like to see men go through
the streets on Sunday carrying guns,