The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-14
FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST
FIGURED FIXED By THE SENATE ON
THE NEW LOAN.
Discount and Com m ssion-As to Stamp
ed Envelopes-sugar Tax-In
the House.
SIXTY. SIXTH DAY.
Senate.

Senate.
Mr.. Brown reported on the Loan bills.
The loan is increased by $4,000, and the
interest reduced from g to Jer cent.
Discount and commission, 9 per cent.
each. Original bills are tabled, and
new bills introduced. These bills pro-
vided for loan of s752 800 at the rate
stated. The extra amount is required
for new light houses
On motion of Mr.. McCandless the re-
port was adopted, and the bill went to
the Printing Committee.
Quarantine bill from the House came
up on third reading and passed unani-
mously.
House Bill 80. relating to gross cheat,
passed final reading.
House Bill 81, relative to assault on
public officers, same course.
House Bill 80, relating to malicious
injury and mischief, disposed of in
same manner.
House Bill Al, relating to assault with
certain werpons, third reading.
House Bill 30, perjury, final reading.
House Bill 40, Migrants, same course.
Senate Bill 3S, relating TO the stamp
ing of letters, with the committees re-
port thereon, was taken up.
Mr.. Baldwin explained that all island
steamers carried large number of dead
head letters. They were distributed
along the route. in many plac IS of course
where there were no offices. The Gov
eminent was cut out of the money for
these letters. lie had been informed
that on recent trip of the w. G. Hall
6l00 letters were mailed aboard the
vessel.
Mr.. Warehouse objected to the bill
because it required that stamped envel-
opes be used for island letters. 1t would
work n serious hardship ON the people.
Frequently the post Office might be-
closed, or it might not be convenient to
visit the post office. He did not see why
stamps would not answer all purpos IS.
Mr.. Smith argued in favor of the bill,
Mr.. Brown also favored it.
Mr.. Hooking opposed the measure.
Mr.. Waterhouse attacked the bill
again. He said it was radical measure
that would be exceedingly obnoxious to
the people,
Mr.. McCandlcss endorsed the position
of Mr.. Waterhouse. The bill would bp
obnoxious and work great hardship.
Every purser of island steamers should
be commissioned postal clerks with
authority to cancel the stamps of letters
mailed on steamers.
Mr.. Schmidt said all that had been
said in favor of the bill was covered by
existing laws. The bill would work an
additional hardship.
The motion of Mr.. Waterhouse to
strike out the section relating to stamp
ed envelopes and forbidding the mailing
of letters on island steamers was car
ried.
Senate Bill ~, relating to tax on divi-
dends of sugar corporations, came up.
Committees recommendation that same
be tabled was read.
Report of committee adopted.
House Bill 43 relating to the criminal
jurisdiction of district magistrate, was
read The bill gives district magistrates
Jurisdiction in all misdemeanors, lar
ceny in the second degree, gross cheat
and bribery. where the penalty does not
exceed two years imprisonmen mt or fine
nf xhnn Ifnaa- s"spansion of rules the
bill passed second reading
House Bill A, giving first class dis
trict magistrates jurisdiction co-exten
sive with the judicial circuits, passed
second reading.
Adjourned.