The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-02
Senate at Work Adjusting
Licenses.
SOME CHANGES IN LAW.
Amendment by Attorney General.
Petitions From the Other Islands.
Objects to Small Appropriations.
Thitry-fifth Day.
WEDNESDAY, April asst.

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Senator Brown reported for the sads-
ciary Committee, submitting an amend
ment to Section SO of the License Act.
bearing upon fees of foreign co1nner-
posed fixes the fee at $500 for the island
of Oahu and $3.50 for all the other ia-
ands of the group. Report adopted.
Senator Baldwin reported for the
Committee on Commerce, to whom had
been referred Senate Bill No. IL, bear
ing on Chinese immigration. Accord
ing to the bill the limit of Chinese to be
imporated is 10000. The report rec
commended striking out the limit and
leaving the same to be decided on by
the Executive Council. Tabled for con-
sideration.
Senator Baldwin-This scale of rates
was fixed by the Ways and Means Com
mittee, who finally settled on this in
stead OF the percentage system. dt is
matter Of difficulty to calculate aM
sales.
The License Act was resumed undeC
the head Of unfinished business.
Senator Brown presented an amend
ment to Section 78, relating to lodging
houses. The amendment limits private
families to taking in more than four
bOarders.
There was considerable objection to
this amendment, but the item passed
with Senator Browns wish intact.
Senator McCandless introduced sub
stitute section for the one relating to
merchandise licenses. This fixes the fec
at $50 on sales up to $4,000, and "a of 4
per cent. of all gross sales above that
figure. The number of merchandise III
censes issued last year amounted to
sol, and the total received was $54 OTIS.
The substitute section would yield
quite a large excess over the amount
taken in previously.
Minister Damon-HoW are you going
to get the exact amount of sales? The
conditions compel the Government to
be little arbitrary in imposing certain
charges. This is not a homogeneous
country to certain extent. You have to
take things as they are.
Senator Brown-We had better pass
the section as in the bill. The matter
has been gone over very carefully.
Senator McCandless was very much
in favor of putting the matter on per-
CenLdSe OASIS.
Senator Brown-It is the same thing
under one system as the other. The
statements have to be made under oath.
Senator Baldwin, am inclined to
favor of the schedule as in the bill.
Senator McCandless-The present
system is nothing but scheme to make
the rich man richer and poor man
poorer. If man is fortunate enough
to control three-quarters of the indus
try of the country, he certainly should
be willing to pay in proportion.
Upon being put to vote the amend
ment of Senator McCandIess carried.
Senator Brown-As the substitute
section now stands it is not worth the
paper it is written on.
Senator McCandless move for q re-
of the substitute section,
in order to correct some Irregularities
noticed after the passage of the same.
Carried.
Minister Misunderstanding to the
man must pay $50 for the
first $40 900 Past that limit it is mat
ter of progression.
Senator Waterhouse-Instead of
making an increase there will be a
great decrease.
Minister Damon-I think the bill as
it stands is the safest one.
Senator McCandless-I move to defer
the amendment / am not a lawyer.
but I can figure a little. We will fix
up this section to meet the objection of
Senator Brown.
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referring to a person desir-