The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-05-08
House OF Representatives.


Rep. Richards reported for the COM
mittee on passed bills that Senate bills
Nos % and 2S and House bills Nos.
q and 2S had been presented to the
President for consideration.
Upon motion of Rep. Winston the
House voted to reconsider Section 16
of the License Act which was stricken
out on Wednesday. Referred to the
select committee having other kindred
matters under consideration.
Section 80, relating to meat licenses
with the substitute section proposed
by the committee, were referred 10
the same committee.
Section 81 and others relating to
the slaughter of meat, were referred
TO the same committee.
Sections 90 and 81 relating to physi-
clans, surgeons and dentists were
stricken out without very much debate
Section S. relating TO the same sub
ject, was stricken out. A motion by
Rep. Bond to reconsider the matter on
the score that the House was not fully
aware of what il was doing, was lost
Other sections relating to physicians,
surgeons and dentists, were referred
TO the. select committee.
Then followed consideration of
other. sections in which the House
semed to take little interest
Upon motion of Rep. Rycroft, the
two sections relating to licenses on
lawyers practicing in the higher and
lower courts, were stricken out
Everything went on in a quiet man
ner until the livery stable section of
the License Bill was met with 1t
was then that Rep. Richards jumped
up and objected strenuously, saying
that it was manifestly unfair for an
extra license TO be placed upon the
livery men. They were taxed high
enough already. II was absurd to
strike out the section relating to law
yers and then, in the face of such &C
ton, TO favor putting license upon the
livery men. They were now paying Ii
censes for their carriages and also
was very unjust
Rep. Robertson-What about the
whole bill?
Rep. Richards think the whole
bill is wrong but | do not believe in
striking out one thing and leaving
in another Rep. Richards then re-
ferred 10 the licenses upon the boat
boys. In his mind it was unfair.
1t was getting to be so that poor
boat boy could not turn around with
out paying a license.
A motion was then made to post
pone consideration of the bill and
take up another.
Rep. Kamauoha objected to this say
ing that if the House intended to spend
two or three days in the consideration
of a bill and then drop it all of
sudden, nothing would ever be done.
Minister Smith said that the present
bill contained many features that were
decided improvements on the old law.
OF course there might be certain pro-
visions that, upon consideration, would
not be deemed proper to adopt, but
that was no reason why the consider
alton of the whole bill should be post
poned.
Rep. Robertson said he did not wish
to be understood as favoring the Ii
cense Bill. but he failed TO see why
the livery stables should not be taxed
as well as any other industry. 1t was
a very good thing in his mind that
carriages were required to pay IL
cense, since those vehicles were direct
" concerned in the wear and tear Of the |
roads and should by rights pay for the
repair and maintenance of the same.
In regard to the objections of the /
member from Hilo, he had simply sat
and voted complacently upon other
sections of the bill and then when the
matter of livery stables came up for
consideration, he was on the floor in
a minute, fiaring up like Mokuaweoweo
and crying for help. Rep. Robertson
was of the opinion that the member
from Hilo was not just exactly clear
with respect to what he wanted. He
said that for his part he had voted
against the new sections because he be-
lieved that they led to pernicious sys-
TEN. while he voted for the old sections
of the bill because revenue was requi-
site.
Rep. Halualani moved that Lihue be
inserted in the list of places on the
islands where licenses on the livery ;
business would be required.
Rep. Kaeo objected very strenuouslyl
to this saying that it seemed to him
Kauai was the island that was being