The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-10
LICENSE STILL TALKED.
SOME SHARP DISCUSSIONS IN THE
SENATE.
The Observation-Disclosures Shoot
Ing House and Sal
aries
FORTY FIRST DAY.
nate.

law relating to importation Of live
stock.
The License Bill was taken III
on third reading. When it came
to BARRIERS Mr.. Brown moved to re.
duce the proposed license from $5o
to $25 for Honolulu, and nothing
for the outside.
Minister Damon agreed with this
proposition.
Mr.. Baldwin thought $25 was
enough.
Mr.. Warehouse advocated, as a
sanitary measure, that no license
whatever be imposed.
The President said he hoped this
motion would be seconded. He
was opposed to license on labor
Mr.. Warehouses; motion was
lost; Mr.. Browns carried, fixing
the license at $25.
Mr.. Warehouse moved to strike
out the section providing license
on boot and shoe making.
Mr.. Hooking seconded. 1t was
a direct tax on labor and aimed at
a certain class.
Mr.. Baldwin Grew attention to
the inconsistency of taxing a boat
man and not taxing shoemakers
and BARRIERS.
On a show of hands the item was
struck out.
When the item licensing doctors
and dentists was reached, Mr..
Warehouse moved that it also be
struck out.
Mr.. McCandless moved that the
item pass as in the Bill. 1t was
but fair or just that these men should
bear their proportion of taxation.
Mr.. Warehouse said no men in
the community were giving more Of
their time and labor to poor people.
Mr.. Hooking supported Mr..
Waterhouse.
Mr.. Damon said the physicians
did not like the license but favored
a progressive income tax. The Ii
sence proposed was the first step in
that very direction.
Motion to strike out lost, and
item passed as in the bill.
The fee for merchandise licenses
provoked more discussion. Mr..
Waterhouse moved to strike out
the amendment of Mr.. McCandless,
and leave the schedule as proposed
by Minister Damon.
Mr.. McCandless argued again in
favor OF his per centage schedule.
1t had been endorsed by every mer-
chant in the city.
Senator Warehouses; motion
was lost, he alone voting for it.
Mr.. Wright wanted to strike out
the license for the dairy business.
He proposed the following sche-
dule as compromise: Up to two
cows, free; two to five cows, $2. so
for each animal; five to twenty-five
cows, $25 per year; over twenty
five cows, $50.
Mr.. Baldwin moved to defer; Mr..
Brown to indefinitely postpone
amendment. The latter obtained.
Number of free cows was chang
ed from two to three.
Licenses for agents to take &C
acknowledgements and notary pub
lies in the outer districts were made
$40 each.
Recess to 1880.
Minister King reply to the ques-
ton of Rep. Richards relative to
what action the Government con-
templated in re proposition of Ha-
waiian Electric Light Co. was read.
The Executive have decided to re-
tain the control of the street electric
light system, increasing the number
of lights at an early date. In re-
gard to the incandescent lights,
aside from those now in use for
street lighting and for public build
ings, it is proposed to discontinue
the incandescent system in the near
future.
Rep. Robertson reported on the
item Kapiolani Park Association,
IS, 900 recommending its passage.
The same member reported on
the petition of Chinese tailors and
bar bers and physicians and dentists
recommending that they be laid on
the table until the license bill came
up.
Rep. Robertson read majority
report on the Sunday target shoot
ing bill.
Those who favor the bill say they
do not like to see men 60 through
the streets on Sunday carrying
guns, but the effect of the bill,
should, it become law. would be to
force the inan1ksmen to carry their
rifles longer distances and throrg h
mole streets than they do at pre-
sent. Mott Of tto;e who go target
shooting are volunteers and mem
bers Of Citizens Guard, men who
are expected to quiet disturbance:
that may arise. They are also mer
whose occupations are such tina
the only opportunity they have tc
60 shooting is on Sunday and occa
sional holidays.
The committee recommends tina
the bill be indefinitely postponed
Signed by A. G. M. Robertson, S
X. Kaeo and R. Rycroft.
i Support of Military, Pay rolls
$I36, 900.
Rep. Winston moved that tn,
item pass at 1888, 900.
After discussion participated il
by Ministers Cooper and King ant
Reps. Rycroft, Richards ant
Robertson, the item was deferred
till this afternoon.
Salary Of three pilots, Honolulu
$I4, 400.
Rep. Cluney asked whether a pc
, tition had not been received from
the pilots for raise in their salar
les.
Minister Smith announced yes
The matter had been carefully con
sidered by the Executive and the,
decided the present sum of 500
was sufficient.
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