The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-22
Seventy-secOnd Day.
THURSDAY, MAY 21.

| THURSDAY, May 21.
During the morning hour on Thurs
day the Senate disposed of quite a
grist of bills that were sent along the
usual routine without discussion.
The report of the Judiciary Commit
tee amending the foot-binding bill was
adopted. The Commerce Committee
presented a substitute bill authorizing
the Hilo Electric Company to use the
water of Wailuku river The resolu-
tions adopted at the Portuguese mass
meeting were read and placed on file.
Senate bill No. AZ, relating to ports of
entry, passed the third reading. The
report of the conference committee on
House bill No. 6, on the extension of
Honolulu streets, was adopted.
The report of the Commission on the
registration of deeds, etc., was trans
mitted to the House.
On motion of Senator Brown, House
amendments to the Tax bill were taken
under consideration. The Senate con-
Cured in House amendment to the
title; also cOncurred in the following
amendment to Section 2: March
31st-All personal and dog taxes which
shall remain unpaid on March 31st of
each year shall thereby and thereupon
become delinquent and 10 per cent of
the amount thereof shall be added
thereto
Section Is as amended by the
House.-"It shall be unlawful for any
dog that is liable to taxation under the
provisions to run at large without a
collar or tag, etc." was concurred in.
Section II. In the third paragraph
the House amendment added the words
also the gross receipts and actual run
ming expenses, and where it is a COM
pany being a corporation whose stock
is quoted in the market the market
price, etc." was cOncurred in.
Senator Brown objected to the lein
for delinquent taxes extending for
three years, as amended by the House
One year was long enough and any ex-
tension of the time was simply delay
ing the collection of taxes. Senator
Baldwin agreed with Senator Brown
Motion to not concur was carried
Section 81, eXempting regular Off
GERS of the Hilo Ere Department and all
officers and soldiers of the National
Guard and Sharpshooters who comply
with all military duties as provided in
this Act are entitled to exemption from
payment of poll tax, school tax and
road tax did not meet with favor in
the Senate and a conference was asked
Slight amendment to Section "a was
accepted.
The amendment to Section 5S, relat-
ing to the publication of the delinquent
tax list in any weekly of the country,
was accepted
Section 50 was amended, replacing
Hawaiian Government by Republic of |
Hawaii. Accepted.
In Section SO the words published |
in Honolulu were stricken out Ac-
,epted.
Section 6S was amended by inserting |
The words ''also the gross receipts and |
also the running expenses, and where |
it is company being a corporation |
whose stock is quoted in the market, |
he market price thereof" Concurred |
n.
Section rs, amendment accepted
Section rs went to Conference Com |
nittee.
In striking out Sections 80, SO, 84, 85
he Senate did not concur.
Section SO also went to the Confer |
ence Committee. A conference COM |
nittee was asked
Senate Bill No. 43, a substitute meas
Ire to provide for taking water from
he Wailuku river, was referred to the
Printing Committee
House Bill 42. relating to the reap
,raisement of homestead lots, came up
IN second reading with the report of
he committee. On motion of Senator
the report of the commit
ee was adopted and the third reading
et for Friday.
House Bill No. SO. to define the ac-
ion in condemnation of lands under
,minent domain, came uD on second
eading. The report Of the committee,
ecommending the passage of the bill,
vas adopted.
House Bill No. 46, to r gulate the
practice OF medicine, passed the first