The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-09

advisable to pass such a bill as this.
The bill provides for six holidays.
namely. January 1st and 18th, June
11th. July 4th. November 2Sth and De-
cember 25th.
1T seems to us that the success and
therefore the advisability of observing
a day as a holiday at least as far as
Honolulu and the larger villages are
concerned. depends largely on the
manner and spirit in which IL is cele-
brated.
During Kalakaua's reign the 2Sth OF
November was generally used as a day
for military displays. Since 1898 the
18th of January and other days have
been celebrated in that manner. The
event commemorated on November
2Sth, which was the date OF the treaty
between England and France recogniz-
ing the independence of the country i'm
the year 1S43, was not one of very par
ticular Importance. because Admiral
Thomas had about four months prior
to that time restored our flag, and our
independence had previously been ac-
knowledged by the United States.
There is considerable local feeling
in favor of holiday at a time of the
year suitable for aquatic sports, and
believing that it is legitimate and prop
er for a Government to encourage
healthful exercise and manly sport
among its people, we cordially support
the idea. There are certainly no sports
better adapted to our climate or more
worthy of encouragement than yacht
ing and rowing. A day in September
would not only be suitable for regat-
ia day, but would more equally divide
the period between the 4th of July and
Christmas.
I'VE therefore recommend that I'm
Section / the words the twenty-eighth
day of November be struck out and the
words the third Saturday of Septem-
ber' be inserted in their place.
with this amendment we recon-
mend the bill pass"
Laid on the table to be considered
with the bill.
Rep. Rycroft reported for the Com
mittee on Public Lands, recommending
passage of Senate bill No. 53, relating
to acquiring land in Hilo.
Rep. Rycroft reported as follows for
the Committee on Public Lands, to
whom had been referred Senate bill
No. 50, relating to wheel tires:
1--WE believe that the object of the
roads, must necessarily be approved by
every one, so that the only thing re-
naming to be done is to make a proper
adjustment of the details to suit the re-
quirements and accomplish the object
without working any unnecessary
hardship on the owners of vehicles.
at will be noticed that the bill ap-
plies only TO vehicles having aXles of
one and one-half inches or over in di-
ameter, so that hacks, carriages and
light vehicles are not affected.
1--WE believe that in the matter of
the proportion of tires to axles, the bill
can be improved upon, and, without
here going into details as to reasons,
we make the following recommended
tions:
"That Section 1, beginning with line
IL (printed version), be amended to
read as follows:
proportion of tires and axles: In
the case of one-horse dump carts, with
out springs, the width of wheel tire
shall be at least one and one-haIf times
the diameter of the axle
I'm the case of all other vehicles
without springs, the width Of wheel
tire shall be at least one and one-haIf
times the diameter of the axle.
TN the case of vehicles with wood
en- axIes, the width of wheel tire shall
be at least the diameter of the axle.
In the case Of four-wheeIed vehi-
cles, the length of the forward axle
shall be so much less than the length
of the hind axle that when the vehicle
is moving straight ahead the tracks of
the front wheels shall be inside of the
tracks of the hind wheels
"That in Section 2, line /, the date
be changed to the first day of July, A.
D. 1901
with these amendments we recon-
mend that the bill pass"
Another communication from the
Senate announced transmission of
House bill No. 81, relating to the duty
on spurious liquors as amended by the
Senate.
Rep. Richards reported several bills
handed the President for consideration.
House bill No. 50 announced in sec
ond reading. Considered with com
mittee report.
Rep. Haia objected TO striking out the
28th day Of November as a public holi-
day. The days mentioned in the bill
all meant the celebration of some spe-
cial event in connection with the his
tory of the country. The 2Sth day of
November had been recognized by all
classes of people in the country. He
hated to see it abolished. Regattas
should not be allowed to interfere.
Rep. Richards was of the same opin-
ion and spoke of the proposed change