The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-14
House OF Representatives.

House OF Representatives..
House opened with the usual pre-
liminaries and Rep. Kaeo read the
War Cry"
Rep. Rycroft presented a petition
from fifty-seven residents OF Puma,
asking that the road which the Govern
ment intends TO build extend further in
to the district, otherwise il will not be
of much benefit to the place. Referred
to the Public Lands Committee.
Rep. Robertson presented the follow
ing petition from Chinese physicians
and surgeons of the city:
The undersigned Chinese physicians
and surgeons, petitioning your honora-
bic body, respectfully protest against
the passage of that portion of the pro-
posed license law which seeks TO i'm
pose a license fee of $50 upon practic
ing physicians and surgeons, for the
following reasons:
"First-It is a tax upon one of the
been exempt from such tax.
"S5cond-It is tax upon labor. and
as such, unwise and unjust.
"Third-It makes no distinction be-
tween physicians of large practice and
those just beginning to practice and
who can i'll afford to pay such fee.
"Fourth-The people who patronize
Chinese physicians are mostly poor and
consequently unable to pay but small
remuneration for service rendered.
And so, humbly requesting due con-
sideration Of this petition, your petit
TONERS will ever pray"
Signed by eleven physicians and sur
geons).
Petition laid on the table TO be con-
sidered with the bill.
Rep. Richards reported House Bill No.
9, relating to widening of streets in Ho-
nolulu, typewriter.
Rep. Robertson read the following re-
port of the Judiciary Committee on Sen
ate Bill No. Is:
Your Judiciary Committee, to whom
were referred Senate Bill No. Is, an
Act to provide for the recodification and
revision of the Civil Code or compiled |
laws of the Republic, having had the |
same under consideration, beg leave TO |
report thereon as follows:
Should the proposed new Penal Code
be adopted in its present form, it would |
be necessary TO recodify the civil laws,
but we do not favor the recodifcation
Of our laws at the present juncture.
The present Penal Code is out OF
print. as also are the Session Laws of
1854. 1856 and 1888, and there are only
fifteen copies of the English version OF
he compiled laws on hand in the In
erior Office.
"On this account, and for the further
reason that the present volume of
Compiled Laws contains great deal
# law that, having, been repealed, is no
onger in force, we believe that some
hing should be done.
we do not think it would be wise TO
make any radical change in the law
ust now. and so we favor recon-
)ilation rather than recodiication.
he work of recompiling, especially OF !
he Penal Laws, should be commenced :
s soon as possible.
We therefore recommend that the j.,
enate bill be indefinitely postponed
nd also that the following item be
laced in the Current Receipts Appro-
ration Bill:
Compiling and publishing the Civil ,
nd Penal Laws, $1,000
There is no need of appointing
commission. as the work can be done
nder the supervision Of the Executive, !
V some person employed for the pur-
Ose.'
Report laid on the table to be con- [
dered with the bill.
Item OF $4,000 in Senate Bill No. 8, I
elating to the Kapiolani Park Asso- {
alton, passed. p
House Bill No. II, relating to Ibid
ous solicitations, taken up in second Il
aiding with report of committee, rec p
intending certain amendments. Bill d.
,ssed second reading with amend tc
ents of the committee. Referred to X
e Printing Committee, to be type
ritten. and ordered read third time II
House Bill No. 9. relating TO the wild L
ing of certain streets in Honolulu, Ia n
n up in third reading. Passed. ga
House Bill No 20, which relates to Z
respecting rights of pri- 5!
te ways and water rights, passed sec r.
d reading with amendments. Third NJ
-o< for Thursday