The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-03-25

I has been appointed to I'll the place dur
{ ing the absence. The district is not
without physician as Dr. Mcmillan
is now residing there and practicing
medicine in the district.
+ Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM o. SMITH.
Rep, Pogue reported as follows for
I the Finance Committee on Petition so
/ which asks for S10+. the same having
I been collected from H. H. Williams as
/ duty on hearse by a ruling of the
( CoIeetor-General Of Customs which
ruling was some years after reversed
I by the Minister OF Finance in the case
OF an appeal from the ruling OF the
Collector-General OF Customs on like
article for another party:
Your committee find that all hearseS
up TO November, 1897, paid duty. A
large number Of claims could be made
on this same ground, on other articles.
We therefore consider the payment Of
this claim would be establishing a
dangerous precedent. We recommend
that the request of the petitioner be
denied and that the petition be laid
on the table"
Rep. kaeo introduced resolution 10
the effect that 80 two-eent stamps be
furnished members OF the House. Car
ried with TWO dissenting votes.
Rep. Hahaulelio presented the fol-
lowing:
,.-;-;o, from, -a-sSa,-- arS
taxpayers OF haunakakai 10 the effect
that $500 be appropriated for the
building Of a road from Kaunakakai
70 the Houlehua homesteads.
, A petition for $500 for improve
menrs on the mountain road from Pele-
kunu 10 Kamalo.
Rep. Robertson introduced his cleo
trio railway bill.
Rep. Acht presented petition for
$4,000 for good road from Punaluu
to Hilea in Kau.
Rep. kahaulefo asked for two days
leave of absence. Granted.
Rep. Gear then presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the powder maya
zine in its present location is menace
to the safety of the residents in that
vicinity and that immediate steps be
taken for its removal TO a more isolat-
ed locality"
This resolution was referred to the
Military Committee.
Minister Damon, in speaking of the
matter said that attempts had been
made to move the magazine TO other
places but when this had been sug-
gested, the people Of those places rails
ed their voices in protest. No one was
anxious TO have powder magazine
under his nose. The contents of the
magazine, the Government wanted TO
have not far away from its control.
The License Bill was the next bust
ness OF the day. The milk section was
objected TO by Reps. Kaai, Isenberg,
Achi and others. Rep. Isenberg said
among other things: Section so is all
wrong. II it is passed, know I will
have to go out Of the business and I
believe. Jas. / Dowsett will Finally,
mothers will have 10 feed their babies
on water instead Of good Waialae milk
such as l have been raised on"
Discussion continued on Section so
until u noon when the motion TO take
a recess until 100 p. N. carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The motion to defer action on Sec
ton so until Saturday carried.
Rep. Isenberg moved for indefinite
postponement OF the bill. The chair
man stated that the House had or
dered the bill read section by section.
The motion was out Of order.
Section So making the annual fee
for license to act as Agent to Take
Acknowledgements to Labor Contracts
in the District OF Honolulu $500, was
carried as in the bill.
There was much discussion on the
license for dealers in live stock brought
INTO the country. The amount recon-
mended was $50. Finally it was made
5000 and the section passed as amend
ed. Reps Achi and Pogue spoke for
the protection of the stock raisers at
home and this had its effect upon the
members of the House. The section
making the penalty for breaking the
above law was amended from 800 to
5000.
Rep. Gear moved for a reconsidera-
ton OF Section so, relating to milk Ii
cense. He had changed his idea very
radically and moved for indefinite post
ponement of the section. This carried
unanimously. He further stated that
he did not believe there should be any
license on milk and that the provision
rgarding this should be stricken from
the license law.
The bill then passed in second read
ing as amended and the House adj
journed at 2:30 p. m.