The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-14

sion Laws Of 1890, both being acts t,
amend and consolidate the law rela-
ing 10 pounds. eSrrays. brands anl
marks approved respectively the III
day q August, ISIS. and the oath day
of October, 1880"
! Gear-',An act 10 amend Section -
/ Of Act u Of the Session Laws of 1890
/ relating 10 notice Of increase Of as
/ sessment Of taxes
/ The reports Of both the majority ani
minority of the Public Lands I-mmit-
| tee on Senate Bill is. relating 10 es
trays recommending that the same be
/ laid on the table and indefinitely post
| poned, respectively, We're read. Both
were laid on the table 10 be- considered
with the bill.
! Ine majority report was as follows:
The object OF the bill is 10 extend
/ the law with reference u the taking
! up estTays found upon Government
roads, now confined to Honolulu.
| throughout the country.
I'VE believe that the passage of the
bill would work a hardship upon the
graziers in many Of the districts where
large tracts of pasture land are I'M
fenced, and also in cases where the
roads run through pasture tracts. It
would be unreasonable to force the
owners Of large tracts Of land through
which a road runs to fence along both
sides Of the road in order 10 save
their stock from being impOunded.
Further, experience shows that cat
tie frequently work their way through
the fences, and should they do 50 with
this bill in force as law they be taken
up and impOunded to the Inconvenience
and expense Of the owners, notwith-
standing there is no harm done to any
body
''While il is we'll enough to have
such law for populous towns. we see
no good reason for extending it to pas
toral districts"
The minority report was Of the same
nature.
House Bill 60, relating to the impor-
tatiOn and sale of opium read third
time and further consideration defer
red one week from date.
Senate Bill "a read second time by
title and referred to the judiciary
Committee.
House Bill Il, relating to withdrawal
of alcohol for the Queens Hospital,
read by title and referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
House Bill sc, relating to assault and
battery, read second time and passed.
Third reading set for Wednesday.
Second reading of Senate Bill IS,
to pounds and estrays. Major
ity report recommending that the bill
be laid on the table, adopted.
Rep. Gear addressed the following
questions to the acting Minister Of the
Interior:
Will you kindly furnish the House
of Representative with a list of the
bidders and the amounts bid for eX-
cavating the hard coral in a slip to be
constructed in the harbor of Homo
lulu Orchards street Slip.
Also kindly give the reason for not
awarding the contract to the lowest
bidders.
Will you also state how much has
been expended for such eXcaVating up
to March 31st, 1898, and how much the
superintendent of Public Works esti-
mates will be required to finish said
excavating in accordance with the spe-
required for those submit
ting tenders for such work.
Also please state what time limit if
any was required from those submit
ting tenders for such work and what
Tine the superintendent of Public |
Works estimate will be required to
complete said work.
At Ills the House adjourned.