The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-14
HAWAIIAN CURRENCY.
Questions Asked In House Con-
corning Nations Coin.
Twentyfirst Day, March II.

Twentyfirst Day, March II.
At the opening of the House Satur-
day morning Rep. Achi presented a
petition for an item of $4,000 for repair
ing and otherwise improving the road |
| from Keauhou to Kailua in the District
of Kona. ~
Rep. McCandless then presented the |
following petition from H. H. Williams,
the undertaken:
Il would respectfully ask you to have
inserted in the appropriation bill an
| item of $104, being the amount unlaw-
fully collected as duty on hearse i'm
ported by me in May, 1895.
''The Collector-General of Customs
held that hearse was carriage anfl
that made it dutiable; but, since then
the Minister Of Finance has made a
ruling that hearse is not carriage
and. therefore is not dutiable.
Therefore claim the amount paid
by me at the time
Referred to Finance Committee.
Rep. Richards presented a petition
from the First District, Hawaii, asking
to have amended Section 81 Of Act GA
of the Laws of 1896 in regard to the
licensing Of fire arms and the exemp-
ton of shot guns used on rice planta-
tions from the requirement OF llcens-
ing, so that the exemption may extend
to all shot guns actually used in any
agricultural enterprise for the purpose
of destroying or soaring away Dlrds
that may be injurious to any crop.
, The following questions were pro-
: founded:
Achi to the Attorney General =
! please state how many police captains
and Ieutenants there are in each OF the
various districts of the country.
please state the salaries paid to the
police officers, captains and lieutenants
during the two years last past.
Kaeo to the Minister of Finance
.eWill you kindly inform this House re-
# lative to the following questions:
1. There is supposed to be in this
country S1,000,0 900 in silver coin Of the
It issue Of 1888.
Y Under annexation what arrange
II ment has been made for extending 1t
3. 'Will the parties holding said COLI
lo he Unidentified in American currency
q dollar for dollar, or will they receive
n merely the commercial price OF silver
y which is 60 cents an ounce for thel
coin?"
- Rem. Achi gave notice of intention t.
or introduce the following:
IL can Act to amend Section l, Act 4
n of the Laws of 1896, relating to juris
dictions of certain district magls
I trates.'
re Third reading of substitute Bill NC
e. 4 relating to service of summons, an
al Unanimous passage of same.
Third reading of substitute Bill NJ
% 7 relating to conviction of accuse
n, persons, and unanimous passage G
lie same.
of Third reading of Bills No. 19 and 2
relating To chooses in action, and unan
nous passage Of same.
is House Bill No. "a and 26, relating
n coffee and ramie were deferred unit
r. Wednesday for consideration.
House Bill amending Section
lie Article 81 of the Constitution, provit
ing for the increase of number Of men
ill hers in the House, brought up in Sc
~ ond reading, Rep. Kahaulelio made
long sDeech in favor of the bill ar
Is denounced the action Of some OF Il
he members in disappearing from Il
is room during the discussion OF such II
no pOrtant measure.
- Upon motion of Rep. Achi, and al
n'S endment by Rep. Pogue, further co
or sideration of the bill was deferred un
Thursday.
lor David Kanewanui was nominated I
ov sergeant-at-arms and messenger OF |
ICY House and the clerk was instructed
IS cast one ballot in his favor. Speak
DIS Kaulukou expressed for the House u
the kindly feeling for Mr.. Tucker.
Adjourned at II noon.