The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-25

Minister Damon read the following
answers to questions propounded by
Rep. Paris regarding Government ply
stefan in Kau:
MIR. HENRY E. COOPER,
Minister Of the Interior, ad interim.
tSir:-Dr. Capron, the Government
physician for the District of Kau, has
been granted a leave of absence for
two months and so far, no physician
has been appointed to fill 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,
civilian o. SMITH"
Rep. Pogue reported as follows for
the Finance Committee on Petition so
which asks for S104, the same having
been collected from H. H. Williams as
duty on a hearse by a ruling Of the
Collector-General of Customs which
ruling was some years after reversed
by the Minister of Finance in the case
of an appeal from the ruling of the
Collector-General Of Customs on a 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 a resolution to
the effect that so two-cent stamps be
furnished members of the House. Car
ried with two dissenting votes.
Rep. Kahaulelio presented the fol-
lowing:
l. A petition from residents and
Taxpayers of Kaunakakai to the effect
that $500 be appropriated for the
building of road from Kaunakakai
to the Houlehua homesteads.
2. A petition for $500 for improve
ments on the mountain road from Pele-
kunu to Kamalo.
| Rep. Robertson introduced his cleo
| trio railway bill.
Rep. Achi presented a petition for
ST. 500 for a good road from Punaluu
| to Hllea in kau.
Rep. Kahaulelio asked for two days
leave of absence. Granted.
Rep. Gear then presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
"Resolved, That the powder maya
zine in it's present location is menace
| to the safety of the residents in that
vicinity and that immediate steps be
1 toll re n q +
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 a 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 80 is all
wrong. If it is passed, know Twill
have to go out of the business and L
believe, Jas. I. Dowsett will. Finally,
mothers will have to feed their babies
on water instead of good Waialae milk
such as I have been raised on
Discussion continued on Section 80
until II noon when the motion to take
| a recess until 100 p. m. 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 5000, 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 ad-
journed at $50 p. m.