The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-12

such portions of the pubic lands as
| he shall deem necessary, and with the
| approval of the Executive Council pur-
chase suitable lands or interests in
lands, from private owners.
Section ,. Said Minister may from
| time to time with the approval of the
Executive Council. transfer and convey
any Cemetery Corporation or organiz-
alton, the property so set apart or
acquired in any district or any por-
tions of said property. TO be held and
managed as public cemetery or ceme-
teries, upon such terms and conditions
as he shall, with such approval. de-
termine.
Section 8. The provisions of this
Act shall not be construed to conflict
with the authority imposed by law up-
on the Board of Health to make reg1I-
lations for the interment of the dead,
and respecting cemeteries and burying
grounds, or to protect the public health
Rep. Kahaulelio introduced a reso-
luton asking for an appropriation of
$3.50 for repairing the road from Wau-
lua TO Pelekunu, Maui.
Rep. Robertson announced his in
tention to introduced an act relating
to the descent of property.
Rep. Achi prOpounded the following
questions to the Minister of the Inte-
rioT:
L. Since the death Of r. w. Meyers,
has extra work been placed upon Chas.
Wilcox, secretary of the Board Iof
Health, and c. B. Reynolds, agent OF
that same body?
2. For the performance of that ex-
ira work, has Mr.. Reynolds been given
additional pay?
8. Please state if, during the last
two years, Mr.. Hassinger made a trip
to the United States also, how long
was he absent?
A. Please state if, during the last
two years, Mr.. Hassinger has been alb
sent from his office in the Interior
SO, how long?
). Who performed Mr. Hassinger's
duties during his absence?
g. Has such a substitute been paid,
is it he intention to pay him, or is
it the intention to provide for him in
the same manner as Mr. Stackable of
the Finance Department
Third reading OF House Bin AZ, re-
lating to the duty on sake.
Rep. Gear, as a member of the Fin
ance Committee, spoke at some length
on the injurious effect of sake on the
native Hawaiians. He had spoken TO
three chemists of the city on the anay-
sis referred to by Rep. Robertson when
the bill was up before and had found
that this was all right as far as it
went. Rep. Robertson had said that
the analysis showed nothing deleteri-
Gus in sake. The process had not been
carried far enough. The alkaloids had
not been separated and it was there
fore impossible to separate the active
which is supposed to come
from a seaweed used in the prepar-
alton of sake. Undoubtedly there was
in the liquor that had bad
effect on the people using it. The jap
anese were in the habit of drinking
heir sake hot. This destroyed the de-
Ieterious effect of the liquor. Natives
we're in the habit of drinking it cold.
In this state it was dangerous.
Rep Achi asked why the previous
speaker found it necessary to expatiate
IN the evils of sake. He could say the
same thing about a lot of whiskey and
lin imported into the country.
Rep. Robertson said that the Fin
nee Committe was coming to feel that
is report to Indefinitely postpone the
,ill had been rather weak. Since the
econd reading the members had been
about for arguments to
that report. The arguments
ust put forth by Rep. Gear had not
1een to the support of the bill, but
ather to, if possible, break down the
rguments of the friends of the meas
ire. The liquor men Of the city had
old him that a great mistake had
,een made when the duty on sake was
'aised to one dollar. They also ad
nitted that a reduction of fifty cents
would not reduce the sale of California
vines. Rep. Robertson then moved to
lmend the bill, changing IA to II per
,ent Of alcohol in both lines and 6
10 that the part should read: 'That
Ill spirituous liquors, all stiM wines
nd other beverages made from mate
ials other than grape juice when i'm
,orted into the Hawaiian Islands shall,
f containing 9 per cent. and not more