The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08

other hand, the fear Of too short q 4
time was proven 10 be groandless.
'>Ia the encouraging OF wide tires, /
q long step Is taken in the direction /
Of road improvement and Development |
1 wide Tire IS q road-nlaker instead 1
0. 3 breaker, especially over dirt |
roads. such as are 10 be found in the |
outer districts. This point has been |
kept in view by 2 large number OF /
those II charge OF plantation interests, !
who already have substituted wide
tires n place o. the old narrow ones, |
and By these means have not only sue
ceeded in performing their heavy haul 1
ing under the moSt unfayOrable con-
ditions, but furthermore have succeed
ed in maintaining their roadways.
No one disputes the philosophy Of
wide tires and no one as yet seems
10 have had any good reason why they
should not BE used. while on the con-
uary all the arguments are in favor
Of enacting this wise provision. We
therefore recommend that the bill
pass"
Rep. K2haulelio propounded the
following questions 70 the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs:
/ Please inform this House what
schools the Inspector-Generalh has visit
"a during the periods dating from De
/ cember 51st, 1895, 10 December SIS,
1897, and The amount OF time he has
/ spent in each.
? Please furnish this House with
II amount Of time devoted 10 inspec-
ton by the Inspec1or-General from
Jan 1st, 1898, 10 the present date, stat
! ing what schools he has visited and
I what time he has devoted 70 such
/ visits.
Rep. McCandless read the report OF
! the Committee on Accounts on Rsso-
luton so, referring 10 pay for the Pa
cifc Commercial Advertiser. The COM
mictee found the paper had been or
dered by the rgeant-at-arms for the
Representative and moved that the
amount be paid. Resolution adopted.
Substitute House Bill Il relating TO
I laundries passed second reading unani-
mOusly.
House Bill 50. relating to children
under Is years smoking tobacco pass
/ ed second reading after several
4 speeches were made.
Second reading OF House Bill 81, re
lating TO libel and SANDER.
Rep. Atkinson stated that he had
introduced the bill more for the help
Of others than himself. He had gotten
into 2 libel suit since the introduction
Of > "a
frivolous cases brought up against
newspapers. The bin proposed 70 do
away with such actions. The bill was
framed AFTER the law in force in San
Francisco and was there a protection
70 all the newspapers Of that place.
What was good there for the protec-
ton Of the newspapers should be good
here.
Rep. Robertson stated that if libel
lous sheets published so often in Am
erica needed protection from libel
suits, well and good. If the intention
OF the producer Of the bill was 10 pro-
tecJ the newspapers here, he had LEI
: out the very provision that would
. The first six sections OF the bill pro-
: vided for cumbersome proceedings a.
ready provided for in few lines II
the existing law. The bill was super.
: fluous.
The report Of the Judiciary Com,
mitJee 10 lay the bill on the table wal
: unanimously adopted.
The item of $500 for extra pay o
: clerk in the Finance Department CNr
Stackablel, aroused a little discussion
Rep. McCandless said then when
= clerk in the employ Of the Government
= walked into the Office al q. N. an,
= walked out again al p. N. he shoul,
be willing 10 do some extra work with
out any further remuneration than hi
salary. He had seen quite a numb
Of clerks in Government Offices walk
: ing about and looking al each othe
: during Office hours Minister Damo
n said he was sorry that such objectio
! should be made. Mr.. Stackable ha
- done 2 vast amount OF extra work dun
4 ing the temporary absence Of Mr.. Ash
n ley and should recsiyxe extra remuneI
) alton. His work was faithfully pei
= formed and well done. Rep. Achi va
= OF the opinion that allowing the ite-
10 pass would be setting a bad prect
:, dent. At the next session there Youl
be remuneration. The item then pas
:, ed with only two votes in the mega
tive.
At z noon House took a rece:
: until 40 D. N.