The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-18

to do something for the doggies be-
fore the morning was over.
The something took the shape of a
vigorous endeavor to pass the bill over
the Governors veto, an attempt which
came within an ace of winning The
necessary number of votes required to
pass the veto was twenty, and the
ballot showed a result of nineteen in
the affirmative and eight noes.
The Attorney Generals reply to the
House inquiry as to the status of the
Organic Act on lotteries was read, the
answer being as follows:
"A lottery is any scheme for the dis
posal or distribution of property by
chance among persons who have paid
or promised to pay any valuable con-
sideration for the chance of obtaining
such property or portion of it, or for
any share or any interest in such
property upon any agreement, UNDER
standing or expecting that it is to be
distributed or disposed of by lot or
chance, whether called lottery, rattle,
che ia, pakapio, gift enterprise, or by
whatever name the same may be
/ known
This definition, taken from the stat
| utes of California, is, to all intents
and purposes, the common law defini-
ton The provision in the Organic
| Act, referred to, includes all gambling
| schemes, whatever they may be called,
! whether church fshponds or the Louis
lana lottery, which are essentially
based on payments of money or on
other valuable considerations, for the
| chance of prizes by distribution. All
! enterprises of this character are lot
teries. Kgms Of gambling which do
! lotteries
! The message was tabled.
The remainder of the correspondence
between the High Sheriff and the HIlo
deputies, relative to the Judge Manae
matter was received and tabled for lat
| er consideration.
The fire claim bill was passed on It's
third reading.
The House bill changing the taxable
value of property from $500 to 81, 600
came VIGOROUSLY through It's third
reading, passing by an almost unani-
nous vote.
The bill providing for the auditing
of public accounts and the disburse-
ment of public moneys, met with an
oratorical outburst from Kaniho in OPP
position to the measure. Much to the
honorable Representatives chagrin
his sonorous and unpunctuated output
of vowel sounds, and his most en-
phatic gestures, failed to convince the
House at large that his opinions were
correct The little hui, once number
ing twelve, that vote every time
against the majority, is now reduced
in numbers They still, however, or
every ballot mutely display the sigr
that 1--WE are seven"
The bill passed by a vote of 1871.
House Bill 90, providing for tax
of 2 per cent on all incomes exceeding
81 900 was read, section by section, Tor
the second time. A motion being made
to refer the bill to committee, the
members of the judiciary and taxation
committees protested against being
burdened with more work than they
already had on hand.
Makekau, Dickey and Makainai were
finally appointed special committee
to whom the bill was referred.
House Bill z, relative to the placing
! of electric wires under ground, came
up for it's second reading. The report
of the committee recommended the
passage of the bill with some slight
amendments.
Emmeluth, who has "Bellamistic'
IDEAS on the fitting of the city with
conduits for wires, etc, thought that
the measure was being raiIroaded, and
proceeded to voice his belief in forcib'e
style. The honorable member pounded
upon his desk with his fist and talked
of the voice and the wishes of the
people.
! AS House Bill SO had just passed OF