The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-26

FISH. The more he talked the more
excited he got As kamalze. Kekzurz
and others were trying to stop MS
TOW OF orator.. but TO no avail. as he
continued 10 grow more vehement In
his remarks. punctutaing each word
Eith thunp on his desk. and soon
fhumps we're heard all over the house
ia unison with the speaker.
The previous question was then car
RED and motion TO indefinitely pos-
pone the bill was lost by q vote Of
ayes 10 10 noes
The bin was then considered sec
ton by section
Dickey moved 10 amend section 5
50 as 10 make the fare not less than
5 cents Robertson at this juncture
moved 20 take q recess until 1850 D n.
which carried
Night Session.
The House convened at s:lO with
Is members present The Speaker
proceeded TO call the Honorable A. F.
Gilhllan down for taking his seat with
his coat on Mr.. Gilfillan referred him
70 the time of Kamehameha l., saying
good monarch, no coats were worn,
therefore he thought none need be
worn now. especially during the night
session He moved the rules be sus-
pended in order TO allow smoking.
/ Carried
House bill No. IS, the Hilo street
/ railway bill. was taken up and passed
/ second reading
= Under suspension of rules, House
/ bill No 121. providing an allowance
for Her Majesty Liliuokalani. passed
second reading and was placed on the
order for today.
House bill No. LOG, relating to the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
| liquors. was taken up and considered
section by section.
| The sections were passed in one,
/ two. three order until section four was
reached, which provides that no per-
son or persons holding a license to
sell other goods, wares and merchan-
disc at wholesale or retail shall be
granted license under this act
Gilfillan inquired of the introducer,
Mr. Monsarrat. if he wanted to make
liquor trust and proceeded to speak
his mind regarding the honorable
member and some personalities were
brought into the controversy.
The motion of Gilfillan to strike out
this section was lost
The bill then passed second reading
and was ordered typewriter and
made an order for today.
House bill No. 46. relating to car
riage tax Beckley moved be indef-
nitely postponed, as it increased the
tax on hearses. 1T is bad enough 70
die without having the cost of hearse
increased" he concluded.
On account of the introdueer of the
bill being absent. further action was
postponed
On House bill No. los, relating tc
the storage of lumber within the fire
limits of the city of Honolulu, Kuma
lac moved consideration section by
section. Carried. The bill passed
second reading with few slight
amendments and was made an order
for today
House bill No. IS, fixing penalties Of
, proeurers and pimps, also owners and
lessees of houses or places used OF
resorted to for the purpose of prosti
tuition or lewdness, passed secont
reading.
House bill No. "a, relating to the
construction, maintenance and opera
ton of a telephone system, by tht
'. Standard Telephone Company, was re
ferred to the Committee on Public
Lands and Internal Improvements.
House bill No. 80, an Act to per
NIT the Hawaiian TramwayssCompan
5 Limited, to use. and maintain electric
traction. passed second reading ant
: was made an order for today.
i House bill No. 81, providing for ;
{ tax of $40 a ton on sugar, came up TO
2 second reading.
g Kumalae moved to insert 81 insteat
k of SO. saying $40 tax would cripple
s the sugar industries of the country
Makainai moved to reject the BILL
+ Monsarrat said he was informed tina
s a bill of this kind was unconstitution
n al. The tax on sugar at the presen
n time ranged from IA cents to S21S pc
!. ton. He favored $3.50 instead of 81
n as proposed by the bill.
= Avlett likened the proposed tax I
:. killing the goose that laid the goidel
egg, and advised the members to g
: slow in imposing such a heavy ta1
. saying that 50 or SO tax would be aC
= ceptable to the planters.
to the planters.
n Before annexation" said KanihC
: I'VE were told that when we wer
:, annexed we would be able to shove
the money up. but so far l have ha
no use for the shovel" He propose
a 81 tax. claiming too heavy a ia
: would be disastrous to all porties cor
eerned.
> Emmeluth moved that the bin b
referred to a committee to adjust tn
. tax proposition
Beckley seconded the motion to II
fer it to a committee, as it would b
8 the means of collecting somethin
from the plantations. as hereto
l. fore they have not paid what the
d should. and if they passed this bi
) and il went to the senate, the Honor
/ ables Baldwin and Brown would 6
crazy.
IT Prendergast moved the bill pass SEE
= ond reading, which carried. Il wa
! made an order of today.
|, House bill No 80, relating TO VI
= grancy. was then taken up AND rea
i section by section.
Kaniho and Makekau were afrai
: that under the provisions Of the bi
:. they would be liable to be taken u
as Migrants.
Emmeluth said he was surprised
= hear the native Hawaiians objectin
e ~ the nasSiog of sueh a hill as