The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-24
THE SENATE
AND HOUSE
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good deal of business between and
$50.
The Committee on Public Health re-
ported on House bill 81, relative to the
treatment of leprosy and advised that
the bill pass with slight amendments.
The report was tabled as was the re-
port of the Committee on Public Lands
on House bill 95, authorizing the run
ming of an electric street railway in
Hilo, and advising that the measure
pass.
The report of the same committee on
Monsarrat's bill to raise the tax on
liquor advised that the bill pass on ac-
count of the revenue its enforcement
w0ung bring in.
The liquor question is now fairly in
troduced into the Hause} and lively
fight is to be looked for. Only pre-
liminary skirmishing was INDUCED in
yesterday the report being tabled for
consideration with the bill
The bill raises the license to 49, 600
annually and entirely does away with
private rooms, tables, chairs. screens
/ or any incentive that will keep a man
from having his drink at the bar in
the full light of public gaze ana then
moving on as soon as he is tired of
standing.
The report is favorable to the bill for
the increase of revenue it will bring in,
taking into consideration that all
| American liquors imported into the
Territory are now exempt of duties,
which is a loss of several hundred
thousand dollars to the government"
Makekau had a big kick coming. The
honorable representative intended go
ing into the liquor business himself if
it didn't cost too much, confession
which led to a motion from Dickey that
he be prohibited from voting on a
measure in which he was vitality inter
Iested.
Monsarrat, the author of the bill, de-
claimed that Inconsistency, thy name
is the Legislature of Hawaii" The
diminutive members magnificent NOUS
tachios bristled with indignation as he
stated that he would rather see the bill
killed than to reduce the license.
The Public Lands Committee advis-
ed that $4400 be given for building i'm
provements in Puma; also that the sum
of SIS, 900 be appropriated for the ex-
tension of Queen street to Kalihi
stream. The reports were tabled.
The Public Health Committee report
ed on the anti-cremation measure adj
vising an amendment to the effect that
the Board of Health may order bodies
to be cremated. The report was tabled
for consideration with the bill.
A lively discussion as to the payment
tof So day for the use of typewriter,
1.-THE person now using it is the son of a
House member who gets 81 a day for
his work. Several of the members wish
ed to pay So day for the machine.
AS is usual when a matter of little
consequence comes up, the native side
Of the House took turns in talking
about it. Makekau finally suggested
that Washington on reading the re-
ports, might not think we'll of such
waste of time.
Hoogs: II can tell you what they will
think at Washington, if this resolution
passes. They will think us lot of
: fools to pay $3.50 rent for a machine
we could buy for $50' The resolution
was tabled awaiting a minority report.
| Robertson's motion Monday night to
smoke in seIf-proteetion against the
mosquitoes was considered by Prender-
CAST the Precocious . bar sinister on
the dignity of the Houses escutcheon
and to that end Robertson's suggestion
unsulied pride of the House proceed
ings was kept intact
At the commencement of the afternoon
session Mahoe made a motion to recon
slider the vote on the gambling bill,
| which was carried and made the order OF
the day for Wednesday (today).
a monster petition was INTRODUCED by
Mahoe praying that gambling be licensed
and the bill pass.
Nine hundred and seventy-seven sigma
lures We're attached to the paper, taking
up about forty pages. With few excep-
tons, the Veriest tyro in judging hand
writing could see that hundreds of the
signatures were inscribed by the same
hand, sometimes backhand, sometimes
upright, but always the same writing.
AS a petition purporting to be individual
ly signed by almost thousand people, II
Is fragrant cheat.
The petition was tabled to come VI
with the bill today.
! Prendergast wanted to bring In new
. bill, but Robertson stated that the resi-,
- due of the legislative appropriation was
down to $1,000 and that there were UNPAID
bills to the amount of that balance.
, Beckley introduced a measure to gran
a franchise to the Pacific Heights rail
way to extend their lines over Tantalus
Punchbowl and the waterfront.
Hogs moved the tabling Of the bill 81
that the House might find out If there
, was anything else Desky wanted.
The bill was rejected.
New bills were introduced in rapid sue
cession and Makekau urged that as tn
law of Imprisonment for debt had beer
abolished, the House had nothing to Tea
in running ahead of the expense account
Makekau then received free instruction
from the Speaker and several member
Of the House as to what constituted tn
order of the day."
i. House bill ia, relating to the paymen
} of claims for those imprisoned in 1885
came up for it's third reading. Mossmal
moved the passage of the bill. Beckle!
- asked to be excused, as he had been i'm
prisoned for two weeks during the insur
rection, although he was let OF Wlthou
trial.
Speaker: you'll get some Of TIL
& money"