The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-20

! Hogs moved the rejection of the bill
ON the grounds that time was being lost,
that similar bill had been declared I'M
constitutional, and this was likely to be
considered the same.
Dickey, the introducer of the bill, Ee-
piled that the measure had been charged
from the original bill and was not now
unconstitutional four States now having
income taxes which We're held to be con-
stitutional.
Robertsons amendment to add a Sec
ton repeating the old income tax law,
was accepted and the bill passed by a
vote of 24-5.
House bill y. for the prevention of en-
try of consumptives and lepers into the
Territory came up for it's third reading
and passed by a unanimous vote of go.
House bill IS, referring to the creation
of the office of Transportation Commits
sioner was referred on its third reading
to a special committee.
House bill so, amending sections 10 and
u of Act 10, Session Laws of 1886, came
up for its third reading.
! Everybody started in talking al once
without the slightest chance of interpre-
tation, the result of the flying vowels
! sounding like an aviary of parrots at
meal time The bill relates to the taking
of private property for public uses, and
| the compensation for the same, and
finally after motion for indefinite post
| ponement was lost, the measure passed
on 25-1 vote
The Public Lands Committee reported
| favorably on the bill for construction OF
the steam railroad in the District OF
North and South Kona.
| The House then took recess until
1880 p. m
EVENING SESSION.
Twenty-Five members only We're pres
ent at the evening session. Hoogs, Rob.
ertson, Monsarrat. Makainai, Kumalat
and Gillian being absent.
Senate bill %, relating to the licensing
of physicians, passed its second reading
Senate bill 81, relating to the sale o.
petroleum, passed its second reading anc
was ordered typewriter and placed OF
the order of business for toay.
Senate bill 3d. relating to the Territorial
seal, passed its second reading and wa
placed in today's business.
Senate bill Is, relating to gross cheat
was reported on by the Judiciary Com
mittee, who recommended that the bill
pass with a slight amendment. re
port was adopted and the bill placed il
todays business.
The special committee on House bill 81
creating the office of Transportation
Commissioner, recommended its passag
then passed unanimously.
Senate bill IA, relating to the receivin
of stolen goods, was next taken up, tn
|, Judiciary Committee recommending it
, passage with a few changes. The repor
, was laid on the table to be considere
with the minority report
A resolution by Paele was introduce
and read recommending that add
tIonal five days be granted Secretar
Cooper to transmit replies to resolutio
presented to him over four weeks ago.
A resolution was also read in the sam
strain concerning information aske
r from the Secretary with regard to tn
$ names of those holding office in Homo
lulu, their nationality and citizenship
D The resolution was tabled until tomol
S row.
: Emmeluth moved a reconsideration
the vote that passed the county bill. Se1
: eral members antagonistic to the bill b,
ing absent, the motion carried. Repr,
e sentative Emmeluth's object was to il
/. sert amendments, principally a provisic
n for the election of officers provided /
the bill. said election to be held on Il
Y 18th day of July, an important omissic
1t hitherto overlooked, and also to add
e section providing for the bill going in
effect.
Makekau contended that the election