The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-29

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moment and Vida moved its passage,
Kumalae opposing, he saying that the
tax was one which rested on the ricn
and was a wise one. Harris showed
that the returns were very small. and
the capital kept olt of the country
great in amount. The bin was then
passed by ayes 20. noes s.
The measure providing for the or
ganization of Societies for the Proven
I ton of Cruelty to Children was then
killed with ayes Is. noes IA.
4 LICENSE BILL PUT THROUGH
The Conference Committee on the
liquor license bin reported in favor of
the passage of the measure, the Senate
agreeing to House amendments with
I the exception of minor points, which
was adopted by the House.
1 On motion OF ChilIingworth all adj
dresses were limited to five minutes for
the rest of the session
+ A resolution was then introduced by
Keliinoi. providing for the setting aside
of $4,000 of the funds of the House for
the printing of the House journal.
there to be printed 300 copies, half in
each language, TO be distributed among
the members. Harris wanted bids re-
ceived Meheula said that ne had ask
ed bids and the Star refused. the Ga
zette Company had not done so, nor
had the Bulletin. The matter was
closed.
MANY ACTS SIGNED.
! Secretary Carter announced that the
Governor had signed acts SO. 49, Al, AZ,
43. A. As. 46, AZ. As. 40, so, 81. 80, 90,
81. and 55.
These are many of the Bar Associa-
ton acts and the dentist bill, the loan
act. the Kauai railway franchise, the
Agricultural Department bill, for a
commission to cor>pile laws. for pub
fishing district court reports. the Ha-
waiin Electric bill, the fire claims
bonds act. the pure food bill the cor
porations act, the attachment and gar
nishment bills, relating to internal
taxes.
Z The Senate announced the passage
by it of House bills 1874, 1ss. 7s and 79,
and 167 with amendments in which the
House concurred-
PAHOA WATER WORKS.
The House then took up the Pahoa
waterworks plant purchase, and with
out any debate the bill passed, 20 ayes,
noes.
An act relating to exemption of per-
sonal property from attachment and
sale was then killed by IL ayes and II
noes.
The bill repeating the act of 1895 to
prevent action against officers for acts
performed in depressing rebellion was
then passed, 26 to 3. The act prevent
ing the dispensing of liquors to inebri-
ates or minors went through by "a to
5. The act repeating and amending
certain corporation laws passed by the
same vote.
EVENING SESSION WORK.
The House began work after dinner
with concurrence in the Senate amend
ments on the House bill permitting
landlords to cancel leases to houses
used for improper purposes.
The general railroad bill was called
up and failed by Is ayes to 10 noes.
The measure for the regulation of for
eign corporations was passed with only
one dissenting vote. The Hilo de-
partment bill was next taken up. and
passed unanimously, as was the Hilo
High School bill. The act relating to
nuisances, providing for the construc-
ton Of balconies, went through with
one opposing vote. The act regulating
liquid explosives failed of passage by
Is ayes to 16 noes.
BANKING BILL GOES THROUGH.
The act granting enlarged powers to
banks was then put on passage. Har-
ris opposed the bill saying the banks
could not be too closely guarded. An
drade defended the bill and Harris mo-
ton 10 indefinitely postpone was lost
and the bill passed, is to II.
The act providing for the repeal of
the Provisional Government measure
governing inspection of fire arms was
then passed. The act providing for
live stock quarantine was then passed,
% to 1. The new habeas corpus meas
ure, amending existing laws on the
subject received every vote in its favor.
The personal tax law, permitting the
garnishing of funds in the hands of
any person for the payment of per
sonal taxes was passed by 20 to 2. The
old law affecting importatiOns of goods
marked Hawaiian was repealed.
The measure providing for q Regis
trar and Deputy of accounts passed
third reading with one vote in oppose
ton; that with reference to DEGREES
with four votes against and the estray
act with the same opposition.
COMMISSION ON CLAIMS.
The House in committee of the whole,
resumed consideration of the bill pro-
viding for a commission TO investigate
claims for Imprisonment in 1895 and
1896. the third and fourth sections pass
ing and the fifth being amended to
compel sittings in Honolulu, after
which the section passed. The opposi-
ton TO the bill was such that a motion
prevailed to recommend TO the House
that the bill be laid aside Indefinitely, |
which report the House adopted.
The bill providing for the inspection !
and sale Of kerosene oil was passed !
unanimously as was that repeating /
census laws. The bill relating to plain /