The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-27

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AGAINST CREMATION BILL.
On the cremation bill. the majority
report, signed by Chillingworth and
Keliinoi, recommended it's being tabled.
Paele and Nakaleka did not concur,
and Kaniho refused to sign the report.
The matter was tabled, to be consider
ed with the bill.
The finance committee reported in
favor of the passage of the Damien
bill designating two pay days in
month, and this was accepted.
The Kupihea bill, exempting fathers
Of five children, "of their own or by
adoption" from personal taxes was
recommended to be indefinitely post
poned, and this was done. The COM
mittee recommended the refunding of
$3.50, personal taxes twice collected
from A. McLennan, and the House
agreed. On the Kaniho bill repeating
poll, road and school taxes, the COM
mittee recommended it's being tabled,
but the report was tabled, to be con-
sidered with the bill. Henry Smiths
petition for refund of excessive taxes,
$24.43, was approved and the report
laid on the table, to be considered with
the bill. On the brewery bill, the COM
mittee favored it's tabling as the Senate
bill had been advanced.
ST. LOUIS FAIR COMMISSION.
The Kupihea resolution providing for
a commission to the ST. Louis EXPOSE
ton was approved with the recon-
mendation that at least two be Hawa-
iians, that the club of singers be sent
on, and that their pay come from the
St. Louis appropriation. The joint res
olution was first declared lost, 16 ayes
to 10 noes, there being required two
thirds vote to make 1t effective, with
the signature of the Governor as well.
Later the Speaker reversed his ruling,
and declared the resolution adopted.
The Serrao claim came up again from
the finance committee. AS the claim
was considered by the fire claims court,
the committee was opposed to opening
up that question and recommended
that the matter be indefinitely post
poned. 1t was shown that Serrao had
accepted the 10 per cent payment. The
report was adopted.
SHORT LIVED FRANCHISE.
Partial reports were made by the
committee on agriculture and manu-
features on the electric franchise bills,
approving both with some changes, the
most important being the limiting the
life of both the Hawaiian and Oahu
Ice to Is years. Kelinol objected on
the grounds that a longer time was
necessary to insure the investment of
capital. The reports were laid on the
table. to be considered with the bills.
HACK BILL PASSES.
The afternoon session opened with
the sending of the bill providing for
the purchase of the Pauoa Valley
springs by the government special
committee of five. The Speaker named'
Messrs. Kumalae, chairman, Aylett,
Kalama, Damien, Pulaa.
The hack bill came up and was freely
discussed. Kumalae tried to insert
section providing that nothing in the
bill should affect drivers who hold
licenses at present. Speaker Beckley
ruled that this was class legislation.
and Immediately Kumalae moved to
strike out the clause providing that the
applicants should speak and read Eng
lish or Hawaiian. He argued that
many persons who now had hacks and
horses, who could not secure licenses
under the law, would be compelled to
sell their property at low prices. This,
he said. would drive them to robbery