Year: 1870

both sides in the matter; they hoped to so restrain
and direct the sale and of Ava, TO assist in
doing away with the evils connected with it.


To prohibit its use would be going beyond egisla-
tive ability; TO prohibit its sale would not be sus-
tanned by public opinion.


Mr.. Boyd was very much opposed to the Bill; he
would rather see the of Ava prohibited al
togther, than to have such a law passed. The na-
tnre of this act was set trap 10 catch the
| pecting buyer of a license He would like to see
Sections and 8 striken ont, if the Bill passed.


MIR. Kalama wanted to know what right the Gov
ernmeut had 10 place upon this industry of the
country, namely the cultivation of AVA he was op-
posed to the Bill


His Ex. Mr.. Hutchson supported the Bill, but ne
had an amendment to make; yet he was afraid that
the Bill would not satisfy the expectations of the
Sanitary Committee; however it improve
ment upon the old law, which dead letter, for
reasons which he could not now mention. The pro-
visions of the I'd Section, would have the effect of
reducing the use and sale of Ava. 1t was there
provided that quarterly account of the sales should
be rendered to the Minister of Interior by the hol-
ders of the lcen es he wished to have inserted the
words purchases and, +" so that an account should
be rendered of both the quantity bought and that
sold.


This amendment was carried and the Bill as a
whole was ordered to engrossment.


The first Bill was indefinitely postponed "An
Act to amend Sections 14l7 to 1920 of the Civil
Code" was read I'd time by title


Mr.. Martin moved that the Bill be referred to
select Committee for considerations which was car
ried, and the Chair appointed upon the Committee
Hons. Martin, Lyons, Kaukaha Harris and Aholo.


An Act to amend Sections 4S3 and 4S4 of the Civil
Code was read End time. Nature of the Bill was to
raise the property tax from 4 of per cent to L of
per cent


Mr.. Kaama was opposed TO the Bill, the property
tax was heavy enough already. He moved that the
Bill be indefinitely postponed.


Mr.. Lyons said that the present tax was redicu-
lousy small, it was a comparatively new thing how
ever for in there property tax at
all. Hew in favor of the passage of the Bill This
proposed tax was no more than the just proportion
of support to Government which should be paid by
property.


Mr.. Kaauwai was in favor of the Bill, tax on
property the fairest and bore the most equally
upon ALL it was far better than the personal and an
imal taxes which were SO heavy and to which he
objected.


Mr.. Kaukaha wished TO have his name recorded
on the side opposed to this Bill He had always ad
vocated reduction of taxes and relief of burdens
from the common people.


Motion TO indefinitely postpone was lost, and the
Bill ordered to engrossment.


can Act TO regulate the sessions of independent
schools and the qualifications of teachers" on its
2nd reading, was next in order.


Mr.. Hitchcock supported the motion to order to
engrossment, which was made when the Act was
read 2nd time. This Bill did not propose to take
away any of the rights privileges of independent
schools, only TO provide that such schools should
hold at least sessions each day of respectable length
and that the teachers should have some reasonable
qualifications before being allowed to teach. He
spoke of several of which ne knew of schools
called independent schools, that held sessions of
but an hour day, and that, only two or three days
a week, and he also knew of some teachers of En-
glish schools who could not speak the English Ian
guage.


Mr.. Lyons objected to the Bill, not that he wished
TO do any thing that would work against the best
educational interests of the people, hut the provi
sions of this Act were exceedingly arbitrary and in
fringed very strongly on the rights of the people
He hoped that the motion to indefinitely postpone
would pass.


Mr.. Kahaulelo was in favor of the passage of this
Act its effect weuld be to advance the cause of edu
cation in the Islands


His Ex. Mr.. Hutchison saw good points in the
Bill but it not perfect he moved that it be re-
ferred to the Committee Education for consid-
Grafton with the Board of Education
On motion TO Indefinitely postpone, the Ayes and
Nays called Ayes TO- Nays 25, total 49, absent
6. Motion was lost. Motion to refer to Commit
tee on Education was carried.
Next the Orders was an An Act to prohibit
keepers of Coffee and other like Saloons from al
lowing children TO frequent their places after dark
Bill was ordered to engrossment with one or two |
amendments.


House adjourned.