The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-06-17
FOnrr-srsrsrH DAY, THURSDAY, June IL.

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Assembly met at 10 A. NJ, II. H. M. Keku-
| anaoa in the chair
After prayer by the Chaplain, the minutes
of the preceding day were read and approved.
! REsOLUTIoSs.-His Ex. +. W. Hutchison
! gave notice of several bills To amend sec-
ton 5S of the Civil Code in relation to the
| licenses of Beef Killers to regulate the sale
| of poisons to regulate shooting of game in
the Kingdom.
ORDER OF THE DAY.-An Act to encourage
| Ocean Steam Navigation on the Sd reading.
His Ex. S. II. Phillips moved to read by the
| title
Mr.. Hitchcock amended to read entire.
Mr.. Nahaku called the previous question.
Passed.
Mr.. Hitchcock's motion to read entire was
lost, and the bill read by its title.
Mr.. Phillips moved to pass Sd reading.
Mr. r Jndd amended tn add n third sec
ton, as follows "This Act shall become a
law from and after the RATIFICATION of the Reel
procity Treaty. now pending between This
country and America y
He said that the cost already of that pro-
| posed treaty was about SIC. 900 Ifit nassed
| n new era of propress and riches wouid Oman
up to the country. The treasury would be
| filled with money. and we could then well
| afford to nav a large sum for aiding n line of
| Ocean Steamers. If that third section was
added he would support the passage of the bill.
| Another reason of Importance was. that AT
present n Minister was Kent at Washington.
and if the Government did not believe that the
treaty was going to pass. why did thew not
withdraw him g?
Mr.. Phillips was opposed to the new section.
1t could not do good, and might do harm.
| The House well 1nderstood that if .ba Act
passed, it must 20 before the Privy Council
| before contract eould he made. The fate of
| the treaty might be settled soon. but some
months might elapse before it obtained the
force of law. Ii was unwise 10 mt sucb a
condition in the law. He hoped the bill would
not be loaded down with any such amendment.
Mr.. Nahaku called the previous question.
Mr.. C. II. Judd objected. He thought that
| the new section should be well understood.
Mr. Nahaku's motion was carried.
Ayes and noes were called, and Mr.. A. T.
Judd's amendment was lost. Ayes, Is noes,
"a.
Mr.. Wilder amended to strike out the word
| twelve and insert the word ten, so that the
RUNNING time might be ten days instead of
| twelve days. He showed that according to
| the statistics of the estimated time for steam
lines, the time fixed between Honolulu and
San Francisco was 81 days. That was the
best time for running.
The Chair ruled that further amendmen
was out of order, as the previous question had
been called, and the House had approved.
Mr.. Wilder proceeded, that the Chair had
formerly ruled that amendments could be
brought in at the Sd reading, and now he was
cut of. He had nothing more to say.
Mr.. Lyons rose to point of order, and said
that the amendment was to the previous ques-
tion.
The Chair ruled that further debate was out
of order.
Mr.. Hitchcock appealed to the House from
the decision Of the Chair.
His Ex. S. II. Phillips said that as he un-
derstood the question, the previous question
was his motion to pass Sd reading, and that
was properly the only thing before the House.
Any discussion was out of order. He thought
the House was ready for final action on the
bill. As for the amendment of Mr. Wilder, a
good deal could be said for and against it,
The Chair had followed its former rulings, that
amendments were in order, if they had been
offered and acted upon.
Mr.. C. ii. Judd said that several DAYS ago,
when the previous question had been called,
the Chair refused to call for the same, MS he
said that the question had not been discussed.
The Chair stated that unon that occasion he
had not called the question, as he claimed his
right, as a member, to speak.
Mr.. Judd proceeded: That was the point
exactly. They claimed their right to speak
before the question was called
Mr.. Koakanu said the members were not
deaf nor ignorant. They fully understood all
the amendments, and were ready to act finally.
1t had been evident all along that the opposi-
tion had been very bitter, and had tried every
method to kill the bill. He Thought the Chair
was right, and those who had appealed were
entirely wrong He solemnly called upon all
the members to vote independently. and not
show fear, nor depart at all from the right.
Mr. A. F. Judd said that the question was
called on his amendment, which had been put.
Now the original bill was before the House for
discussion. he could not respect gentlemen
who came in and tried TO cut of debate. He
had intended to bring in that amendment.
His Ex C. de varigny asked if the gentle
man had had that amendment ready on the I'd
reading. On being answered that be had. he
asked how il hannened. as he had not been