The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-07-17
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Commercial A0bertlser,
SATURDAY. JULY IL.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS, 1880.


LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS, 1880.
FurY-rH1RD DAY-Friday, July 9th, 1880.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
The select committed appointed to report on an
Act 10 amend article 81 of the Constitution,
recommend that the bill pass to engrossment.
Report and bill to be considered together.
RESOLUTION.
,-aiiaa Cqsyfs Of the eth inst, NO gold in the market or
obtainabIe at the Bank, the Bank paying out debased
it, obligations tn the standard money Of the Kingdom.
m the treasury Is declared to be the property Of Bishop
x Co" such IN brief is the present financial situation,
prove a serious injury 70 the credit Of the Government
and hurtful to the kingdom, therefore,
E0ol-ad. that His E~xeeIIency the Minister Of Finance
be requested % inform the Assembly If there are any
statement
Mr.. Gibson said, as Chairman of the Commit
tee on Finance, be was Of opinion that such q re-
port was calculated to do this Government a Sc
rIOus injury lie would ask the President If he
could give any information on the subject.
Mr.. Bishop said 90 far az Bishop 4 Co. were
concerned, be could answer. As far as be knew
the Bank Is not paying out debased coin. 1t
pays out such money as 1t IS receiving from its
customers every day. Mexican dollars, 5-fra1c
pieces, American dollars and half dollars, AID
soyereigns. are received and paid; also certificates
from the Government which represent coin. he
Bank has no silver that he was aware Of in he
vaults Of the treasury except such as Is r~epreseit-
cd by paper. There j. a certain amount of gold
IN the treasury belonging to Bishop & Co. which
they have a right to redeem. 1t was imported at
an expense Of 81 per cent. lie did not know the
author OF the statement in the newspaper.
Those who vans to use gold must import it as
the Bank does. at a considerable expense.
II a man wants gold he cannos expect that his
neisbbor viii import 1t for him. The statement
about paying out debased silver coin is not true.
The Minister of Finance said ne cOrrobOrated
what had been said by NJ. Bishop.
Mr.. 4 > Hlrtwell applied to the Government
70 exchange $1,000 Of silver for gold. HIS clerk
told him be- had better 90 TO the Bank Others
have come for the same purpose and been refused.
There are S2j7,O 900 gold coin in the treasury,
and out Of that S23 900 belongs to Bishop & Co.
The statement alluded to Is not true.
Mr. Gibson said he would inquire If the Minis
ter Of Finance would cause 10 be published some
statement to contradict what had been published
in the Gazette.
The Minister Of Finance said he had already
done go.
Mr.. PiIipo said when be drew a cheaue on the
Bank for gold he was charged 3 per cent. for it.
When members Of this Assembly received silver
coin from the Treasury, could they exchange il
for gold at the Treasury
The discussion on this subject here ceased.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration Of the APPROXIMATION Bill.
The Attorney General moved that S. 5000 be
EG ~N 9AI6NtH-
Carried.
Mr.. PiIipo moved to insert the sum of $40, 900
for curing lepers. those who effected the cure to
be paid at the rate OF $500 for each leper. Lost.
Mr. kauiukOu moved that So, 900 be inserted,
for printing some more copies Of Mr.. GibsOn's
work entitled " Sanitary Instructions to the
HawaiIans, to be distributed freely among the
native Hawaiians-
Mr.. Nawahi thought 1t better not to have a
revised edition.
The motion was carried.
Motion to insert 5000 for District Justice of
Lanai, was carried.
This concluded the second reading of the ap-
preparation bill. 1t was passed to engrossment
and ordered 20 be read a third time on Friday
next The total amount Of the Bill Is $2,13O,-
223.75.
IN Act To regulate the Importation and sale of
opium on It's third reading
a motion was made to indefinitely postpone
the Bill.
Ayes and Noes taken as follows ,
AYEs-1Iessrs wilder. Rapena. Preston. DOIuiuis. Par
ker. kuihelani. Martin. Castle. Rhodes. Judd, Kunuiakea.
NoEs-S X Kaai, Kanoa. KahanH. MoapauH- Bush Lii-
kalani, Baker. Keau, kalanIa. KahuIu. KaAnaana, AhOIo.
Nahaku. Ealua. GIendOn. Wshine. Kaunsmano. Mshoe.
kuapuI- nahtEl. Beckley, huipthea-2-
Proposed amendment to Article 90 Of COnstitu-
ton Ayes and Noes were taken as follows
6apena, ; h KaGi. RaHoa. Kahanu. Kui-
keau, kalama. kauluk9u. kahulu, kaanaana. AhoIo. Ms
haiku. halua- Z wilcox, GlendoH; Hsnuns, Wshine,
NAAAH" EAAlN AiAh'F hAAlA hahihhs huPiuea--
~Nors-Me--rs. wilder. Preston. Domfnis. Parker.
Castle. Judi- ; W Mai. O. y WficON--a-
An Act to consolidate and amend the laws re-
lating 10 internal taxes IN is second reading.
The following sectiou- were indefinitely post
poned
SEC 81 The Minister vt Finance, with tue
approval 1T the King, snail on or before the first
day 1G July now next. and hereafter when a
vacancy shall occur, appoint some fit and proper
person, 20 be styled The Inspector of Assessments,
who shall hold office for the term Of three years,
and shall be paid such compensation as the Legis-
lature shall from time To time appropriate.
SEC - The INSPECTOR of Assessments shall
have and keep an Office IN Honolulu. and shall
previous 10 entering upon the duties of biz Office.
take aud subscribe an oath faithfully to discharge
the duJIe- Of bis said office.
After the passage Of Section 40, the House adj
journed ut 4.3O p. N.
FuTy-FoURrH DAY.-Saturday, July 10th, 1880.
ORDER OF THE DAY
Further consideration OF the Act relating TO
internal taxes
Commencing at Section II, the several sections
passed with some slight amendments.
The Attorney General said Mr.. A. y Hartwell
had handed him a document, which ne would
read with permission Of the House Permission
being granted. he read the letter from Mr. Hart
well, IN which that gentleman denied being the
author Of the statement in the Gazette.
The Minister of Foreign Relations said the
statement 10 the Gazette was untrue, and If It
went abroad uncontradicted, il was likely to do
this country an injury. What we wish to guard
against is the effect 70 would have on the money
markets abroad. We were all very glad when
the Hon. member for Lahaina introduced a resO-
I-tion asking the Minister of Finance and the re-
preventative Of Bishop Il Co. If they paid out de-
based coin.
The Minist II Of Finance said perhaps the refus-
al 70 grant Mr.. HartweIl gold coin for certificates
gave rise 10 the article. Mr.. Hartwell had been
twice In the Ministry, and as a member Of the
Privy Council he ought TO know the legal tender
Of this country. If those certificates were paya-
bic in gold, he would get gold, IL silver, he would
get SILVER. IL seemed strange to him that a man
who had been twice in the Government, and
reaped large benefits therefrom. that he should
be the author of such a statement.
A motion was made that the document read by
the Attorney General be returned to MIR. Hart
well.