The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-20

which constituted mine of wealth
to the country and posterity. They
recommended an appropriation of
ten thousand dollars to enable the
Board to continue its Investigations
and buy books during the current
period.
The House adjourned at IL to
$50.
The minority report Of the Board
Of Geneology was, upon division,
ordered to be laid on the table.
Mr.. Dole presented the report of
the Judiciary Committee on the bill
to encourage telegraph and telephone
lines, recommending its passage, and
q minority report against it. The
majority report was adopted.
Mr.. Dole presented the report Of
the same Committee on the bill for
the suppression Of secret societies,
recommending its passage. The
minority report was adopted.
Mr.. Dole presented the report of
the same Committee on the bill for
the encouragement of the manufac-
ture of ramie fibre, recommending
the bill pass to engrossment.
Mr.. Widemann objected to grant
ing a large sum to foreigner, whom
rumor had it had already secured q
large subvention in India for his
machine. He moved an amendment
in effect that the reward he paid TO
the inventor of machine "on these
Islands"
Mr.. w. o. Smith urged the i'm
portance of doing something to make
ramie culture in this Kingdom pro-
ftable. If the machine referred to
would not do the work, its owner
would receive no reward. The pro.
duction Of fibre for the manufacture
of sugar bags would alone be a great
boon to the country, and the bags
could be made by prison labor.
The amendment was lost, and the
bill passed to engrossment, to be
read q third time on Thursday.
Mr.. Dole presented the report of
the Judiciary Committee on the bill
to authorize the Minister of the In
terror to purchase certain lands on
Molokai, recommending its return to
its introducer, as it did not provide
for funds for carrying out its object.
Messrs. Bishop and w. o. Smith
and Minister Neumann questioned
the propriety of the Committees
action, holding that the omission
could be easily remedied after the
House approved Of the object.
Mr.. J. Mott Smith moved the re-
port be laid upon the table, and the
bill pass to engrossment.
Mr.. Dole defended the action of
the Committee, and said there were
other defeacts in the bill which were
noted upon itin pencil, by the Com
mittee, so that the introducer could
amend 1t. The bill could be re-
written and re-introduced tomorrow
morning, He moved the adoption
of the report.
Minister Neumann seconded the
motion, and at his request Mr..
Smith withdrew his motion, and the
report was adopted.
Mr.. Kaulukou presented the report
Of the Select Committee on n resOlu-
ton presented by Mr.. Kaunamano
relative to further relief to the Board
of Genealogy, recommending that
the resolution he laid upon the table
and an Act now submitted be passed.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved the indeli-
mite postponement Of the bill, and
the ayes and noes being demanded
the motion was lost on the following
division:
Ayes-Hons. Bishop, Cleghorn,
Dowsett, Bush, J. Mott Smith, F.
Brown, Widemann, Walker, Kalua,
G. Brown, Richardson, Kancalii, w.
o. Smith, Hitchcock, Kauhane, G.
Brown, Pilipo, Dole and Rowell-19.
Noes-Their Exs. Gibson, Gulick
and Neumann, Hons. Dominis, Judd,
Kaae, Kanoa, Macfarlane, Kaulukou,
Keau, Liikalani, Baker, Amara,
Kaulia, Aholo, Kamakele, Gardner,
Nahinu, Kaunamano, Palohau, Ku-
pihea and Nakaleka-22.