The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-27

the Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved that the
rules be suspended, and that this
item be inserted in the Appropriation
Bill on condition that, the bills pass
the Finance Committee.
Mr.. w. O. Smith remarked that
either the Ministers knew their res
possibility for these bills and wilfully
kept them back, or some one outside
of the Government was making cX-
penditures, in the belief that this
House would pay them. In either
case this was the time to stop such
practices.
The motion was lost--12 voting
for it and II against.
The House adjourned at $40.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26.
The House met at 10 a. NJ.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the
minutes of the preceding day were
read and adopted.
Mr.. Dole presented the report of
the Judiciary Committee on the bill
to restrict the sale of opium, and to
prohibit its smoking, recommending
that it be laid upon the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Dole said it being late in the
session he wished to call for the
report of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs on the expenses of coinage,
which he promised to make.
Minister Gibson had not any re-
port with him. He was led to the
conclusion that the report was not
expected, but as it had been called
for he would bring it down to-mor-
row morning. As to the profits of
the agent Of the Government, he
could not answer, as he did not
know. AS to what was paid to the
agent of the Government he could
answer verbally that nothing was
promised or paid. As an answer
was asked for in writing, however,
he would give it.
Mr. Kalua moved aresolution that
the printing Of the Sessional Reports
be put up to tender Immediately
after the close of the session.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved the resolu-
tion be laid upon the table.
Mr.. Smith supported the resolu-
ton, commenting upon excessive
rates that had heretofore been paid
for printing.
Minister Gulick said arrangements
had been made for printing the
Reports, large part of them being
already printed, and he thought he
could promise them within two weeks
after the close of the session. In
answer to Mr.. Smith, he said the
rate was charged on the basis of last
Reports, but he forget the amonnt at
the moment.
Mr.. Kaulukou's motion passed.
An Act to regulate pilotage charges
in the port of Honolulu was read n
third time and passed. 1t provides
that mail steamers Of / 900 tons and
upward shall pay $50 in and the
same out; all steamers under / 200
tons register, cents per ton, and
same out; transit steamers SIS in
and out; vessels of war So per foot
draught; sailing vessels, under 200
tons, Sl.50 per foot draught; sailing
vessels, POO tons and upwards, 5
cents per ton, in and out; anchoring
vessels, outside, 500; and if coming
into port afterwards, reduced to
SO; OBTAINING pilot all night, SO ;
longer time, Sl2 day of "a hours.
An Act TO indemnify the Minister
Of Finance for certain expenditures
was read a second time.
Mr.. G. Rrown moved it be con-
sidered item by item.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved it pass to
engrossment. He regarded it as a
waste of time to discuss it in detail.
Mr.. Dole did not wonder they
wanted to pass this bill without in
vestigation. 1t was not true that
they understood these items-the
Ministers did not understand them