The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-07-11

in Section 3 be changed to agree
with Sections l and 2. Carried.
Mr.. Dole moved Section G be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Smith moved the Committee |
rise and ask leave to sit again Friday |
morning. Carried.
The President took the chair, and
then Mr.. Bishop moved to change
the date of Section | from January
1st, 1885, to December 1st, 1884.
Carried.
The following are the sections as
passed:
Section L. From and after the
first day of December, 1884, the gold
coins of the United States of America
shall be the standard and legal tender
at their nominal value in the pay
ment of all debts, public and private,
within the Kingdom.
Section 2. The standard silver
coins of the United States of America
and the silver coins of the Hawaiian
Kingdom shall be, on and after the
1st of December, 1884, legal tender,
at their nominal value, for any
amount, not exceeding ten dollars in
any one payment.
Section 3. From and after the
first day of December, 1884, gold
and silver coins, other than the coin
of the United States and of the Ha-
waiian Kingom, shall be received in
the Treasury at rate not exceeding
their bullion value, for Government
dues, duties and taxes.
Section 4. Whenever it shall
appear that there is such an excess
of silver coins in circulation as
disturbs the equilibrium. between
gold and silver coins under
the provisions of this Act,
the Minister Of Finance
in order to restore such equilibrium,
shall replace sufficient silver coin
which may be in the Treasury, either
as Government realizations or on
deposit, on account of any silver
certificates with gold coins of the
United States, in the same manner
as hereinafter provided in Sections
5, 6 and of this Act.
Section 5. Upon the approval of
the Act the Minister of Finance
without delay shall give notice by
public advertisement that for sixty
days, Immediately following such
notice, silver coins of all denomina-
tions, excepting silver coins of the
Hawaiian Islands and of the United
States, will be received at the Treas
ury at their nominal value IN eX.
change for Hawaiian coins at their
nominal value and the Minister OF
Finance without delay shall arrange
through advertisement for tenders,
or otherwise, for the sale of all the
silver coins which are OF may be in
the Treasury now, excepting Ha-
waiian silver coins in lots of not
more than 100000 each, and the
delivery of the proceeds of the sales
of said silver coins into the Treas.
ury in gold coin of the United States
Third reading of a bill to abolish
the intermediary Court on the IslanG
of Oahu. Passed.
The House adjourned at 4 o'clock
FRIDAY, July IL.
The House met at 10 A. N.
After prayer by the Chaplain, thC
minutes of the preceding day were
read and adopted.
Gov. Dominis reported the follow
ing bills which it had pleased Hi:
Majesty to sign: Endowment of {
chair of Chemistry and nationa
science in Oahu College; to amend
Section 562, Penal Code; erection
Of buildings other than fire proof
granting q franchise to Honolulu
Gas Co.. to amend Section 1882
Civil Code, relating to elections
, amending Sections 1912 and 1445
Civil Code, relating to charters O
incorporation; holding of an addi
tional term of the Third Judicia
: Circuit Court; to amend Section 3: