The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-05-28

t2) wholesale license $500 (3) dealers license
5000; AZ licenses to districts outside Of Honolulu
Minister Of Interior 5) retailers to be allowed to
sell between am. and pm; (6) retailers not
allowed to sell to minors or children.
Representative Cecil Brown, by permission, READ
for the first time bill to incorporate the hawal-
ian National Bank. with Messrs- Claus 6preckeisi
W. q. Irwin, E. f. Low, Saml Parker, B. y. wild
er, James Campbell and T. II. Foster as directors
The bill provides that the capital stock snail De
100000 divided into 1000 shares, Win PRIV
lege TO increase 10 100000 capital, shares
Bonds are to be deposited with the Minister OF
Finance to secure notes placed in circulation; the
Minister of Finance TO issue circulating notes OF
the bank TO the amount provided Tor Dy tne oono
deposit. Notes of the bank are to be legal tender
for all debts, except customs duties. Ordered to
print and to second reading IN order,
The Attorney General gave notice OF intention
to amend Section $50 Of the Civil Code relating TO
the duties of customs officers in the landing OF
cargoes. BE also gave notice of intention to IN
troduce bill to endow chair of Natural Science
and Chemistry for Oahu College.
Representative Richardson read by permission,
for the first time a bill to amend Section 4Chap-
ter LXXI of the Penal Code relating to the ship
ment as sailors or transportation from the King
dom, of any natives. Ordered to second reading.
Representative Rowell presented resolution to
amend Rule II of Assembly Rules proper notice
having been given relating to the duties OF the
Secretary. The amendment provides that the
Secretary is to furnish copies of all resolutions
or other documents 10 the persons aueCleQ
Representative Smith moved to amend by the
insertion OF the word forthwith" after the word
furnish
Representative Aholo moved to amend by the
insertion of the words within twenty-four hours
and Representative smith withdrawing his amend
ment, the resolution, with Representative Aholos
amendment was approved. The Rule as amended
ordered to be printed and placed with the AS
sembly Rules"
The Attorney General read for the first time,
bill relating to the protection of creditors i'll pro-
ceedings of Insolvency" I'm the preliminary no.
tice the bill was stated to be IAN Act to require
traders to keep their accounts in either the Eng
lish or Hawaiian language.'D Read second time
by title and referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
Representative Frank Brown presented reso-
luton that, the sum of $500 be appropriated for
the purpose of building scow for carrying pas
sengers across river situated in the district of
Eva. Laid on table to be considered with the APP
preparation Bill.
Representative Baker gave notice of intention to
present BILL directing the Minister OF the Interior
to train Hawaiian youths i'll government positions
in his Department.
Representative Kanealii read for the first time,
bill to repeal Chapter LVII of the Penal Code,
the " law to mitigate" After considerable dis
cussion the ayes and nays were taken and the bill
was referred to the Sanitary COMMITTEES; % to 10.
The Minister of Finance, in compliance with a
resolution previously passed, placed before the
Assembly copies of the contract and memoranda
relative to the new coinage. The contract paper
is signed by the superintendent, assayer, melter
and refiner of the San Francisco Mint, and certi-
fies to the coins being of the weight and ineness
of similar coins of the United States Another
document is an authorization by the Minister of
Finance to Claus Spreckels, empowering the latter
| to superintend the production of the coinage.
Representative Smith moved that the documents
| be referred to tine Finance Committee.
The Minister of Finance was anxious to know
| the object of such motion. He thought it was
| strange that the Finance Committee had not asked
for those documents when they were examining the
| books of the Finance Department.
Representative Godfrey Brown, the chairman of
| Finance Committee, answered and said that the
Finance Committee was still engaged in the exam
| ination of the Finance Department, they desired
those documents and would very probably require
/ more.
The documents were ordered to be printed and
to be then forwarded to the Finance Committee.
| Representative Smith presented resolution
that the Minister of Foreign Affairs be and is here
by requested TO place before the Assembly any and
all documents in'his possession relative to the new
coinage. In support of the resolution the intro
| Queer stated that on inquiry at the Custom House
he had learned that the money had been entered
| for the Minister of Foreign Affairs by his clerk
Mr.. Webb, and not by the Minister of Finance
| The first importation had been received by the
| Government. and the others had been consigned
to W. e. Irwin d. Co. Webb entered the consign-
| ment and the duties were RENTED. The business
| was not transacted by the Finance department
| The manipulating of the coin was more through
| the Foreign office than the Finance office. The
Minister of Finance had placed stress on the state
ment that all the papers IN ms possession had been
| produced. 1t was matter of importance that al
| the papers should be produced and the Finance
Committee be furnished with all the data obtain
able.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs seconded the
resolution relative to himself. He begged to say
that ''when FIRST spoken to about the coin matter
he was not in position to say" Later on, ''sait
that it was consigned to me-"
Representative Richardson moved an amend
ment supplying the words Cabinet supply papers
for the words minister of Foreign Affairs supply
papers"
the position at the time of the transaction anC
therefore had no papers.
Representative Aholo, "Then if the cap does no
fit you there is no cOmpulsion intended to max
you wear it. 1t might apply to the Minister of tn
Interior"
The Minister of Foreign Affairs. 81 beg to say
the present Minister of Interior was not then il
office"
Representative Richardson, (heatedly) ether
must have been an Attorney General at the tim
and also Minister of Interior" Did not approx
of the shutting of the Ministers. The speaker in
sisted on his amendment, applying to the Cabinet
being placed before the Assembly.
On the motion being put, the resolution a
amended was carried
At $50 Representative Kaulukou moved tn
"order of the day. and the joint resolution t
authorize the Minister of Finance to issue dupli
Gates of certain bonds, amounting IN a total o
$500, to Edwin Jones of Lahaina, Maui, tn
originals having been stolen, came on for a thir
reading and was passed.
Second reading of bill to amend Section IS G
Chapter &LIII, Session Laws of 1882 relating {
the powers of tax collectors to levy in cases Q
non pa yment of taxes. Referred to a select con
mittee consisting of Representatives Godfre
Brown, Smith, Aholo, the Attorney General an
the Minister Of Finance.
Second reading of bill to amend Section 49S Q
the Civil Code relating to the division of the SCI
eral islands into districts. The bill provides for
re-dyision of the districts of Waialua and KoolaI
poko island of Oahu. Referred to the specii
committee mentioned above.
Representative Nawahi presented a resolutio
that whereas the Minister of Finance lin one
the paragraphs under the head of currency in h
Department Report) states that there are "son
internal enemies TO the Government" Resoire
that the Minister of Finance be requested to sta
who those internal enemies" are.
The hour being late no discussion took place G
the resolution, and it was laid on the table, pro-
ably to come up at future time.
At 4, 10 the Assembly adjourned until pm. Mo-
; day., May 2Gth.