The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-23

Minister Noumnnn moved 10 refer
II to the Committee on Finance.
Kcp. kalua moved IL be read.
Rep. Castle seconded the motion
of the Attorney. General, and said,
If the communication was not Il petit
ton, its reading would he n danger
our precedent.
Rep. Dole said he had great
deal of confidence in the parliament
tary knowledge of the HON. member
for Wailuku--
Minister Neumann raised the point
OF order that a motion to refer was
not debatable.
Rep. Dole said he had very little
confidence in the parliamentary
knowledge of the Attorney-General
and, the point being over-ruled,
claimed that general communica-
tions were not inadmissible.
Rep. Thurston wanted to have the
letter read.
Minister Neumann was in favor
of having it read, but there were
two or three important bills to be
acted on, and the communication
could for the present be referred to
committee.
Rep. Kaulukou said the letter
might have been read by that time
but for the talk of His Excellency
and others.
1t was ordered that the letter he
read, which was done by the Secre-
tary in English and the Interpreter
in Hawaiian.
Rep. Castle said if there had been
any doubt as to his point of order,
it must be settled by that time.
Even a petition could only he read
on suspension of the rules. The
only course now was to refer the
communication to select committee,
He hoped that someone, in order 10
prevent further discussion, would
move the previous question.
Minister Neumann said there was
another way to prevent discussion,
and moved that the communication
be laid on the table.
Rep. Kaulukou moved in amend
ment to refer it to the Finance Com
mittee. Evidently the gentleman
was very tender. He seemed to
have had boil, and the speaker S
remarks the other day had brought
it to head. His remarks were not
intended as a reflection upon the
gentleman, but only as an explana-
tion of the increased appropriation.
The motion to lay the letter on
the table carried.
Minister Neumann moved tha,
the three bills, relating to build.
ings, streets, ETC., be made the spe.
cial order after recess. Carried.
Rep. Brown presented a resolu.
ton that the Minister of Foreign
Affairs present the Assembly will
an itemized account of the expendi
ture of $4,000 expenses incidenta
to the Legation at Washington
voted last session. Some four thou
sand and odd had been expended,
Of which he said the report did not
give particulars.
Minister Gibson said he had nc
objection to answering, but thought
that was irregular, as the Commit
tee of Finance could give the in.
formation precisely.
Rep. Brown said there was nc
mention of it in the report of the
Finance Committee. -.-
Minister Gibson said the commit
tee stated in their report that it wa'
incomplete, and that they would re
port again and again.
Rep. Kaulukou moved the resolu
ton be laid on the table.
Rep. Thurston hoped the resolu
ton would not be tabled. He hat
been told on good authority tha
Mr.. Carter said he did not spenC
this money. If he did not, and i
had been expended in an imprope
manner, they should know it. Ant
if the money had been spent pro
perly, the SANDER should he re
moved.
The resolution carried.
AT noon the house took recess til
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