The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from page 4.
NINETY-EIGHTH DAY.

FRIDAY, September 10th.
The house met at 10 A. NJ. Prayer
by the Chaplain. Presents Minis
ters Gibson, Creighton and Dare;
Mobiles Kuihelani, Walker (Presi-
dent) and Martin; Reps. Baker,
Keau, Kauhi, Amara, Brown, Kau-
liza, Kaulukou, Pahia, Kaunamano,
Wight, Nahale, Nahinu, Kauhane,
Kalua, Kaukau, Richardson, Castle,
Kaai, Thurston, Paehaole, Dickey
and Palohau. The minutes were
read in Hawaiian and English and
approved.
Rep. Kaulukou reported from the
committee on the petition from the
Kings Own Volunteer Military
Company that $4,000 be appro-
priated for the purchase of arms
and accountrements. Referred to
the Military Committee.
The same member presented q
similar petition from the officers of
the Queens Own, praying for an
appropriate of $4,000 for the same
purpose. Referred to the same
committee.
Petition presented yesterday from
the Mamalahoa Guards YVES taken
from the table, and referred to the
same committee.
Rep. Castle presented the majo-
rity report of the select committee
on elections, with draft of q sub
stitute bill.
Hon. j. S. WALLER, President
Legislative Assembly, SIR: The
Select Committee to which was re-
ferred certain bills to wit: 1st, One
introduced by the honorable member
for South Kona, to amend the law
relative to list of voters, by sub
stituting numbers for names: 2nd,
A bill introduced by the honorable
member for Hilo, Mr.. Kaulukou,
regulating the law relative to the
Board of Inspectors of Election,
respectfully report as follows:
The bill first above mentioned they
regard as altogether impracticable.
There's no system of numbering tax
payers having any consistency. A
number for this year may be wholly
different another season. There can
be no reason why the name of a
% voter should not appear on the list
/ of voters, and there's no necessity
for any number. Therefore the COM
mittee recommend that this bill be
indefinitely postponed. Were the
implacticable features of the bill
insufficient to kill it, probably the
fact that it amends law which was
repealed in 1868 would quite suffice.
The measure introduced by the
honorable member for Hilo deals with
a matter of great importance,to wit,
the constitution and certain powers
of the Board of Inspectors of Elec'
tion. A great deal of discussion
has arisen relative to the power anC
authority of members of the Boarc
to appoint substitutes in case of theil
absence from meetings of the Boart
and on election day.
The difference of opinion on this
subject is very sharp and unless
something is done, trouble may
arise in the future. 1t is manifestly
unjust and wrong that candidate:
for election should be the persons tt
preside at the ballot box. 1t squall,
improper perhaps that such per
| oh IA
appoint such Board of Inspectors
No doubt the law as it exists wa
enacted in the belief that the Dis
trict or Police Judge, the Tax AS
SCISSOR or Collector would not be can
didates for election. The fallacy o
this theory was never more com
pletely demonstrated than in tn
last election, when in nearly ever.
election district in the Kingdom
excepting in Kaanapali which ha
a special law) some member of tn
Board was candidate for election
Not single election in the countr
(excepting Kaanapali) was held be
fore the Board of Inspectors conten
+ plated by the law and more than on
half of the elective branch of til
assembly at the present session
composed of members of the Board
: of Inspectors of Election. This
' not a pleasant state of affairs t
i, contemplate for those who believ
: in absolute impartiality and freedol
from bias by those whose duties re
e quire them to judge as to I'll
: uprightness and fair conducting {
anelection ought not on any account
n be candidate for election. To pas
. such law leaving the Board as ;
: present would deprive the countl
: of the services of the very INTEL
S gent gentlemen who now represel
!, more than one half of the const
p tuencies of the Kingdom. III
Committee can not regard such
contingency with any composure.
e The measure introduced by Il
g Hon. Mr.. Kaulukou leaves Il
}, Board as at present, but gives ea'
member power to appoint a subs,
- tute ON any occasion.
~ This bill gives no relief from Il
y present system, but if possib
N makes il even worse. An inspect
n can if the bill should pass be prese