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Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative AssembIy-One Hundred
and Second Day.
WEDNESDAY. September 18th

! WEDNESDAY, september 10th.
The House met at 10 a. m. Prayer by
/ the Chaplain. The roll was called, the
! following members answering to theil
names: Their Excellencies Gibson, Creigh
ton, KanOa and Dare; Hons. Dominis
Kuihelani, Bush, Walker, Hayselden
| Martin, LilIkalani. Baker, Kauhi, Amara
| Brown, Kaulia, KaulukOu, Kaunamano
| Wight, Nahale, Nahinu, Kalua, AholO
Kaukau, Richardson, Dickey, Kaai, Pae-
haole, Kauai and Palohau. The minutes
were read in Hawaiian and English and
| approved.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Aholo, from the Committee on Fl
nance, presented a report on a petition
from Hons. G. r. Bishop and S. NJ.
Damon, executors of the estate of Bernice
p. Bishop, praying that the sum of $41 50
be paid them, for judgment obtained
against J. G.. Hoapili for wrong assess
ment. The committee recommend the
item be inserted in the Appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Hayselden the report
of the committee was adopted.
CLAIM FOR WORK DONE.
Mr.. Palohau presented a resolution that
an order for $426 on the late Minister of
the Interior in favor of Conchee, for work
done on the roads on the Island of Kauai,
be paid.
Mr.. Kalua moved the resolution be re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Aholo moved it be referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said this was
a matter of accounts which had come be-
fore his predecessor i'll Office (Mr. Gulick).
He did not know why payment had been
refused, but supposed it was matter to be
looked into and adjusted. If it was
proper bill it would be paid. He did not
think the House should be bothered with
the paying of bills.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
ELECTIONS OF REPRESENTATIVES, BILL.
Mr.. Dole read first time an Act to reg
ulate voting at elections of Representatives
to the Legislature.
The bill was read through, and has no
less than twenty-six sections.
Mr. Dole moved that the bill be printed
and then referred to the Special Committee
on Election Matters.
Mr. Kaulukou said it was evident that
Mr.. Dole had done great deal of work in
preparing this bill. It was late in the sea-
son for the House to consider such bill,
as it would consume too much time. He
moved it be rejected.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said that in
view of the fact that Mr.. Dole was on rec
ord as having signed the report of the COM
mittee recommending the subject matter be
left with a committee to report on the re-
vision of the Election laws to the Legisla-
ture of 1888, it was evident this bill was in
troduced for the purpose of trifing with
the Assembly.
Mr.. Kaulukou rose to a point of order.
\ motion to reject a bill was not debatable.
Mr.. Thurston said there was no such
rule.
Mr. Castle said that as a motion to re-
iect had been made the bill was debatable.
That was the rule.
The President said he had asked the Hon.
Mr. Bishop, who had had more experience,
and he should rule that the motion TO re-
iect the bill was not debatable on the merits
of the bill, but the propriety of rejecting
the bill could be discussed.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said he was not
speaking on the merits of the bill but Civ
ing his reasons why it should be rejected.
He did not think the Assembly had time
to act upon such long bill. The cost of
printing it would be considerable
Mr.. Dole said that if he understood the
President to say. the motion was not de-