The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-09-28
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
SESSION OF 1856.
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Representative Thurston was not astonished at
the motion it IN keeping with the action of the
majority III the morning. They seemed to be OPP
posed to anything that would tend towards clean
and honest voting at elections. He instanced the
powers used by tax collectors, panta managers,
and Others at election times by holding these
receipts and compelling their men to vote Is they
1.-THE holders) desired.
Representative Hsyselden was of the opinion
that the tax receipts system ought to be done away
with. There was not however time this session, he
thought, to made a general amendment TO the
election law. If it had not been for the holding of
tax receipts, good many of the members would
not have seats III the House. planter would pay
$500 for hundred of his men and put their tax
receipts in his safe, and then use them to secure
the election of the candidate he favored Thurston
spoke about one side doing these things, but he
does not say anything about what was done on his
his own side. His agents had held tax receipts
Representative 1hurston (interrupting) l wish
to say that that is an absolute misstatement of
facts did not hold any tax receipts
Representative Hayseden, did not say you, but
said your agents; = and have proof that friends
of yours did do SO.
Representative Thurston No
Representative Hayselden Well, that Is neither
here nor there, what wish to say is that am IN
favor with the desire to do away with the tax re-
ceipt system, but object to this bill account of
it not providing for voter being recognized.
Hon. G. r. Bishop said the abuse of the system
was the holding of receipts by candidates and
others interested. No other country under the
sun requires voter to give paper of identified
ton before he casts his ballot. He favored the
BILL
Representative Richardson was also opposed to
the indefinite postponement of the bill. He
thought if the bill was passed it would remove a
great many evils.
Representative Kaulukou said that the bill was
really to amend section instead of section 10 of
! the Penal Code. That was a serious defect. True
that In the laws of that year (186S) the section
| was numbered 10 but in the Code it was numbered
8. He moved the previous question.
The ayes and noes being moved the result on the
motion to indefinitely postpone is shown, as fol
| lows:
Ayes = Ministers (2), Hayselden, Lilikalani,
! Baker. Amara, Kaulia, kaulukou, Kaunamano
Nahale, Nahinu, Aholo, Kaukau, Kauai, Palohau
is.
Noes-Bishop, Dominis, Cleghorn Kuiheani
| Martin, Parker, Kauhi, Brown, Pahia, Wight Ka-
! lua, Richardson, Dickey. Kaai, Thurston, Pae-
| haole-16.
| The bill was now ordered to engrossment and tc
| third reading on the 25th inst.
! Hon. j. q. Dominis from the Enrolment COM
mittee reported that His Majesty had signed the
| bill to naturalize Abraham Hoffnung and Sydney
| B. f. Hoffnung.
| Second reading of an Act to prescribe the resi-
dence required by law as necessary to the exercise
| of the elective franchise. Bill was considered
| section by section and after several amendments
| had been made the bill was passed to engross
ment and third reading on the 18th INST
| Representative Kaulukou now announced that
a Photographic artist, Mr.. j. j. Williams was
| waiting the pleasure of the Assembly to take
| their honorable eountenances. Laughter.
at 40 the Assembly adjourned until the next
| morning.