The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-23

the foregoing amendments, the COM
mittee recommend that the bill
pass.
(signcd) Cecil BRowN,
FRED. II. HAYsELDEN.
j. w. KALuA,
w. NJ. GIBSON,
j. KEAU.
Rep. Kalua moved the report be
adopted.
Rep. Thurston thought the men,
bers ought first to know something
about it. He asked if interest was
charged on the accounts.
Rep. Hayselden said there was
Rep. Brown hoped the bill would
not be indefinitely postponed, as it
would do away with this tax receipt
abomination.
Noble Bishop said he remembered
when the tax receipts were intro
duced. OF late they had been used
in dishonest way. This was a
change that should be made, and
why not make it!
Rep. Hayselden said his objection
to the bill was because it did not
provide for a voter being recognized.
Noble Bishop said he objected to
paper being used at all, and to can
didates getting hold of tax receipts.
1t was n mans right to have a fair
chance of voting. 1t seemed to him
that the indefinite postponement of
the bill would perpetuate these
abuses.
Rep. Richardson said he was not
in favor Of indefinitely postponing
this bill. This abuse was practiced
on plantations, the managers getting
hold of the tax receipts. He thought
they might amend this bill so, as it
would remove some of the evils COM
planned of.
Rep. Kaulukou moved the prey
ious question, which carried.
Rep. Thurston moved the ayes
and noes be taken. Carried.
The motion to indefinitely post
pone the bill was lost on division by
the following vote:
Ayes-Kanoa, Dare, Hayselden,
Lilikalani, Baker, Amara, Kaul:a,
Kaulukou, Kaunamano, Nahale, Ma.
hinu, Aholo, Kaukau, Kauai, Palo.
hau-15.
Bishop, Dominis, Cleghorn
Kuihelani, Martin, Parker, Kauhi
Brown, Pahia, Wight, Kalua, Kaai
Richardson, Dickey, Thurston, Pae
haole-l6.
The bill passed to engrossment
and was ordered to be read Il thir(
time on Saturday.
The bill is:
Section i. That from and afteI
the passage of this Act, it shall no
be necessary to use any tax receip
bearing the words "Qualitied Il
Vote" at an election; nor shall
such tax receipts be furnished 10y
any Tax Collector or Board of In
spectors of Election, to any voter
nor shall it be necessary to produce
such tax receipt at the polls prior t.
depositing a ballot or at any othe
time.
Section 2. This Act shall tax,
effect and become law from ant
after its approval, and section 10 o
the Act Regulating the Qulitica
tions of Electors" approved Jun
"a, 1868, and all laws and parts o
laws in so far as they conflict here
with, are hereby repealed.
Second reading of the bill to pre-
scribe the residences required b,
law as necessary to the exercise o
the elective franchise.
Rep. Brown moved it be con
sidered section by section. Carried
Section /. That no person other
wise qualified to vote shall be allowe,
to deposit n ballot for Representative
unless such person shall hav
actually resided by occupying per
sonally a house or room, and bot
sleeping and eating, in the election
district where such ballot is offere,
for at least sixty days immediatel,
preceding the election.
Any person polling vote in an,
election districts, unless fully quail
fled as herein provided, shall, OF
conviction before any Police or Dis