The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-07-28

| of Public Works Tor Ialr eSlllhdIe Vi Tie
value of the work represented by the claim
| for 81. 900, and the value OF the job was set
| down at 81 $50. The electric light plant IN
! the Palace enclosure is the private property
| of the King. The Government have nothing
! tn do with it. The contract between the
| Minister of Interior and Mr.. Bowler would
| be as properly binding on the Legislature
! as would an order from the Minister
| TO build private residence for the hon.
| member for Hamakua. He was totally
| opposed to putting anything IN the appro-
| priatiOn bills for these claims. MIR. More
| claim he knew nothing about.
| Noble Widemann cited the rule OF the
| House requiring committees 10 report all
! obtainable facts bearing upon matters sub
mltted TO them.
| order as to whether the report was admiss-
| able under the rule referred to.
The President ruled the report mad
| missable under the rule, and stated fur
| Their that too many committee reports are
! of the same character. This report gives
no findings of facts nor conclusions based
| upon them.
| Noble Smith appealed from the ruling of
| the chair He could not speak of it without
expressing contempt for the ruling. 70
| say that the report had no statement OF
facts was preposterOus, and the President
| knows it.
The President said the Mobiles language
| was supplementary.
Noble Smith said if 1t was he would take
it all back.
The President said it was unparliamen-
tary to say "a member is wrong and he
knows it.
Noble Smith-Then shall say he ought
to know it.
Rep. Kamauoha thought the ruling of
the chair was correct. 1t looked as ii some
of the committee were attorneys for the
claimants.
Rep. Brown said he had always agreed
with the Presidents rulings up to this
time. He claimed that the report was
strictly within the rules.
Noble Wldemann said an hour and halt
had been wasted on the matter and he
would move the previous question. Carried.
The ruling of the char was sustained,
and the report returned to the Committee.
Rep. +. Brown read a report of two
members of the Committee on the malt
liquors bill. recommending amendments.
Laid on the table to await the report OF
other members of Committee.
Noble Widemann said he supposed he
would have to look out for squalls now. as
he was going to read report. Read a re-
port of the Committee on double taxation
on the petitions of Manuel Machado, and
SilveriO Fernandez, June DIST, and others,
presented later. Laid on the table to be
considered with the Appropriation bill.
Noble Townsend read a preliminary re-
port of the Committee appointed on mat
ters pertaining to the Honolulu Fire De-
partment, and asked further time for the
Committee. Request granted.
BILLS AWAITING APPROVAL.
Minister Austin reported two bills pre-
sented to His Majesty for signature.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Internal Taxes-Third reading of the
bill: to amend Chapter XIII. of the SEES
sion Laws of 1882, being an Act entitled
IAN Act to consolidate and amend the law
relating to Internal taxes"
Rep. +. Brown moved an amendment.
Noble WaterhOuse moved the bill be in
definitely postponed.
rather exciting debate followed, in
which Reps. +. Brown and Kinney, Mobiles
WaterhOuSe, Baldwin, Widemann and
Townsend and Minister Ashford took part
The arguments for and against the bill
were very fully anticipated in the ma jOrity
and minority reports of the Finance Com
mittee, set forth in the ADVERTISERS &C
count of proceedings under dates of the
7th and 10h inst.
The ayes and noes were called on the
motion for indefinite pOstponement, when
there appeared:
= Ayes-Jaeger, Smith, Waterhouse, Lu-
hiau, Wight, Wall, Baldwin, Widemann,
q. n. Wilcox, Hustace, e. Brown, Hele-
kunihi, Kawainui, A. s. Wilcox, Rice,
Gayle.
Motley, Naone, F. Brown, Deacon, Kamai,
Kinney, Kamauoha, Daniels, HOrner, Pae-
haole--13.
Rep. Kinney asked for ruling of the
chair whether Noble Townsend, who,
though a teacher, had not been actually
engaged as such for several months past,
was entitled to vote.
[Rule 40 provides that mo one shall be
permitted to vote upon any question
where he shall have any pecuniary interest
in the result -
The chair ruled that if the hon Noble
was not engaged as teacher on the 1st of
July, he was entitled to vote.
Noble Smith appealed from the ruling
Other members alleged that there were
preachers, fremen and members of the
volunteer forces in the House all of whom
had pecuniary interest to the amount of
their personal taxes, in the result.
While the questions in dispute were
pending:
Rep. G. Brown moved the House ad-
jOurn. Carried
Adjourned at 4:25 to 10 O'Clock Satur-
day morning.
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