The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-23
72ND DAY-Aueust 23rd.
MORNING SESSION.

President w. Il. Castle in the chair.
Roll called and absentees noted.
Noble Smith asked the suspen-
sion of the rules that he might pre-
sent petition from Mr.. Herring.
Permission was granted, and he
moved that it be referred to the
Committee on Education. Carried.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. f. Brown reported from the
Printing Committee three bills and
the report of the Finance Committee
on the funeral expenses of Likelike.
Noble Hitchcock read a minority
report from the committee to whom
was referred the bill to abolish the
Hospital tax, recommending the
passage of the bill.
Rep. f. Brown moved to adopt
the report.
Rep. c. Brown moved to lay the
report on the table to be considered
with the bill.
Noble Waterhouse moved to adopt
the majority report.
Minister Ihurston spoke in favor
of adopting the minority report.
Noble Smith spoke in favor of
laying the report on the table to be
considered with the bill.
Kep. Kinney asked if this tax is
abolished, how are you going to pro-
vide for the support of the Hospital?
Minister Thurston said put the
item in the Appropriation Bill and
let it come out of the revenue of the
country.
Rep. Kinney then moved to in
definitely postpone the minority re-
port.
Noble Hitchcock spoke in favor
of the minority report, but support
ed the motion to lay it on the table
to be considered with the bill.
Rep. c. Brown said that the ma
jority of the Judiciary Committee
only had in view the loss of revenue
to the Hospital by abolishing this
tax, and the extra tax on the resi-.
dents of the country to make up the
deficit.
Noble Young spoke IN favor Of
the majority report, and said the
tax did not hurt anyone, but would
benefit many.
The Interpreter commenced to in
terpret the speech of Noble Young
when he was interrupted by the Pre-
sident who informed the House that
the five minutes were up.
Noble Smith appealed from the
ruling Of the chair and stated that
the resolution did not contemplate
that the Interpretation of speecl
should be cut off.
The President explained his rea.
son for SO ruling.
Rep. Kinney said if such con
struction can be placed on the reso
luton, it wants amending, and h
recommended that the ruling of tn
chair be not sustained, and tn
House proceed with the busines
before it. The ruling of the chai
was sustained, and the Hon. Nobl
asked for and was granted furthe
time in which to complete his re
marks. The motion to indefinitel
postpone the minority report wa
carried by vote of u to l6.
Noble Townsend read a repor
: from the special committee to whom
was referred the Fire Department
: affairs, recommending several radi
cal changes in the conduct of tn
A department. He also presented
bill which embodies the recommer
e dation offered by the committe.
The bill was read by its title an
y referred to Printing Committee.
7 Minister Thurston reported frol
the committee to whom we're refer
u ed several sections of the electio
q bill, recommending several amend
u ments.
Rep. G. Brown, one of the cor
" mttee, did not agree to the amen'
X ments offered by the committee, 6
d in his opinion they would do avs
with the secret voting.
e The report was received and la
on the table to be considered wi
u the bill
RESOLUTIONS.
x Noble Waterhouse moved to 7
5 consider the vote sustaining t.
e ruling of the chair.
Minister Thurston said he hope
= the ruling would not be sustalne
: not because he wished to have Il
I President sat on, but to let hi
a know that they did not construe Il
e wording of that resolution as
does.
g Minister Ashford said he did n
). believe in trying to go behind Il
n question by not sustaining the rulin
of the THAR. lie believed that I'll
i Presidents Interpretation was IL
il correct one, and if the House di
to not like the conditions of the resoIl
tion, they should go honorably
G. work to amend it.
lO The question WAS then mt IN