The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-07-03
Afternoon.

Noble Young was not in favor OF Chinese.
But others need them and they must and
will have them. He was charged with at
tempting to ride rough shod over Rep,
Kinney's bill To clear himself of any
imputation of that kind, he would with
draw his motion to postpone the bill.
Noble Hitchcock took the same position
as Noble Young. 1t Is unsafe TO begin
tampering with the Constitution. The
foundation of good government had been
laid and it would be unwise to go digging
out the stones. No bill passed this session
can be affected by the proposed amend
ment.
Rep c. Brown agreed with the Mobiles
who had spoken on the question that the
less this House has to do with amending
The Constitution, the better for the Consti-
tuition and the better for the country.
The bill was referred to the special COM
mttee, appointed 18th inst, on the petit
ton of the Anti-Asiatic Union.
The following were read, second time,
by title, and were referred to the several
committees named with them:
Amend Internal Taxes Law OF lSS2-
Amend Civil Code, Sec. 1477-Committee
on Konohiki fisheries.
Amend Civil Code, Sec. 1868, Practitioners
in Courts judiciary Committee.
Amend Civil Code, Sec. 1911, Water Sup
ply-Public Lands, ETC., Committee.
Officers to take Acknowledgements, etc.
This bill was taken up and considered sec
ton by section. The main provisions OF
the bill are o. that officers taking acknow-
Judgments shall keep records OF the same,
~ the books OF record are TO be deposited,
every FIVE wears, with the Clerk of a Court
of Record, (3) such clerks shall preserve the
records which shall be open to inspection
of any responsible person, az the officers
and clerks shall be liable to penalties for
nonperformance OF their duties.
After a discussion in which Minister
Thurston, Mobiles Smith and Hitchcock,
Reps Kamauoha and Kalaukoa, took part,
the bill passed, with amendments, to en-
grossment and the third reading was set
for Wednesday.
Revenue Stamps-The bill introduced by
Rep. Deacon to amend Sec. %, Chap. LN,,
laws of 1876, relating to stamp duties with
the report thereon and the substituted bill
to facilitate the sale of revenue stamps,
of the Finance Committee were taken up
for consideration.
The first bill provides that the Registrar
of Public Accounts may impress stamps
upon blanks and furnish them to the
Courts, Executive Departments, Collectors
of Customs, members OF the bar and others,
and also for the convenience OF the dis
tricts outside of Honolulu, he shall pro-
vide adhesive stamps for the postmasters
of all money-order post offices in the King
dom.
The bill recommended by the Finance
Committee provided that agents to take ac-
acknowledgements and notaries public should
keep adhesive revenue stamps on hand for
sale to the public at par.
The respective merits of the two bills
were debated by Mobiles Baldwin, Hitch
cock, Widemann and Young, and Reps.
Kamauoha, Paehaole, Deacon and Z.
Brown, and Ministers Austin and Ashford.
The bill introduced by Rep. Deacon was
adopted with an amendment, and passed
to engrossment to be read a third TIME on
Thursday.
NOTICES OF NEW BILLS.
Noble Waterhouse gave notice of bill;
to regulate the keeping of the books OF
account by wholesale and retail licensees.
Minister Green gave notice OF: An Act
to provide for the payment of the expenses
of the Government, until the passage OF
the Appropriation Bill of 1888 and 1880.
On suspension Of the rules, the bill was
read, first time by title.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Rep. Kinney reported the Hawaiian
version of the report of the committee on
visitation and inspection of Kakaako hos
pital, ready for distribution.
BLUE BOOKS
Minister Thurston announced the report
of the President of the Board OF Health
printed and ready for delivery to members.
Adjourned at $50 p. m. to 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning.