The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-06-26
legislative Assembly.
23RD DAY-June %.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re-assembled at 1 p.
m. and resumed the consideration
of the bill to amend the Constitu-
ton.
Noble Young replied to Rep.
Kinney's remarks and said that he
did not employ Chinese, but other
people did, and they would have
them, the honorable member from
Hamakua to the contrary notwith-
standing. He said the Chinese
labor was the best class of labor we
have here. There were other ways
of settling this question without
dabbling in Constitutional amend.
ments. The honorable member had
accused him of riding rough shod
over his bill, and as he thought that
perhaps he had, he would withdraw
his motion to indefinitely postpone
this bill, and let it go to commit
tee.
Noble Hitchcock said that he
favored Noble Young's remarks.
He did not favor the tampering with
the Constitution. 1t was the founda-
ton of good Government, and no
stone should be removed from this
foundation for at least two years.
He therefore moved that the dis
cussion of this bill be deferred until
the committee to whom was referre d
the Anti-Asiatic petition report.
Rep. Kinney's motion was car
ried.
Second reading of bill relating
to internal taxes.
The bill was read by its title and
referred to the Finance Committee.
Second reading of a bill to amend
1477 of the Civil Code, relating tc
certain rights of tenants on lands.
Rep. c. Brown moved to have the
bill read through, so that he might
ask the introducer the object of the
bill, as it is word for word as the
law now stands in the compiled
laws. The bill was read through
and the question asked.
Rep. Nakaleka answered th'
question. He said that the Kono
hikis had always tried to evade thu
provisions of this. He said that the
the konohikis had refused to let TIN
natives gather ii leaves to wrap theil
pal al in, as they claimed that TIN
ii leaves were gathered for profit
and a certain Judge at Wailukl
decided that ii leaves could not BIZ
taken for such purposes, as the Law
says that they shall take nothin
from the land, to be sold for profit
He says that the law is so inter
preted ON Molokai. And in conse
quence he brought in this bill.
| The bill was referred to the seleC
committee on konohiki fisheries.
Second reading of bill relatin
to agents to take acknowledgements
The bill was read by its title an
considered section by section.
Each section was read, and wit
amendments was passed. The bi
was then passed as amended. TIL
title and enacting clause were reat
and passed to engrossment to b
read third time on Wednesday.
Second reading of bill to amen
section 1868 of the Civil Cod
relating to the practice of law. TIL
bill was read by its title and referre
to the Judiciary Committee.
Second reading of bill to facil
tate the sale of revenue stamp
The bill was read through, also I'll
report of the Finance Committe,
which embodied a new bill. A Ion
discussion was had on the prophet
of this bill, and the justice of NAL
ing these several agents keep STAMP
on hand for which they are oblige
to pay cash. The original bill pas
ed to engrossment to be read
third time on Thursday.
Second reading of bill TO reg,
late the water supply of Honolulu
The bill was read by it's title and r
ferred to the Committee on Publ
Lands and Internal Improvement
II Noble Warehouse gave notice
a bill to regulate the keeping
books.
! Minister Green gave notice of
i bill to defray the expenses Of Il
| Government, until the passage
! the Appropriation bill. He all
under suspension of the rules res
8 the bill by its title o first time.
, Rep. c. Brown moved that ii
rules be suspended and the bill
read a second time and referred
4 the Finance Committee. Lost.
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