The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-07-27

lO9 was printed and ready for dis
tribution.
Rep. c. Brown reported from the
Judiciary Committee on the petition
from Messrs. T. II. Davies x Co. for
a rebate of duties illegally paid, re-
commencing that the amount claim
ed,S66.3S, be inserted in the Appro-
priation Bill, for the purpose of
making the rebate. Adopted.
Also from the same committee
upon the bill relating to divorce, re-
commencing that the bill pass. The
report was received and laid on the
table to be considered with the bill.
Noble Widemann reported from
the Select Committee to whom was
referred the bill relating to the street
railway, recommending that it be
LAID on the table; and that bill
prepared by the committee as sub
stitute pass.
The bill was then read by its title.
The report of the committee was re-
ceived and laid on the table to be
considered with the bill.
Rep. +. Brown reported from the
committee to whom was referred the
bill relating to the use of explosives
in taking fish, recommending that
the bill pass with some few amend
ments which they offer.
The report was accepted and laid
on the table to be considered with
the bill.
The President stated that there
were 81 select committees appointed
by the House, and only II have re-
| ported. He wished to remind them
that by resolution adopted by the
House they must report this week.
Noble Young reported from the
special committee to whom was re-
ferred the item of $4,000 for car
riage road up Punchbowl hill, re.
commenting that the item pass as
in the bill.
The report was received and laid
on the table TO be considered with
the Appropriation Bill.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
Rep. G. Brown read first time
q bill to protect certain fish during
certain seasons III Hawaiian waters.
Referred to Printing Committee.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Consideration of the bill abolish
ing tuition fees in the Government
schools, except in certain cases.
The bill was considered section
by section and passed with amend
ments to engrossment, to be read a
third time on Monday.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of bill to regulate
the Bureau of Public Instruction.
On motion the bill was referred
to the Judiciary Committee to revise
the title.
Noble Smith moved to reconsider
the bill to abolish tuition fees in
Government schools except in GER
tain cases. Carried.
The bill was then referred to the
judiciary Committee.
Third reading of a bill to amend
the law relaing to seduction. Passed.
Consideration of the bill to pre-
vent the issuing of commercial pa
per as circulating medium. Sec
ton l exempts foreign bills of ex-
change. The section passed as
amended.
Minister Green moved to recon-
slider this section as he believed that
under this law bills of exchange
could be issued as circulating me-
dium. The motion was carried.
Noble Smith said he wished the
bill referred back to the committee
as he considered it very crude bill
, and should be carefully studied be-
fore being passed, He said GER
tain banking-house in this city was
issuing notes without anything to
: back them, and he supposed this
; law was aimed at it, more than any.
I thing else. He believed that il
bank notes were issued capital
should back them, and that by law
E If one house can do it others can
: He understood that the objec
e sought was to protect the commu
nifty, and he should move to have
the bill referred to the Judiciar,
, Committee.
: Minister Green said he did NO
a see the necessity of referring thi
back to the Committee. The bi
was well enough as it is, excer
where it exempts foreign bills c
exchange. He therefore moved I
: strike out those words.
: Noble Baldwin said if Mob
Smith wants banking act passe
let him bring in one, or legal tel
der act. This bill only provides fl
the protection of the public again'
: any loss from the issuing of illeg
paper.
Noble Waterhouse said that tt
object of the bill was to protect IT,
people from loss. If one party ca
issue paper, there is no reason VIII
others should not do so. There
no need of any firm issuing paper q
a circulating medium as there
: plenty Of silver and gold in tn
It country for all the wants of the pee
}. pie. The silver and gold has
! value whereas paper has not.