The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-20
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
Sixty-eighth Day.
SATURDAY, Aug. Is.

SATURDAY, Aug. Is.
! The House met al 10 o'clock, the Presi-
| dent, Hon. w. r. Castle, in the chair. Alb
| sent: Minister Green; Mobiles Robinson,
! Dowsett, Young, Jaeger, Smith, Wight,
! Wall, Baldwin, Bailey, Campbell, Wilcox,
BerteImann, Dole; Reps. Hustace, Dowsett.
Naone, Mcguire, Wilcox. Minutes read
and confirmed.
MINISTER ANSWERS QUESTIONS.
Minister Ashford read his answer to the
| questions by Noble Widemann, Sd inst,
relative to taxation of banks:
In reply to the first of these questions, l
would respectfully suggest that the reten-
ton by bankers of percentage of the
money deposited with them, under pre-
tense of reimburslng themselves for taxes
paid upon such deposits, is a matter of
purely private right between the bankers
and their depositors, in the adjustment of
which the AttOrney-GeneraI has no official
concern.
In reply to the second of said questions
l would state that it is the undOubted duty
of the Acknowledgement to prevent the I'M
authorized assumption OF the functions of
Government by individuals, and 1T is
nuGS WHICH, he W III PGItOII14 W1CllCNSl AdCGS
are brought to his notice, presenting such
state OF affairs.
NEW BILL.
Minister ThurstOn read, a first time
bill to amend the homestead Act. On sus-
pension of the rules, it was read second
time, by title, and referred to the Public
Lands and Internal Improvements Com
mittee.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
cDooioI yUaS annOiDfa6 mr.
suant to the report, adopted yesterday, of
the Committee of the Whole, on the first
section OF the labOrers' license bill. The
President was excused from serving on this
committee. The members of the commit
are: Minister Ashford, Mobiles Young,
Smith and Townsend, Rep. Nakaleka.
RECONSIDERATION.
The ayes and noes were taken on the At
tOrney-GeneraPS motion, OF yesterday, to
reconsider the vote by which the report OF
the Committee of the Whole, on sections
40, 40, 40, so, 50, 50, 81, SO, Sc, 81 and So of
Ayes = Austin, Thurston, Ashford,
Young, Jaeger, Smith, Waterhouse, Luhi-
au, Wight, Motley, Wall, Townsend,
Richardson, Makee, Dole, Kalaukoa,
Kauhi, Deacon, Kinney, Kauhane, Paris,
Daniels, HeIekunihi, Homer, KaWainui,
A. S. Wilcox, Gay, PaehaoIe-28.
Noes-RobinsOn, Foster, NaOne, G.
Brown, f. Brown, KamaI Mcguire, Kama
uOha, NaWahine, Nakaleka-10.
the sections enumerated were referred
to the committee, appointed, 10th inst, on
sections AZ and 48.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Amendment to the Constitution-Secon
reading of the bill, introduced by Rep.
Kinney, June 10Th, to insert a new article
to be numbered 47A, in the Constitution,
as amended by the committee on Chinese
matters.
fill Of ~ oD,opIoI
amendment appeared in the z. G. ADvER-
Users report OF proceedings under date of
Aug. 18th.
Considered in Committee of the Whole,
Noble Richardson i'll the chair.
Rep. Kinney moved an amendment.
Minister ThurstOn moved an amend
ment.
Noble Smith moved an amendment.
Rep. KamauOha moved an amendment.
Minister Ashford moved an amendment.
Noble Smith moved that the bill and
amendments offered be submitted to the
special committee on the labOrer's license
bill.
Rep. Kinney moved reference to spe-
cial committee of seven. Carried.
Committee rose; the House resumed
and the report of Committee of the Whole
was adopted.
Noble Smith moved the President be !
one of the select committee. Carried.
The committee was appointed, consist |
ing of Mobiles Smith, Baldwin, Townsend, |
Castle, Minister ThurstOn and Rep. Kin !
ney.
QUESTIONS TO MINISTER.
Rep. NakaIeka asked the Minister Of In
terror, % what disposition has been made |
of the legislative appropriation, 1886, for |
the cultivation of cinchona, (2) how long
Mr.. Forsyth has been in the employ of the
Government 81 if it is true that the Gov
eminent has been giving l. o. US for Mr..
Forsyth's salary, a. the amount of his
salary, (5) what he is doing for the Gov
eminent to be entitled to a salary, co. out
of what appropriation is it proposed to pay
him.
PETITION.
Noble Widemann read petition from
Chinese merchants against the law en-
acted, 10th inst, relating to books of
accounts.
Adjourned at 1888 p. m. to 10 O'Clock
Monday morning.
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