The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-27

Noble Foster moved the bill be
postponed.
Minister Thurston said he was
not going to oppose the reform in
the civil service or in any other SER
vice, but he thought it too late in
the session to consider such Il bill as
this. He had several bills in con-
temptation that would facilitate the
workings of the Interior Office, but
on account of the lateness of the
session he had held them back.
Rep. Kinney said that he thought
this bill one of the most important
ones this session, things are in our
hands now but they may not be in
1890.
Rep. Paehaolo spoke IN favor of
indefinite postponement, for the
reason that the members are anxious
to go home. He believed that the
bill would take some time for con-
sideration.
Noble Smith said he wished to see
the bill go to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The motion to indefinitely post
pone was carried.
Noble Townsend said he was in
doubt about the vote. He consider
ed that the spoils system had got a
good hold now, and as has been
shown it is an important bill and
should go to a committee. We need
cleansing of the civil service now.
and for courtesy's sake if for nothing
else the bill should be allowed to
die easy.
The vote was again called and
the motion to postpone was carried
by vote of IL to 10.
Consideration of the bill to en-
courage the manufacture and culti-
vation of ramie, Referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Consideration of the bill to en-
courage the production of taro
-four and other products of taro.
Referred to Committee on Com
merce.
The House then went into COM
mittee of the whole, Rep. F. Brown
in the chair, to consider the Election
bill.
Sections as amended by the COM
mittee, commencing at AZ, were first
taken up.
Noble Smith moved to adopt the
amendment proposed by the COM
mittee.
Noble Richardson spoke in favor
of the amendment proposed by the
committee.
Noble Dole said the system as
proposed by the amendment is one
that has been in vogue for many
years, and is open to corruption and
bribery, whereas secret ballot is
not subject to those objections. He
should therefore support the section
as in the bill.
Rep. Helekunihi spoke against the
section as in the bill and in favor of
the amendment.
Rep. Paehaole said he was IN
favor of the section as in the bill.
If it passes it will materially dimi-
nish coercion at the polls and people
can vote as they think right without
being in danger of offending any
one.
Rep. Nakaleka said he favored
the section as amended by the COM
mittee, and thought as much secrecy
could be obtained by the bill as
amended,as could be by the original
bill.
The ayes and noes were called on
the passage of the section as in the
bill. Ayes II, noes 20.
The section then passed as re-
commended by the committee.
Sections 43, "A, 45, and 46, as
amended by the committee were
then read and passed.
The committee then rose, report
ed progress and asked leave to sit
again.
The chairman also reported that
that sections 43, A., 40, 46, as
amended by the committee, passed
and that section 46 as in the bill
passed.
Noble Smith moved that the re-
port of the committee as regards
sections AZ, 43, "A, and 45 be &C
cepted and that section 46 be re
ferred back to the committee. Car
ried.
The House then took recess unit
Up. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The House re-assembled at p
; m. and went into committee of thu
whole to consider the Election bill
Rep. Kinney in the chair.
Noble Smith moved that section
46 as recommended by the commit
t tee be adopted.
+ Rep. Kamauoha moved that th
e section as in the bill be adopted.
e Rep. q. Brown said that he was i
t favor of secret balloting, Ibut th
House had adopted the recommend
e alton of the committee that make
: the ballot the same as formerly. III
did not like it but supposed the ms
n jority must rule.
e The section as amended by I'll
committee passed.