The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-18
legislative Assembly.
GOTH DAY. Aug. 10th.
MORNING SESSION.

The House opened at 10 a. M,
President w. r.. Castle in the Chair.
Roll called and absentees noted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Baldwin reported from the
Finance Committee to whom was re-
ferred the bill to better facilitate the
completion Of tax appeals, that they
have prepared a substitute bill, and
recommend its passage. Adopted.
Noble Robinson reported from the
Committee on Commerce to whom
was referred the bill relating to the
licensing of commercial travellers, re-
commanding that the bill pass. The
report was accepted and laid on
the table to be considered with the
bill.
Rep. G. Brown reported from a
majority of the Judiciary Committee
on the bill to abolish the Hospital
tax, recommending that it be laid on
the table to be considered with the
minority report.
Rep. f. Brown reported two docu-
ments printed and ready for dlstri-
button.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
Noble Townsend read first time
q bill to regulate and improve the
civil service of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. Referred to Printing Com
mittee.
Rep. Kalaukoa asked the Minister
of Foreign Affairs the following
questions: Is it the intention of the
Government to return young Herring
to his home? Is the Government
going to send him to the same
place young Marchant has been
sent to.
The Minister answered the ques-
tons, that the Government sent for
Herring to come home. The Govern
ment purchased a first class ticket
for him through to his home and also
furnished him with money. When
he arrived in New York he had spent
all his money and got more from the
Consul there. He proceed on his
way to California, and again got
hard up. The Consul there gave
him money and arranged for his
passage home. When the time came
for the departure Of the vessel.
Young Herring was reported to be
sick. Investigation proved that he
had got into debt and pretended
to be sick. His debts were paid, and
again arrangements were made for
his departure. When the time came
he could not be found, and the Con-
sui had been unable up to date to
learn of his whereabouts. There
fore the Government have nothing
more to do with him.
Noble Hitchcock moved to recon-
slider the vote on the liquor bill,
which passed its second reading
yesterday. Carried.
This bill was made the order of
the day to-day and placed at the
foot of the Calendar.
Noble Smith presented report
from the Judiciary Committee on
the petition of B. Norton for q re-
fund of S. illegal taxes, recon-
mending that So be inserted in the
Appropriation Bill to refund said
Norton the amount claimed.
Adopted.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House went into Committee
of the Whole, Noble Smith in the
chair, to consider the Election Bill.
Noble Castle moved to take up
the consideration of Section 80 that
was deferred, to revise the Hawaiian
version. Carried.
The correction was made and the
section passed.
Section AZ was then taken up.
Noble Castle said that this was an
important section Of the bill, as it
was the first that dealt directly with
the principal involved in the whole
bill and that was, secret voting. AS
the Trainer of the bill, he believed it
right, but if the House should deem
it advisable to strike out this section,
and not support secret ballot, he
had provided for such an emergency,
by asking different members of the
House to draft substitute section,
one Of which he presented, which
simply provides for polling stations
with no restrictions other than that
they shall not be in or ON the pre-
misses where liquor is sold, and left
it to the House which they should
adopt.
Committee then rose reported pro-
gress and asked leave to sit again at
| p. M, which was granted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re-assembled at / p.
IN. and went into committee of the
whole, Noble Dole in the chair, To
further consider the Election Bill.
Minister Thurston spoke against
the section as in the bill. lie said
it was an ideal bill for an intelligent
electorate, but would not answer fol
us here. He was therefore in favor
of the substitute section. He OBJ,
jected to the bill, lst, that it would
not be secret ballot; 2nd, that il
is not beneficial to this country. He
stated that in soma Districts the pOr.