The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-30
TEE LEGISLATURE.
FORTY-FOUR1lI DAY.

REPORTS or COMMITTEES.

tee on the market ready tor dis,ri-
button.
Keep. Blown presented majority
report Of the select committee on
the claim Of l.. Ahlo for The sum OF
S3292.Sj, loss sustained as bonds.
man for Tie contractors to build a
new reservoir at Luakalla for the
honolulu Water Works. The com.
mittee state the case fully, find that
to pay the claim would be bad pre-
cedent, and recommend that the
prayer of the petition be refused.
The report is signed by Rep. Brown,
Noble lsehberg, and Minister Spen-
Ger. Laid on the table to be con-
sldered with the minority report.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Richard gave notice OF bill
TO amend the school laws.
Rep. Nawahi read first time his
bill to prohibit barhed wire fences.
Noble Phillips read first time his
bill In encourage monthly steam com
mnnication between Tahiti and Homo
lulu. 1t gives subsidy of $500 a
round trip, on condition that steam
ers Of not less than 750 tons, with n
speed Of not less than 10 knots be
employed.
Rep. Brown read first time his
bill to repeal Sees. ll2-l45 Civil
Code.
Rep. White read q first time by
title his bill to re-enact the law pro-
viding Imprisonment for descr,ion
of married persons.
Rep. Aplki read u first time his
bill to amend the homestead law.
Rep. Kauhi read first time his
bill to provide for u police justice
for Eva, Island of Oahu.
Rep. Kalua moved the rules be
suspended and the bill read Sec
ond time by title, and this being
carried he moved it pass to engross-
ment.
Noble Baldwin moved it be re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
1t might be very good bill but
members did not know anything
about it.
Referred to judiciary committee.
Rep. Nawahi gave notice of n bill
TO encourage steamer communica-
ton between San Diego and EIio,
etc.
Rep, kalua presented n resolution
that tomorrow, Thursday, July 81 E,
being the anniversary of the restora-
ton of Hawaiian Independence, the
day this year and hereafter be OBJ
served as a public holiday, and that
when the House adjourns to-day it
be till the day after tomorrow.
Adopted.
Rep. Lucas read first time his
bill to regulate the importation and
sale of opium.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House resolved into commit
tee of the whole, Noble Phillips in
the chair, for the consideration Of
the Appropriation Bill.
Board of Health, continued.
Buildings, Repairs, and Maintcn-
ance of Hospitals, $4,000.
Minister Spencer gave details
composing the item.
Rep. Nawahi moved 1924 600, so
as to allow $4,000 for hospital at
Hilo, which required one as much as
Wailuku.
Rep. Richard moved the consider
alton of the item be deferred till the
bill providing for hospitals through
out the group be considered. One
of the hospitals contemplated in that
bill was at Hilo. On further thought
he would move instead that the item
be referred to a select committee.
Minister Peterson was IN favor of
deferring the item, rs the plea for q
hospital at Hllo should he consider
ed. lie moved it be referred to the
sanitary committee.
Rep. Nawahi was in favor of q
select committee of members from
the different islands. The bill re-
ferred to by the hon. member for
Hamakua (Rickard) had no connec-
ton with this item, being n bill to
provide for the establishment of
leper hospitals. He had obtained
an estimate that hospital at Hilo
similar TO the one at Wailuku would
cost $4,000.
Rep. Brown supported reference
to the sanitary committee.
The motion for reference to SAM
tary committee carried.
Noble Walbridge moved to insert
an item of $1,000 for purchase of
land for Malulani Hospital, Wal
luku, and repairs and improvements
to that institution. lie spoke OF the
efficiency of the hospital and assur-
cd the House that the contemplated
extension and improvements could
be effected for the amount asked.
Rep. Brown considered this should
go to committee with the previous
item. The House would have to
draw the line somewhere and not be
led by its sympathies to neglect
other necessary services for those OF
the Board of Health.
Noble Baldwin praised the hospital
and spoke of its cramped condition.
Sanitary considerations alone de-