The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-15
TIE LEGISLATURE.
102ND DAY.
TUESDAY, Oct. 2.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Third reading of bill To amend
the law relating TO pounds and es-
trays.
Rep. lIookano moved to strike
out the words, cor upon any Gov
eminent land in this kingdom"
Rep. Brown opposed the amend
ment, contending that the provision
would be no hardship. The Govern
ment's domain should he protected.
The amendment was lost and the
bill passed.
Third reading Of bill to amend the
law relating to pounds and estrays.
(Rcp. lIalstead's bill amended by
committee, leaving only the provi
sion for reducing the pound fee
from 81 to 30 cents u head.)
Rep. Hookano moved the bill
pass. Carried.
Third reading of bill to amend the
law relating to corporations.
Minister Brown moved the bill
pass. Carried.
Third reading of bill relating TO
the collection of debts from Govern
ment beneticaries.
Noble Mccarthy moved that the
bill pass. Carried.
Third reading of bill to amend the
law of 1888 relating to the limitation
of time of Chinese return permits.
1t extends the time from one year
TO two years.
Rep. Hookano moved that the bill
pass. Carried.
Noble Macfarlane moved recon-
sideration of the vote.
Rep. Paehaole objected that the
hon. Noble had not voted with the
majority.
Noble Macfarlane would like to
know where he had voted. He did
not know anything about it till il
passed.
| Noble Muller, having voted with
the majority, moved that the vote
be reconsidered.
Minister Peterson moved that the
ayes and noes be called on the mo-
ton to reconsider. Carried.
Noble Marsden said some men,
bers did not understand the bill,
and asked that it be read again.
Interpreter Wilcox stated that the
bill simply extended the time for
which permits are granted to Chi
nese merchants to return to the
kingdom from one year to two
years.
| Noble Marsden asked if it did not
abolish the requirement for deposit
ing q photograph.
Interpreter-No; that was in the
report of the committee.
The ayes and noes being called,
the motion to reconsider the bill was
lost on the following vote:
Ayes--Ministers Brown and Peter
son; Mobiles Berger, Macfarlane,
Muller, Mccarthy, Phillips, Crabbe,
j. M. Horner, Marsden, w. y.
Horner, Anderson, Won Tempsky,
and G. N. Wilcox; Reps. Lucas,
and A. S. Wilcox-1G.
Noes-Nobles Pua, Hind, Parker,
Baldwin, Cornwell, Walbrdge, Ia,
noa; Reps. Brown, Cummings, II.
w. Wilcox, Rosa, Kauhi, Nawahi
Baker, RickardS Hookano, Waipui.
LAM, Apiki, Paehaole, White, Kane,
alil, Cockett, Halstead and Knud.
sen.-24.
Noble Macfarlane, on being call
ed, desired TO state his reason fol
moving reconsideration. 1t was be.
cause the bill extended the time iol
return permits TO two years. Anl
just at that time, when they were
asked to provide more Chinese labor
ers for the planters, he did not thinl
it appropriate to relax any restric
tons on Chinese immigration.
would be fatal mistake when TN,
mechanic element looked to thu
House for protection for them to pas
such measure. 1t would not hell
to settle this vexed question, On,
year was bad enough, but two year
was worse.
Noble Baldwin, on being called
said that, as one member had mad,
an explanation he wished to do like
wise. He did not see what this bill
, had to do with the labor question
n The petitioners for this relief wer
: merchants who thought it a hardship
that they could not stay away NOR
I than a year.
Second reading of bill to regulat
the military forces of the kingdom
Substituted by select committee TO
the original bill introduced by Rep
r.. w. Wilcox.)
e Sec, ! passed, as follows: eth,
!. military forces of the kingdom shall
consist exclusively of the King
Royal Guard"
Sec. was read,
Rep. Richard moved that the bill
: be printed before proceeding fur
5 Their.
g Noble j. NJ. IIorner moved tina
: the section and the whole bill he in
n definitely postponed. They hat
: early in the session agreed TO th
= DISARMAMENT of the volunteer com
y panies. This was peaceful country
1T had not the reasons OF Enropeal