The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-11-13
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

HorDer's banking bill were going to
do. The hon. Noble { Marsdcn) was
fond of prodding him about the
opium committee.
Noble Marsden was glad the hon.
member had an opportunity Of reta-
liating. The introducer of the bill
requested the committee not to bring
in a report before having further
meetings, as he found it difficult to
convince the committee that the law
would be benefit to the country
Later, the introducer stated his de-
sire for having the bill 90 to com
mission TO report next session.
Noble Widemann did not know
how the country was going to get
along till 1892 without the bill.
Nol,le'Phillips presented the re-
port Of the select committee on the
claim of Skinner & Co., London,
on account of Portuguese immi-
grants by the bark Thomas Bell.
The late Minister of the Interior re-
fused to pay the drafts before the
vessel arrived because the condition
OF not more than two children to
each family was not observed. The
committee find that the average of
two children to family was not ex-
ceeded, and consider that the late
Minister of the Interior took his
stand on the letter of the law, and
ignored its spirit on which previous
consignments of labor were conduct
ed. They recommend that the claim
be paid with interest at six instead
of nine per cent, according to former
transactions with the firm. Signed
by John Phillips, G. j. Mccarthy,
r. r. Hind, u. N. Wilcox and j.
X. kahookano.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox moved that
the report be adopted. Carried.
Rep. Paehaole presented the re-
port of the select committee on Gov:
ernor's bulls. They recommend that
the bills relating to duties of Gov
ernors be tabled, and that the bill
to provide for the appointment of
Governors of the islands be amend
ed, by striking out the sections de.
filming the duties, and passed.
Rep. Lucas moved that the report
be adopted.
Rep. Brown supported the report,
as the Objectionable features of the
bill were eliminated.
Rep. Rosa moved that the Act
take effect January 1st, 1891, in
stead of March lst. Carried.
The bill passed as amended, to be
read third time, by unanimous
consent, at 80 this afternoon.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. White presented a resolution
that the committee on accounts be
instructed to approve the bills of
All In and VIM. Tell, for detective
services in the opium investigation
$50 for the former and 500 for
the latter. Carried.
A motion to reconsider the vote
carried.
Noble Widemann moved that the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Rep. White spoke of the arduous
toll OF "these two fellows" in the
heat of day and rain of night, and
said he would feel bad if asked at
the gate of heaven why they had not
been paid.
Rep. Nawahi stated that the men
were regularly employed by the
committee, one of them being COM
missioned as a special officer for the
purpose. They were willing to waive
their claim to share of proceeds of
opium they captured.
Noble Muller thought the COM
mittee should have asked leave to
employ the men. AS chairman of
another committee he had asked for
leave to employ counsel and been
refused. Still if these men had done
the work they should be paid.
The resolution passed.
Noble Parker presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
"Whereas recent tariff legislation
by the United States has, to u great
extent, diminished the value to Ha-
wall of the existing treaty of Recip-
rocity with that country, and
Whereas, the history of the re-
lations of the two countries has been
such that Hawaii can with conf
dence ever depend upon the integ-
rity, good faith and generous friend |
ship of the United States of Amer
lea:
snow, therefore, be it resolved, |
that il is the sense of the Mobiles
and the Representatives of this
Kingdom in the Legislature assem-
bled, that the Hawaiian Government
should, while guarding most jealous
ly the freedom, autonomy and indie
pendent sovereignty of the Kingdom
of Hawaii, enter into negotiations
with the United States Government
for treaty revision looking toward
the extension of the principle OF
reciprocity between the two coun-
tries TO other articles which may be
the product or manufacture OF the
two countries with a view to the
continuance and increase OF the
mutual benefits which have hereto
fore accrued 10 both countries under
the existing reciprocity treaty"
Rep, II, w. Wilcox moved that
the resolution be adopted,
Noble baldwin did not think there