The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-11-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
119TH DAY.


Secs. 4 and az passed.
Rep. Paehaole, on Sec. 43 being
read, said that Secs. 43 to 69 inclu-
sive were the same as the old law,
and he thought it waste of time to
read them.
Noble Widemann said there were
slight alterations.
The section passed, also Secs. "A
to 46.
Noble Widemann moved an am
endment to Sec. AZ, 'of candidates, ;"
as submitted by committee.
Noble Marsden moved to make
the fee for candidate for Noble
twenty-five dollars instead of fifty.
He understood it was made double
that of Representative candidates
last session for a joke. 1t was time
to undo that joke, aB the expense to
the Government was the same in
one case as the other.
Rep. Kauhi moved the fee be
seventy five dollars.
Rep. Paehaole supported the last
amendment. Some of the Mobiles
were elected for six, and others four
years, therefore it was only fair that
they should pay more than Repre-
sentative.
Noble Marsden said the Noble
had to pay the expenses of attend
ing the Legislature all those years
without compensation, while the
Representative was paid an in
demn:y of $3.50 session.
Rep. Richard rather favored the
seventy-five dollar amendment, as it
was worth the extra twenty-five
dollars to have front seat like the
hon: Noble from Hsaakua. (Laugh-
ter.)
Noble Marsden would withdraw
his amendment, and make it one
hundred and fifty dollars. His OBJ
ject had not been to save planters
or other wealthy persons the money,
but to make it easier for natives and
poor men to run for Mobiles. Noble
Cornwell and himself could afford
to pay hundred and fifty dollars.
Rep. Knudsen thought there was
no country in the world that made a
man pay to run an election. 1t was
a purse-ploud idea. He moved to
strike out the fees altogether.
| Noble Widemann's amendment
carried, the others were all rejected,
and the section passed as amended.
Secs. 1880 passed, also Sec. 81,
as amended by committee.
Secs. SO and "a, ''of opening and
closing the polls" passed.
Minister Peterson moved an
amendment to Sec. 50, cot ballots"
providing for the party designation
of candidates on the ballots. Car
ried, and the section passed as
amended.
Minister Peterson moved to add
to Sec. Sc, Specimen ballots shall
be of red or green paper" Carried,
and the section passed as amended.
Secs. $3.50 passed with amend
ments recommended by committee.
Sec. 81 Gas amended by commit
tee -"FOr the purpose of voting
the Chairman shall fold the ballot
twice, first across the middle so as
to form u rectangle, and again in the
same manner and in the same direc-
ton. and in such manner as to con-
ceal the contents thereof, and thus
folded shall hand it to the voter
caused desultory discussion.
Rep. Kauhi supported the amend
ment, requiring the Chairman to do
the folding.
Noble Cornwell asked what if the
voter could not read or write.
Rep. Kauhi said that would be
the voters lookout. (Laughter.)
Rep. Paehaole thought it would
not hurt to strike the section out.
Rep. White held that the proposed
amendment would prevent voters
from identifying their ballots to
their employers by method of fold
ing.
The section passed as above.
Sections were passed with COM
mittee's amendments till the section
was reached which says, ANY voter
who declares to the Chairman of
Inspectors that by blindness or other
physical disability he is unable to
mark his ballot, shall upon request
receive the assistance of one of the
Inspectors of election in the mark
| inc thereof
Minister Peterson moved to insert
the words, "or illiteracy" after eds
ability"
Rep. Kauhi was strongly against
the amendment. 1t would open the
door to fraud.
Rep. Brown considered the amend
ment necessary in order to comply
with the Constitution. He was sor-
ry SO many iliterate people had the
franchise, but it would be unconsti-
tutional to make a law that would
prevent any of these people from
voting.
Noble Widemann held that al
though the Constitution gave man
the right to vote, il did not compel
another man To carry him to the
poll.
Minister Peterson regarded the
amendment AS necessary,
Noble Alacfarlane did not think
there would be all the trouble antioi'
paled In voting, All the NAMES