The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-06
TELL LEGISLATURE.
FORTY-SEvENTu DAY.
TUESDAY, Aug. ),
AFTERNOON SESSION.


AT J lsttNDON NisNSlpNs
The House resumed at 1886.
Rep. Apilii read n first time his
bill TO amend subdivision , Of Arti-
Gle 50 of the Constitution. IL re.
duees the property qualification of
voters for Mobiles from $4,000 TO
$500, and the income qualification
therefor from 5000 to $500
The Secretary read communica-
ton from the Hawaiian Gazette
Company complaining of breach of
contract on the part OF the printing
committee with regard TO the lcgis-
lativc printing.
Rep. LUCAS said tins was the first
time he, as chairman of the printing
committee, heard of a contract with
the Gazette Co. There was an offer
received from that company Offering
to print bills nj Sl.S5 page, with
a "p. s." stating that it any other
office offered TO do the work for less
they would Go it for the same price.
lie had given the bills up to No. II
to the Gazette Office, and then that
Office declined to print the backing
on the bills for less than page,
aud the man in charge said, in pre-
scnce of two witnesses, that they
did not care to take bills as they
lost money on them. Then he gave
the Elele office chance on its en-
9aging to do the work at $l.S5 q
page, with the endorsement thrown
in
Rep. kalua moved the cOmmuni-
cation he referred to Il special COM
mlttce.
Rep. Brown moved it be laid on
the table. There were about 60
special committees out now. Laugh
ter.)
Laid on table.
Noble Mccarthy gave notice of a
bill to repeal the passport law.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of the bill relating
to foreclosure. of mortgages. On
motion of Rep. Brown, the report of
the special committee thereon was
taken from the table and read.
The bill passed as amended.
Second reading of bill TO change
the seat of Justice in the Third Ju-
dicial Circuit from Waimea to North
Kohala. The majority report of the
judiciary committee, against the
bill, and the minority report, re-
commencing its passage were read.
Noble j. M. Horner moved the
majority report be adopted.
Rep. Kahookano moved and ii
was ordered that the petition in
favor of the change be taken up.
Noble j. M. Homer said the peo'
pie of the Island of Hawaii were moi
properly informed of this matter.
The petition was from small sec
| ton greatly interested in having tho
bill pass, but nothing had beer
heard from the rest of the people
Court had been held at Waimea 6
great many years without harm be.
ing done in consequence 10 anybody
The Sheriff of Hawaii had rented :
large building at Waimea and sup
| piled it with all necessaries for peo
| pie attending Court. 1t was more
agreeable to the people of large
| region 10 put up with the accommo
dations at Waimea than to trave
through the mud to and from 10
bala. There were weeks when ;
steamer could not make q landing
on the Hamakua coast.
Rep. Waipuilani moved that tn
report of the minority be adopted
Waimea war centrally situated whel
you consider Kohala, Hamakua, an,
! Kona alone, but it was not so whel
you take the whole island. Tha
the Supreme Court had not aske'
for the change should not inhuenc
the House.
Rep. Richard endorsed the re
marks of the hon. Noble from Tia
makua. Waimea was place con
yeniently reached from Kona, lila
makua, South Kohala, and parts {
Hilo. Suitors can be informed b
telephone when their cases are I
come up, and they can attend an
get home again without loss of tim,
lie would support the motion I
adopt the majority report.
Noble Burchardt agreed with n,
Bile IIorner and Rep. Richard that
would be very difficult to get to IL
hala with the present steamer Sc
vice, but he supported this bill b.
cause he thought everything shoul
be done to enhance the conyenient
of people attending court as juror
or otherwise. The steamer con
panies had agreed to touch at Ill
makua when required for mail pu
poses, and he believed they wouI
be equally accommodating with I
gard to the court terms. A gre
many people had walked to court (
Waimea, which was more thi
should be expected. He would yo
for the bill relying on the Sheriff
make arrangements for the steame
to carry people going to and fro
court at Kohala.
Rep. Rosa said they could n
suit everybody and every bill pc
haps trampled on somebody's fec
Waimea was convenient to Ham
kua, and the cases from Hamakl