The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-16
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
seventy-eighth bay.

MONDAY, Sept. Is.
The House met at 10 An. Prayer by
Chaplain. Minutes of the preceding day
read and approved.
Rep. Brown presented two petitions
with over 800 names, one praying that
section of the proposed Sunday law do
not pass, and the other that the whole
bill be rejected. Referred to committee
on the bill.
Noble Baldwin presented a petition
with seventy four names from Wailuku
that the Sunday law remain as it is. Re-
ferred to committee on the bill
Rep. Kahookano presented petition
eighteen feet long from the Leper Settle
ment praying that Mr.. Evans be retained
in his place Referred to Leper Com
mittee.
Rep. Kapaehaole presented p tition
praying that the Board of Health induce
Sister Rose Gertrude to remain as nurse
at the Kalihi Hospital. Referred to
Sanitary Committee.
Rep. Cummings reported several bills
printed.
Rep. Kapaehaole resolved that the
minority report of the Committee OH
Education referring TO the establishment
of certain English schools be placed on
the order of the day for September l6.
The object was to bring the matter be-
fore the House in order 80 settle the
question.
The resolution was adopted The
President appointed Select Committee
on Governors Bill; Waipuilani, Wide
mann, Rickard, A. s. Wilcox and Hal
stead.
Noble Pua asked Minister Spencer to
| ask the following question OF The Board
| of Health: What We're the reasons
| which led Sister Rose Gertrude to resign
her position as nurse at the kalihi Re-
ceiving Hospital?
| Bep. Brown moved the resolution be
laid on the table. Carried.
The House proceeded to the Order o!
the Day.
| Rep. Brown moved sections 6, 7. s, g.
and 10 of the appropriation bill be con-
sidered.
Noble Muller moved the Finance Com.
mittee's report be considered
The President stated that was the
Order of the Day.
Rep. Nawahi moved the report be
adopted.
Rep. Brown said when he votet
he liked to know what he voteC
on. There was no statement as to tn,
late ministry except that of the Finance
Committee, which contains conclusion.
of law. If the late Ministry are in faul
l am ready to vote for the adoption o
the report. But the present situation il
unprecedented There ought to be TIVE
sides represented, and here there ar,
not. make no motion, but l shall asl
to be excused from voting.
Noble Widemann said the argumen
was very extraordinary. Ii he believed
the Ministry not properly dealt with il
that report, he ought to have made on
himself There was report in 1888
with which the hon. gentleman was in
timately connected. There was only on
side to that, but we couldn't carry il
Noble j. Nj. Horner said if we adopte,
the report it would amount to adoptin
all the recommendations of the commit
tee. Some of these / can adopt, bu
some cannot. l move it be laid on tn
table for the perusal of the members.
; many cases the report seems to be tn
work of theorists, and not of genuinel
practical men, and they are thoroug
accountants, skillful in handling figures
But when they get to commenting o
expenditures for labor, etc., in the cour
try, a thing in which they have no expe
rience, they get very theoretical. 9TH
speaker read an extract from the report
, in which the committee recommend tn
adoption of an audit act similar to tina
of New York state.) The committe
forget that in New York they have be
, sides state government, county towr
, ship and municipal governments, whic
run their own affairs, collect and disburs
, their own taxes, etc The natives in tn
r employ of our road boards expect to &C
, their pay every Saturday night, and the
get It, signing a voucher. After a month
, say, the road board has meeting, an
. examines the vouchers. At the end {
three months, say, report is made
, the Minister of the Interior. Now wher
> would this Saturday nights pay com
from ii the committees suggestion wer
adopted, and all the vouchers sent t
Honolulu before anything could be pait
The thing is plainly utterly impractical
, There are scores of other suggestion
. just as impractical. While there ar
, other suggestions l approve OF, and som
! things would like to see straightene
out, cannot vote for the adoption OF tn
3 report
:. Noble Macfarlane said that il wa
pretty well understood that the late Mir
lister should have all the opportunity I
answer this report. lie was out boz
sailing all day Saturday and Sunday, an
I. might have had that time TO prepare h
answer. do not think this House ougt
! to be at his beck and call He has nc
I sent IN any answer or expressed any d,
sire to meet any OF the committee. III
ex-minister, am told, scouts the leg;
view which the committee take OF til
e fire lot. The speaker stated the facts
that case, contending that the Ministe
had abused his power, and taken cours
leading to collision and fraud, court
which none except the late Ministe
} would have ever attempted, rot eve
Mr.. Gibson. The Minister claims thu
he merely used his power to exchane
| lands. The result was, however, that b
spent great deal more than the al
preparation, and that was violation I
7 law. The speaker proceeded TO CONNER
Q on certain harbor dredging transactio
J. and also on the Honolulu market. Al:
8 on the Lahaina Jail, charming that til
Superintendent of Public Works made
deliberate misstatement, not because b
L meant to, but because he did not kno
7 any better, his accounts being 50 col
, fused. He relied on his memory or Q
his books, which were no more reliabI
than his memory. He claims that "
' ouoht tn have examined his books, bI