The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-11-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
126TH DAY.
Tuesday. Nov. IL.

The Chair was sustained on the
following vote:
Ministers Cummins, Brown,
Spencer and Peterson; Mobiles Ber-
ger, Pua, Phillips, Crabbe, Kauhane,
j. M. Horner, Hind, Parker, Mars
den, Baldwin, w. Y. Horner, Corn
we'll, Walbridge, Anderson, Won
Tempsky and G. N. Wilcox; Reps.
Rosa, kauhi, Baker, Horner, Apiki,
Cockett, Halstead, Knudsen, Rice
and A. 5. Wilcox-30.
Noes-Nobles Widemann and
Muller; Reps, Cummings, Nawahi,
Kahookano, Waipuilani, Paehaole,
White, Kaneali and Kamai-l0.
Rep. r.. w. Wilcox was excused
on being called the second time.
The President proceeded with the
business of putting the main ques-
tion, in which he was interrupted by
the point of order.
Rep. Nawahi began to speak on
the question, and was called to
order.
Noble Widemann wanted to know
if nobody could speak on the reso-
luton.
The President said that, if he had
leisure for few days, he could con-
vince the hon. Noble that the Chair
was right. The hon. Noble could
talk all he pleased on resolution,
until the House was ready for the
question and it was being put.
The resolution passed.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Second reading of the bill relat-
ing to the maintenance of streets
occupied by the lines of the Hawai-
ian Tramways Co.
Noble Widemann moved for leave
to withdraw the bill, as he did not
care to bring it into competition with
tobacco and rabbit bills.
Rep. Hookano moved that the
minority report, recommending a
substitute bill, be adopted.
Minister Peterson moved that the
substitute bill be indefinitely post
poned.
Rep Brown raised the point of
order that the bill disappeared with
the withdrawal of the bill to which
1t was an amendment.
Noble Cornwell replied that the
bill was regularly introduced by q
committee.
The President ruled that it was
necessary to move that the report
and bill be taken from the table.
Rep. Paehaole moved accordingly
| Noble Widemann said the bill wa
Struggled into the House. He would
have number of amendments t.
offer to it.
The motion to take up the repor
carried.
Rep. Brown moved that the repor
be indefinitely postponed.
Rep. Paehaole supported his bill
| Noble Widemann was not goins
to make speech, but wished to say
that when the hon. member mad
statements he should he sure the,
were correct.
| The bill was indefinitely post
poned, and motion for reconsider
alton lost.
Recess from II to l 80.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed at :42.
The President appointed, as tn
committee TO wait on His Majest
in accordance with the resolution @
this morning, Messrs. Rosa, Kaul
and Cornwell.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of bill to authoriz
the Hawaiian Government TO cor
tract for the construction and mair
tenance of submarine electric telt
graph cables.
Minister Brown moved amend
ments to Secs. ] and 2, striking OF
the words, son the North America
Contin ent," and inserting the words
"withln the bounds of the Unite
States" The reason was that
was represented to the Governmel
that the British Government woul
probably lay cable from Vance,
yer to Australia, and that the bill ,
IT stood might be construed to mea
that such Government could NJ
land here. Carried.
Noble Macfarlane moved to strih
out the words, "sole and exclusive.
There was possibility that MOI
than one company would seek
landing here, and it would be veI
inadvisable to shut any of them GU
Noble Widemann did not see {
much in this "exclusive" privilee
as some members. There was on
one cable sought TO be encourage
in this bill, one from the Unite
States or Japan ending here. TIL
would not interfere with the BIRTHS
cable likely to be laid between Val
couver and Australia. For himse
he expected the heavens To fall
as soon as they would see cab
competition here.
Noble Baldwin held that the ma
object OF the bill was To encoural
photographic communication betwee
This country and the centres OF civ
izatlon. lie Yas afraid the amen'
menl would tend 10 defeat the oI
jeet,
The amendment was lost, and u
hill missed as Dreyiously amended