The Daily bulletin., 1890-11-04

were they to he punished.
Rep. Hookano considered that the
questions covered the doubtful mat
ters in the bill, and, in regard to the
fears OF the hon. member from Wal
luku, the Constitution says that the
Judges shall answer questions from
the Legislature, and in case of re-
fusal the House could impeach
them.
Kep. Bush, having just perused
the report, regarded the questions
as adequate to the occasion.
Rep. Paehaole said the questions
said, "Can any person?' whereas
the bill related to Chinese laeorers.
Rep. Kauhi objected to spending
time over the matter. Let the
House proceed on the basis furnish
ed by the committee.
Rep. Rickard asked question,
which was answered to his satisfac-
tion.
Rep. White asked a question,
which the Chair ruled ont as irrele-
want.
The report was adopted and the
Secretary was instructed to trans
nit the questions TO the Supreme
Court.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Rep. Paehaole the
bill requiring decisions of the Su-
preme Court to he translated into
Hawaiian and published in the same
language was taken up on third
reading.
The bill passed.
PRIVILEGE AGAIN.
Rep. Rosa wished to speak on the
question relating to the item for
subsidy to steam line to Lower
California, as there might be a sus-
picion that the enrolment commit
tee had something to do with alter
ing the record. He showed that the
bill given to the committee for en-
grossment had been altered twice,
and with the accompanying memoir
anda they had two versions of the
motion. They took the one that ap
peared in the marked and noted bill.
The President stated that he had
ruled, the first day the matter was
brought up, that the minutes should
be corrected in accordance with the
motion made, which it appeared was
very nearly what the papers report
ed.
Rep. Brown, in the course of an
other conversational discussion, held
the opinion that the word "lllo" be-
ing in brackets placed modified
complexion on the matter.
Noble Baldwin was not present
when the motion passed, but from
his knowledge of Hawaiian had no
doubt as to the meaning of the word
in question.
Minister Brown considered the
brackets of no significance. If he
wrote "dog" in brackets it would
not make il "cat."
President Walker = AS Judge
Harris used to say, sit is not what
Legislators say, it is what they
mean"
Rep. Rickard voted for the mo-
ton with the full understanding
that the item was for carrying pro-
duce to the lower part of the State
of California.
The President finally stated that
the bill would be corrected to read
just as the motion was made.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Second reading of bill to estab.
lish and regulate the Wailuku Wa
ter Works. Considered with report
of select committee, recommending
the passage of the bill.
The report was adopted, the bill
to be read third time Friday.
Second reading of bill to author
ize the Hawaiian Government tt
contract for the construction an(
maintenance of submarine electric
telegraph cables. Considered will
report of committee, submitting
amendments with which they recon
mend Inc Dill passage.
Noble Muller moved that the re
port of the committee be adopted
There was no hope that the com
pany chartered by the last Legisla
ture would lay a cable. This bill
enabled the Minister of the Interio
to make contract with any com
pany. He thought that under il
provisions the country would hav
international cable communicate
within eighteen months.
Noble j. M. Horner thought the
should be careful how they CAV
!. these exclusive franchises. 9Th
/, Interpreter explained that the CON
mittee recommended striking ou
the exclusive provision. Th
speaker would then drop that point
and say just one word more. An
q company that was going to do
would do il whether they got S25
900 from this country or not. On
of the men talked about in this COZ
: nection commanded more none
: than the Islands would bring il sol
: out entire.
: Recess from IL to 80.
u