The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-08-12

order The motion cannot be made now.
President Walker-I rule otherwise.
1t may be taken at any time within
twenty-feur hours, or on the succeeding
day, according to general parliamentary
law.
Noble Marsden-So under Rule SO of
this House.
Rep. Bush-It is in order, but must
come in its regular order, after petitions,
committees, etc.
Rep. Kapaehaole said the rules show
the motion can. only come under the
Order of the Day.
President Walker-My ruling is other
wise.
Rep. Kapaehaole appealed from the
ruling. This concerns the rights
of the House. If we allow these
rights to be taken away from us by rul-
ings of the President, by and by we shall
have no rights left.
Noble lsenberg-The ruling of the
President is according to the usage of the
House ever since 1874. The ruling of the
Chair was sustained.
The motion to reconsider was, on a
rising vote, lost by vote of % to 81.
Noble Muller, from the Committee ON
Commerce, presented the following re-
port:
Honolulu, Aug. 6, 1890.
Hon. j. s. WALKER, President Legisla-
tive Assembly.
SIR: Your committee on commerce
agriculture and manufactures. to whom
was referred a. statement of alcohol
drawn from the Custom House for con-
sumption from June 20, 1888, to June 80.
1890, IN all 3.4l61a gals, beg to report.
that all parties having license to sell
alcohol under the Act of 1888 have not
knowingly infringed the law, if it has
been iniringed at all. Dealers holding
such licenses are keeping account of all
sales of alcohol and are making sworn
returns to the Interior Department.
The dealings of alcohol in bond, how
ever, call for the strongest condemnation
On the 18th of March, Mr.. G.. FL. Ed
ridge imported twenty-five half-barrels of
alcohol and exported same April 9th, per
Alton. Messrs. E. o. Hail & Son have.
ON various occasions, imported and
brought here 72 bbls of alcohol and ex-
ported same. Neither of the firms holds
liquor license, and your committee
consider these transactions a direct in
fringement OF the law. OF the 5, ,l3O oals
of alcohol sold in bond here. 30 Sals
have been used for the Smithsonian In
stitute, 81 gals. sold to men-of.war in
port, and 5,0l3 gals. have been sent
north by whaling and trading vessels as
follows:
F. Brown, agent, 21O gals.
H. Hackfeld & Co., $40 gals.
+. o. Hall & Son, 3,377j5 GALS.
c. II. Eldridge, 6l51s gals
Ii IS shametully evident that. whilst
the United States Government have in
the interest ol humanity made a law TO
prevent trading vessels from CARRYING
and selling liquor, merchants have lent
helping hand to evade that law by sun
plying them with raw alcohol. and in
OF the extremely friendly
relations existing between this Govern
nent and that OF the United States. as
we'll as Tor moral reasons, upon which
Vour committee does not think it neces-
'ary to enlarge, We hope that steps will
De taken to avoid such exports hereafter.
E. MULLER,
CECIL Brown,
A. s. Wilcox,
L. y. MACFARLANE,
Jos. NAwAHI.
Rep. Kalua moved the report be
.dopted. Carried. 4
Noble Crabbe for the committee pre-
ented the following report on the pass .
'ort frauds
Jon. j. ). WALKER, President Legisla-
tive Assembly.
R:-Your select committee appoint-
d to investigate the passport frauds a
Which caused the removal of five persons
rom the Custom Department, after a
aretul and searching investigation beg
o report as follows:
During May, 1888. on the arrival of
he steamer City of Peking from Hong
ong the Port Surveyor. Mr.. Markham.
Vlth his assistant, Mr. Gilfllan, discov-
red that torty-three return passports
rom incoming Chinese passengers were
um oered on their back in the hand
irltlng OF the party having used return
assports In charge at the Custom House.
nus clearly showing that these pass
orts mad been abstracted from his care.
ne above parties at once reported the
act 10 the Collector-General, who after
1vestlgatlon found that some 934 used
assports were missing. The Collector
'eneral reported the fact to the Min
'ter OF Finance. After acknowledging
ne communication advising the said
llnlster that 934 return passports had
cen stolen, the Minister concludes. viz:
In view OF the fact and the unsatis-
lctory record OF many of the subordi-
ates ID the Custom House have after
onsuitlng my colleagues decided to re-
uest you to reorganize your bureau and
Ismiss summarily the following em-
ii,oyees: George Markham, Arch. Gil
Ian. w Mossman, George Nawaakoa.
nd George Miles"
From all the evidence taken we could
OF discover that any official investiga-
on had taken place either to find or to \
'nvict those who committed this theft.
ut that the aforementioned persons
ere summarily discharged as stated in
le letter OF the Minister of Finance.
he only evidence your committee could
st to ind the guilty party was from the
on. Mr.. Marsden from Kohala. who
ates that George Miles in converse
IN with him offar