The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
rTliRTY.NINTH DAY.
THURSDAY, July 81,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
HE Hougo resumed al 1,tO.


equipment of tho Inter-Islond Sub
marine Telegraph Cable. 1t extends
the time to July 81, 1892.
Passed, on motion of Rep. Lucas,
who then moved it be read q third
lime tomorrow. Ills reason for eS.
pediting the bill was that steamer
was due tomorrow, TO leave on Sa-
turday for San Francisco with the
English mails. The corporators
wanted to get right TO work and Or
der new cable from London.
Rep. kNlua reminded the hen.
member for the fourth district that
it would take several days for the
committee to have the bill properly
ongrossed, and to have it signed by
His Majesty after passing third
reading. He moved the bill be read
q third time Tuesday.
Rep. Lucas said the bill was for
the benefit of the Kingdom. There
was not much fear of any bill that
passed this House not becoming
law, and His Majesty would be in a
hurry to sign it. The hon. member
for Wailuku was feeling badly to-
day, and could not see that this
would benefit Maui.
Motion to read q third time TO-
morrow carried.
Second reading OF bill to amend
Sec. 9l5 Civil Code as amended by
Chap. % of Session Laws of 1874.
1t increases the jurisdiction of Dis
trict Justices in civil cases 10 three
hundred dollars from two hundred
dollars, except that in any district
where there is Police Justice, the
District Justice shall not have juris-
diction in any case in which either
party is a foreigner by birth.
Rep. Paehaole called attention to
the omission Of the words sis hereby
| amended" in the Hawaiian version.
Noble Isenberg moved the missing
words be inserted, which carried
and, on motion of Minister Brown,
the bill as amended passed, 10 be
read third time TO morrow.
Second reading of bill to amend
the law relating 10 the Hawaiian
Postal Savings Bank. introduced
Ivy the late Minister Of Finance.)
| Minister Brown explained the in
tent of the bill and moved it pass.
Carried, and the bill ordered read
third time Tuesday.
Sn1nnI linS- - b,lt 70 Il
Sec. l02 Civil Code, relating TO
rates of fare for boats i'll Honolulu
harbor.
Deferred On accoun, of absence OF
introducer.
Second reading of 'hill TO amend
the law to give greater security to
depositors in the Hawaiian Postal
Savings Bank.
On motion of Minister Brown,
passed to engrossment, to be read n
third time Tuesday.
Second reading of bill to amend
the law relating to The Hawaiian
Postal Savings Bank. 1t authorizes
the issue of Government bonds up
to one million dollars, to be styled
the "Postal Savings Bank Loan"
TO be issued to depositors in the
bank who may apply for them, to be
made payable in periods of not less
than five or not more than ten years
at interest not to exceed 5 per cent.
per annum payable semi-annually.
Any depositor having not less than
$500 to his credit is entitled tc
bonds therefor, but no .depositor
shall be entitled to bonds in excess
of two thousand FIVE hundred dol,
lars.
Minister Brown said the Govern.
ment occupied dangerous position
in regard to the savings. In case
of panic producing run on the
bank the Government could moi
meet the demand for the nearly mil.
lion dollars now on deposit. The
bill would convert depositors into
bondholders at their own desire
thus preventing danger from TEN.
porary panics.
Noble Isenberg asked why de
position was limited to getting bond.
only TO the amount of $25O0.
Minister Brown SAID that when h.
received bonds to that amount
which was the present limit to de
posits, he would cease. to be de
positor and become a bondholder
Then he could open new accoun
as depositor.
The bill passed, to he read thir,
time Tuesday.
Bills relating to the Cabinet ma
jority and to the hours of contrac
labor were deferred owing TO th'
absence of their introducers.
Second reading of bill to provide
for licenses for the sale of Iigh
ales, beers, and wines.
Rep. Marques, uLderstandin.
that Noble Marsden was going t,
introduce bill on the same subject
asked that the consideration of til
bill be deferred.
: Minister Brown understood tina
there was special committee o.
liquor bills, and moved that the bill
be referred to it. Carried.
President walker said that wa
all the business before him, and
it was in place he would thank til
House for the manner in which the
had conducted the business. Their
had been good deal done wthou