The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-11

| Rep. White moved 1t be indefinitely
postponed.
The bill, as amended, passed to en-
grossment, to be read third time or
Friday.
The House adjourned at 4P.M.
One Hundred and Twentieth Day.
TUESDAY, Nov. 4.
The House met at 10 a. NJ PRAYER by
the Chaplain. Minutes read and ap-
proved.
1t was 10 40 O'Clock before the House
commenced business.
Noble Widemann said he would like
to call the attention of the House to a
certain item in the Appropriation Bill.
Last week an item was passed in a mo-
ment of confusion for a subsidy to Lower
California. The next morning after the
minutes were read, the Secretary was
instructed to correct his minutes in ac-
cordance with the original motion. To-
| day he found in the Appropriation Bill
this item. Subsidy to steamship line
carrying produce and mails between
| Hawaii and California (Lower), SIS 900. !"
! That item never passed this House. l
request the President to ask the Secre-
tary whether this wording of the item in
the bill is the original one.
President Walker-Rep. Brown no.
ticed the original amendment, and the
minutes were ordered TO be corrected.
Noble Macfarlane said that he asked
to have the minutes changed so as to
read as the House passed the item The
reporters of the ADVERTISER and Bull
letin reported the item in their papers
precisely as he understood it viz, EN-
couragement of carrying products to
Lower California, $l5,000."
Noble Widemann wanted to know how
this wording got in the Appropriation
Bill
Rep. Brown stated, as he had done
before, that he saw the original amend
ment.
The President stated that the matter
would be in order later on.
Rep. Marques presented report from
the Committe on Foreign Relations on
the bill relating to the boundaries of the
Hawaiian Islands. The committee think
that, in its present form, the bill is too
vague and indefinite, and recommend it
be indefinitely postponed. Signed by
A. Marques, j. I. Baker, H. G. Crabbe,
H. p. Baldwin
Minister Peterson moved the report of
the committee be adopted.
Rep. Nawahi said he introduced the
bill, and the committee had not asked
him a question about it. 1t was well
known that these islands were volcanic,
but who can tell that few miles away
there are gold and silver mines.
fnba 1o,l
considered with the bill.
Rep. Kahookano presented a report
from the Judiciary Committee on the
bill relating to new terms of the Third
judicial Court, recommending it pass.
The report was received and laid on
the table, to be considered with the
bill.
Minister Peterson reported from the
Special Committee appointed to formu-
late questions to the Supreme Court on
the constitutionality of the labor bills
No. 161A and 16lB. The committee
recommend the following questions:
1st. According to the provisions OF our
Constitution can a contract laborer he
deported from the kingdom at the ex-
piration of his contract?
I'd. Can any person enter into a legal
and binding undertaking with the Ha-
waiian Government or any other parties
either before, at the time of, or upon en-
tering the kingdom, that he will engage
in no other occupation than that of an
agricultural laborer during the term of
his contract or engage in any occupation
or employment other than that agreed
upon, he may be arrested and held in
custody until an opportunity occurs to
deport him to his native country?
3rd. Can any person enter into legal |
and binding undertaking with the Ha-
waiian Government or any other parties |
either before or at the time of or upon |
entering the kingdom that during the |
term of his residence or employment in |
the Hawaiian Kingdom he shall not be !
entitled to exercise the rights of a Ha- |
waiian citizen but shall be restricted to |
the term of residence and employment
named in the contract or permit to enter
the kingdom?
4th. Can any person enter into legal
and binding undertaking with the Ha-
wailan Government or any other parties
that upon the condition of permission to
enter this kingdom, at or before the ex-
plration OF the term or terms named in
such agreement or permit, if found with
in the kingdom, he or they may be legal
ly arrested and held in custody until an
offers to deport him or them
to his or their native country?
Rep. Nawahi did not think the oues-
ions were the proper ones to be sub
nitted.
Rep. Kanealii-Suppose the court will
lot answer the questions, how are we
,oing to punish them. "a noble-Roast
hem.)
Rep. Kahookano thought the questions
covered the ground, and said that if the i