The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-10-21


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As to Goo Kim's claim your committee
inds that $221. 10 worth of goods were
ordered by His Majesty to be charged to
his private account; therefore your COM
mittee recommend that said claim OF
Geo Kim be allowed less said SOD. 40.
AS to interest, your committee begs
leave to refer to the House as to whether
or net it should be-allowed
j. *. KAHooKANo.
WN. WHITE.
JOSEPH NAwAHI.
4. Rosa
cannot agree With the majority OF
| the committee, rs do'not consider that
| the debt contracted.was authorized by
the Government, as by law provided.
Wa. H. HALsTEAD
Honolulu, Oct Is, 1890.
Rep. Brown moved the report be re-
ceived and made the special order for
MondaF, the Goth Carried.
Noble Muller, from, the Committee on
Commerce, reported On bill No. ga, can
Act to open roads over the lands of those
not benefited thereby, that they have
prepared bill to tale the place of the
first submitted, which they present TO the
House. They reconzmend it be printed,
and take its usual course.
The report was received and laid on
the table to be considered with the bill.
Noble Marsden presented a report
from the select comnaittee on the bill re-
lating to the importation and quarantine
of live stock. The committee have pre-
pared bill and recommend its pas
sage.
Rep. Blown movedl the report be re-
ceived and laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill. Carried.
Rep. A. S. Wilcox, presented the fol-
lowing report:
Hon. j. 8. WALKER, President Legisla
tive Assembly.
SIR-The undersigned, minority of
the special committee to, whom were re-
ferred bill No. 137, entitled Z" An Act to
establish a Governor on each OF the
islands Of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and
Kauai, and to define the duties assigned
by law to him - as also bill No. lis, re-
lating to the same subject, begs leave to
report as follows That as a member of
the Legislature of 1887, was doubtful of
the wisdom of the bilLwhich was intro
duced to abolish the office of governor,
believing that under the system then ex-
isting the change was undesirable. Bet
the bill was passed and other offices were
established, and for three years the pub
lie affairs of the several islands have
been conducted under the new system.
The new arrangement has become so
firmly established and has worked so
well that it does net appear to be for the
public interests that change should be
made at this time. The duties formerly
performed by the Governors, and those
sought to be established by the bills now
under consideration, lave been divided
and assigned to other offices, and in some
respects the public service has been
benefited. The assessment and eolec-
ton of taxes have been performed with
better results, and the public roads and
highways have been better ea5ed for
The Sileriffs, who are responsible for the.
police of several islands, now have
more complete control of the officers and
the service has been benefited. Further
more, to make the change now proposed
will involve a considerable expense,
which seems unjustifable at preseat.
Frequent changes in the system OF pub
lie administration are undesirable, and
as there appears no sufficient cause for
re-establishing the Office OF Governor at
this time, recommend that both OF the
bills referred to us be laid on the table.
i. S. Wilcox.
The report was laid On the table to be
considered with the bill and the majority
eport.
Rep. Marques moved that he be
allowed to print extracts from the Post
masters letters, not the affidavits.
Rep. r. W. WilcOx-What is the use
of bringing this matter into the House
again. | move the Committee on Ac-
counts pay for the report, and the House
let the matter drop.
Rep. Brown said the House had re-
turned the report, which showed 1t was
unauthorized. The best way out OF the
matter was to pay for the report, and let
the matter drop.
Rep. Lucas said the appropriation for
the Post Office had been inserted in the
bill. Let us now leave the matter.
hep. faendOle uld not tIlluk TIE lnO'
ton could be entertained.
Noble ]. NJ. Horner said the business
part OF this matter had been transacted,
and it was no use in having this wraDg-
ling part brought up.
Noble Muller moved the previous
question. Carried.
Rep. Paehaole moved the ayes and
noes be taken. Lost
The motion to pay for the report and
for the matter to drop was carried.
At noon the House took recess.