The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-02
TIE LEGISLATURE.
NINETY-SECOND DAY.
THURSDAY, Oct. 2.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
PETITION.

the Hawaiian Tramways Company,
by its attorney, Paul Neumann,
praying for permission to use cleo
trio motive power on its lines.
Noble Marsden moved it be re-
ferred TO a select committee. Car |
ried.
RESOLUTIONS.
Noble Widemann, OH suspension
of the rules, read first and second
time by title bill to amend and
consolidate the election laws of the
kingdom. He moved it he referred
to select committee of seven. Car
ricd.
Rep. Marques moved resolution
to appoint u committee Of five, TO
report to the Legislature of 1892 on
the question of municipal govern
ment for Honolulu. He moved it
be referred to the select committee
that had under consideration the
public works of Honolulu. Carried.
Rep. Paehaoe moved that the
committee on police justice bills be
ordered TO report Tomorrow.
Minister Peterson said the com
mittee did not have all the bills till
within q few days. The report was
ready to be drawn up, but he did
not know if there was time to write
it before tomorrow. The member
for Molokai was not always so
| prompt.
| The resolution was adopted.
Rep. Hookano moved that the re-
port of the sanitary committee on
the claim of Meekapu for medical
services be presented on or before
Oct. 6.
Noble Won Tempsky asked what
had become of the report of the Mo-
lokai committee. They had a meet
ing month ago, when Rep. Paeha-
ole promised TO write report for
them to sign.
Rep. Paehaole said the report was
nearly ready. The hon. Noble
seemed to think it as easy matter
to write report as TO take a
finger of poi out of a calabash. He
would excuse the hon. Noble on ac-
count of his youth.
Rep. Lucas read q first and Sec
ond time by title his bill to provide
for the inspection of steam boilers.
Referred, on his motion, to select
committee.
ORDER OF TIE DAY.
Rep. Brown moved that the re.
! ports on the Rawlins claim be de
ferred one week. The House SHOULD
; forward the large number of bill
on the order. Carried.
Third reading of bill to proven
the abuse of patronage by commits
!, sioners of crown lands.
Rep. Bush moved an amendpen
to require that the lands be sold by
the auctioneer cat his usual place O.
business in Honolulu.
Rep. Paehaole moved the bill b.
indefinitely postponed. 1t woult
t establish dangerous precedent
: There we've advocates of cutting u
crown lands for homesteads. The.
should be preserved for the benefi
u of the reigningsovereign.
Rep. Knudsen wished, if the mo
ton to indefinitely postpone the bill
q was lost, to have the bill referred t.
;, committee for amendment, so tina
the rights of people living on tn
crown lands should be protected
8 He had lease for thirty years Q
J. land on which twenty native FAM
lies lived, and if the lease was sol
" the buyer might Cypress these ms
y y tives to drive them off.
W Noble Widemann did not see no
this bill would affect those people
Rep. Richard opposed the bill o
n second reading, but to-day he coul
&c see no objection to it. The obje'
e. ton of Rep. Knudsen was overcon
in the bill.
a. Minister Brown supported I'll
v, motion for indefinite postponemen
rs but would not repeat the argumen
he made the other day. He woul
point out how the bill might cause
Is reduction in the revenue of IL
~ lands. There were lessees ready
Vi cancel leases and give double
treble the rental now paid. Und'
90 this bill the leases could not be pr
re up at auction until just before the
o. expiring. In one instance that
knew there would have been 10
of $4,000 to the crown land re
ne enue if this bill had been law.
VI Rep. Bush said the merits of Il
" bill were fairly discussed on secor
reading, when the bill received Il
he support of the House by good m
W. jority. If the property mentlon
n had been put up at auction, inste'
as of $4,000 it would have broug
Sc, $l5, 600 year.
as Minister Brown-It could not ha
been sold at auction.
Rep. Bush-If it could not
III sold, IL would be worth while
y! wait fifteen years for the enhanc
ho value then to be attained. A pie
Ia of Government land that had be
all leased for $3.50 was sold at aucti
the other day for $4,000, The pu
lie had a right TO competition in
ne sale of public property OF all kline
la Rep. Paehaole held that the arg
~, ments of the promoter OF the !
~ wara go0l Ina theory but would |