The Daily bulletin., 1890-11-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
120TH DAY.
TUESDAY, Nov. 4.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
DIINIl LEE

PRIVILEGE
Noble Widemann wished to call
attention to certain item in the
Appropriation Bill. One day last
week, in moment of inattention,
an item was passed for subsidy to
something or other. The first he
knew of it was when he heard a
clapping of hands while he was talk
ing to neighbor. Next morning
an hon. member drew attention to
an alteration in the minutes, chang
ing the wording of the motion as it
passed, and the Secretary was in
structed 10 correct the minutes. Now
there appeared in the Appropriation
Bill this item, Subsidy to steamship
line carrying produce and mails be-
tween Hawaii and California Lower),
$l5, 5,000," which never has passed
this House. .
Noble Macfarlane said when he
called attention to the change that
had been made in the written motion
of the hon. member from Hilo, he
asked that the Secretary be instruc-
ted to change the minutes in accord
ance with what passed The House.
The ink was still fresh on the record
| where the word ''lalo" had been
changed to "hema." The reporters
who had probably taken the words
down directly from the Interpreter
had the motion state CLOVER Cali
fornia."
Rep. Brown said he went up and
read that motion, which was for the
encouragement of carrying freight
and mails to California Lower
"LalD" Qower) was in brackets.
That amendment in the minutes was
not the one he read that afternoon.
Noble Widemann asked if the
item as it appeared was what the
Secretary was instructed to put in
the bill, and, being answered in the
negative by tue Chair, said then he
simply asked that the Secretary be
instructed to make the bill correct.
| A desultory discussion followed
between Noble Macfarane, Rep.
Brown, Minister Peterson, Noble j.
M. Horner, and the Interpreter,
which the President stopped by say
ing the matter would be attended to
at the proper time.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. Marques presented the re.
port of the foreign relations commit
tee on the bill 10 define the bound
aries of the Hawaiian Kingdom
They had come to the conclusion
that in its present form the bill i:
too vague and indefinite, and by EN-
bracing all the territory within th'
limits specified it is in direct con
travention of international law
which forbids any country taking
possession of the high seas. Signe'
by A. Marques, J. L. Baker, H. G
Crabbe, III. p. Baldwin.
Minister Peterson moved that tn
report be adopted.
Rep. Nawahi complained that TIL
committee had not asked him any
thing about the nature and intent o
the bill. If the Kingdom did no
take possession of the seas In ques
, ton, how could it keep off trespas
sers on it's fisheries.
Rep. Hookano moved that the re
port be laid on the table to be con
sidered with the bill. Carried.
Rep. Hookano presented the unan
imous report of the Judiciary com
mittee on the bill providing for ad
ditional terms of the Third Judicia
Circuit, recommending that it pass
Laid on the table to be considere
with the bill.
Minister Peterson presented th
report of the select committee Chin
: self and Rep. Brown) to draft ques
, tions pertaining to the labor bill
for submission to the Suprem
Court. They submitted the follow
ing draft:
l.. lst. According to the provision
1 of our Constitution can contrat
n Iaborer be deported from the kins
t dom at the expiration of his col
tract?
4 I'd. Can any person enter into
: legal and binding undertaking wit
: the Hawaiian Government or al
e other parties either before, at Il
time of, or upon entering the kim
dom, that he will engage in no 9TH
e occupation than that of an agricu
y tural laborer during the term of h
" contract or engage in any occup
70 tion or employment other than th
agreed upon, he may be arrest'
J. and held in custody until an oppC
i. tunity occurs to deport him to /
1t native country
i 3rd. Can any person enter into
10 legal and binding undertaking wi
the Hawaiian Government or al
! other parties either before or at Z
K time of or upon entering the kin
n. dom that during the term of his /
N sidence or employment in the II
Ct waiian Kingdom he shall not be e
G. titled TO exercise the rights of
p Hawaiian citizen but shall he
stricted 10 the term OF residen
and employment named in the CO
!" tract or permit 10 enter the kin