The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-10-03
TEE LEGISLATURE.
NINETY-THIRD DAY.
FRIDAY, Oct. ).
The House met at 10 o'clock.

Noble Muller presented a report,
of the commerce committee on the
bill TO compel Government officials
TO procure merchandise and manu-
features for public use within this
Kingdom, and to prohibit the impor-
tation of the same, with certain eN-
ceptions. They approve of the gen
eraI idea OF the bill but consider it
too sweeping in its provisions.
They believe that the end would he
gained by the House instructing
the Government to give the prefer
ence always to local merchants and
manufacturers in procuring sup
plies. They therefore recommend
that the bill be indefinitely post
poned.
Rep. Waipuilani moved that the
reporI be adopted.
Rep. ,Paehaole moved that it he
laid on the table to be considered
with the hill.
Rep. Brown said the committee
were afraid that the bill if it passed
might result in combinations among
merchants and manufacturers. The
Government should not be prevent
ed from buying piece of machn-
cry abroad when ii could be got
much cheaper.
Noble Mccarthy, as introducer of
the bill, was satisfied with the report
of the committee. lie had brought
forward the bill in the interest of
mechanics. Some bureaus of the
Government got their stationery
printed at the Coast, and, when
they ran short of a certain form,
would 90 to q local printing Office
TO have 500 copies printed. On
being told the price they would say
they could get it done cheaper in
California. allow many do you
order to get it at that price?' "a
hundred thousand" That was
where the difference was. The
local printers could do the work as
well and as cheaply if they got the
same large orders. The committee
had convinced him, however, thai
the bill was too sweeping, as il
might compel the Government, tt
buy, say, water pipes here where
they were not made when they coulC
be got cheaper abroad.
The report was adopted.
Noble Macfarlane presented tn,
report of the Finance committee OF
the petition of Kwong Fat for tin
return of $50 bail forfeited in TIL
Police Court. They find that Til
forfeiture was RENTED by the judge
and recommend that an item be in
serted in the Appropriation Bill fo
the payment of the amount.
Adopted.
Noble Widemann presented tn
majority report of the select con
: on the bill to prohibit the manufat
ture of liquor. They recommen
its passage with amendments.
Laid on the table to be consider
ed with the bill.
t Minister Peterson presented tn
j. majority report of the select con
: mittee on police justices bills. The
are of opinion that only such di;
. tricts as show by the business tran:
acted that they require polio
court should have their district JUS
:. ices entrusted with the jurisdictio
of police justices. They believ
h that the District of Hamakua hs
reached the requisite standard, an
recommend that the bill providing
police justice for that district shoul
pass. They recommend that tt
a five bills relating to other distric
) be indefinitely postponed. AS q
instance of the harm that might |
done by making those bills law, tt
u committee say that if the Distri
" Justice of Molokai had Police Cou
jurisdiction he could issue wa
# rant for the arrest of man livir
/ on any part of Maui, and comp
j., him to appear with his witnesses b
fore him (the magistrate) on Il
Island of Molokai. Signed by
IS p. Peterson, j. M. EIorner, w.
20 IIalstead, and C. O. Berger.
~ Laid on the table to be cOnsidert
y with the bills.
RESOLUTIONS.
"a Minister Peterson, on suspense
he of the rules, read first and secor
Is time by title his bill to amend Il
~ law relative TO the storage of kerr
sene oil and other explosives. Il
~ ferred to the commerce committe
t. Rep. Bush called attention to t
c. large number of bills in the han
nj of committees. IL would be unfi
y to members to have their hi
slaughtered at the end of the sc
o. sion on account of the neglect
to committees.
au Ron IucaS claimed that the