The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-25
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commissioners, and might pave the
way for a future Legislature to at
tempt the requirement OF the lands.
The bill passed TO engrossment,
to be read q third time Tuesday.
Second reading of bill to allow
sugar plantation companies aud
plantation owners to introduce labor
ers from abroad. Read by title and
referred to commerce committee.
Second reading of bill to provide
additional terms in the Third Judi
Uial Circuit. Read by title and re-
ferred to judiciary committee.
Second reading of bill to abolish
the office of Auditor-General. Read
by title.
Rep. Lucas moved il be indefinite
ly postponed.
Noble j. NJ. Horner moved il be
referred to the judiciary committee,
accepting a suggestion of Minister
Brown that it be the finance com.
mittee.
Noble Widemann thought it not
worth while to send the bill to any
committee. 1t should be indefinitely
postponed. He had asked n
former Legislature to appoint a
committee of five to amend the law,
but those elegant gentlemen knew
better. The Minister of Finance in
1888 said they could do without the
officer, but they did not do without
him.
Noble Horner was satisfied he had
done his legislative duty in present
ing the bill. The Auditor-General
in his report said he had not had
time, in the whole period, to inspect
the department books. There was
an agitation against the office and it
would be abolished.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox was in favor
of committing the bill, although
there was no other country in the
world where such an officer was sci
to watch the Cabinet. 1t would
look more like the thing if the Pre-
mier exercised control over the other
Ministers. He had nothing but es-
teen for the present incum bent, but
doubted the necessity of the office.
Noble Widemann would be
strongly against abolishing the Of
fee, but would move for q commit
tee to report an amendment to the
next Legislature.
Rep. Lucas gave, as one reason
why the Auditor-General had not
had time for all his duties, the fact
that he had been so much engaged
in lawsuits with the late Minister of
the Interior. There was no need of
giving the bill to any committee,
but indefinitely postpone it now and
forever.
Noble Macfarlane agreed with No
BILE Widemann in regard to the de-
STABILITY of having the law amend
ed. One amendment required was
to give the auditor power to ask the
Supreme Court for opinions, instead
of having to resort to writs of man.
damus. The attempt to do away
with this important officer of the
Government seemed to show dis
position to break down the barriers
surrounding the treasury. The
present Auditor General was APP
pointed for his integrity and bust
ness ability, and the late Ministry
resisted him in the performance OF
his duty. The little pamphlet of the
introducer said the heads of de.
partments were all auditors, but
whoever heard of an accountant
being asked to audit his own &C.
counts? Irregularities had occurred
in the departments which would
never have been discovered if those
in charge of them had alone the au.
diting of the accounts. He second.
ed the motion for indefinite post.
ponement.
The bill was indefinitely post
poned, and a motion TO reconsider
the vote was lost.
| Second reading of bill to amend
the tax law. Read by title and re-
ferred to finance committee.
| Second reading of bill to provide
for police justice for the Distric
of North Hilo.
| Second reading of bill to provide
for police Justices for all districts Of
the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Both latter referred to select com
mittee on that subject.
Second reading of bill to regulate
the receipt, storage, and delivery Of
spirituous liquors in the bondee
warehouses in this kingdom. Reat
by title and referred TO the com.
merce committee.
| Second reading of bill providing
for the appointment of a district ma
gistrate for Kalaupapa and Kalawao
Molokai. Read by title and referred
to select committeee on police JUS
tice bills.
| Second reading of bill to amend
Chap. of the Penal Code, relating
to murder. Read by title and re
ferred to judiciary committe.
NEW COMMITTEES.
The President, on motion to adj
journ being made, appointed tn,
following committees:
On Wailuku Waterworks- Messrs
Walbridge, Cornwell, Cummings
Rice, and Spencer.