The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-02
SIXTY.NlNTH DAY.
TUESDAY, Sept. 2.
Tia House opened at 10 O'Clock.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

port OF tie public lands committee
ON n petition that the pound at ka-
upo, Maui, he moved and the pound
master removed. Committee favor
the transfer of the pound to more
central position, but find no reason
for the removal Of the poundmaster.
Adopted.
Noble Marsden again asked when
the judiciary committee was going
to- report on the opium matter. 1t
was reported around town that they
were not going to report within
year. They should either fix
day when 10 report or resign
the investigation. Opium SNUG
Cling was going on as badly as ever,
and it was time the Government had
a chance TO act.
Rep. Paehaole replied that the
committee was working and would
shortly report with the names of the
smugglers.
Rep. X. w. Wilcox presented the
report of the select committee on
the proposed appropriation for ex-
tension of the Honolulu Water
Works. They differ from the recon-
mendations submitted TO them in
one item of pipes, and recommend
an appropriation of S27G, 800. Laid
on the table to be considered with
the Appropriation Bill.
| Noble J. NJ. lIorner presented
the report of the select committee
on the Volcano and Puma roads.
They find the total amount expend-
ed on the Volcano road to May 81,
including prison labor, S47 1856. IL.
Certain portions of this are charge.
able to the whole road, such as sur
veylng, tools and equipments. The
total cost of the 1913 miles complet-
ed is estimated at S43, 964.S5, from
which the cost per mile through pa
hoehoe Is found to be $4SO2 81, and
the cost of 7.45 miles through the
same material yet to make $35, ISL
IS. The seven miles next the Vol
cano is estimated to cost S2l 900.
There has been expended $l3,6I5.-
90, leaving TO be appropriated S70,-
| 396.7 II. The committee recommend
that this amount be inserted in the
Appropriation Bill, to complete the
road and repay the past expendi-
ture, in place of S55, 200 in the bill.
They also recommend that the work
be done by contract in four or more
sections. "This recommendation il
adopted might be the means of saw
ing the Government several thou
sand dollars in completing this
road, by bringing to the front the
individual now secretly making pro.
minent the idea that he had offered
the former Government to do the
whole work for the first appropria.
ton" On tho item of $4,000 fol-
the Puma road, they recommend
that only $4,000 be voted, to be ex.
pended for q survey.
Laid on the table to be consider.
ed with the Appropriation Bill.
BILLS BECOME LAW.
] Minister Cummins reported that
it had pleased His Majesty to give
his assent to the following Acts:
| To provide for the quieting o:
titles,
To provide for extra trials at Su
preme Court terms,
To amend the law relating to ped
ding of cakes,
To provide for a Police Justic,
for Eva,
To amend Sec. lO2 Civil Code,
To prevent the counterfeiting O
foreign postage stamps,
To regulate the drawing of tales
men in jury trials,
To alter the fire limits of Homo
lulu,
10 amend Sec. 429 Civil Code a
amended in 1887,
To increase the duties on coffee
! To amend the law in regard Il
keepers of hotels and restaurants
: To repeal the restrictions on tn
, shipping of Hawaiian seamcn,
, TO transfer the Island of Kahoo
I lave from Lahaina to Waiuliu Dis
trict,
To enlarge the power of Polio
: Justices in civil cases.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Kalua moved that wherea
4 it is currently reported that DR.
Kimball, DIR. Rodgers, and DIR. Nc
Grew held an examination at Ka
: lihi Hospital yesterday, without al
: lowing DIR. Lutz to participate, an
I that they declared that Charles Ka
: halehili was not leper and place
him on the suspect side, and place
: suspects who gave evidence in tn
: recent investigation on the lepe
# side, therefore resolved that tn
Minister of the Inferior be request
!. ed to inquire into these reports an
!. inform this House of the facts. ii
referred TO DIR. Rodgers presence i
: the House when the report of tn
: investigating committee was bein
J. discussed, saying he was laughin
N and making remarks at the dool
# DR.. Lutz was brought to the cour
J. try at great expense, yet the Boar
of Health was doing all ii could [
Il obstruct him.
n Noble Marsden called the NOV,
y to order. Yesterday was the regl
- lar half-yearly time for holding IL
re medical examination, and it had 4
e connection with the committees r.