The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-23
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Thirty-seventh Day.


The House met at 10 A. NJ. Prayer
by the Chaplain. Minutes read and
Rep Marques addressed the following
question to the Minister of the Interior
Is Your Excellency aware that the Post
master General has been in the habit
ever since his incumbency OF office, OF
charging Is cents instead OF 10 cents for
foreign registered letters-which is b |
cents more than the law allows charged, |
on more than ii, 900 letters? | know |
something about postal matters because |
my assistance was asked when Hawaii |
came into the Postal Union. Registered
letters pay first the regular postage, then
10 cents as fee for registration and
cents for return receipt, if you want
one. But you need not take one unless
you want one. The present incumbent
thought it too much bother to keep a
record of such registered letters and SO
he has charged Is cents at once, in vio-
lation of international law and in breach
of his duty.
Minister Brown gave notice of his in
tention to introduce an Act to pay ex-
penses OF Government until September
80, 1890.
Noble Marsden reads by title an Act
to provide for licensing Insurance agents.
Rep. Brown gave notice of an Act to
grant franchise to company to be en-
titled the Hawaiian Gas Co."
Rep. Robt. Wilcox asks the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs the following questions:
How many small arms (rifles and
pistols) and ammunition Cartridges,
etc J were purchased by the Hawaiian
Government from June 80, 1887, to July
l, 1890, and what was the amount paid
for each of the above items?
From whom were the above items
purchased?
Slow much ammunition has been
used, for what purpose, and how much
left?
Allow many artillery pieces, small
arms, mitrailleuses, and ammunitions, or
other arms of Government property have
been taken away from the barracks and
Palace yard from July 80, 1889, to July
| |, 1890?
5.-How many small arms and am
| munitions of private property have been
taken by the Government from the
Palace yard from July 80, 1889, to July
| l, 1890?
6.-Where are the above materials Of
| war, and in whose possession are they at
present?
What reason has the Government
| 10 fa;v is,s ~ n
uniform of r w. Wilcox, which are pri-
vate property of his own?
Minister Brown introduced the follow
ing resolution: Resolved, That the Reg
istrar OF Public Accounts be authorized
| in the presence of the Minister OF
Finance and the Finance Committee to
destroy all cancelled treasury certificates
and bonds. l have brought this in at
the request of the Finance Committee
There is q large accumulation of these
cancelled certificates, and the Registrar
of Public Accounts thinks that under his
bonds he is responsible for them.
Noble Burchardt-Are we supposed tc
count them?
Minister Brown They are all can
celled, counted and done up in packages
The resolution was adopted.
President Walker appointed the follow
ing committees:
On petition from Maui in regard te
certain land: Rep. Paehaole, Noble j
M. Horner, Reps. White and Kalua and
Minister Spencer.
On the petition with regard to fire
limits: Reps. Lucas, Bush, Brown
Noble Berger and Minister Spencer.
On the item of $21 900 for repairs O
public buildings: Rep. Nawahi, Mobiles
Won Tempsky, Knudsen, Phillips anC
Minister Spencer.
Rep. 9ush-Is the Minister of interior
ready to answer the question relating t.
the retention in his department of per
sons accused of conspiracy by the late
Attorney General?
Minister Spencer-The Minister of the
Interior does not hold himself respon
sible for any utterances of the late At
torney-General on the floor of this House
but if Rep. Bush has any certain infor
nation and will communicate it to the
Ministry. such action will be taken a.
may be deemed necessary in the pre-
misses.
Rep. White-Is the Minister of For
eign Affairs ready to answer question il
regard to foreigners holding office unde
the Government without having taker
the oath of allegiance?
Minister Brown-When the resolution
was passed, there was one subOrdinat,
officer in the Custom House who had no
taken the oath, who has since qualified
himself. His name was, l believe, Lang
ley, and he is porter or janitor.
Rep. Bush Is he an officer of one o
the rifle companies?
Minister Brown don't know wha
his occupation is.
Rep. White-What about the Auditor
General?
Minister Brown-The Auditor Genera
regards himself as the head of the Cab
met, but am informed by the Ministe
of the Interior that he is citizen.
Rep. Brown rise to a point of order
The question was addressed to the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs and not to an
other Minister.
President Walker ruled that there wa
nothing before the House.
Rep. Brown move the Order of tn
Day.
Rep. White states that the resolution
was addressed to the whole Cabinet an,
SO there is something before the House.
President Walker-It was addressed &
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Their
is nothing before the House.
Noble Isenberg-I move the Order @
the Day. Carried.
Second reading OF bill No. %.
Rep. Brown There is a special orde
of the day for to-day, viz: the majorit
and minority reports of the Commute
on the Site of the Honolulu Market.