The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-18

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The House adjourned at 8 :02 Pm.
One Hundred and Twenty eighth Day.
THURSDAY, Nov. 10.
The House met at 10 I'M. Prayer by
the Chaplain. Minutes read and APP
proved.
Rep. Nawahi asked what the Com
mittee on Horner's Banking Bill were
going to do, and whether they were
going to bring in a report.
Noble Marsden said that the COM
| mittee had held meetings, and at one of
| them Noble Horner saw that reverse re-
port might be presented, so he asked to
have it delayed. 1t is understood that
Noble Horner will ask for committee to
be appointed to report on the bill to the
Legislature of 1892. That is why the
committee has not reported.
| Noble Widemann said he did not
think the country could get along until
1892 without this bill.
Noble Phillips presented report from
the Select Committee on the petition of
Skinner & Co. for payment Of balance
due them on account of Portuguese i'm
migrants ex Thomas Bell. The COM
mittee report they have gone fully into
the matter and availed themselves Of all
the correspondence and other evidence
bearing upon the matter. The commit
tee consider Messrs. Skinner and Co.
entitled to compensation and to restitu-
ton OF their outlay on behalf of the Ha-
waiian Government, and recommend
that the balance of their account be
paid with interest, not at 8 per cent. per
annum as claimed in the petition, but at
6 per cent. as is charged on advances in
the account itself. This amounts in all
to $11 ,09O.5O. Signed John Phillips, c..
J. Mccarthy, Robert r. Hind, q. N.
Wilcox, j. K. Kahookano.
The report Of the committee was
adopted
A motion to reconsider was lost.
Rep. Paehaole presented report from
the Select Committee on the governors
bills. They recommend two of the bills
to be laid on the table. With regard to
Bill 1877 to appoint governors on each
island, they make number of amend
ments, and recommend the bill pass to
engrossment. The sections stricken out
do away with the definition of duties.
Rep. Lucas moved the bill pass.
Rep. Brown supported the report, as
it simply provided for a governor to
serve without pay.
The report was adopted, the bill pass
ing to engrossment, to be read third
time in the afternoon.
Rep. White offered a resolution that
subcommittee of accounts be instructed
to pay the bills of Ali $75, and William
Tell 500, incurred by the opium COM
mittee.
The resolution was adopted.
A motion to reconsider was carried.
Noble Marsden moved the resolution
be laid on the table.
Noble Widemann moved it be indefn-
itely postponed.
Rep. White said these two men did
considerable work, and should be paid.
Rep. Nawahi hoped the House would
see the justice Of the claims and the pro
priety in paying them.
Noble Muller thought the committee
should first have asked the permission
of the House to employ these men. Yet
he hoped the House would pay them, as
they had been employed.
The previous question was moved and
carried.
The resolution was adopted-22 to 10.
Noble Parker offered the following
resolution:
"Whereas recent tariff legislation by
the United States has, to great extent
diminished the value to Hawaii of the
existing treaty Of Reciprocity with that
country, and
Whereas, the history of the relations
of the two countries has been such that
Hawaii can with confidence ever depend
upon the integrity, good faith and gen.
erous friendship of the United States Of
America;
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
it is the sense of the Mobiles and the
Representatives of this Kingdom in the
Legislature assembled, and the Ha-
waiian Government should, while guard
ing most zealously the freedom, auto
nomy and independent sovereignty OF
the Kingdom of Hawaii, enter into nego-
tiations with the United States Govern
ment for a treaty revision looking to-
ward the extension of the principle OF
reciprocity between the two countries to
other articles which may he the product
or manufacture of the two countries
with view to the continuance and in
crease of the mutual benefits which have
heretofore accrued to both countries
under the existing reciprocity treaty."
Rep. r. w. Wilcox moved the resolu-
ton be adopted.
Noble Baldwin did not think there
was any need of making any remarks
The resolution was simply an expression
of the mind of the House that, as recent
tariff legislation in the United States has
rendered nugatory some of Hawaii's
benefits from the present treaty, this
Government should seek an improve
ment of our treaty relations with that
country. OF course the Government
had the power to enter into such nego-
tiations, but it would do no harm to have
an expression of legislative opinion.
Rep. Paehaole moved that the resolu-
ton be referred to select committee.
Rep. Brown could not see any neces-
sitv for a committee. The Ministry
could only negotiate, as any commercial
treaty would have to be ratified by the
Legislature. There was no reason why
the House should not pass the resolu-
ton, and the vote ought to be unani-
NOUS.