The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
SEVENTY-FOURTH DAY.
TUESDAY, Sept. 3.
The House opened at 10 o'clock.

port oil the publlc lands committee
on petition for repair of road from
kueao to kamoa, Hawaii, finding
that the roa can be put in good re-
pair out of the road money for Ha-
wall, and recommending that the
petition be referred to the Minister
of Interior. Also, on petition of
Mrs. Mary Jones for $50 rent OF n
room for the District Court of North
Kona, finding that neither the Chief
Justice nor the Minister of the Inte-
rior had ever been presented with
the claim, and recommending that
the petition he referred to the Min
lister of Interior with instructions to
enquire Of the proper officers in N.
kona regarding the claim. Adopted.
Noble Muller presented the report
of the commerce committee on the
bill to define highways, submitting
many amendments, and recommend
ing that it he printed as amended
and passed. Adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Brown read first time his
bill TO amend Sec. li63, Civil Code,
and providing that any person of
sound mind may at Is years of age
make his or her will.
Noble Phillips read first time by
title his bill to create, maintain, and
operate machinery for generating
electric light Also, his bill for
controlling and checking the spread
of lantana and other noXious weeds.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Second reading of bill granting y
franchise to the Hawaiian Gas Com
pany. Referred to commerce com
mittee.
Second reading of bill to provide
for licenses to the keepers of tene-
ment houses.
Noble Phillips moved the bill pass
to engrossment. There vas a large
number of Chinese lodging houses
in the district between Beretania
street and the water front, and off,
GERS of the Board of Health found
great difficulty in enforcing sanitary
regulations on them. This bill
would make the keepers of such
houses responsible for their sanitary
condition.
Rep. Paehaole moved the bill be
referred to the judiciary committee.
He thought it might conflict with
the Constitution as class legislation
and would effect many native Ha-
waians
Rep. Brown did not think there
was any necessity for referring the
bill to committee. 1t was general
in its terms, applying to all lodging
house keepers, therefore was not
class legislation. The bill did not
apply to persons who merely rented
a house, but to lodging house keep
ers. Something of the kind was ne
cessary for the protection of the
public health. Chinese lodging
houses were like the forecastle of u
ship, one bunk above another all
round the rooms.
Rep. White cOunseled care in deal
ing with the bill, as some of its pro-
visions would be hard to carry out.
Rep. Nawahi moved that the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Rep. Kahookano was in favor OF
the principle of licensing the houses,
but objected to certain details, there.
fore he seconded the motion to refer
the bill to committee.
The bill passed, to be read third
time Thursday.
Second reading of bill to reorgan-
ize the Hawaiian Postal Savings
Bank.
Noble j. M. Horner moved the
bill be read second time by title
and referred to the judiciary com.
mittee. He said he had a few
pamphlets bearing on the subject for
free distribution.
Minister Brown did not wish the
time of any committee taken up
with the bill. 1t was impracticable
and unconstitutional. Its title was,
can Act to Reorganize the Hawai-
ian Postal Savings Bank" but from
first to last the Hawaiian Postal Say
ings Bank was not mentioned. The
object of the bill was To create al
amount of irredeemable paper cur
rency. They had an instance of wha
that meant in Brazil just now, where
dollars worth of gold would buy
two hundred dollars in paper. Thu
bill created bank, with the Minis
ter of Finance as President, TIL,
Postmaster-G General as Vice-Presi
dent, and the Acknowledgements
bank attorney. He moved that tn,
bill be indefinitely postponed.
Noble Horner said he had takel
no advantage of the House, as HI
had asked only to have the bill re
ferred to the judiciary committee
The Minister of Finance had simpl,
shown that he did not know any
thing about the subject. (Laugh
ter.) There was no analogy in i
with the case of Brazil. Nobod,
ever heard of financial panic or
deprecated currency having beer
produced by provisions similar u
those of this bill. This bill was in
tended for the good of the risinl
generation and not for himself, a
he had enough to live comfortabl.
on the rest of his life. The pamph
let would enable members to under