The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-07
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
One Hundred and Twenty-second Day.

ating TO the duties OF the Fire Marshal.
The committee present two bills which
amends the law, and they recommend
their passage.
The bills are read by title, and take
their usual course.
Noble Widemann reported from the
Special Committee on bill No. POS, relat-
ing to the keeping in repair OF streets,
etc., by the Tramways Company on
which their tracks are laid. The COM
mittee make an amendment that 1t shall |
not apply to Beretania street during the |
next six months, and fixing the penalty
at not more than $50.
Rep. Paehaole moved the report be
laid on the table, to await the minority
report.
Noble Widemann thought the shortest
way was for the House to adopt the re-
port.
The report was laid on the table to be
considered with the minority report.
Noble Cornwell resolved that bill No.
100 be taken up and considered before
the constitutional amendments.
Rep. Paehaole thought the matter
rested with the President
President Walker ruled the resolution
out of order.
Noble Widemann said that the consti
tutional amendment bore no comparison
1,ojnt OF innOrtappa with tho hill to
give the hon. Noble franchise to grow
and manufacture tobacco, to give him
land and God knew what.
Noble Cornwell said he asked that the
bill oe taken up because he wished to
get leave of absence to 60 to Maui on
Friday.
The House took up bill No. 100, the
one asked for in Noble Cornwell's reso-
luton. 1t is an Act to encourage and
promote the cultivation and manufacture
of tobacco; and for that purpose grant
ing certain special rights and privileges,
upon certain conditions and stipulations.
The report of the committee was read,
recommending the bill pass.
Rep. White moved the report be
adopted.
Noble Widemann moved the bill be
indefinitely postponed.
Noble Cornwell moved the bill pass to
| engrossment. 1t would benefit small
landowners. He moved that the ayes
and noes be called.
Noble Muller wanted to know where
the justice was in giving these privileges
away.
Rep. Paehaole said this was gooc
bill. 1t was an experiment to open up 9
new industry. He moved the previou!
question. Carried.
The ayes and noes were called on the
motion to indefinitely postpone the bill
with the following result:
Ayes-Widemann, Berger, Muller, Nc
Carthy-4.
| Noes Cummins, G. Brown, Spencer
Peterson, Macfarlane, Pua, Phillips
Crabbe, J. M. Horner, Hind, Parker
Marsden, Baldwin, w. Y. Horner, Wal
bridge, Anderson, G. N. Wilcox, Kanoa
Cummings, Lucas, Nawahi, Baker, A
Horner, Kahookano, Waipuilani, Apik
Paehaole, White, Kanealii, Cockett, Hal
stead, Knudsen, A. S. Wilcox-33.
, Rep. Bush, when his name was called
asked to be excused as he was agains
tobacco.
} The bill passed to engrossment, to b
read third time on Monday.
The House proceeded to the considers
3 ton of bills 101, 1874, 135, 144, 1872, 13
, and 203, relating to amendments to tn
Constitution.
The report of the Special Commute
on Constitutional Amendments, We
read.
Q Rep. Brown moved that the Hous
consider the report section by section
Carried.
: Section l was read as follows: "Artic
s 4S. Every bill which shall have passe
the Legislature, shall, before it becom,
. law, be presented to the King. If he q
prove he shall sign it and it shall Their
! by become law, but, if not, he shall +
turn it, with his objections, to the Legi
8 lature, which shall enter the objection
o. at large on their journal and proceed
3 reconsider it. Ii after such re-conside
e alton it shall be approved by tw
!. thirds vote of all the elective membe
of the Legislature, it shall be returned
the King for signature. but if such sign
ture shall again be refused, then it sh;
d become law In all such cases Il
v. votes shall be determined by yeas al
nays, and the names of the persons W
ing for and against the bill shall be e
tered on the journal of the Legislatul
King within ten days Sundays excel
ed after it shall have been presented
him, the same shall be a law in Ii
manner as if he had signed it, unless t
IS Legislature by the adjournment preve
:, its return, in which case it shall not be
j. law"
The section passed as read.
~ Sec. was read as follows: Artit
Sc. A Noble shall be a male subject
the Kingdom, who shall have attain
the age of twenty-five years and resid
in the Kingdom three years, and sh
n. be the owner of taxable property in Il
In Kingdom of the value OF three thousa
- dollars over and above all encumbranc
q or in receipt of an income OF not less tn
y six hundred dollars per annum."
III Rep. Paehaole moved the sect
or pass. The committee have SIM
of inserted the word male 4" before 81
H. ject. 1t read simply subject befo
which would include women. We b
not quite got to that as yet.
Noble Macfarlane did not like the C,
fused way the bill was brought in.
On could not understand it.
Az Noble Widemann moved the bill
~ printed
LII Noble Baldwin said the order v
&C. transposed little There is moth
IF more in the report than in the bill.
Noble Macfarlane said it would not
any waste of money to have this put
C. fore the House in an intelligent mann
Minister Brown-This is printed
y English, and if you cannot understand
YOU are not fit to be noble.
IS, Noble Widemann- l object to 81
language coming from a Minister.
IN hope he will withdraw it.
"A Noble Macfarlane-If the Minister
satisfied with his exhibition, | h:
nothing tn say This ranort L. cnnfr1s 81