The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-08-14

street.-the Mutual Telephone Co.'S
and the stores in it could not he
rented There was a fire station
with good apparatus and men close
by the street, so that there was not
much danger of fire.
Noble Isenberg remarked on the
absence of n provision in the bill to
require freproof buildings on the
Government property. lie had
confidence in the present Minister
but they might have another gentle
man there one day.
Noble Phillips reminded Rep. LII.
cas- that this was not committee of
the whole, and he had no right to
be getting up so often.
Rep. Lucas claimed privileges as
introducer of the bill, and said if
Noble Phillips would keep his seat
the House would make more pro-
gross.
The motion of Noble Muller car
ried, and the President said the bill
could not pass until the amend
ments Of committee were inserted.
Third reading of bill TO add Ia
hoolawe to the Wailuku District.
Noble Macfarlane spoke of an
onslaught on Lahaina this session.
If they did not remove the town OF
Lahaina he would be surprised. 1t
was time to call halt and protect
the rights of Lahaina.
Noble Won Tempsky argued in
behalf Of the bill that the change
was desired Ivy the owner of the
island.
Noble Crabbe was at Lahaina in
1852 and used to go to and from
Kahoolawe in day. Therefore he
moved Kahoolawe be left where it
was.
Noble j. NJ. Horner did not like
this snap way of doing things, this
attempt to cut up districts by lili-
clustering legislation. The people
had not asked for the change. If
they allowed this manner of chang
ing boundaries, how did they know
how many of their districts would
be divided this session. 1t was the
principle of the thing he regarded.
Both party platforms called for gov
eminent by the people, but the
Legislation of this session was TAX.
ing power from the people. La.
baina was once the holy of holes,
the sanctum sanctorum of Hawaii
And should they forget those past
glories? Even now Lahaina was
the second port in the kingdom in
amount of tonnage. AS members
wanted the previous question he
would move it. Carried.
Noble Walbridge questioned the
statement regarding tonnage.
Minister Peterson said it was moi
correct.
The motion to indefinitely post
pone was lost.
On motion of Noble Macfarlan'
the ayes and noes were called Oh
the motion to pass the bill.
Noble Isenberg before the rol
was called, asked to be ex1use'
from voting, as he had an interes
in Lahaina.
Noble Maclarlanc OBJECTED to mem
bers being excused without goo,
reason,
Noble Walbridgc said it was n
, worse than being absent on import
ant votes.
Minister Peterson did not regar
the reason given as sufficient.
, Noble Isenberg did not see hoy
Lahaina was benefited by rctainin
courts. Plantations could be bette
run without courts and lawyers i
. their vicinity.
Five members voted doubtful O
first, but there being tie withou
them they were pressed to vote
, Rep. Lucas changed his vote frol
, no to aye, and the result was til
Q following:
Ayes Ministers Cummins, Brown
T. and Peterson; Mobiles Mccarthy
n Hind, Burchardt, Marsden, Bale
win, Walbridge, Anderson, Vo
- Tempsky, G. N. Wilcox, Kanoa an
> Isenberg; Reps. Lucas, Bake
Kahookano, Kancalii, Kalua, Ha
y stead, Rice, and A. S. Wilcox.-2:
!, Noes-NoDles Widemann, Be
ger, Macfarlane, Muller, Pua, Phi
: lips, Crabbe, Kauhane, j. M. Ho
ner, and w. Y. Horner; Reps. Gun
g mings, Marques, II. w. Wilco,
= Bush, Kauhl, A. IIorner, Waipu
y lani, Apiki, Paehaole, White, X
J. mai and Knudsen.-22.
The vote was declared 20 to
It in favor of the bill. Several mel
s bers doubted the count and call,
@ for another vote.
n Noble Phillips said no memb
d had right to question the offici
is count when declared.