The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-12-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
18TH DAY.
THURSDAY, Dec. |, 1892.
Afternoon Session.

The afternoon roll call was voiced
by the Clerk at 80 o'clock, but the
answers indicated lack of quorum.
At 45 the House was called to or
der.
Consideration OF the bill to abo-
lish the office of Fire Marshal was
continued, and after short discus
sion the motion to pass was put.
Lost, 20 to Is as follows:
Ayes-Minister Robinson; Mobiles
Male, Kauhane, j. M. Horner, Hind,
Marsden, and w. Y. Horner; Reps.
Bipikane, Ashford, Aki, r. w. Will
cox, A. Horner, Kaunamano, Kamau-
oha and Smith-15.
Noes = Ministers Wilcox and
Brown; Mobiles Berger, Ena, Pua,
Williams, Hoapili, Young, Baldwin,
Anderson and Thurston; Reps.
Wilder, Kauhi, Waipuilani, White,
Kanealii, Edmonds, Kaluna, Iosepa
and Akina-20.
Minister Jones; Mobiles
Hopkins, Peterson, Walbridge and
Kanoa; Reps Bush, Koahou, Ka-
pahu, Nahinu and A. S. Wilcox.
President Walker announced the
Dentistry Committee to be Reps.
Waipuilani, Smith and Kaunamano,
and Mobiles Marsden and Williams.
Under suspension of the rules No
BILE Thurston introduced a petition
for the reduction of the duty on
bicycles. Referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce.
From the Public Lands Commit
tee, the same member presented a
report on the bill authorizing the
Minister of Interior to issue Royal
Patents for certain lands, and re-
commended that the said bill be
tabled. Report tabled for considera-
ton with the bill.
Second reading of Bill 1S9, relat-
ing to railroad mortgages. Passed
to engrossment and for third read
ing on Saturday.
Bill 10S, to confer upon the Board
of Representatives of the Fire De-
partment greater control over the
funds of the Department, came up
on second reading and was passed
to engrossment, and for third read
ing on Saturday next.
Bill 145, proposed amendment
to the Constitution, to permit mem
bers of the Legislature to be eligible
to appointments in the diplomatic
and consular corps, came up on
second reading.
Rep. Wilcox said that he did not
think it looked we'll to have foreign
ers representing the country abroad.
He instanced the lack of power on
the part of foreigners to obtain the
Reciprocity Treaty with the United
States which was finally obtained
through the efforts of the late King
Kalakaua, a native Hawaiian. Now,
closer relations are desired and again
undoubtedly a native Hawaiian will
be the successful pleader AS it is,
the brains and ability of the coun-
try are represented in the Legisla-
ture, and there is no one left outside
capable of representing the country.
Such was his reason for desiring a
laxity of the rule which prohibits
members of the Legislature holding
Office during the term for which
they are elected.
On motion the report of the Com
mittee, tabling the bill, was adopted.
Bill l46, a proposed amendment to
Article 81 of the Constitution, pro-
viding that any member of the
caught in .fagrante delicto, be per
mitted to take his seat on a parole
of five members. A report of a com
mittee, recommending that the bill
be tabled, was read and adopted.
Bill Ia, to amend Article SO OF
the Constitution, relative to reduc,
ing the income qualification of voters
for Mobiles from 5000 to $500 per an.
mum. Bill tabled to await majority
report.
Bill 175, to regulate the hours OF
labor of certain Government EN-
ployees.
A report from special committee
was read recommending that the
bill pass.
Noble Marsden favored the pas
sage of the bill
Rep. r. w. Wilcox considered
that, it would be advisable to &c
= slow in passing this bill or else il
might be necessary to run the Gov
VII thC pan VI a pan
tation, where they have to go to
work so early that family prayer.
have to be held in the cane field
All the work necessary could bt
done between o'clock a. IN. and Z
O'Clock p. m. He believed that thu
climate was drawback to the early
hours used abroad. To compel com
pliance with the proposed law would
tend to hurry some of the Govern
= ment officials into an early grave
Uaughter.)
Rep. White said that, he favored
the bill. He remembered that some
} time ago when they had drawn thei
pay he desired to get a money orde
to send to Lahaina. He visited tn
postal money order Office and sa,
the young man there and desired t.
get his order The young man look
ing at the clock told me that
!. must wait until 8 o'clock. Then
told him / was the Hon. Mr.. White
from Lahaina; he told me that tina
- made no difference | would have t
wait until o'clock all the same, an
! | had to. l, however, had swee
, morsel in mind for the lazy clerk b
thinking that / would dig up tn