The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
NINETY EIGHTH DAY.
TUESDAY, Sept. 81, 1892.
Morning Session.

The Assembly convened for prayer
at o'clock, and Rev. the Hon. j. X.
Iosepa, in the absence of the regular
Chaplain, delivered the invocation.
At 9:15 the minutes of the previous
meeting were read by Clerk Nc
Carthy and Interpreter Wilcox and
were approved.
AT 9:35, on motion of Rep. Smith
the rules were suspended and Bill
1911, relative to prevent the infection
of cholera in the Hawaiian Islands
was taken up on third reading
as follows:
Section ]. The Minister of FL
nance upon being thereto requested
by the Board of Health shall order
that all ports of entry in this King
dom, except the port of Honolulu,
be closed, and shall publish notice
of such closing of said ports by pub
LEGATION in newspapers published in
Honolulu.
Section 2. From the time of max
ing said order, no vessel arriving
from foreign ports shall be allowed
to enter any port i'll this Kingdom
except the port of Honolulu, unless
driven into port by stress of
weather, nor shall such vessel under
any circumstances be allowed to
land any mails, cargo, passengers,
officers or crew during the time
while such order of the Minister of
Finance is in force, except as pro-
vided in Section 3 of this Act.
Cnn@,n,, &C.,, ,r,r ,,,,,o1 f,1,,,
foreign ports shall have entered the
port of Honolulu, the Board of
Health may issue a permit to such
vessel to proceed to and enter its
port of destination if such port be
any other than that of Honolulu.
Section 4. The Minister of FL
nance: when thereto advised by the
said Board of Health, may revoke
such order and give notice of such
revocation by like publication, and
thereupon the ports of entry estab-
lished in the Kingdom shall be re-
opened for the entry of vessels ar
irving from foreign ports.
Section 5. Any officer of any YES
sci arriving from foreign ports or
any passenger thereon or any mem
Der of her crew who shall wilfully
violate the prohibition established
by the Minister of Finance under
this Act shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction
thereof in any Police or District
Court shall be punished by impri-
sonment not less than six months
nor more than two years, and by fine
of not less than one thousand nor
more than ten thousand dollars.
Section 6. This Act shall go into
effect Immediately.
Rep. Waipuilani presented writ
ten report of Opium Committee No
2, and relative to seizure of opium
at Eva, Oahu. The committee in
substance state that the laws are ad
} ministered in very lax manner in
the said District and there are
} several suspicious circumstances sur
' rounding the said seizure. They
have no confidence in the deputy
sheriff at Eva, and have no conf
| dence in the manner in which thu
2 Police Department conduct the Off
1 cial business in the District of EVA
: Report received and tabled.
r Minister Gulick reported that He
y Majesty had signed the Bill 100, il
re preventing the Infection of choler;
in the Hawaiian Islands.
Rep. Smith under suspension o
: the rules presented petition from
: number of business men of Homo
X lulu against the passage of Bill 16G
E relating to Fire Insurance Companie
i in the Kingdom. Tabled for con
l. sideration with bill.
Noble j.. NJ. Horner, chairman O
. the Ways and Means Committee
rose and in brief address tendere,
= for himself and confreres the resig
nation of the Committee on Way
. and Means.
: Noble Marsden also of the com
" mittee stated that the committee re
II signed i'll perfect accord and han
Il mony with the present Cabinet
} They would always hold themselve
ready and willing to give their know
ledge for the use and benefit of til
- Cabinet. 1t was with the utmost col
r diality to the Cabinet which no.
4 had the confidence of the Hous
= that the committee resigned.
i Noble Williams moved that tn
~ resignation be accepted.
I Minister Neumann, after som
= eulogistic remarks relative to til
. labors of the committee, amended S
i" that the thanks of the Assembl
4 were conveyed to the retiring con
w mittee, and the amended motto
- passed unanimously.
At l0:30 the Order of the Day b'
ing moved the following bills wei
brought up on third reading, viz:
is Bill 1863, relating to Fire Insuranc
~ Companies was read and re-referre
n. to the Finance Committee.
ne Bill l5lA, to determine the statl
rs of landings and the rights of til
~ public therein, was read and passe
o. Bill 1877, relating to pilots an
er pilotage, was read and referred
rk the Finance Committee.
ne Bill 2lA, relating to the regulatin
of contract laborer, was read and r
n ferred to the Judiciary Committe
al Bill l63, relating to coroners, W,
It. read and passed.
ly Under the head of Unfnishe
it Business opium and other matte
ed connected with the Marshal we
ry quietly passed over and Bill 93,
to define the duties of the Ministers