The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-11-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
10TH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 1892.
Afternoon Session.


The Assembly re-convened, from
recess, at 1:30 o'clock.
Noble Pua presented a minority
report from the Sanitary Committee
on petition relating to detention of
lepers at Kalihi to await arrival of
specialist from Sweden, recommend
ing the adoption of the same.
Tabled for consideration with ma
jority report.
Rep. Wilder, from the Committee
on Commerce, presented reports on
various bills, etc, as follows:
% To encourage fruit raising and
canning by remission of duties on
canning material. The committee
favor the idea presented and present
the same in substitute bill Q92A)
which they recommend pass. Re-
port tabled for consideration with
bill. (2) A petition to have duties
RENTED on tools and machinery
used for canning purposes. The
committee recommend the prayer of
the petitioners be granted. Report
tabled. (3 Bill 1856, relating to re-
registration of brands. The COM
mittee recommend that the bill pass.
Report adopted; bill to engrossment
and for third reading on Saturday
next. (4) Bill relative to remitting
the duties on material used in max
ing soap, Committee recommend
that the bill pass. Report adopted;
bill to engrossment and for third
reading on Saturday next. 90 Bill
to authorize the appointment of
mail clerks on inter-island steamers.
Committee were opposed to the bill
on the ground of expense; recon-
mended that the bill be tabled.
Adopted.
Noble Thurston, from the Public
Lands Committee, reported on a
petition from j. W. Robertson, pray
ing for the payment of 1886 for ma
terial and labor furnished the rail
road running to the Waikiki stone
crushing grounds; and $72.6S for la
Dor. performed on bridge at Waia-
lua. The committee consider the
claim just, recommend the payment
and that the petition and report be
tabled for consideration with the
Appropriation Bill. Adopted.
Noble Marsden, from a special
committee, reported on the bill rela-
tive to regulating the hours of labor
of Government employees and re-
commended the passage thereof.
Report tabled for bill.
The same member from another
special committee reported on Bill
AZ, relating to the amendment of
Sec. 1892 of the Civil Code, relating
to contract laborers. They recon-
mend that the bill pass. Report
tabled for bill.
Noble Marsden from the same Sc
lect committee presented minority
report on Bill 149, relative to the re-
vision of the law known as the Mas
tiers and Servants Act, relating to
advances to contract laborers. The
minority recommend the bill pass.
Report tabled for majority report.
Noble Thurston, from special
committee, presented partial re-
port in re the item of $4,000 for
subsidy to the Oceanic Steamship
Co. The recommendation in the
report presented were, that $4,000
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and $4,000 more if the steamer Aus
tralia touched first at Hilo EN- route
hither. The committee stated that
there were some prospects of the
steamer Zealanda coming hither on
December 9th. Noble Baldwin in
connection with this report favored
$4,000 for the regular and $4,000 ex-
ira for the Hilo trip. Noble Hind
and Rep. Ashford have yet a report
to present, SO this, presented, W
tabled pro tenn.
Noble Williams, from the special
water Works. committee having
consideration of the claim of l..
Ahlo for services, reported adversely
thereto. Report adopted.
Rep. Kamauoha, from a special
committee, having consideration of
Bill 5 relative to the segregation of
lepers, reported new bill, No. 5a,
which they recommend pass. Tabled
for minority report.
Rep. Smith presented from the
special committee having considera-
ton of 'taro blight" matters, a
lengthy report including observa-
tions of Prof. A. b. Lyons of Oahu
College. The committee recommend
that the sum of $500 be placed at
the disposal of the Minister of the
Interior for further investigation.
Tabled for future consideration.
Noble Thurston, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, under sus-
pension of the rules, reported on the
Boundary Commission Bill and re-
commended it's passage. Report
adopted, bill to engrossment and
for third reading on Saturday next.
Under the head of Resolutions
Rep. Kapahu propounded questions
to the Minister of Finance relative
to the business transactions connec-
! ted with the purchase of house in
Kau, Hawaii, by Hon. @. r. Bishop,
the sale thereof to the Board of
Education, and the lease to certain
person.
Noble Young, under suspension of
the rules, read for the first time by
title bill to authorize the Hawaiian
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