The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-19

mittee on Public Lands, on Bill 126,
relating to the opening and improv-
ing of streets and roads. The Com
mittee say that the Bill is carefully
drawn. The Committee have made
some few amendments and they re-
commend that the Bill as now pre-
sented pass. Tabled for considera-
ton with Bill.
Noble j. NJ. Horner, from the
Committee on Ways and Means,
presented report ON lines 127 and
12S of the Appropriation Bill, rela-
tive to Deputy Assessors, Oahu, and
Clerks, and they recommend that
the item be amended SO as to read,
"Clerk for Assessor Oahu, Si50O'
Tabled for consideration with APP
preparation Bill.
Rep. Kamauoha gave notice of a
meeting of the Committee to con-
slider the new amendments to the
Constitution.
BY order of the President, Clerk
Mccarthy read communication
from the Chamber of Commerce,
relative to the Lottery Bill, at pre-
sent before the Legislature, and
which contained resolution to the
effect that "the Chamber hereby ex
presses its decided disapproval of
said Act as being opposed to the
best interests of this country and
respectfully requests the Legislature
to express its opposition to it in
such terms as shall leave no doubt
as to its regard for the important
interests committed to it's care"
Signed by Chas r. Bishop, Presi-
dent, and j. B. Atherton, Secretary.
Tabled for consideration with Bill.
Noble Marsden introduced reso-
luton to the effect that as the Min
ister of Finance had previously made
the charge that high Government
/, official had on the evening of the
18th of this month taken or spirited
away two members of this House for
e the purpose of influencing their
votes in favor of the resolution OF
want of confidence, that the charge
: be referred to the judiciary Com
: mittee for investigation. Tabled.
Clerk Mccarthy now read the fol
: lowing communication from the
Justices of the Supreme Court in re
the question of majority" as meant
in Article Al of the Constitution:
DEPARTMENT OF THE JUDICIARY, !
Honolulu, HI, Sept. 10, 1929
= To the Honorable Legislature of the
Hawaiian Kingdom:
Or The Justices of the Supreme
a Court have had the honor to receive
i from your Honorable Body the fol
lowing resolution:
v "Resolved, That the opinions oi
l. the Justices of the Supreme Court
be required upon the following ques
q tions, namely: The Legislature now
i consisting of but forty-six electec
y members owing to the resignation
, of two members, are twenty-four o.
a twenty-five of such members re
Il quired to form ma ajority of all the
d elective members of the Legislator,
g within the meaning of Article Al o
:. the Constitutions"
\ Article Al of the Constitution pre-
l. scribes that the Sovereign shall re
I, move the Cabinet upon a vote o
J. want of confidence passed by ;
j. majority of all the elective members o
n the Legislature, and the question upol
q which our opinion is required i
n whether this means majority of al
T. the elective members actually hold
70 ing seats in the Legislature, or
# majority of the full quota of elective
,e members authorized and required b,
j. the Constitution (that is 48 members,
If not diminishing this number on ac
d count of vacancies. 1t is evident tha
% the term elective" is used in orde
y to exclude the Cabinet, who are ap
N pointive and not elective members
" from participation in such vote ]
# is also evident to us that the phrase
r. "a majority of all the elective mem
it bers of the Legislature" would no
,r authorize majority of a bar
j. quorum topass vote of want of con
a. fidence. And we feel obliged to sa,
% that the phrase leaves room fo
s. honest doubt as to whether tn
rt majority intended is that of tn
,e actual members or of the full mum
m ber required to be elected, tina
IS is twenty-four Mobiles and twen
,s ty-four Representatives. Ordinar
a. legislation is authorized by Al
n ticle 40 to be conducted b