The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-23
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House re-assembled at lao Pm.
Rep. Kaunaman0 objected further
to the bill that IL would lead to money
going out of the country.
Rep. Smith moved the bill be re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee and
Noble Marsden moved the previous
question. Carried.
The bill was referred to the Judici-
airy Committee.
Under suspension of the rules Noble
Marsden presented resolution call
ing for the remission of all narbor
charges in order to induce the steamer
China to enter the harbor and dock at
one of the wharves, on her next visit,
October 3rd.
Mr.. Marsden continuing, said in
Lloyd's Register Honolulu harbor
was credited with % feet of water.
The fact that a large vessel like the
China had entered the harbor would
make it known to the world that the
harbor was deepened.
Rep. Nawahi thought the member
had promised resolution which all
could support. The ADVERTISER,
Bulletin, Liberal and other papers
would make it known to the world
that the bar was deepened.
Noble Thurston said the statute al
ready provided for the remission of
dues by the Minister when he saw fit,
but he thoroughly approved of the
spirit of the resolution. The deepen
ing of the harbor was the best thing,
except the Reciprocity Treaty, which
has happened to the country for .
years and it should be noticed in some
conspicuous way. Committees should
go out with the tugboat and band and
welcome the steamer, with an address
properly engrossed, etc. He moved to
refer to a select committee. Carried.
Under suspension of the rules, Rep.
Ashford presented a report of the
Opium Committee No. /.
of the Legislature.
SIe:-Your select committee, known
as Opium Committee No. l, to whom
was entrusted, among other matters, the
task of inquiring into the methods of ad-
ministering the opium laws at the Homo
lulu Police station by the Marshal and
his subordinates, beg leave to report as
follows:
We have had several audiences with
the Marshal upon this subject, and have
learned that soon after his advent to Of
fee, the Marshal, being DESTROYS of clear
ing out the building of all opium there
fore held there by Mr.. C. l.. Hopkins,
his predecessor in Office, induced Mr.. G..
l.. Hopkins to send the whole lot then
in store to the custody of the Board OF
Health, March 18th, 1891.
The President OF the Board OF Health
placed the opium the same day packed
in box, and sealed with the seal of the
Board OF Health, in the custody of Depu-
ty Collector OF Customs Mr.. Boardman.
The opium in question was sold at the
Custom House, along with certain other
opium which had been in the hands OF
the Customs authorities. But owing tc
the peculiar system of dealing in opium
in vogue at the Custom House, and tc
which your committee will refer al
greater length in another connection, the
price received by the Government was
tritling, and was turned into the Treas
ury as Il Government realization.
Your committee have learned that
from the time of his appointment a!
Marshal, March 10, 1891, to the date o.
your committees last conference witt
him, the Marshal had received into hi:
custody tue equivalent of nearly 900 y
pound tins ii opium, some of which wer,
packet IN teapots, some in tin ham cases
some III imitation sausage links, ant
other articles calculated to deceive. AnC
although some of said opium has bee,
ia his custody nearly year and hall
the Marshal steadily negiects to obey tn
Ia" IN relation thereto, (Section 8, Chan
ter LINZ, 1881 by refusing to deliye
any portion OF said opium to the Boar
of Health.
The excuse advanced by the Marshs