The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-08-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
FIFTY SIXTH DAY.
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 1892.
Morning Session.

AAOh I'LL SCSoASh'
Assembly convened at 10. Prayer
by Chaplain. Minutes of previous
meeting were read and approved.
Noble Williams from the Printing
Committee, reported Bills 1924
printed.
Minister Spencer reported that
Her Majesty signed Bills O 6, rela-
tive to revenue tax ON playing
cards, (2) Is, relating to fisheries, and
(3) AS, relating to police justice for
the district of West Kau, Hawaii
Minister Widemann read for the
first time bill to amend Chapter 6,
Laws of 1890, relative to the Cur
rency land applying to issuance of
SO notes., and, under suspension of
the rules, read the bill second time
On motion the Bill was ordered to
engrossment and for third reading
on Saturday next
The Minister of Interior presented
answers, read by Clerk Mccarthy,
relative to questions propounded by
Rep. S. X. Pua, and to the effect that
% There is no limit fixed to the
number of offices which can be held
by any one employee of the Hawaii
an Government other than that as to
salary. (2) Salary paid to r. w.
Meyer as Postmaster, the Minister
offered communication from Post
master General Hill to the effect
that Mr.. Meyer received but S25 per
month from the Bureau. (3) AS
Agent of the Board of Education the
salary paid was stated by Hon. w.
James Smith, the Secretary of the
Board, to be S75 per annum and fur
nishes bond of $1,000 as School
Agent of Molokai, (I AS to Mr..
Meyers salary as Agent of the Board
of Health and the other questions in
that regard, the Minister submitted
a letter from the President of the
Board of Health to the effect that
Mr. Meyers salary was $1,000 per
year. There is but one Superinten-
dent at the Leper Settlement, and
that is VIM. H. Tell. Other answers
were also submitted to the other
general questions.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox read for the
first time a Bill to amend Article Al
of the Constitution.
Rep. Pua questioned the Minister
of Finance to the effect, o. How much
money has been deposited in the
Postal Savings Bank since April LIST
this year and how much money has
been withdrawn or notice of with
drawals given during same period?
(2) What were the deposits and with
drawal of money during the cores
ponding period last year? (3) How
much money is due to the Savings
Bank now? (D Is there money
enough to pay all demands? (5) If
not how is it proposed to meet the
demands of depositors?
Rep. Waipuilani questioned the
Board of Education through the
Minister of Finance, asking if the
Board intended to keep in position
school-teachers who had been con
victed of a misdemenor or whose
character had been impugned.
The same member questioned the
Minister of the Interior relative to
whether or no there had been any
money received or collected for the
carting of rubbish in the city of Ho-
nolulu or for the use of the excava-
tor
At lO:4O, on motion of Rep. r.. w
Wilcox, the Order of the Day was
brought on, and Bill l59 relative tc
San Act to provide for the appoint
ment of acting police justices in
case of the illness or temporary alb
sence or disqualification of police
justices and to amend Section 9l5 OF
the Civil Code as amended by Chap,
ter xxi. of the Laws of 1874, and
Chapter XIII. of the Laws of 1890,
came up on third reading and passed
Bill %, "to amend and consolidate
the laws relating to the Hawaiian
Postal Savings Bank" came up on
second reading and, on motion, was
considered Section by Section.
Sections | to ID, inclusive, WERE
passed with but little debate. Ii
Section l6, the provision that the
Auditor-General inspect the books
and verify the cash caused some
argument on account of Bill being
before the Assembly to abolish The
office.
Pending action on Section Is, The
Assembly at 1902 took recess unit
l:30 p, m.
METROPOLITAN MEAT en-