The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-10

trlning correction, approved.
Under suspension of the rules Rem |
kapahu presented petition asking
Tor school house at Wailau, IIawaiI. |
Educational Committee.
Noble Pua presented petition from
the leper settlement, with 900 sigma
lures asking that Tell be continued as
Superintendent. Sanitary Commit
tee.
STANDING COMMITTEES,
Noble Williams reported as printed
Bill No. 1874; the report of the Com
mittee on Water Works; and Section
of the Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Smith reported for the Judi
ciary Committee, on the bill to
license tram car drivers. The Com
mittee recommend the bill be tabled
as the company is amply able to re-
spond in damages, and the case is
quite different from that of drivers of
hacks. Adopted.
Rep. Kapahu presented the minor
ity report of the Sanitary Committee
on bill to elect the Board of Health.
Laid on the table with bill.
The same member presented a minor
ity report of Sanitary Committee on
vaccination. Tabled for consideration
with the bill.
Under suspension of the rules, the
Minister of Finance gave notice of an
act providing for payment of salaries
and certain necessary Government ex-
penses until November 80, 1892.
Under suspension of the rules the
bill was read a second time.
Rep. Smith moved the bill pass to
engrOSSment.
Noble Marsden moved the bill be
referred to committee. He did not
favor payment at the old rate.
Rep. Smith said it would make con-
fusion worse COMPOUNDED, as it would
establish q rate for single month
only, and would necessitate vast
quantity of fresh computations.
Rep. Kanealii favored the passage to
engrOssment, but he wished the bill
extended to Dec. 81.
Attorney-G General Brown saw no
necessity of reference to n committee
at all. There would have to be some
new figuring anyway. When the
Appropriation Bill was ready to so
into effect, the Ministry would have
to be ready to make deduction for the
time between the expiration of the
old bill and the passage of the new
one.
Rep. Kamauoha favored the refer.
ence to a committee, as the high rate
of salaries should not go on.
Rep. Bush favored the effort to re.
lieve the Government employees, but
the salaries should be paid at the rate
established in the new Appropriation
Bill, not the old, and it should be
passed at once to the end of Deem
Der.
Minister Jones wished to add to the
amendment extending the bill to Dec
cember 81, these words, "unless al
Appropriation Bill shall have beer
passed before that time.n
The amendments were rejected anC
the bill passed to engrossmentand the
following day set for third reading.
The President appointed the follow
ing persons in the committee place
vacated by Rep. Nawahi and Nobl
Cornwell: Mobiles Kauhane and Mail
on the Education Committee and No
BILE Hopkins to be chairman of TIL
Military Committee.
Rep. Smith presented q report from
the Judiciary Committee, on the bill
to repeal the law requiring hack dri
vers to take out a new license eac
time they change their employees
The committee do not favor the repea
of the law and recommend the bill b
tabled.
The report was adopted.
Rep. Smith reported, for the sam
committee, on the bill regarding co
lisions at sea. The committee do nc
see the necessity of the bill and II
commend it be tabled.
The report was adopted.
The same committee reported O
the petition from Mr.. Thompson,
Kau, asking that his fee as candidat
in the election of 1892 be refunde'
The gentleman named became cal
didate, but subsequently changed h
mind. The committee hold that tt
prayer of the petitioner should not
granted.
Rep. Kapahu moved the report
made the special order for tomorrow
Rep. Waipuilani hoped the repo
of the committee would be adopted.
The report was adopted.
The same committee reported {
the bill to prohibit profane and o
scene language. The committee pr
scented substitute bill, which The
recommend to passage.
Laid on the table to be considert
with the bill.
I The Judiciary Committee report,
further on Bill 10, to abolish t
office of fire marshal. The commit
favor passage of the bill.
Tabled with the bill.
The committee also reported on Il
bill granting the Board of Represent
tives of the Fire Department great
control over the funds. The col
mittee recommend the bill to passas
with an amendment.
Tabled with the bill.
The same committee reported
Bill 172, providing for the voting
seamen. The committee hold the b
conflicts with Articles 80 and 81 of t
Constitution.
The report was adopted.
The same committee reported
Bill AS, amending the CONSTITUTE
so as to make members of the Leg
lature eligible TO hold positions in {
consular and diplomatic service. L
amendment is directly opposed to t
principle of the constitutional p
vision, as it makes possible the no
ing out of inducements in the way
offices. The committee recomme