The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-08-06
FIFTY-EIGHTH DAY.
SATURDAY, Aug. 6, 1899.
Morning Session.

by Chaplain. Minutes of previous
meeting read and approved.
Noble Williams from the Printing
Committee reported the English
version of the Visiting Committee
to the Leper Settlement was printed.
Noble Thurston rose to question
of privilege and said that his con
stituents in the district from whence
he came had indicated their intention
to scalp him when again within their
reach, on account of his reported
statement in the Advertiser that the
people in Spreckelsville were
''toughs." What he had said was
that there was probability of the
introduction of toughs in that vii
lage. He wished to set himself
right in the matter.
Noble Cornwell also objected to
mention made of him in the Adver-
tiser, and of the Military Commit
tee. Personally he had no care, but
as chairman of the committee he
deemed it his duty to offer his re-
monstrance for his confreres on the
committee.
Rep. White, under suspension of
the rules, presented a petition from
residents of Lahaina for a new Con
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Committee.
Rep. Kanealii from residents of
Wailul1u petition that the mar
riage ties be dissolved between peo-
pie judged to be lepers. To Judi
ciary Committee.
The same member also presented
petition from residents of Waihee
that $1,000 be appropriated for
road at that place. To Committee
on Public Lands.
Also by Rep. Kanealii, that taxes
be reduced to : of l percent. To
Committee on Ways and Means.
And another petition with reference
to the taking of water from Waikiki
valley. To Public Lands Commit
tee. Also that voting franchise be
taken away from the Portuguese.
To Judiciary Committee.
Noble w. Y. Horner, petition from
Lahaina, that the duties on rice be
retained. To Rice Committee.
BY Rep. Koahou, from Puma, that
an English school be established
there To Committee on Education.
By Rep. Nawahi, from Hamakua,
that new Constitution be granted.
To Constitution Committee.
Minister Spencer reported the fol-
lowing bills as signed by the Queen:
|, relating to keepers of stations;
2, relating to the suppression of
diseases amongst animals; 3, to pro-
vide for codifcation of penal laws.
Rep. Koahou gave notice of a
meeting of Opium Committee No. 2.
NoIJlc hdISicH olltItu Il TtSOlU-
Ftion that the Committee on Ways
and Means be permitted to employ
an attorney to draft bill for pre-
sentation to the House, relative to
increasing the revenue,
After considerable debate the reso,
luton was approved.
Rep. Ashford introduced a resolu
ton that the Finance Committee bC
instructed to forthwith examine and
inquire into and with all convenient
speed to report to this House, al
facts connected with the issue of tn,
$40 certificates by the Minister o.
Finance.
Rep. Ashford spoke at some length
on the resolution and was answered
= by Minister Widemann to the eifec
that the utmost inquiry was courteC
by him.
On motion the resolution wa
, adopted with an amendment that i
be referred to a Special COMMITTEE
as follows: Reps. Ashford, Wilder
| Kamauoha and Mobiles Ena an,
I Williams.
. Minister Widemann answere'
l questions of Noble Thurston rela
1 tive to the payment by the Govern
r ment of % percent of their output
t in gold.
Z Minister Spencer replied to Rel
Waipuilani again in re the garbag