The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-27
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House re-assembled at 1:4l
Rep. r. w. Wilcox did not see the
use of the proposed change from
"kingn to Sovereign" He would
prefer the words "empress' or ire
gina"
Rep. Waipuilani moved the pre-
vious question at 1:47 p. NJ. Carried.
Noble Neumann wanted to know
whether Rep. Waipuilani favored the
amendment or not. He believed and
knew that any act of this nature, al
though a queen is reigning, is all
right. The committee thought that
it should be passed. Why not remove
the doubt by adopting the resolution?
He had been instructed by Hawaiian
scholars that the word moi" is the
equivalent of sovereign. 1t may be
unnecessary to make the change.
The committee recommended the
House to adopt their report and hope
it will do so. Concerning Rep. Smiths
objection, it does not matter how
many times it may occur whether
thirty or one thousand times.
The majority report was adopted.
Noble Neumann moved that the
question to adopt the amendments to
the Constitution be made the special
order this day week august I'D.
Carried.
Third reading of the bill relating to
imposing an internal revenue tax on
playing cards.
Noble Macfarlane renewed his OBJ
jections to the passage of the bill.
Rep. Kanealii objected to the bill
because after the stamps are removed
from the pack, innocent card players
may be liable to be arrested by any
policemen that comes along and in-
quires for the stamp as provided by
this law. He favored laying the re-
port on the table.
Rep. Kamauoha favored the bill in
its original form as introduced by
Minister Widemann, but those who
objected to the bill have made amend
ments to it which would nullify it's
utility.
Rep. Kapahu moved the previous
question. Carried.
A motion to lay the bill on the
table was put and lost.
The bill passed the third reading.
Third reading of Bill 46 relating to
providing a Police Justice for West
Kau, Hawaii.
Noble Neumann moved that the
enacting clause be stricken out. Lost.
The bill passed the third reading.
Second reading of Bill 81. Secre-
tary Mccarthy read the majority and
minority reports of the Judiciary
Committee on said bill. The bill
provided for the appointment of one
Police Justice and two District
Judges for Hilo, Hawaii, and that
said district be divided into three
separate judicial districts.
Rep. Koahou, the introducer, spoke
of the advantages to be derived by
the passage of the bill. He was sorry
that the judiciary Committee had
deemed it best to ignore his opinion
on the subject, otherwise they would
have made different report alto
gether.
Noble Young opposed the measure
first because it would incur consider
able expense to the government, also
because Of letters sent from planta.
ton agents to him saying, that the
bill would be to their disadvantage.
For whose benefit will it be?
Rep. Koahou replied that his bill
would not benefit Noble Young, who
lives in Honolulu, but it will GER
tainly benefit the people of HiIo. The
petitions from the Hilo people surely
have more weight than Noble
Young's private letters.
Noble Young said that he had lived
in Hilo formerly, and that nearly
everything he owns in the country is
in Hilo.
Minister Parker favored passing the
bill.
Rep. Iosepa moved the previous
question. Carried.
Rep. Koahou's motion to read the
bill section by section was carried.
Noble Neumann moved to have
the bill re-referred to the author
for correction, and he would assist
him.
The motion was carried and will be
the Order of the Day for Thursday.
AT 3 80 p. NJ. the House adjourned
until 10 A. NJ. Wednesday.
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