The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-13
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STANDING COMMITTEES.
Rep. Smith moved the suspension
of the rules so that he could present
petition. Carried.
He then (the member from Koloal
presented a petition from Kauai pray
ing that an item of $500 be inserted
in the Appropriation bill for making
q road from Huleia to Niumalu, Ka-
uai. Referred to Public Lands Com
mittee.
Noble Williams reported that the
resolution of Rep. r. w. Wilcox on
Pearl Harbor was printed and ready
for distribution.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Noble J. NJ. Horner presented re-
port from committee appointed by
the President of the last Legislature
to examine and report to the House
Bill 95 of the Legislature of 1890; the
said Bill 90 contemplates the re-
organization of the present Postal
Savings Bank, and by SO doing make
it more efficient and a blessing to both
Government and people. The Com
mittee has considered the defects OF
the present bank and its present
menacing attitude and some OF the
improvements proposed by Bill 50,
which the committee thought if car
ried into effect would greatly improve
the powers and usefulness of the
bank. The details of Bill 50 the COM
mittee have taken the liberty OF
amending, and herewith present an
amended bill containing the same
principles as Bill 90, but more perfect
in detail. The committee recommend
that Bill IS be considered by this
House instead Of Bill 50. Signed by
J. M. Horner, A. p. Peterson, Jos.
Nawahi and A. Marques.
The report was accepted and laid on
the table to be considered with Bill
No. IS.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Smith read for the first time
an Act to amend Chap. 6, Sec. 2, of
the Session Laws of 1886, relating to
the erection of buildings in Honolulu
within fire limits.
At 1929 A. NJ, on motion of Rep.
Kamauoha, the House proceeded to
the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Rep. Kamauoha moved that the
House take up the third reading OF
bills which were on the order of the
day. Carried.
The Secretary read for third time
bill No. 63, an Act to authorize the
Minister of Finance to coin 100000
dimes and 100000 half-dimeS.
Noble Neumann moved to change
from 100000 to 100000 half-dimes.
Minister Widemann said that the
coinage of 100000 half dimes was not
obligatory on the Minister. A smaller
amount could be coined if thought
sufficient.
Noble Neumann said that the coin
ing of 100000 nickels was not needed
in this country, and it was simply
throwing money away.
Noble Thurston said that the COM
mittee had consulted with those in
charge of Bishop and Spreckels
Banks; they had assured the COM
nittee that the fractional monies
would readily go into circulation here.
American currency of those denomin-
alton were frequently imported.
Rep. Nawahi moved to strike out
the words minister of INTERIOR from
the Hawaiian version, and to insert
the words minister of Finance" as
in the English version.
Noble Marsden moved to insert the
coinage of 100000 one-cent pieces.
Minister Widemann said that dur
ing DIR. Judd's incumbency, about
fifty years ago, one-cent pieces were
coined, but had been given away be-
cause nobody counted them.
Noble Marsden said those times
were different from the present.
Rep. Kanealii did not favor Noble
Marsden's amendment, because that
would be competing with China in
small denominations.
Noble Marsden said that there are
60,000,000 people in the United States
who are using them.
Noble Young said it was very con-
venient to have the small pieces.
America and England, which latter
it is said that it's drum-beat encircles
the globe; these great countries use
them.
Rep. Nawahi said that if the Ha-
waiian Government wants to copy
America the American 20-dollal
gold pieces ought to be coined, or, il
the Government initiates England
we should have sovereigns. The rea
son those countries use small denom-
nations is because they are full oil
highway robbers. Strikes occur fire.
ouently because the wealth of those
countries are in the hands of a small
number of men.
Rep. Smith was greatly in favor OF
coming small denominations, because
it would be in the cause of economy.
Rep. Ashford proposed the following
amendment to Section / of this bill.
Such coins shall bear no image of any
person, but the dimes shall bear a
vignette of Diamond Head, and the
nickel coins shall bear a vignette OF
Mokuola (Cocoanut Island) in Hilo
Bay, and each shall bear such inscrip.
ton, as shall plainly and properly in
dictate their value, and that they are
Hawaiian coins and the date of their
issue.
Rep. Ashford continuing, said that
the Kalakaua coins of 1888, the image
was taken arbitrarily by someone-the
Lord knows who-and does not look
like the original, especially the late
2-cent stamps, where the enemy of
the Queen has put the image of an 1S-
year old girl, which dismally fails to
answer its purpose. He thought that
Hawaiian scenery would be better
than the image of any king, past or
present. Tourists take our coins away
as curios.
Rep. Nawahi said that Queen Vic
toria's image on English coins are not
good lkenesses of the Queen at all,