The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-02

duty had been fixed on carriages at
p per cent. and the Custom House
interpreted that as including bicycles.
Referred 10 the Committee on Com
merce.
Noble Thurstou presented report
Of the Public Lands Committee on
the bill authorizing the Minister Of
the Interior TO issue royal patents for
certain Government land TO certain
individuals. The land in question be-
loDged to the Government because at
the time of the great mahele no
claimant had perfected any title.
They had been in the hands OF the
Government ever since, and were just
as much the property Of the Govern
ment as any other The committee
recommend the bill be tabled.
Noble Thursron moved the report
be adopted.
Rep. Kamauoha moved it be tabled
for consideration with the bill.
Noble Thurston commended that
such bill was simply q steal, and
the House should stand as single
man against it.
After considerable debate the mo-
ton to table with the bill was car
ried
Second reading of Bill 189, an Act
relating TO railroad mortgages.
Passed TO third reading-on Satur-
day.
Second reading Of Bill los, an Act
to confer upon the Board of Fire Rep
resentatives greater control over
funds.
The committee recommend the bill
to passage with an amendment.
a ri nd
day set for the third reading.
Bill 145, proposed amendment to
the Constitution.
The object of the amendment is to
make members of the House eligible
for diplomatic positions. The Judi
ciary Committee recommend the bill
be tabled.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Second reading of Bill 146, proposed
amendment to Article 81 of the Con-
stitution. The amendment provides
that a member of the House under
trial for an offense be permitted to
take his seat under parole of five
members.
The Judiciary Committee recon-
mend the bill be tabled. Adopted.
Second reading of Bill 154, TO amend
Article 50 of the Constitution by re-
ducing the property qualification for
voters for Mobiles TO $1,000 property, or
an income of $500 per year. Deferred
to await majority report.
Bill LIS, to regulate hours of labor
of certain Government employees
The Act provides that the hours Of
labor of Government employees shall
be not less than seven and half, and
that officers shall not be paid for time
when they are absent from their
posts. The Labor Committee recon-
mend the bill to passage.
Noble Marsden moved that the re-
port be adopted.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox thought the
House should go a little slow. In
Noble Marsden's country it was cold,
and man had to get up early and
stir around or he would freeze up !;
but here it was different. The climate
was warm, and there was no use in
working SO much
Rep. White related how he had
tried to get a money-order when he
drew his salary-that was long time
ago. The clerk said Wait till 8
o'clock" I replied, "Don't you know
I am the honorable member from La
DaINd.. on may De- DuG you Will
have to wait till O'Clock Just the
samen / decided then that [ would
help Horner to pass the bill we killed
/ in 1890.
/ The bill passed to engrossment, to
/ be read on Tuesday.
Second reading of Bill AZ, to amend
Master and Servant law The Labor
| Committee recommend that the bill
pass.
The bill passed, to be read q third
| time on Tuesday.
Second reading of Bill 149, to amend
/ Master and Servants Act.
The Labor Committee recommend
/ the bill be tabled. Adopted.
Second reading of Bill 19S, to amend
Section of Chapter "a, Penal Code,
to punish the use OF profane and
obscene language in public places.
| The bill passed to be read on Tuesday
| for the third time.
Second reading of Bill ), to repeal
the Act of SS, relating to leper sus-
! poets.
The majority of the Sanitary Com
nittee recommend the bill be tabled.
The minority recommend it pass.
The House adjourned at 4:02 P NJ,
without taking a vote on the bill.