The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-10-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
10TH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. IL, 1892.
Morning Session,

ing, by Clerk and Interpreter.
Minister Macfarlane presented an
swers to questions of Rep. Kapahu
from the Postmaster-General and
relating to the number, name, resi-
dence and salaries of postmasters,
and to their being supplied with
revenue stamps.
Noble Hopkins and Rep. Pua were
appointed to serve on the Finance
and Temperance Committees respec-
lively.
Rep. Robert w. Wilcox moved
that bills on second reading not yet
referred be read and referred. Car
ried
Bill 1856, the Lottery Bill, was the
first on the list.
Rep. White moved that the bill
and all petitions thereon be referred
to special committee.
Noble Marsden moved that the
bill be indefinitely postponed and
that the ayes and nays be taken on
the resolution.
The motion to indefinitely post
pone was lost, % to 1S, as follows:
Ayes-Nobles Cummins, Kauhane,
j. M. Horner, Hind, Marsden, w. Y.
Horner, Anderson and Kanoa; Reps.
Wilder, Kauhi, Bush, Koahou, A.
Horner, Edmonds, Kaluna, Iosepa,
Smith and Wilcox-1S.
Noes-Ministers Macfarlane and
Gulick; Mobiles Berger, Hopkins,
Pua, Peterson, Williams, Male, Hoa-
pill, Cornwell and Dreier; Reps. BIZ
pikane, Aki, Pua, R. w. Wilcox, Kau-
namano, Waipuilani, Kapahu, Ma
hinu, White, Kanealii and Akina-22
Observation-Disclosures Parker and
Neumann; Mobiles Ena Young, Bald
win, Walbridge, Thurston and A. S.
Wilcox; Reps. Ashford, Nawahi and
Kamauoha.
During the taking of the above
vote Minister Macfarlane stated that
he wished to explain his action and
that it made no difference how OBJ
noxious a bill might be the intro
Queer was at least entitled to the
courtesy of the reference to com
mittee. He did not propose to shirk
his duty in any way when the bill
came up for consideration from the
committee. He would then give his
views in an unmistakable manner
and would hope that members of the
House would be as open in their ex-
pressions of opinion as he would be.
Believing that the introducer was
entitled to the courtesy stated he
would vote against the indefinite
postponement.
Rep. Waipuilani also desired to
explain his position: he was not in
favor of the bill, would not help it
through, but believed that the
courtesy of reference to committee
should be given.
After the vote Noble Marsden
moved that the Lottery Bill be re-
ferred to special committee of nine
members. Carried.
Second reading bill 1873, to exempt
forest lands from taxation. Refer
red to committee on Public Lands
Bill 1874, relating to the public
health. To Sanitary committee.
Bill 1856, relating to the re-regis,
tering of brands. To Committee on
Commerce.
Bill 1873, relating to the carrying
of mails. To Committee on Com
merce.
Under the head of Unfinished Blu
siness consideration of bill 1877, re.
lating to pilotage, came up on third
reading.
Noble Marsden considered that
the bill had had as much consider
alton as any which had been presen,
ted to the House. He moved that
the bill pass. Action was delayed
last evening for the presentation OF
petition by Rep. White, but he
saw no petition appearing, so he
would again move the bill pass.
Minister Macfarlane said that
there should be no delay in passing
this bill. The surplus to be return
ed to the treasury would be about
$4,000 for the next period. If there
were "a few more bills like this W,
would soon be able to reach solu
, ton of our financial difficulties
There can be no question of tn,
necessity of returning these fees t.
the Government instead of giving
them to the pilots. 1t has been of
fered in objection that the salarie
would not be adequate to Obtain
. responsible men. He had investi
gated the matter and was satisfied
that the stringency of the times re
gulated the size of the salary, but, i
at the next period the prospect
: were better, he would favor increas
ing the now proposed salaries. 1t i
very necessary to still further re
, duce salaries or else there will b
. only one way out of our troubles
r and that is, by increase of the rat
Y of taxation.
3 Rep. White desired that the bill
be still further deferred. He ha,
hunted diligently for the man VIII
had had the petition but he coul'
not find him in his Office, might b
T. in about noon. Hoped that the bill
1 would be deferred just once more
, it would pass anyhow, but he onl
= wanted just little more time.
= Noble Marsden thought that
: the man that had the petition di
not consider it of sufficient impol
lance to present it, especially whe
the bill was on the eve of passing
then the petition could be of yer
little account, He moved the pre-
;, yious question. Carried.
J, On motion the bill passed thir