The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-15


a Postal Money Order Office be estab-
Iished there, and presented a letter /
from the Postmaster-G General stating |
that the matter was now being con- |
sldered. The report was accepted.
Rep. Iosepa read the report of the
Select Committee OH Bill No. 2G, re-
lating TO the Election Law of the king
dom. The committee recommended
the passage Of the bill. Signed by
Reps. Iosepa and Edmonds and Mobiles
Ena and Baldwin.
Rep. Kamauoha moved the adop
tion of the report.
Rep. Smith moved to lay it on the
table. for consideration with the bill.
The title and subdivisions Of the blu
were incorrect.
Noble Neumann moved to refer
back the report to the committee.
Rep. Kanealii moved to lay it on
the table, as he had q bill, No. 81,
which contained the provisions of Bill
20.
The report was returned to the COM
mittee for correction and revision
Rep. Nawahi presented a minority
report of the Ways and Means Com
mittee on Bill No. SO, relating to the
increase of duties on certain articles
already dutiabie. In consequence of
the present hard times, he thought it
unWise to increase the duties on art
icles of necessity, because that would
only tend TO increase the price of the
commodities Sc taxed to the consum-
ers, especially the poorer classes OF the
community. He, therefore, recon-
mended that the bill should not pass.
Noble Marsden moved to lay the re-
port on the table for consideration
with the majority report.
Rep. KamauOha amended the above
motion by adding "neXt Tuesday, as
a day of considering with the majority
report. Carried.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Kapahu presented two resolu-
tions, as follows: ID Praying that
$500 be inserted in the Appropriation
bill for the purpose of erecting n court
house at Punaluu, Kau, Hawaii. He
moved it be laid on the the table for
consideration with the Appropriation
bill. Carried. ~ That an appropri-
alton of $500 be inserted for the pur-
pose of paying Mrs. King for land
damages caused by the Government
opening road through her land at
Honokaa, Hawaii. Referred to Pub
lie Lands Committee.
The same member asked the follow
ing questions of the Acknowledgement:
IL How many sailors arrested by the
police during the last two years were
returned to their respective vessels"
(2) How many policemen were en-
ployed on that service? (3) Have
such policemen been paid their share
of the fines from the arrests of sailors,
and if not, has the money obtained
from that source been returned to the
Government treasury?
Rep. Bipikane moved suspension of
the rules, so that he could present
petitions from Honolulu, praying
III that law be enacted for the issu-
ance of S10,000,0 900 of paper currency.
Referred to Finance Committee. ~
That mild cases of leprosy now at the
Leper Settlement at Molokai be re-
turned to the Kaliki Receiving Sta
ton, at Honolulu, for treatmeI by
Mr.. Lowell. Referred to Sanitary
Committee.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox asked to be al
lowed to withdraw his resolution on
the "cession of Pearl Harborn to the
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pensation. He deemed that he could
not discuss fully the merits of his
resolution while the Cabinet, so OBJ
jectionable to him and to other MEM
bers of the House, still retain their
seats as Cabinet officers. He would
therefore ask permission to withdraw
his resolution, which was the order of
the day, until s. more opportune time.
Noble Neumann said that if the
member from Waialua wished to
withdraw his resolution on the rea-
sons he stated, he will oppose him;
but if the said member considered it
was not the proper time to come be-
fore the House, he would grant him
leave.
Kep. r. w. Wilcox replied that he
had given his reasons, and further, the
business of the House could not pro-
gress while the Cabinet was in the
House. His resolution was a mattel
of international Importance, and this
Cabinet must not remain during its
discussion. We should have Cabinet
which possesses the confidence of this
House. He considered that the reso
luton should not be used for the pur-
pose of making states. Therefore, he
wanted his resolution returned to him.
Rep. Kamauoha supported Rep.
WilcoX's motion; he moved it be
stricken out from the Order of the
Day, and that the resolution be re-
turned to its introducer.
Noble Neumann said that he was
not going to be obstinate. He was
willing to point out to the member
from Waialua, especially as the men,
Der was an experienced legislator,
that no one member of the House
could delay its business because he
says so. The want-of-confidence reso-
luton comes up in two weeks time,
yet they wanted to control the action
of the House because they do not
want the Ministry.
Noble Macfarlane did not oppose
the withdrawal of the resolution, for
it was entirely out of order for this
House to entertain it in it's present
shape; but he did object to the man.
ner in which the introducer tritied
with this House and delayed its bust
ness by bringing in resolutions and
setting the same as the special order
of business, and then asking the pri-
vilege of withdrawing them. He was
sorry that the question could not be
discussed, for it would have been q
good opportunity to return the reso-
luton TO the representative, or to
indefinitely postpone it. That should
or would have been the fate of the
resolution, and the introducer of it is
only TOO we'll aware of the fact. His
recent attitude on this uuestion and