The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
One Hundred and Forty Third
Day.

SATURDAY, Dec 10.
The House met at AN. Roll call,
twenty-five members present. Quorum
at 1906 A. NJ. The minutes were read
and approved.
At 9:28 An. the House proceeded to
the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of Bill l26A, the High
ways bill.
The bill passed.
Third reading of Bill 2O9, to remit
postage on matter mailed by Bureau
of Information.
Rep. Ashford objected to the Act.
There was no more reason why the
Bureau should send its mail free, than
/ why he should. In 1883 there was
| bill to send the Paradise of the Pacific
| free of charge. But the papers were
! stopped at San Francisco because they
were not stamped, and 1t would be the
! same in this case. He moved the bill
be Indefinitely postponed. What was
the use of advertising the country?
The people whom he purported to
| represent got no benefit from it. A
friend suggested to him that it was
not good thing TO send the news
papers out of the country, but when
he considered some of the alleged
newspapers, he was inclined to think
that it was the very best disposition to
make of all of them.
Rep. Smith differed entirely from
the last speaker. The gentlemen who
had organized the Bureau of Informal
| ton deserved great credit. The tour
lists were of general benefit to the
country. He would suggest, however,
that the bill be deferred, to inquire
into the question whether there would
be any difficulty about having the
mail forwarded.
Rep. Kamauoha favored the imme-
diate passage of the bill. Nothing was
to be gained by pOstpOning it. Its
object was to promote the circulation
of information about these islands.
What we wanted to do was to adver-
tise. our country abroad and make it
known, so that travellers might come
here.
Rep. Kauhi said the talk about adj
vertising the country was nonsense.
1t was well-knOwn now. The ADvER-
|
morning, and they went all over the
world he supposed. He objected to
, the bill on general principles. All
,, this talk about advertising was a
cloak to enable these people to get
their hands into the treasury.
} Rep. IOsepa favored the bill. The
, member from Eva had blown off a
, great deal of gas which amounted tC
nothing. 1t was mighty little adVer-
: Using the country got from the AID
| VERTISER and Bulletin.
Rep. Smith moved an amendment,
substituting the phrase furnish post
age without charge" instead of Gre
, NIT the postage
| Rep. KaunamanO favored the mo.
! ton to refer to select committee
What was the use of the Bureau O
Information sending these books of
5 and giving them away. That was nC
2 way to conduct business. 1t was al
, very well to pretend that this was al
, free, but he took no stock in that
People were not so public spirited a
: that.
The vote on the motion to refer to ;
;. special committee was u tie. Thu
! President decided in the affirmative
and appointed the following commit
=. tee: Reps. Ashford, Smith, Wilder
), r. w. Wilcox and Noble Ena.
\ Third reading of Bill 203, to author
ize grant of certain Royal Patents
Passed.
Third reading of Bill 217, to reliev
# the Honolulu Library and Readin
! Room Association. Passed.
- At 1l:53 the House adjourned.
!, sszzzsts:zzzz,zzzs1s