The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-08
IHE LEGISLATURE.
one Hnndredth and Third Day.
Friday, October :.

Friday, October :.
TIL. House met at 10 A. ".
Aft '.ading of the minutes, Rep.
Waip4.Iani stated that the Mobiles
aiect we're present, and moved a COM
llttec bt, appointed to examine their
e.eder'.(ls. The former Committee
on c.. 'ials was appointed, Rep
,-Nip-'.2p irving ia place of the
Alto. % : neral.
Tn l.lalmittee reported that the
eredenjas were in order and the re-
eort was adopted. A committee then
waited ON the Chief Justice.
AZ ~ delay of about fifteen min
utes, 'ociate-Justice Dole entered
and tiiz,4ew Mobiles, Chas. L. Hopkins
and G. y. Male were duly sworn and
took .ireir seats.
LANDING COMMITTEES.
Tseb. koahou presented the minor
~ rsgtort of the Committee on the
Play ng Card Tax. The minority do
not approve of the proposed repeal Of
the tax, because snch a course would
be dice urteous to the members who
voted Dr. the bill. Laid on the table
with re majority report and bill.
Rep White presented, under suspen-
sion o. the rules, petition from
Hon1b- rraying that the House en-
act ms Il VS. relating to the Chinese.
Laid ~, the table with bill.
Ref Aki presented petition to the
same eject.
Ref. HoapiIi presented another.
TablLd as above.
RESOLUTIONS.
Ref. Kanealii introduced a resolu-
ton setting forth that Jno. E. Bush
had been drawing money from the
Legit Iature, either through himself
or Mrs. Bush, or the paper with
when he was connected, and calling
for an investigation by the Judiciary
Committee.
The introducer stated that he did
not bring this resolution from any
prejudice against the member from
Koolaupoko, but no member of the
Hous, could receive pay from the
Cove nment, and the law should be
enforce.
The re8c iation was adopted.
Rel. Stuith stated that the Judici-
ary Committee had made some slight
alterations in the Judiciary bill, and
he moved the committee be author
lied to turn them over to the Engross-
ing ommittee to be incorporated in
the t..l. Carried.
At iU:45 the House proceeded to the
consideration of
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill I57A.
Mini yter Neumann said that in Sec
ton /, after the word "women," the
wordsltwho have relations by mar
rage or blood residing in this King
dom, ind children under IA years of
age VINO have parents Or guardians re-
sidin1i inthis kingdom be inserted"
also aietE the word "mills," an amend
ment,, t,taviding that the Chinese,
after coznpleting his work as agricul-
tural )aborer; shall leave the King
dom.
Ret. White moved to add to the
exemptions clerks in mercantile
housas.p
Noi>lo ShUrston opposed that en-
tirel.y = YT'1aId throw open door a!
wide j., f'o,A here to Hilo. a mar
would GglSs in as a clerk and ther
turn upTa Maunakea street as car
penter. Experience has shown tina
no one SJ-Ys so sharp as the Chinese in
findi " foopholes in restriction laws
The n oval was, that we should leave
no ]oc0holes. This would not BIZ
mereiy loophole; the whole side o
the h0asc W. be out. The policy
OF the COZ IeCy for years had beer
to Ike thy G;tinese out, and it shoulC
be dt ~ zen from as little as possible.
RepI Kaunamano moved to strik,
out th( cIergymen. Otherwise, thous
ands v ould come.
Ren Smith moved to add afte
"shagIu in line 8 the words "excep
"a hereinafter provided"
Req. White offered another amend
ment He wanted two clerks a yea
to come in for each mercantile house
Ndnle Thurston pointed out tina
this would allow about 1000 China
men 70 come in as clerks during th
bienlial period.
After long, desultory discussion
the section passed with the amend
mems of the Attorney-G General an
Rep Smith.
Minister Gulick announced thc
Her Majesty had signed the Coroner
dill, and the Act to determine tn
staff s of the landings of the kingdom
Al noon the House took the usui
recds.