The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-05
THE LEGISLATURE
PIfty- Sixth Day.

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Tie House met as usual at 10 4. N.
sTANDIEo COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams reported Bills l52,
l53 and 154 printed.
The Minister Of the Interior re-
ported Bills 6, A. and As signed by Her
Majesty.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Minister Of Finance read by
title his Act relating to the currency.
Under suspension Of the rules the bill
was read second time by title.
An amendment was offered declar-
ing the late issue Of so certificates to
be legal,
The President stated that that
would be retrospective legislation.
The bill was passed to engrossment
and Saturday fixed for the third read
ing.
The secretary read the reply Of the
Minister Of the Interior TO questions
OF Rep. Pua concerning salary paid to
Il. w. Meyer: III There Is no limit
fixed TO the number Of offices which
can be held by any one employee OF
the Hawaiian Government other than
that as TO salary. ~ Salary paid to
r. w. Meyer as postmaster, the Min
ister offered communication from
PostmasteF-G General Hill TO the effect
that Mr.. Never received but S25 per
month from the bureau. ~ As
Agent Of the Board Of Education the
salary paid was stated by Hon. w.
James Smith, the secretary Of the
Board, to be $75 per annum and fur
nishes bond Of $500 rs School Agent
OF Molokal. (4) AS to Mr.. Meyers
salary as Agent Of the Board OF
Health and the other questions in
that regard, the Minister submitted q
letter from the President OF the Board
Of Health to the effect that Mr.. Mey-
ers salary was $1,000 year. ~ There
Ia but one superintendent at the
Leper Settlement, and that is VIM.
X. Tell. Other answers were also
submitted TO the other general ques-
tions.
Rep. II. w. Wilcox read for the
first time q bill TO amend Article Al
of the Constitution.
Rep. PGa asked the Minister oil
Finance: o. How much money has
been deposited in the Postal Savings
Bank since April 1st this year and
how much money has been with
drawn or notice of Withdrawals given
during same period? ~ What were
the deposits and withdrawal of money
during the corresponding period last
year? 81 How much money Is due to
the Savings Bank now? (4) Is there
money enough TO pay all demands?
% II not how. IL it proposed to meet
the demands Of depositors?
Rep. Waipuilani asked the Min
lister of Finance, II the Board Of Edu-
cation intended TO keep In position
schooi-teacher5 who had been con-
victed Of n misdemeanor or whose
character had been impugned.
The same member asked the Min
lister OF the Interior whether there
had been any money received or col
lected for the carting of rubbish in
the city Of Honolulu or for the use o.
the excavator.
At 10;4O tho House proceeded to The
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of Bill 159, relative t
police Justices. The bill passed.
Second reading of Bill %. The bill
was considered section by section.
The first nine sections were passed
without amendment.
Section 10 as amended by the Fin
ance Committee was passed with {
further amendment, making the time
within which the amounts above $l00(
shall become due, ninety days.
Section / MS amended was read.
Rep. Nawahi moved the maximum
rate of interest be reduced from 8 pc
cent. TO per cent.
Minister Widemann thought tina
would be unsafe,
Noble Macfarlane said the ra t.
could not be reduced. Last month
the Withdrawals from the Posta
Savings Bank had been over $40, 600
rs against $4,000 Of deposits. Tn
Minister had been obliged to sci
bonds, but his sales fell short of tn
amount required by $4,000 which
sum had to be paid out of the curren
receipts. That was the situation
which the country now had to face
The business now was to avoid q ruI
on the bank, and TO do everything t
assist the Minister of Finance to aver
such disaster.
Rep. Nawahi said reduction of in
terest To per cent. would not cause
run because the depositors would pre-
fer that rate to taking their none.
out aud paying taxes on it. TIL
member wished the House to under
stand that the native members ais
understood something about finance
Minister Parker INDUCED in n cal
culation intended to show that ii wa
more profitable to get 10 per cent. an
pay taxes than to get per cent. an
pay none.
Rep. Nawahi saw no use in payin
interest on money which was lyin
unused.
1t was explained to the membe
that the money had all been used.
The section, as amended by tn
committee, passed.
Sections IL, IS, IA aud Is wei
passed.
In Section rs Rep. Nawahi move
TO strike out the clause requiring tn
Auditor General to audit the book
rs he had never done it anyway, an
there was also an Act before I'll
House to abolish the office.
The House took recess at 1908 A. y
until 1880 PM.
AFTERNOON SESSION.