The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-12
=. - amendment to the Constitu


az a. amendment to the Constitu-
ts1n.
Noble w. Y, Horner presented
minority report on the Military bill,
as follows:
The minority members of your Mill
tary Committee, to whom was refer
red the matter regarding the Queens
Guards, hereby report: We have
visited and carefully examined the
quarters OF the military, and feel TO
commend the order, cleanliness, eff
cheney and personal of the guard.
1t is well recognized fact that all
business of the kingdom is much de-
pressed. Your committee most res
pectfully suggest that this House
should use all due diligence in carry
Ing out legitimate measures to assist
| in creating labor and 10 cheaper food
| for those now much in need of such
things. A force much to be dreaded
at all times are idle and hungry men.
| The committee are Of the opinion
! that the Queen should have a small
I guard sufficient to guard the Palace
! and to return courtesy to foreign ma
tons in the way of salutes, etc.
/ Therefore your minority committee
/ nomy are financial demands, and
stern necessity our guide. The com
mittee recommended that the item in
the appropriation bill relating TO the
pay Of the Queens Guard be reduced
to S25,0 900. The committee found that
there are now eighty-three men all
told comprising the Queens Guard;
$4,000 supporting eighty three
guards on the same basis S25, COO will
maintain about forty guards. II this
report be adopted the House will
make saving to the treasury OF
$4,000 over and above the recon-
mendation of your majority commit
tee. Signed w. Y. Horner, Jas. An
derson. Rep. J. w. Bipikane hav-
ing signed the majority report under
misapprehension also signed this re-
port.
At II AZ A. ". Associate Justice
r. F. Bickerton entered the Assembly
Hall, the House standing. Hon
Albert H0rner then took the oatt
from His Honor to support the Con
stitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Rep. Bush moved the minority re
port be laid on the table to be con
sidered with bill on same subject.
Noble Cornwell claimed that hi
report, presented on Saturday, was
a majority report, because Bipikane
Kamauoha and himself signed it.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
/ Rep. Iosepa asked for further tim
! to consider bills Nos. 26 and 81
| Granted.
! RESOLUTIONS.
= Noble Macfarlane read an Act au
thoriZing the Minister of the InteriO
{ to grant the Sailors Home the use G
! certain land in Honolulu.
{ The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT read the frs
time an Act to provide for the open
ing, improving and closing of high
, | ways.
Rep. Kamauoha read the first tim
{ an Act to amend Chapter Z, Sessio
5 Laws of 1887, relating to publ
/ | health.
: Rep. Kamauoha read by title for tn
first time an Act to amend Chapte
i %, Session Laws of 1874, allowing ar
: plicants of different nationalities
distill spirituous liquors.
: Rep. r. w. Wilcox asked permi:
: sion be allowed to amend his resolU
ton read on Saturday, there being a
omission. Granted.
3 The Acknowledgement gave answer
e to questions propounded by Rel
c Kapahu, as follows:
ANSWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
I. Said questions were referred to ii
. Marshal, and for answer to questions
and 3, he referred to the letter of tn
\ Marshal, which is attached hereto
Question is couched in such vague laI
: guage that he found it impossible to III
derstand its purport.