The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
NINETY SECOND DAY.
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 1892.
Morning Session.

Assembly convened at 10 o'clock
for prayer by Chaplain Waiamau,
President Walker in the chair. The
minutes of the previous meeting
were read by Clerk Mccarthy and
Interpreter Wilcox and after slight
correction were approved.
Noble Williams from the Commit
tee on Printing reported report of
Opium Committee No. 2 ready and
printed. Ordered to be distributed.
Rep. Bush stated that the report
of Opium Committee No. 2 now
ready and printed had in connection
with it considerable prima facie evil
dence (the speaker here placed on
his desk a package containing fifty,
more or less, tins of opium) which
had been captured by him without
any great expense and at time
when both the customs and police
were supposed to be on the watch.
If the schooner which had lately
been reported as wrecked, had not
gone ashore. at Lanai, we would
probably have been enabled to pre-
sent 5000 more tins. Some of the
opium here presented is Californian
and was landed at Waianae. A re-
port relative to the Eva affair is
nearly ready and will be presented
shortly.
The opium was forwarded to and
placed in charge of the Clerk of the
Assembly, but he quickly turned it
over to the Finance Department.
President Walker announced as
the special committee to investigate
the alleged "spiriting away" of No
BILE Kanoa on the 18th inst. the fol-
lowing members, viz: Reps. Kane
ALI and Edmonds, and Mobiles Will
liams, Walbridge and Anderson.
Noble w. Y. Horner and Reps. A.
Horner and Kaluna asked for and
obtained leave of absence.
The President announced changes
in the Standing Committees as fol
lows: Noble Walbridge on Finance
vice Macfarlane made Minister, and
Noble j. M. Horner Chairman For
eigh Affairs vice Macfarlane made
Minister.
Noble Baldwin under suspension
of the rules presented a report from
the Finance Committee on Section
II of Bill No. lis. entitled "an Act
relating to Internal Taxes" and to
the effect that the committee are not
in favor of taxing life insurance pre-
miums. Tabled for consideration
with bill.
Rep Kapahu under suspension Of
the rules presented a petition from
residents of Kona, Oahu, the prayers
therein being untranslatable by the
interpreter, and petition was refer
red to Committee on Miscellaneous
Petitions.
Rep. Nawahi read a petition from
one Ahlo that he be paid for labor
and material used in the construc
ton of a reservoir in Nuuanu Val
ley. To Water Works Committee
Noble Williams presented anG
read petition from st. Andrew.
Church Association containing (;
resolution of that society to the
effect that they snake respectful
petition to the Legislative Assembly
that it will decline to pass any bill
which would legalize the establish
ment or maintenance of lotteries il
this Kingdom we believing that thu
existence here of a lottery system
would be terribly injurious to thu
welfare moral, social, and economic
of the peoples of various races VIII,
: constitute this Hawaiian commu
, nifty" Tabled for consideration will
the Lottery Bill.
| Rep. Aki, petition from resident
r of Honolulu that the House pass tn,
| Lottery Bill.
Unfinished business being move,
the Assembly took up the consider
alton of Bill 12l, being an Act t,
amend Article 55 of the Constitution
and to the effect that the Mobiles ant
Representatives shall receive 70
their services a compensation to b
determined by law and paid out O
the Public Treasury provided tina
such compensation shall not excee,
the sum of eight dollars per dier
> nor be drawn for more than sixt
S days in any biennial period.
Discussion was entered into TO
and against the measure and laste'
, until ll:58 at which hour, pending
action on the bill recess was ha
until 80 p. IN.
+ Kulolo, Something Good.