The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-28
THE LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY-FIFTH DAY.
TUESDAY, June 2s, 1892.
Morning Srszidn.

M0rnipS SrsSi0n.
IT was 1O:OS O'Clock before the
Assembly convened this morning, the
expected news by the barkenline S.
G.. Wilder, relative to the Republi-
can nominations keeping, members
absent.
Minutes were read aud approved.
The following petitions were pre-
sented and referred:
By Rep. Bush, from Koolau, CD
that pail road on that side be re-
paired. To Public Lands Commit.
tee. (2) That new reciprocity treaty
be entered into with the United
States. To Committee Foreign Re.
lations. (3) That the Board of
Health be abolished. To Sanitary
Committee. (4) To make the Crown
Lands the property of the Govern
ment. Tabled for future considera-
ton.
By Rep. Aki that $4,000 be APP
propriated for opening street from
Smith to Vineyard street. To Pub
lie Lands Committee.
By.Noble Williams that the fur
ther introduction of mongoose be
prohibited and steps taken to ex-
terminate animals of that species now
in the Kingdom. To Committee on
Public Lands.
By Rep. Bipikane (D that retail
licenses to sell spirituous liquors be
granted in each district. To Tenn
perance Committee. (2) That three
members be elected each year from
each election district, to the Board
of Health. Tabled for future con-
sideration.
BY Noble Pua that certain rations
discontinued at the Leper Settlement
be re-issued. To Sanitary Commit
tee.
By Rep. Koahou that fish be sold
in all parts of the kingdom by weight
and at the rate of cents per pound.
To Committee on Commerce.
BY Rep. Iosepa CD that $1,000 be
appropriated for repairing wharf
at Hama; (2) that $500 be appro-
priated for providing a landing at
Keanae, and CD that $1,000 be APP
propriated for repair of roads in
Hama District. All referred to Com
mittee ON Public Lands.
Noble Baldwin from the Finance
Committee reported on Bill No. SO,
''to provide for the keeping of books
of accounts in the Departments in
the Hawaiian and English Ian
guages," and to the effect that they
recommended the said bill to be laid
on the table. Report adopted. Also
from the same committee Il report on
Bill No. 50, "to amend and consoli-
date the laws relating to the Hawai-
ian Postal Savings Bank" to the
effect that:
The prime object of the bill is to
consolidate the Postal Savings Bank
Law which now consists of the ORR
ginal law passed in 1854 and numer
Gus amendments passed in 1886,
1888, and 1890. The amendments
proposed, are:
|. In Section 3 of the bill. The
original Section of the law of 1884
required that each deposit should be
attesLed by the signature of the re-
ceiving officer and the date stamp of
the office. The amendment proposed
is to omit the requirement of the
date stamp. The committee recon.
mend that the amendment should be
adopted.
2. Amendment proposed is in Sec
ton 10 where Withdrawals are now
required to be atlested by signature
and date stamp. The amendment
proposes to eliminate the date stamp
requirement.
3. A third amendment is by the
addition of new Section, No. "a,
by which the Minister of Finance
with the advice of the Cabinet will
be allowed to at will fix the maximum
deposit in the hank which is now by
law S250O. The committee recon-
mend that an amendment be made to
Section IL by which the Minister may
in his discretion reduce the maximum
to $1,000.
4. The fourth amendment pro.
posed is in Section IL and proposes
to require deposits to be made two
made two months instead of one
month prior to July 1st in order to
be exempt from taxation. The com,
mittee favored the proposition, as il
will prevent short deposits for the
purpose of avoiding taxation.
5. The next amendment proposed
is in Section II, and proposes to in
crease the maximum interest, in the
discretion of the Minister of Finance,
to six per cent. and to reduce the
amount which may be issued to 5000.
The committee recommend that the
amendment be made and that fur.
ther amendment be made reducing
the length of time from six to three
months during which deposits mus
have been in the bank prior to bond;
becoming available. With view tt
further secure the bank against sud
den and unexpected demands, the
/ Committee recommend that Section
/ 10 of the Act be amended so that al
amounts Of 500 and under shall be-
payable ON thirty days notice, ant
amounts over 500 on six months
notice with discretion in the Post