The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-30
THE LEGISLATURE
One Hundred and Fify-eiehfh
Day.

tanned at $780,. The minute. were. .--. 10.
anu approved.
AT 9:35 A. NJ. the House proceeded
to the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The Registration Act was postponed
until the following day.
Second reading of Bill 228, to pro
vide Fire Department for Hilo.
The bill was considered section by
section.
Sections ana provide for chic
engineer and two assistants, to be
elected bienniaily; the first election
to take place on the first Monday in
July, 1893. Passed.
Section concerning bylaws,
passed.
Section 1.-THE chief engineer shall
be O resident OF Hilo) passed.
Sections 5, and define the duties
of the engineer and his assistants.
Passed.
Sections and create a board OF
representatives and define its duties.
Passed.
Section 10 gives the rules as to
membership. Passed.
Sections IL, IL and IL define the du-
ties of firemen, etc. Passed.
Sections IA, Is, is, IL and Is regu-
late the practice in case of fire.
Passed.
Sections 10 and 20 and the enacting
clause and title, and the whole bill,
passed, to be read a third time on
Saturday.
Third reading of Bill 139, to amend
cetain sections of the Election Law.
Rep. Kamauoha moved the bill
pass.
Rep. Pua moved it be indefinitely
postponed.
Rep. Smith said the bill was in
tended for the benefit of the voters.
Rep. Paa thought it was the for
eigners who could not mark their
ballots.
The bill passed.
Third reading OF Bill pol, relating
to duties on spirits.
Noble Pua moved the bill be in
definitely postponed. 1t was unjust
to the liquor business. The country
did not need the revenue, because 1T
would have $4,000 year from the
lottery.
Attorney. General Brown said the
bill would add half a cent to the cost
of a glass of liquor.
Rep. Bipikane opposed the bill.
Rep. Iosepa was astOnished at his
friend from the Second District. On
the second reading he had favored the
bill. This bill was a good one, and
for the interest of the Hawaiian
,~oorIo what &c tho Honor 1syoc MO
tered. The more water the better.
He moved the previous question.
Carried.
Noble Cornwell moved the ayes
and noes be called. Carried.
The molten to Indefinitely postpone
the bill was lost on the following
division:
Ayes-Nobles Berger, Hopkins, Pua,
Cummins and Cornweil; Reps. Bipiaane,
Aki, Pua, K. w. Wilcox, Nawahi, Ka-
mauoha, Kapahu, Nahinu, White, Kane
alii, Edmonds and Kaluna-17.
Noes - Ministers Wilcox, Robinson,
Jones and Brown; Mobiles Williams,
Male, Kauhane, j. M. Horner, Hind,
Hoapili, Marsden, Young, Anderson,
McBryde, Kanoa and Dreier; Reps.
Wilder, Kaunamano, Waipuilani, lose
pa, Akina, Smith and A. .Wilcox-23.
Absent-Nobles Ena, Peterson, Bald
win, w. Y. Horner, Walbridge and
Thurston; Reps. Ashford, Kauhi, Bush,
Koahou and A. Homer.
: The bill passed.
A motion to reconsider was lost.
Under suspension of the rules, Rep.
Smith presented report of the Judi
ciary Committee on the bill to amend
the law relating to the bringing of
suits against the Government. The
bill throws further restrictions around
the power to bring such suits. The
committee recommend it be tabled.
The report was laid ON the table
with the bill.
Minister Wilcox announced that
Act No. 1874, to restrict Chinese i'm
migration, had been returned with
out the signature of the Queen.
Attorney General Brown said the
bill had been in the hands of the
Queen for more than ten days, and
therefore would become law with
out such signature.
Rep. White announced that the
Lottery Committee would hold a
meeting.
AT 11:20 a motion to take recess
was made and lost.
Second reading of Bill 81, to auth
orize the Minister of the Interior to
take possession of certain real estate
in Wailuku for use of water works.
The committee recommend the DILL
pass with a slight amendment. The
report was adopted and Saturday was
set for the third reading of the bill.
Second reading of Bill 153, to amend
the Election Law, by allowing each
candidate an indefinite number of
watchers at the polls.
The committee recommend the bill
be tabled. Adopted.
Second reading of Bill els, relating
to trusts.
The bill was deferred and Bill 222,
relating to appointment of school
teachers, taken up.
At 1852 the House took q recess
till $50 PM.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re-assembled at 100 PM.