The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-18
THU LEGISLATURE
Forty First Day.
SATURDAY, July 10.

The rules being suspended, Rep.
Kamauoha presented petition from
North Kohala, Hawaii, praying that
an English school be established at
Kaipuhaa. Referred to Education |
Committee.
Rep. Iosepa read two petitions from
Keaenae, praying appropriations ~ |
for roads at that place, and also o. for |
repairing bridges and landings there. |
Referred to Public Lands Committee.
Rep. S. X. Pua presented petition
from Honolulu, praying for the re-
moval from office Of the President of
the Board of Health. Referred to the
Sanitary Committee.
Minister Spencer gave notice that
Her Majesty the Queen had signed
the following Acts: l. Relating to
liens and pasturing. 2. Relating to
the use of giant powder. 3. Relating
to the carrying of lights by vehicles
after dark. 4. Relating to the draw
ing of jurors and preparation of jury
lists. 5. Relating to the coinage of
Hawaiian fractional money.
Rep. Homer asked that the petition
from North Hilo be taken from the
table and referred to Public Lands
Committee. Carried.
Secretary Mccarthy then read reply
of the Minister of the Interior relating
to the questions propounded by Rep.
Ashford on the 18th. The reply stated
that there had been sixteen Chinese
residents naturalized since May %,
1892.
At 1927 A. NJ. the House proceeded
to the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration of the Appropriation
Bill.
Rep. Smith moved that Bill 50, re-
lating to the erection of new kero-
sene warehouse, be taken up.
Rep Waipuilani asked that if the
bill should pass, would that result in
thei immediate construction of the
kerosene warehouse?
Rep. Smith answered that if the
bill passes, information would go for
ward by the outgoing steamer, which
would result in it's speedy erection.
If it was not for the urgency of it, he
would not take ii out of it's regular
order.
Noble Macfarlane suggested that
the bill could we'll wait another
steamer, ten days later.
Rep. Nawahi was opposed to the
House taking up the bill. He held that
itwould be almost giving an exclusive
privilege to the Standard Oil Com
pany.
Rep. Smith then withdrew his mo-
ton.
Second reading of Bill 75 relating
to Governors.
On motion of Noble Peterson, it
was committed to the following select
committee: Mobiles Peterson, Corn
well and Young, and Reps. Kamau-
oha and Horner.
Second reading of Bill 76 relating to
the granting of permits to distillers
of spirits in this Kingdom.
Rep. Kamauoha moved it be refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
Noble Peterson moved it be referred
to the Temperance Committee.
Rep. Smith asked Rep. Kaunamano
what had the Judiciary Committee to
do with distilling rum.
Rep. Kaunamano retorted by ask
ing what had the Temperance Com
mittee to do with the distilling of
liquor?
Rep. Smith said that if the bill was
in the interest of temperance, that
committee would attend to it, but if it
was in the interest of intemperance,
that committee would reject it.
Rep. White moved that it be refer
red to committee of seven, consist
ing of five planters and two inter-
ested parties, as Neumann and Kau-
namano. He favored the bill because
it would tend to improve the quality
of homemade liquor, and the people
would be saved the unwholesome
effects of the imported stuff generally
known as ''sandpaper GIN"
The bill was referred to the follow
ing committee of seven: Reps. White
and Kamauoha, and Mobiles Pua,
Baldwin, Neumann, Cornwell and J,
NJ. Horner.
Second reading of Bill ~, relating
to granting of licenses to native Ha.
waiians to practice medicine. Re-
ferred to the Sanitary Committee.
Second reading of Bill 70, relating
to creating a banking establishment
in connection with the Postal Money
Order service.
Noble J. M. Horner said the bill
would provide a supply of gooC
money, bringing in its train benefits
TO the industries of the country anC
the people. A currency as this bill
provided cannot be deprecated below
its face value. Money stimulates in
dustries and facilitates the exchange
of the products of mans labor. None.
should be the servant and not tn
master of wealth or people. Since tn
opening of this session, there has no
been q shining ray of light pas
through this House, but if it SHOULD
pass, great light will shine through
1t will enable people to build thei
own railroads and other improve
ments without going out for borrowe,
money. 1t will enable the paymen
of the public debt without borrowing
from other sources. The speaker wen
on to prove how the French people
after the Franco-Prussian war, wer
enabled to pay the indemnity none,
of about 500, 100000 in gold demande
by the German government. Tn
Germans after which payment with
drew her army from the Frencl
borders. He also alluded to the issu
ance of the greenbacks during tn
Civil War to meet the war expenses
Before the issuance of the greenbacks
there was great depression.
Rep. Smith reminded the speake
that as the session was short, an
there were other bills, the hon. Nobl
might abbreviate his remarks, a
though he appreciated the soundnes
of his sayings.
Noble Homer asked little furthe
time. Continuing, he said: After tn