The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
SjXtIefh Day.
TUESDAY, July 8.

SIES1AB
Rep. Waipuilani announced that
Opium Committee No. would hold
a meeting to consider its report at
o'clock the following morning.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox announced that
a meeting of the Pearl Harbor Com
mittee would be held at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon.
Noble Horner gave notice of an Act
relating to foreign fire insurance com
panies.
Minister Spencer announced that
Her Majesty had signed the bill Great
ing new police justiceship in Hilo,
Hawaii.
Rep. Kapahu asked the Minister of
Finance why no English school had
been established at Naalehu, as the
late Legislature had appropriated
money therefor.
Noble Berger gave notice, for Com
mittee on Accounts, of an Act to APP
propriate further sum of money to
defray expenses of the Legislature.
Under suspension of rules, Noble
Neumman presented a report of the
Judiciary Committee on Bill 124, re-
lating to allowance of bail in criminal
matters. The committee recommend
passage of the bill with some amend
ments. The report was laid on the
table with the bill.
At 1920 the House proceeded to the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order was the second
reading of Bill 78-the Hawaiian
Banking Act.
Noble Macfarlane moved that con-
sideration be deferred until next week,
Thursday. The bill was a very inn
portant one, and the House should be
fully prepared to discuss it. He did
not see why the bill should be taken
out of its regular order anyway.
Rep. Kamauoha said the motion
was out of order.
The President ruled it in order.
Noble Baldwin favored POSTPONE
Inent. He was not ready to consider
it, and had not yet read it through.
He thought most of the members
were not ready to consider it.
Noble Horner had no objection to a
postponement. He had taken pains
to inform the House, and had spent
some money to do so, although he had
no more interest in the bill than any
other member in the House.
The House resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole, Rep. Kamauoha
in the chair.
Noble Macfarlane moved that the
committee rise, and recommend that
the bill be made the special order of
the day for next week, Thursday.
Noble Horner said he had no objec-
tion whatever to the bill laying over,
although he had done everything pos
sible to inform the House.
The motion was carried, and the
committee rose, reported, and its re-
port was adopted.
Third reading of Bill 81, relating to
the crime of murder. The bill merely
corrects discrepancy between the
English and Hawaiian versions. The
bill passed.
Third reading of Bill Ill, requiring
the carrying of lights on bicycles, etc.
Passed.
Third reading of Bill 100, to amend
Chapter I'll of the Civil Code relating
to the time of commencing personal
actions.
Rep. Kamauoha moved the bill
pass.
Rep Smith called the attention OF
the House to the bearing of the bill.
1t Disseminated against foreign cred
itors, which did not seem to him to
be just. The reason for such dis
elimination he failed to see.
Noble Neumann said, for the bene
fit of non-lawyers, he would explain
that at present there was no law to
prevent foreign creditors from bring
ing an action in hundred years
which ought not TO be. There was q
sound reason for discriminating
against causes of action arising in
foreign countries, and it was this. The
defendant residing here does not know
where his witnesses are-they may bC
in Australia, while the creditor resid
ing where the claim arose has a mani
fest advantage in this respect. 1t il
different where the action is based OIL
the judgment of q Court of Record
In that case the defendant has haC
an opportunity to put in his evidence
and has been at no disadvantage.
The bill passed.
Third reading of Bill 33A, to amenC
Chapter % of the Laws of 1878, re
lating to duties.
Moved that the bill pass.
Rep. White moved that it be re
ferred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Mobiles Horner and Baldwin Op
posed that motion. The items ha
been very carefully considered an
gone over by the committee, and tn
country needed the revenue.
The bill passed.
Third reading of Bill $50, to amen
Chapter 6 of the laws of 1890, relating
to the currency. Passed.
Second reading of Bill lis, an Ac
relating to internal taxes.
This bill is the result of the re
searches of commission appointe
by the Legislature of 1890, consisting
of Messrs. Macfarlane, Widemann
Rosa, Baldwin and Godfrey Brown
It's object was to amend and consolid
ate the laws relating to internal taxes
Motions were made to refer to til
Ways and Means Committee, to tn
Finance Committee, and that the bill
be considered section by section.
The motion to consider section b,
section was carried.
Section / repeats Section /, Chapte
SO of the Laws of 1888.
Rep. Nawabi thought line 4 Shout
read Kauai, Nilhau and Johnson
Island.
Noble Thurston moved it rea
Kauai, Niihau and all other parts c
the Kingdom. Carried.
The section passed as amended.
Section repeats Section 2, Chapte
43 of the Laws of 1882. Passed.
Section repeats part of Section {
Chapter 43 of the Laws of 1882. Passed
Section repeats Section 8, Chapte
az of the Laws of 1880