The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-10-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
105TH DAY.
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 1892.
Morning Session.

The Assembly convened at 10
o'clock; prayer by chaplain. Min
utes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The following petitions were pre-
sented and referred:
BY Rep. Kapahu from resident
of Kau named Thompson that the
sum of S25 deposited by him as a
candidate for election be returned
to him. To Judiciary Committee.
BY Rep. Kaluna from Portuguese
residents of Makawao, Maui, that
Portuguese be treated free at all
Government hospitals. To Sanitary
Committee.
BY Rep. A. S. Wilcox that $4,000
be appropriated for roads in the
district of Hanalei, Kauai. To Com
mittee on Public Lands.
BY Rep. Kaunamano from resi-
dents of Hamalsua district that, l.,
the Lottery Bill pass; 2, that an APP
preparation be made for a junketing
of some kind. To Committee on
Miscellaneous Petitions.
By Rep. r. w. Wilcox that the
taxes of people with large families
of children be remitted. To Finance
Committee.
Rep. Kapahu offered questions to
the Minister of Finance relative to
the names and residences of post
masters, and whether or no they
were supplied with revenue stamps.
Under suspension of the rules
Rep. Smith presented petition
from the Hawaiian Evangelical So
ciety praying that the Lottery Bill
do not pass. Tabled for bill.
Rep. Kamauoha gave notice that
the Constitutional Committee would
meet after adjournment.
Rep. Ashford desired to- learn
something relative to Bill 1917, the
Registration Bill, and he with other
members INDUCED in some little
questioning which also brought in
Clerk Mccarthy. A way out of the
middle was made by motion OF
Rep. Ashford that the bill, which
was the Order of the Day, be de.
ferred
The first vote was declared against
the motion, but division being called
for rising vote was taken resulting
20 to 20, and President Walker, vot.
ing for the first time this session
cast his vote against deferring &C
ton on the bill.
Unfinished business coming up Bill
90, to define the duties of Minister:
of the Crown and other officers o.
the Hawaiian Government, in the
purchase of manufactured goods OF
articles for the use of the Hawaiian
Government, was brought up fol
consideration.
Noble Williams said that ther,
had already been so much argument
on the bill there was little neeC
of more being said; he would there
fore move that the bill pass.
Noble Baldwin said he was in ac
cord with the spirit of the bill, t'
encourage home industries ant
home manufactures, and in the pas
he had felt like blaming the Govern
eminent for not giving more con
tracts here. The point he woul,
lay the most stress on now was, tina
the Government would be Obliged
to give the work here. If a road en-
CINE should break down the Govern
ment would be compelled to Civ
the work out here although the fac
tories were not as well capable O
performing the work as thos
abroad. In the proposed ne,
pumping plant it would become ne
cessary for the Government to Civ
the contract out here, if less than
percent of the tender of a foreig
corporation. The money questio
was not the principal one in tn
matter but the quality of the work
, for it was we'll known that neithe
of our local works could produce a
good work as those firms abroa
which were specialists in differen
| branches. Would like to see tn
pumping plant placed with one G
the local foundries but would douh
very much that the quality and M
: ture of the work will be as good a
that produced abroad. Though
that a resolution would cover tn
, matter and would approve on
, which showed that it was the sens
of the House that the Ministry Civ
| as much work as possible to loct
factories. In machinery for plant;
{, tions the local works have by exper
4 ence approached a proportion whic
4 allows them TO compete successful
, against foreign firms.
Rep. A. S. Wilcox said that h
: was one of the committee who n
: ported in favor of the bill but h
; had since changed his mind on az
count of various weighty objection
l and if he could now honorably do $
he would vote against the bill.
Noble j. NJ. Homer would vot
I against the bill. To take from tn
/ pockets of the many and to give t
the few, was an unjust course t
: pursue. The people of these islanC
q are now compelled by law to pa
: over 100000 for the food they ca
! viz: rice. In this, if the bill pa
I and the Government be compelle
to give out its work, it can only gi,
9 to one factory, SO that the benef
only accrues to the few. To add
percent to the cost of Governmel
I Improvements or work require
I seems under existing circumstance
Y to be unwise. To pass this bill v
: will be compelled to add 15 percel
J. to the sum. He favored indefni
Y postponement.
s Noble Williams drew attention