The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-21
THE LEGISLATURE
NINETEENTH DAY.
MONDAY, June 20, 1892.
Afternoon session.

l:0U, the usual quorum enaUllllS Tue /
President to call to order.
Rep Koahou desired that the
powers of the Opium Committee be
extended.
President Walker informed the
member relative to the powers of the
committee, which explanation salts
fed the inquirer.
Noble Marsden, from the Ways
and Means Committee, presented a
report that they had visited the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs and with his
consent recommended the following
reductions in that Department.:
That item l07 of the Appropria-
ton Bill, Estate Entertainments"
be reduced from $4,000 to $4,000. In
regard to the band the committee
append statement made by Prof.
Berger, showing the estimated ex-
penses of an efficient band OF 20
pieces for the biennial period at
1872 1853. They recommend that the
items in bands, flags and salutes
read as follows: Band, including sal
airy of bandmaster, $31 1853, salaries
to be paid until Aug. /, 1892, S2592;
flags and salutes $1,000. The pre-
sentation shows reduction of S15,-
GAP in the amount appropriated for
the band alone. Laid on table for
consideration with Appropriation
Bill.
Rep. Ashford propounded ques
tions to the Minister of Interior as
follows:
Have you issued a license for the
retailing of spirituous liquors at ka-
hului, Maui, and if so, when and to
whom did you issue such license?
Had you not previously refused
other applications on the ground that
the law did not permit the issue of
license to retail spirituous liquors on
Maui outside of the town of Wal
luku? If such refusal was made and
license was afterwards granted, state
reasons for each of such acts?
Rep. Ashford propounded the fol-
lowing series of questions to the At
torfey- General:
State circumstances and facts in
regard to the prosecution of one ALI
Hon Cor other Chinaman if this name
is incorrectly in the district court of
Waimea, Kauai, and thereafter upon
appeal, upon charge of selling
spirituous liquors without license,
second offense, and please submit a
copy of instructions or letters sent
by you or by your orders to the de-
putty sheriff of Waimea, Kauai.
State, in particular, your reasons
for instructing the said deputy sher-
iff to change the charge against said
defendant, upon appeal, and thereby
prefer charge different from that
upon which defendant had been tried
in the District Court. State in de-
tail the reason for any of such IN
structons, other than that relating
to change in the charge of offense.
State in detail what was done in pur-
suance of your instructions, if any,
to said deputy sheriff in the prem
Uses.
State the circumstances of the
discovery of the smuggling of dia-
monds into Honolulu by one Rubens,
during or about the month of Febru-
ary, 1891?
What was the value of the gems
so struggled? What became of
them2 Was suit brought to condemn
and forfeit them? If so, were they
SO condemned? If condemned was
the decree committed and what was
the Communication BY whose advice
Were you claimant for share of
the proceeds of the fine or penalty
and at time of communication! Did
you receive any share of the fine or
penalty imposed in Communication, if
so, what was the amount, and the
grounds for the claim!
Rep. Ashford offered the following
resolutions:
Whereas, there arrived in Hawaii
an ports, namely, Hilo and Honolulu,
from the British Colonies in the
Southern hemisphere, in or about the
month of October, 1891, a vessel
bearing the name of the "Beagle,'
and having on board two persons
passing respectively under the names
of Bloom and Douglas, and who
were then currently suspected by the
people of this Kingdom to be, and
have since been definitely learned tc
have been defaulters, embezzlers
and refugees from Australian justice
and
Whereas, said vessel remained
several weeks in the harbor of Homo
lulo, while the said Bloom and Doug
las held a residence ashore, in thi,
city, and
Whereas, it has been publicly
stated in the press, and otherwise
and VIGOROUSLY passed current il
this community, that during the sale
stay of said Bloom and Douglas il
Honolulu, the Attorney General, w
A. Whiting, and the Marshal of TIN
Kingdom, G. b. Wilson, and others
being official subordinates of sale
Acknowledgement and Marshal, en-
trusted with the execution of th,
penal laws and the apprehension o
criminals, publicly and privately
cOnsOrtel with said Rlonm and Douo