The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-01-03
One Hundred and Fifty Ninth
Day.
FRIDAY, Dec. so, 1892.

FRIDAY, Dec. so, 1892.
The House met at 8 A. NJ. Ro
call; twenty-five members presen
| Quorum at 9:1S A. N. The minute
were read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
Minister Jones read, for the frs
time, law providing for further de
fraying the expenses of the Legisla
ture of 1892 from the public Treasury
The bill took the usual course.
Rep. Nawahi introduced resolu
ton, as follows:
| Whereas, on the 18th December, 1892
Bill 1874 was given to Her Majesty fo
her signature, and
! Whereas, on December 90, 1892. after
lapse OF over ten days, the said bill was
returned to the House without being
signed, and therefore has become law &C,
cording to Art. IS OF the Constitution
| therefore, be ii
| following questions:
l. Did Her Majesty give the Cabinet
her reasons for not signing the bill?
.. II so, on what day did Her Majesty
| finally give such reasons?
5. What was the advice of the Cabi-
net regarding Bill 1874?
Minister Brown replied Eyes" to LIST
question; December 29th" toouestien ,
and mot TO return the biz uuEsiened" to
the Sd question.
Rep. Smith considered the questions
queer ones.
President Walker said that Article
IS of the Constitution empowered Her
Majesty to return the bill in the way
she did.
Minister Brown said Her Majesty
had sent a communication to her
Cabinet, and by right the House had
no business to know it. He held that
the member for North Hilo was out
of order.
Rep. Smith rose to a point of order,
and said that there was nothing be-
fore the House.
The President so ruled.
Rep. Nawahi held that the Cabinet
had not satisfactorily answered his
questions.
On suspension of rules, Noble Corn
well gave notice of his intention to
bring in an Act relating to providing
of compensations $500 for Represen-
tatives to the Legislative Assembly.
At 9:47 An. the House proceeded
to the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Special order, Bill 81, Registration
Act.
Clerk Mccarthy read the report of
the Special Committee also read the
bill section by section.
Rep. Iosepa moved TO consider sec
ton by section.
Rep. Pua said that the native mem
bers had been watching the bill, and
they did not wish to pass it in haste,
as the bill means unnatural death to
Rep. Iosepa considered that Section
g would operate great hardships on ma
tive Hawaiians.
Rep. r. W. Wilcox moved for indef- |
mite postponement.
Rep. Nawahi said that he supported |
the motion in the interest Of planters. |
Chinese had told him that |
If Bill No. 157A passed, they would |
write to their Minister at Washington |
him to instruct the Home |
not to send any more
Chinese to Hawaii.
Noble Thurston said that Rep. Ma
8ahi had stated that Mr.. Kinney had
eft the country after taking retainers
rom the Chinese. There was not
nan who had more love for native
than Mr.. Kinney, and it
was dastardly act for Mr.. Nawahi to
make the assertion he did against Mr..
Kinney. He had left the country be-
.a1se he worked against the planters
gho opposed him for fighting bravely
n the interest of native Hawaiians.
That was q most courageous act. There
vas not more independent man in
his House than Mr. Kinney. Rep.
'ua had said that this bill was bitter
Y against native Hawaiians, but to
eject this bill would be to the greatest
Disadvantage of HaWaiians. For my
elf / would not like to see a single
everybody ia this House knows my
entiments on the subjec.. have not
eceived S25 from the Chinese during
his year, therefore j do not mind
ghat say against them.
Rep. Smith said it was desirable for
lanters that a reasonable number Of
,hinese should come into this coun-
~. The bill was for the purpose of
notification, as it was most difficult
D identify the Asiatics. The Chinese
o not wish to be identified; they do
OF wish to be restricted; bus we want
nat. The U. s. had been compelled [
, enact strict measures against Chi
csc immigration, but we do not wish 4