The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-04-21
IN THE COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, April 90.

rho Conncil was called to order at
on5pN. The minutes OF the previ-
ons meeting were read and approved.
0 w. Morgan reported, for the Com
,,;,,ee on Miscellaneous Petitions, a
hill authorizing the Minister of the
Interior Int to permit any person apply
mo 10 number the houses and attach
aames to the streets, upon such con-
a;t;ops as the Minister might see fit.
The report was accepted and the
hill takes its usual course.
The Secretary read communities
ton from Commander Soper, an
nouncing the steps which had been
taken toward the formation of COM
pauy of sharp shooters, and referring
also to the matter of uniform for the
regulars.
the fact that there was need of
more method in the ordering of sup.
niles. There had been some confl.
sion. After the Military Committee
had recommended an expenditure
and the Council had authorized it, il
should be incurred, not by the com
mittee, but by some officer having
special authority.
Mr.. Bolte said the shoes for Com
pany A had been got in that way.
Mr.. Emmeluth said If the same
tests had been applied to the clothing
of the regulars as were applied in
the United States army there would
have been no trouble. Those tests
we're quite severe. He considered
Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Tregloan parti-
ally responsible.
President Dole thought it would
be good thing to adopt those tests.
Minister Porter said Mr.. Tregloan
was not responsible. The goods had
been brought to him and he had been
asked what it would cost to make
them up.
President Damon suggested
that the Military Committee report,
after conference with MIR. Soper, a
suitable order of procedure in such
matters.
The Council proceeded to the con
alteration of the following bills on
second reading:
III An Act amending the Act of
1892 relating to internal taxes.
The bill passed.
(2) An Act relating to public in
struction.
The bill passed.
81 An Act to prohibit steam pas
senger coasting vessels of over 25O
tons from carrying lepers or persons
suffering from contagious or infec
tious disease.
The bill passed.
First reading of the Act to repeal
the Act of 1892 imposing an internal
tax on playing cards.
Mr.. Waterhouse moved the bill be
indefinitely postponed, as the coun-
try could get along without it until a
permanent government was formed.
Mr.. Emmeluth believed in remedy
log any injustice and the present
law was manifestlv one.
Mr.. Waterhouse had no objection
to the bill, but only to the principle
of legislating on such matters. They
we're not there for that purpose.
The Attorney General said the ex-
listing law was inconsistent with the
reciprocity treaty with the United
States. He favored repeating it, be
cause otherwise he would have to en-
force it. He favored no unnecessary
legislation.
Mr.. Brown held the present law
was unconstitutional, and the best
way to end it was to repeal the bill.
He assented to the principle that the
Council should not enter into new
legislation, but there were eScep
tions. The bill passed.
The Attorney General stated that
the Japanese murderer who had es-
capped to the Naniwa had been re-
turned. He had not been directly
delivered to the authorities but put
ashore at the point where he had left
it, and the Government had had Off
GERS on hand to take him In.
Mr.. w. G.. Wilder was appointed
to the Military Committee in place
of Mr.. McCandlass, and Mr.. Allen to
the Foreign Affairs Committee in
place of A. Brown, and the latter
vacancy not having been previously
filled.
Mr.. Allen stated that the native,
into whose house stray shot had
wandered. had come to him and
claimed $50 damages.
The President referred the matter
to MIR. Allen as special committee
to investigate. He thought the Gov.
ernment was responsible for any
actual damage.
Mr.. Damon called attention to the
fact that the Government had paid
the damages to Music Hall aud other
buildings occasioned by an uprising
in 1889.
Mr.. Emmeluth drew attention to
the fact that j. L. Kaulakou had
gone around with a list of names of
persons whom he claimed the Coun-
ell had voted in secret session to
deport.
The President suggested that some
member of the Council might inter.
view him.
At 2:55 the Council adjourned.
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