The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-04-04
IN THE COUNCIL.
TUESDAY, March IS.

a deputy postmaster general,
, Fifty dollars month was appro
pristed for salary of surgeon of regu
lar troops.
Mr.. Wetmore of the Chicago Tri
bune petitioned the Government fol
the loan of the flag originally raised
on the Government Building. He
wishes to take it to Chicago and ex
hibit it. The matter was discussed
and action deferred.
FRIDAY, March 81.
The Council met at 10AN Min,
utes read and approved.
PETITIONS.
A petition was presented from C.
b. Wetmore, of the Chicago Tribune
as follows:
HONOLULU, H. l., March so, 1891.
To the Executive and Advisory Coun-
ellis of the Provisional Govern
ment of the Hawaiian Islands.
GENTLEMEN II hereby petition
your honorable body that, in behalf of
the Chicago Tribune, be given the
| original American flag which was first
hoisted over the Government Build
| ing, the same to be transmitted by me
| to the Director of the Worlds Column
bian Exposition at Chicago, there TO
be hoisted when such Exposition shall
be opened on May lst.
guarantee that such flag shall not
be unfurled to the breeze until it is
hoisted at such Exposition.
OF course this flag is of the greatest
value to you all but the most valuable
works of art and manufacture are now
in transit TO Chicago. Thousands of
Americans would like to see this flag
which has become historical, and I
am certain that such exposition would
further the cause of Annexation.
Should you entrust the flag to my
care, | would give any writing you
might desire to hold the Chicago Tri-
bune responsible for its safety and its
safe return to your honorable body as
soon as its display on the opening day
of the Exposition might be over.
Very respectfully,
CLAUDE 81. WETMoRE,
Staff Correspondent Chicago Tribune
After considerable discussion, &C
ton on the petition was deferred
until after the arrival of the next
steamer, which is expected to bring
the Hawaiian Commissioners.
Mr.. W. F. Allen presented report
of the committee appointed to decide |
on the ownership of articles in the |
Palace, etc. The report was received |
and placed on file, to await final |
report.
Mr.. Cecil Brown reported for the
Judiciary Committee, recommending
that the sentence of death on the
Japanese Matsuda be committed to
Imprisonment for life. The reason
which led to the report is that the
evidence in the case was purely cir
cumstantial, and not sufficient to JUS
tify the sentence of murder The
of the other Japanese con-
victed at the same time had been
commuted The Chief Justice agreed
with Mr.. Brown, that the sentence of
Mstsuda should also be committed.
The report was unanimously
adopted.
The same committee recommended
that the Act to amend the law relat-
ing to proceedings against corpora
tions be passed. Received, and con-
sidered with the bill.
Mr.. Emmeluth asked what the
status of the Sheldon case was
President Dole said it had been
by the Supreme Court,
but no decision had yet been fled.
Mr.. Emmeluth said the attacks on
the American Minister were indecent,
aud should not be allowed.
Attorney-Ge Smith said he
had the matter under consideration,
and action would be taken before
long.
In response to, an inquiry, the At
-orney General stated that the matter
Of a public slaughter house was
luder consideration. 1t was i'm
Dortsnt to have such an establish.
nent under the control of the Gov
srnmeUt.
Mr.. Emmeluth asked if it was
act IO6J w. W. u JOueS uau DSeQ |
Inspector of Slaughter ]
Houses
The Attorney General stated that
Mr. McYeigh would eventually per-
'orm the duties of inspector, as well
Is of quarantine officer. In the
meanwhile Jones was performing
he duties. He would say that the |
were that there would be '
great improvement in the manage
nent of health matters. The sew. {
rage problem was hard to deal with.
There were great cesspools right :
lnder some of the tenement houses.
t was very difficult to determine :
What was to be done in such cases, !
Without sewerage system z
MIR. Emmeluth believed in contin-
ling public servants, but not inefi- a
.ient ones. Jones was notoriously t
Inefficient. He had seen eighty cat r
le in the shed, without a sign of .
lnything to eat, nor of their having
wen been fed. The water troughs
eaked SO that the cattle could not
ret water, and some were half full