The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-10
THE LEGISLATURE
One Hundred and Sixty Sixth
Day.
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MONDAY. Jan. 9.
The House met at 8 A. NJ. Roll call,
eighteen members present. Quorum
at $40 A. NJ. The minutes were read
and approved.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Hopkins presented a report
on petition 444 preventing shooting
over Mrs. Wards premises at Kalia.
The committee recommended the
petition be referred to the Attorney
General.
The same member presented a re-
port on petition 449 from Won Wer-
them praying for the payment to him
OF $1,000 for the breach of q verbal
agreement made between the late
King and petitioner. The committee
recommended laying the petition on
the table. Both reports were adopted.
Minister Wilcox announced that it
had pleased Her Majesty to sign the
following bills;
Bill 240, Protection of Forests.
Bill 200, Renting Mail Matter be
longing to Bureau of Informatinn.
Bill 2l1, Prohibiting the Sale and
Importation of Oleomargarine as But
ter.
Bill 2o1, Relating to Duties Oh
Spirits.
Bill 223, Relating to Further Secur-
ing Postal Savings Bank Depositors.
Bill 22S, Providing Fire Depart
ment for Hilo.
Bill $50, Homestead Laws.
RESOLUTIONS.
Minister Brown gave notice of his
intention to bring in an Act relating
to infiicting penalty on Chinese try
ing to evade the Chinese Restriction
Act of 1892. The Minister regretted
Introducing the Act at such late
hour, but from investigation, he had
found that there was no penalty pro-
vided for the punishment of Chinese
in the Chinese Restriction Act passed
November 80, 1892.
On suspension of rules, Rep. Ka-
mauoha introduced resolution that
100000 be appropriated from the pub
lie funds for repairing the roads in and
around Honolulu.
Minister Brown said that last Satur-
day he found out that there was only
balance of $500 in the Treasury for re-
pairing the roads of Honolulu. The
committee which recommended the
amount of $4,000 for roads failed to
instruct the House that 5000 of that
amount had already been spent, hence
the shortage. He moved that the
resolution be referred to the Judiciary
Committee, with instructions to bring
in bill for half the amount $3.50, 000)
as soon as possible.
The resolution was referred to the
Judiciary Committee, with instruc-
tions to report that afternoon.
On suspension of rules, Minister
Brown read by title his Act, adding a
new section (10B) to the Chinese Re
striction Act. The Act provided
penalty of $500 or imprisonment of
six months hard labor, or both.
The Act was read second time.
Rep. Nawabi asked if, after serving
their penalty, they would be allowed
here?
Minister Brown replied Yes
The bill passed for third reading on
Tuesday.
Rep. Bipikane read resolution
that the members take the Compiled
Laws and Session Laws of 1890, now
in their possession, because they have
their names written on them.
Rep. White moved the previous
question.
Rep. Smith said that his name was
on his desk, yet he could not take it.
Noble Thurston rose on point of
order, claiming that the House had
no right to appropriate Government
property.
The President declared that the
resolution was an absurdity, and
therefore out of order.
Rep. White claimed that President
Walker allowed similar resolution
in 1890.
Rep. Waipuilani appealed from the
decision. of the President. He said
that Rep. Pna had introduced a reso-
luton, which was passed, that all the
members be provided with the Session
Laws of 1892, when printed.
The Presidents ruling was lost by a
standing vote of 16 to Is.
The ayes and noes were called on
motion to adopt the resolution, which
was carried by the following division:
Ayes-Nobles Hopkins, Pua, Cummins
and Male; Reps. Bipikane, Aki, Pua.
Kamauoha, Waipuilani, Nahinu, White,
Kanealii, Kaluna, Iosepa and Akina-
-.
Noes-Ministers Wilcox aud Robin
son; Mobiles Ena, Kauhane, j. M. Hor-
ner, Marsden, Young, Baldwin, Wal
bridge, Anderson and Dreier; Reps.
Wilder, Kauhi, Kapahu, Edmonds.
Smith and A. S. Wilcox-17.
Absent - Ministers Jones and Brown;
Mobiles Berger, Peterson, Williams,
Hind, Hoapili, W. Y. Horner. CornwelI,
Thurston, McBryde and : Kanoa; Reps.
Ashford, Koahou and A. Horner.
A motion to reconsider was lost.
On suspension of the rules, Noble
Hopkins presented several petitions
from 100 residents of Honolulu and
Makaweli praying for the passage of
the Lottery Bill. Tabled for future
consideration.
At 1917 A. NJ. the House proceeded
TO the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of Bill 219, Electric
Franchise Bill. The bill passed.
Third reading of Bill 243, defining
writs of error. The bill passed.
Third reading of Bill 2OS, repeating
Section of Chapter 81 of the Penal
Code. The bill passed.
Third reading of Bill 236, for further
defrayiDg the expenses $4,000 of the
Legislature of 1892. The bill passed.
Third reading of Bill 239, regulating
the granting of licenses to carriages