The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-13

The House met at 8 A. NJ; twenty
four members present. Quorum at
9:25 A. NJ. The minutes were read and
approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
Minister Wilcox announced that 1t
had pleased Her Majesty to sign the
following fifteen bills:
Bill 81, relating to the Waikiki
Water Works.
Bill 207, Stamp Duties.
Bill 2O8, Amending Chapter 81 OF
the Penal Code, relating to Migrants.
Bill 2ls, preventing the formation
OF trusts and monopolies.
Bill 224, Bankruptcy Act.
Bill 23l, preventing the coming OF
paupers, stowaways, vagabOnds, GRIM
inals, etc.
Bill 232, repeating Section 20 of Act
of 1888, relating to promoting steam
railways around the island OF Oahu.
Bill 233, sale and importation OF
methylated spirits.
Bill 235, authorizing u National
Loan (S750,000).
Bill 236, authorizing further ex-
pense of $1,000 for Legislature of 1892.
Bill 238, relating to fees of executors,
administrators and guardians.
Bill 239, licensing carriages in the
districts of Waikiki and HilO.
Bill 2l1, relating to compensation
$500 of representatives.
Bill 242, new section 00A) to the
Chinese immigration Act.
Bill 243, Defining Writs of Error.
At $40 A. NJ. the House proceeded to
the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of Bill pa, relating
to the distilling of spirits. Passed.
Third reading of Bill 247, relating
to amending Section SO (relating TO
appeaD of the Judiciary Act passed
November 80, 1892. Passed.
On suspension of rules, Rep. Kamau-
oha presented the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, only one day remains
before this House prorogues; and
whereas, there are several bills which
have just passed their third reading,
and in order that this House could
complete it's work before propagation,
be ii resolved that this House instruct
the Cabinet TO present all bills passed
by this House to Her Majesty the
Queen, and advise her to sign
them or not, according to the
Constitution and the opinion of this
House, and to return ali bills to-
morrow, January -, 1893, with her
reasons for not signing certain mea-
Sures.n
Noble Thurston said that it was not
right for the House to make any such
official proposition to the Queen. The
Constitution gives her ten days to
consider those bills, and this House
had no right to pass resolution COM
polling her to sign those bills. 1t was
not dignified for the House to make
that suggestion.
Rep. White claimed that the reso-
luton was perfectly legitimate.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox ~seia That the
Cabinet bae.a ne Constitutional right
%SSive their own advice to the queen
on the bills; they must advise accord
ing to the wishes of this House. he
moved that the resolution be amend-
nd that the Cabinet present the bills
for her consideration, and that the
Cabinet shall return them tomorrow.
Attorney General Brown explained
that it was the duty of the Cabinet to
present the bills passed by the House
TO the Queen for her consideration.
II was the duty of the Cabinet to adj
wise the Queen whether the bill was
for the interest of the country or not;
and it was her prerogative to sign it
or not.
Rep. Nawahi said that the Cabinet
might treat the Lottery bill as they
did the Chinese Immigration Act.
The Queen sent her reasons for not
signing that act to the Cabinet, but
the Cabinet withheld them from the
House. Such q course was not honor
able. He said that if the Cabinet
refused to affix it's signature to the
Lottery bill, the bill would not be-
come law.
Acknowledgement Brown replied
that Rep. Nawahi was getting stupid
the older he grows, as he entirely
misunderstood the Constitution.
Rep. Nawahi said that the vote on
the Lottery bill was the first instance
in which the native members had
shown their independent vote. They
were no longer under the grasp of the
haeles.
Rep. Rush held that every act of
the Queen required the signature of
the Premier. II he was man of
honor in the Cabinet, he would va
cate his seat if he didn't want to at
tach his signature to any act repug-
nant to his interest.
Noble Thurston: No! You would
hang on to it.
Rep. Bush: Yes [ would not act
the same as you did when you were
in the Cabinet. On what do women
bother Her Majesty imploring her
not to sign measures which were
passed by a majority of this House.
He said that one of the Cabinet had
signed the petition to pass lottery,
therefore he was not the only one
who had changed his views on the
subject.
Minister Jones: Mention his name.
Rep. Bush: l think the Attorney
General.
Attorney General Brown: l did
not. | defy any one who could prove
| had signed any petition.
Rep. Bush: The gentleman who
informed me is not here this morning
He is member of this House and
believed his word.
Rep. Kauuamano said that he fav-
ored the whole Legislature going in q
body and give advice to the Queen
relative to the bills passed. He want.
ed fair play.
Noble Thurston said that he did moi
blame Reps. Bush and Nawahi for
making their last attacks on the Cab
met, as there were few chances left
for them doing SO. The session wa:
drawing to an end. He moved the
previous question. Carried.
Attorney General Brown cOnsid
cred the resolution q direct insult tC
Inr Majesty This House onnlH MOI