The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-01-17
9:25 A. NJ. The minutes were read and
approved.
RESOLUTIONS.

approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
Minister Wilcox announced that
had pleased>Her Majesty to sign tn
following fifteen bills:
Bill 81, relating to the Wailukl
Water Works.
Bill 207, Stamp Duties.
Bill 20S, Amending Chapter 81 o
the Penal Code, relating to vagrants.
Bill 21S, preventing the formation
OF trusts and monopolies.
Bill 224, Bankruptcy Act.
Bill 231, preventing the coming o
paupers, stowaways, vagabonds, Grim
inals, etc.
Bill 232, repeating Section 20 of Acl
of 1888, relating to promoting steam
railways around the island of Oahu.
Bill 233, sale and importation ol
methylated spirits.
Bill 235, authorizing a National
Loan $3.50, ,OOO).
Bill 236, authorizing a further ex-
pense of $1,000 for Legislature of 1892.
Bill 23S, relating to fees of executors,
administrators and guardians.
DAAA -OJf CdTIldHES
districts of Wailuku and Hilo.
Bill 24l, relating to compensation
$500 of representatives.
Bill 242, new section (10A) to the
Chinese Immigration Act.
Bill 243, Defining Writs of Error.
At $40 An. 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-
tion:
" Whereas, only one day remains
before this House prorogues; and
whereas, there are several bills which
and in order that this House could
complete its work before Propagation,
be it 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 all bills to-
January 13, 1898, with her |
for not signing certain mea-
,ures.n
Noble Thurston said that it was not
light for the House to make any such
official proposition to the Queen. The
gives her ten days to
consider those bills, and this House
lad no right to pass resolution COM
Ielling her to sign those bills. 1t was
lot dignified for the House to make
hat suggestion.
Rep. White claimed that the reso-
ution was perfectly legitimate.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox said that the
,abinet had no constitutional right
D give their own advice to the Queen
n the bills; they must advise accord
lg to the wishes of this House. He
loved that the resolution be amend
d that the Cabinet present the bills
'r her consideration, and that the . .
abinet shall return them tomorrow.
Attorney General Brown explained
lat it was the duty of the Cabinet to
resent the bills passed by the House :
} the Queen for her consideration. =
was the duty of the Cabinet to adj
Sc the Queen whether the bill was
r the interest of the country or not;
Id it was her prerogative to sign it v
not
Rep. Nawahi said that the Cabinet
light treat the Lottery bill as they 2
d the Chinese Immigration Act. c
lie Queen sent her reasons for not | 4
gning that act to the Cabinet, but
e Cabinet withheld them from the p
ouse. Such a course was not honor N
lie. He said that if the Cabinet
fused to at1ix its signature to the dt
'ttery bill, the bill would not be- dC
me law. r
Acknowledgement Brown replied 81
at Rep. Nawahi was getting stupid
e Older he grows, as he entirely nt
the Constitution. A
Rep. Nawahi said that the vote on
Lottery bill was the first instance l.,
which the native members had III
own their Independent vote. They ~ ~
re no longer under the grasp of the ~
Oles.
Rep. Bush held that every act of
queen required the signature of o.
Premier. If he was a man of
nor in the Cabinet, he would va
e his seat if he didn't want to at
n his signature to any act repug- 10
ut to his interest. au
'Oble ThurstOn: No! You would de
lg on to it. ,
,ep. Bush: Yes l would not act
same as you did when you were
he Cabinet. On what do women
her Her Majesty imploring her
to sign measures which were 10
sed by a majority of this House. 10
said that one of the Cabinet had ~
led the petition to pass lottery, .I ni
retore he was not the only one eH'
had changed his views on the iol
iect.
-inister Jones: Mention mis- name. Sa
ep. Bush: I think the Attorney !
Ieral. 4
ttorney-General Brown: / did we
L defy any one who could prove :
I'd signed any petition. '
ep. Bush: The gentleman who qu'
rmed me is not here this morning. ane
is member of this House and / L
eyed his word. JOu
ep. Kaunamano said that he fav-
the whole Legislature going i'm n any
and give advice to the Queen y
tive to the bills passed. He want ed
iir play. ing
Oble Thurston said that he did not Dill