The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-09-12


| island OF Kauai will, / am sure. have
q beneficial result as to the future
working of this branch of the public
service
The people there work in harmony
with the postal service, and from the
many inquiries made / think they art
well satisfied. Owing to that fact,
and a well-organized telephone sys
TEN. l can, and have arranged TO send
all the foreign mail by the first vessel
leaving for any port on Kauai, aftel
the receipt of same in Honolulu.
have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
Jos. NJ. 0AT,
Postmaster General.
The minister of finance stated that
the box system mentioned in the re-
port had been suggested by him; he
had thought that it might be desir-
able to have g few boxes at some OF
the outside post offices, and had SO
recommended.
The report was received and placed
on file.
Attorney General Smith reported
on the action taken by the board of
health relating to the resignation of
DIR. Trousseau, with the temporary
appointment of DR.. Andrews as act
ing port physician.
Mr.. Brown, Of the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported that the committee
were ready with a substitute bill on
the alcohol matter. Mr.. Brown stated
that some of the physicians or the
other islands. and Mr.. Brigham. of
the Bishop museum, had raised GER
tain points which might be consid-
cred as objections.
Attorney General Smith said ne
had not as yet seen the new bill, al
though be was member Of the com
mittee.
Mr.. Brown said he had thought
the Encouragement had seen the
bill. He wished to apologize II he
had not.
The report was laid upon the table
to be considered with the bill of the
minister Of finance el5a
Attorney General Smith said he
wished to move the following resolu-
ton referring to auxiliary company
A:
Resolved, that the members of COM
pany A, now on active service at the
courthouse, be mustered into a new
company to be known as Company F.
Vice President Hatch stated the
was in regard to the lieu
tenants. There were two commits
stoned lieutenants allowed by law to
each company, and any change would
necessitate the appointment of new
officers in the volunteer branch of the
service.
MIR. Emmeluth said he did not see
the necessity for the present action
and gave reasons therefore.
The resolution was referred to the
committee.
Attorney General Smith moved the
following resolution after explaining
the necessities therefore:
Resolved, that the minister of the
is hereby authorized to APP
point a committee of three persons, one
of whom shall be lady, to be a visit
ing committee to the insane asylum.
1t shall be the duty of such visiting
committee to visit and inspect the
insane asylum as often as once in each
and as much oftener as they
shall deem best; and at the end of
each qUarter-year make written report
to the minister of the condition and
of the asylum, together
with such recommendations or sug-
gestions as they shall think proper.
Attorney General Smith intro
dnced bill appropriating S2S9.O5 to
be refunded to japanese contract
lsborers at Kekaha, Kauai, which
were costs of court for the laborers
refusing to labor on July 31st the
of the Emperor of Japan.
The japanese were under the i'm
preston that they were acting
legally and thought the day was a
public holiday.
The bill passed first reading.
Minister Damon introduced q bill
entitled ian act to amend chapter 81
of the laws of 1892" which re enacted
the former law, after striking out two
lines thereof; the law as amended
reads as follows:
-. Each assessor shall receive
such compensation as the legislature
shall, from time to time, appropriate.
Each deputy shall receive such per-
centage of the taxes collected by him,
including road and school taxes, not
to exceed ) per cent, as full compen-
sation for assessing and collecting
and all work done in connection
Herewith, as the assessor, with the
of the minister of finance,
may decide.
Sec. ,. This act shall take effect
from the date of its publication.
Minister Damon explained that the
act was introduced to facilitate the
work of the tax assessors depart
ment. The amendment would sim
pity the work of the department and
would, as he interpreted it, carry out
the intention of the legislature.
The bill was psssed-frst reading.
The councils went into special ses-
sion at 2:15 P. NJ. aud adjourned an