The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-05-01
PROVISIONAL LEGISLATURE.
To-day's Session of the Executive and
Advisory Councils.

ellis was held this afternoon Pres
ent: Ministers Dole (President), |
King, Porter and Smith; Councillors !
Damon (Nice-President), Emmeluth,
Allen, Waterhouse, Brown, Suhr,
Young, McChesney, Mott, Morgan,
Boltc, Tcnney and Wilder.
Mr.. Waterhouse asked for further |
time for the committee on the bill |
relating to street signs and house /
numbers.
Mr.. Brown on leave withdrew the
bill.
Minister Porter submitted the
regular weekly statement of the
treasury, containing the following
items:
In hand last report, S79,2t0.H.
Receipts from bonds, $1,000.
Receipts from general revenue,
$l6,S5l.90.
General expenses, S16,656.S7.
Balance in hand, SS6, 435.44
Outstanding accounts due by
treasury, $1,000.
Due on p. M. G.'s notes, Sl55,O 200.
Treasury notes overdue, $1,000; 2.
M. G.'s notes, Sl3O,OOO; total, Sl39,-
600.
Due treasury from Postal Savings
Bank. S37 ,52l.36.
Notices of Withdrawals from P. S.
B., running to July 81, S57 ,4S4.
Total deposits, ?. S. b., S524, 1OS.4S.
Notices maturing this date, S23,-
$40. a large amount, it was explain
ed, had not been called for when
notices matured.
Excess of deposits over withdraw
ais for week, Sl4642.
Excess of Withdrawals over depo-
sits for April, Sl2675.56.
Cash in hand, p. S. B., S3754.SS.
Expenses Provisional Government
to date, S54, 751.53; during week moth
ing.
Paid to date, Sec. =, Appropriation
Bill, Sl40,0OO.
Outstanding against Sec. 2, S47,-
600.
Cash in treasury to redeem silver
certificates, $4,000.
Road Board fund in treasury,
IO.632.41.
School Board fund in treasury,
SIPS.
Total cash in treasury, S439, 1885.
Mr.. Allen from the committee on
the Washington Ministry reported,
recommending that Minister j. Mott
Smith be recalled and that the Gov
eminent await a reply from Mr..
! Thurston before appointing his sue
| ceSsOr.
President Dole submitted request
from Col, Soper for an appropriation
of 1923 to pay for adapting the field
pieces for drawing by horses. After
some discussion, in which it was
stated that the limbers were too
heavy for hand power, the item was
approved.
A discussion on uniforms resulted
in the matter being referred on mo-
ton to the military committee, with
power to procure the necessary uni
forms on the best terms possible.
The bill to appropriate Sl322.5O
for balance due on special election
expenses OF 1899 was read
Attorney-General Smith moved
that the bill pass, as it had been ex-
planned already. He gave the items
yet unpaid
Mr.. Brown objected to the paying
of legal expenses of election officers
who are prosecuted for alleged ille
gality.
The Attorney General showed the
hardships of both cases (Nlr. Bar
nard of Laupahoehoe and Mr.. j. w
Smith of Ewa).
Mr.. Brown insisted that the pay
ment of the bills would be bad pre-
cedent.
Mr.. Damon thought the Govern
ment should stand by mon who gave
it their services. When they came
round to have elections again
Qaughter) it would be hard to ge
: officers to serve if they were no
sure of being protected.
Mr.. Young seconded the motion
to pass the bill, which carried.
First reading of bill to regulat
the publication of newspapers.
The Acknowledgement moved tina
section be added providing tina
the act take effect from the date O
publication.
Mr.. Brown asked if the name q
. every stockholder in newspape
: corporation was required to be pull
g iishcd.
D Minister Smith said not.
A Mr. Wilder asked if the bill di
5 not affect the sale of foreign new:
/ papers.
Minister Smith said the clause i
+ question was added at the sugge.
e ton of brother member of tn
e bar. He feared it was objectionabl
$ and moved the clause be struck on
l. Carried.
e Mr.. Emmeluth wondered at til
i necessity of passing this long act, t
e reach one particular paper, with tt
II sedition act under their eyes. Thel
- was scarcely an issue of the Hol'
mua which did not contain mate
q that contravened the sedition act.
is The Acknowledgement gave 9TH
IS reasons for the passage of this az
q which had come up in litigatiC
o over the property of newspaper.
Passed to second reading.
3 First reading of an act to amer
t, Chapter 4S of the Penal Code, I
t. lating to the accumulation of arr
ID and ammunition for purposes of ri
+ or Instruction.
o. Passed to second reading
/. Mr.. Emmeluth moved that t
a, rules be suspended and the bill