The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-01-03
ORDER OF THE DAY.

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The Registration Act was postponed
until the following day.
Second reading of Bill 22S, TO pro
vide Fire Department for Hilo.
The bill was considered section by
section.
Sections l ana provide for chiel
| engineer and two assistants, to be
elected biennially; the first election
TO take place on the first Monday in
July, 1898. Passed.
Section concerning bylaws
passed.
Section the chief engineer shall
be resident of Hilo) passed.
Sections ), 8 and define the duties
Of the engineer and his assistants.
Passed.
Sections S and 9 create a board of
representatives and define its duties.
Passed.
Section 10 gives the rules as to
membership. Passed.
Sections II, II and Is define the du-
ties of riremen, etc. Passed.
Sections Il, 10, 10, II and Is regu-
late the practice in case of fire.
Passed.
Sections 19 and 20 and the enacting
clause and title, and the whole bill
passed, to be read Thu, tims on
Saturday.
Third reading O. Bill 1Ss, to amend
ceIaln seeuens OF the Election Law.
rep namauoha moved the bill
Rep. Pua moved it be indefinitely
postponed.
Rep. Smith said the bill was in
tended for the benefit of the voters.
Rep. Pua thought it was the for
eigners who could not mark their
ballots.
The bill passed.
Third reading OF Bill 201, relating
to duties on spirits.
Noble Pua moved the bill be in
definitely postponed. 1t was unjust
to the liquor business. The country
did not need the revenue, because it
would have $4,000 year from the
lottery.
Acknowledgement Brown said the
bill would add half cent to the cost
Of 8 glass of liquor.
Rep. Bipikane opposed the bill.
Rep. IOsepa was astonished at his
friend from the Second District. On
the second reading he had favored the
bill. This bill was a good one, and
for the interest of the Hawaiian
people. What if the liquor was wa
tered. The more water the better.
He moved the previous question. |
Carried.
Noble CorBwell moved the ayes |
and noes be called. Carried.
The motion TO Indefinitely postpone |
ne bill was lost on the following |
division:
Ayes-Nobles Berger. Hopkins, Pua,
Jnmmins and Cornwel; Reps Bipikane,
Xxi, Pu2, r. ". Wilcox, AaBaii, Ka-
nzuoha, Kapahu, Nahinu, White, Kane
Iii, Edmonds and Kzluna-I7.
Noes - Ministers Wilcox, Robinson,
ones and Brown; Mobiles Williams,
dzile, Kauhane, J. ". Homer, Hind
io4pii, H2rsden, Young, Anderson,
IcBryde, Kanoa and Dreier; Reps.
Wider, kaunam2no, Waipuilani, lose
q, Akina, Smith and i. Wilcox-23.
Aosent-Sobles Enz, Peterson, Bald
TN, ". Y. Homer, Walbridge and
'hurston Reps. Ashford, Kauhi, Bush,
-oahou and a. Homer.
The bill passed.
A motion TO reconsider was lost
Under suspension Of the rules, Rep.
NTH presented a report Of the Judi
iary Committee on the bill to amend
be law relating to the bringing of
1its against the Government. The
Ill throws further restrictions around
be power 10 bring such suits. The
ommIttee recommend it be tabled.
The report was laid on the table
18th the bill. II
Minister Wilcox announced that
ct No. I57A, to restrict Chinese i'm
ligratiOn, had been returned with /
Ut the signature Of the Queen. II
Attorney General Brown said the |
id had been in the hands of the
ueen for more than ten days, and
lerefore would become Law with
Il such signature.
Rep. White announced that the |
ottery Committee would hold q
Getting.
At led motion to take recess {
as made and lost. ]
Second reading Of Bill 81, TO auth
ize the Minister Of the Interior to
Ike possession Of certain real estate /