The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-07-19
Pro TEMpoRE LEGISLATURES.
Weekly Meeting Of the Executive
and Advisory Councils.

man w. g. Wilder presiding, with
whom were present: Ministers
Hatch, King and Smith; Councillors
9. Brown, Fl. Waterhouse, w. L.
Allen, J. A. McCandless, ID. B. Smith,
j. F. Morgan, John Emmeluth, Z.
D. Tenney, @. Bolte.
Mr.. Emmeluth, on the reading OF
the minutes by Secretary Rodgers,
said it was due to him that the min
utes should have recorded his rea-
sons for Directing to the presenta-
ton OF a sword to Colonel Soper.
Otherwise people might think his
objection was personal.
The Chairman said IL there was
no objection Mr.. Emmeluth's rea-
sons might he briefly entered.
Mr.. Morgan presented a petition
from George Wilson, to DO allowed
a claim of 81 against the police
department.
Referred to judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Brown presented a petition
for q land claim, previously intro
duced In the p. g. Councils but not
acted upon.
Referred to Executive.
Secretary Rodgers read the weekly
financial statement. The receipts
| for the past week were S50.ll39J,
including $1,000 from Government
bonds. The expenditures were $685.
O32b6, including national debt paid,
in treasury notes, to tho amount Of
5000. The current account balance
! is SOL, 222 81, and the loan fund
balance Sl7, 607.03 Notices OF with
drawals for the current three months
from the Postal Savings Bank foot
up S2l,002. and cash on hand in the
bank is S67, i36.5l. Expenses Of the
Provisional Government to March
81 were x227, 9O2Gl. There has been
$500 expended ON the artesian we'll
at the Insane ASYLUM.
Minister Smith called attention to
the sale Of $4,000 Of Government
bonds at par, rise from 81.
Minister Hatch read an answer to
Mr.. Emmeluth's questions OF last
week relative to Japanese immi-
grants. The facts arc substantially
the same as those reported by the
newspapers.
Mr.. Emmcluth would like to be
informed IL the Government was en-.
couragiug that sort OF Japanese im.
migration. Within tho past few
days two japanese In the speakers
liue OF business had started shops In
Honolulu, although they had been
introduced into this country as con.
tract laborers. The planters were
making substantial profits, yet the
Government aided them in bringing
in laborers to compete with the peo
pie Of the country.
Chairman Wilder appointed the
following standing committees:
Finauce-S. NJ. Damon (.x-ollicio)
G. Boltc, j. +. Morgan, l.. d. Tcnney
Judiciary-Cecil Brown, w. +
Allen, W. o. Smith (ex-oilicio), Henry
Waterhouse.
Foreign Relations--W. F. Allen
+. NJ. Hatch (ex-oilicio), John Ena
A. Young.
Miliiary-C. Bolte, A. Young, ]
A. McCaudless, President 5. II. Dol,
Ccx ollicio).
Mr.. Brown, on behalf OF the At
torney. General, introduced bill e
confer on members OF Boards oI
Registration aud Examiners al mp
plicants for naturalization tho power
to administer oa'hs
Minister Smith, on returning e
the hall, moved suspension OF tn,
rules to pass the bill through all il,
stages, so as to catch steamers fol
the other islands Ia. morrow. Carried
The third reading passed unani
mously on the ayes and nays beinl
called according to tho Constitu
ton.
The foreign mail steamer bill cam,
up on second reading.
Mr.. McCandless understood tha
: tho bill did not authorize the pay
, ment OF cash subsidy, but only I,
grant coal storage, remission OF por
. charges, etc.
Mr.. Brown held that il authorized
tho Executive to pay money under
contract, but the money would hav,
to DO appropriated by these Coun
, ellis or the Legislature OF the Re
public. Ii money was not SO appru
, priated the owners OF the steamer
! under contract would yet have
claim against the Government.
Several members said the bill
should be referred to q committee
1t went to the Judiciary Committee
Minister Smith reported that tn
Executive had lost no time, sine
PRONUNCIATION OF the Constitution
in making preliminary arrangement
for holding the election.
Mr.. Morgan drew attention to tn
bad state Of the roads in Kona, O
, which he had last week had oppor
tunily OF observation. There wer
, numbers Of people there engaging
! in coffee cultivation, aud it was du
to their enterprise that they shoul'
= have proper facilities Of transports
, ton.
Minister King said that until
few months ago the care OF tn
roads throughout the country ha
been under the exclusive control {
q Road Boards elected by the peopl,
! MIR. Dodge OF the Government SUI
l vey was, however, going to Kon
;, and Kau by the steamer Hall tC
. morrow to inspect the roads and n
1 port thereon.
Mr.. Tanney asked il Mr.. MOrya