The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-28
THE NEW ELECTION BILL PASSED
r. II. Wagner Wants a License To Man
ufacture Beer-Colburn VIII Get His
Money-Fernandez and Quinn Ee-
stored to Their Civil Rights Etc.

and with Linn were present Ministers
Damon, Hatch, King and smith, AND
Councillors Brown, Allen, Water
house, Ena, Emmeluth, Mendoncai
BoIte, d. B. Smith and McCandless.
Minutes of the previous session were
read and approved.
The secretary read petition from
FIJI. Wagner, asking for license to
construct and operate a brewery, etc.
Councillor Brown moved the petit
ton be referred to the Minister OF the
Interior. Carried.
Minister Damon read the weekly
financial statement.
Mr.. Brown from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported on the claim OF John
F. Colburn for S52.4O, salary as Min
lister Of the Interior under the late
monarchy, and introduced bill au-
tborizing the Minister of Finance to
pay the claim.
Mr.. Brown, from the same commit
fee. introduced a new act in relation
to the importation of books, etc., for
the Bishop Museum:
The petition of Vincent FERNANDEZ
for restoration of civil rights was
Granted on report of Judiciary Com
mittee; also a like petition from Peter
Quinn.
Mr.. Browd introduced an act in re-
lation to amendments in the matter
of charters Of corporations. The bill
passed it's first reading.
Mr.. Emmeluth inquired OF the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs for answers in
reply to his questions regarding Jap
anese immigration.
Minister Hatch asked for further
time. and would furnish written re-
plies as soon as he had conferred fur
Their with his colleagues. n
~ Mr.. Emmeluth also asked the MINI
ister of Foreign Affairs if it was true
that Minister Thurston had been sent
to Europe to secure laborers.
Minister Hatch replied that such
was the case, and that he had been
authorized to proceed to the Azores
and secure Portuguese laborers as soon
as possible; also, that Minister Thurs
ton was duly authorized to take what
ever steps that might be found neces-
sary to that and, and was also empow-
cred to make q treaty regulating the
same.
Mr.. Emmeluth wanted to know
when the final member of the Labor
gave notice of his intention to intro
duce a new act which would allow the
President the privilege of appointing
a person other than planter on the
Com mission.
The same gentleman asked the Min
lister of Interior for information con-
corning the new Allen d Robinson
building, claiming that violation of
the fire law had been made. He also
70 hn fro
now being erected by Chinaman on
Fort street, next to Lucas mill. Tim
Murray's new building on king street
also came in for condemnation under
the head of the fire law.
Minister King thought some other
person should have charge of the
issuance OF permits If Mr.. Rewell kept
on as he was doing, and as soon as
that gentleman returned to the city
he would be prepared to give the an
swers requested by Mr.. Emmeluth.
Mr.. Emmeluth then introduced
new Act relating to the Labor Com
mission, making a slight change in
the original bill, which gave the
President authority to name any per-
son other than planter as a member
of the Commission.
Minister Damon asked for an apprO.
priation of S654.14 to defray certain
expenses incurred by the Constitu- !
tional Convention. Granted.
The Boundary Commission bill |
passed its second reading, and was |
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Act relating to elections and |
contested seats in the Legislature |
came up for its third reading.
Mr.. Allen moved the following i
amendment to paragraph 8 of Section |
Q, which was carried: Except only |
reasonable expenses for conveying |
persons to polling places on election |
day"
Mr.. Allen moved that paragraph . |
of Section be stricken out. Carried. |
Mr.. Allen moved to amend the end |
of Section Z. Carried.
Mr.. Emmeluth could not see the |
utility of inserting the amendment; |
the candidate should be responsible
for the acts of his agents.
The Attorney-General explained the |
object Of the amendment.
The amendment of Mr.. Allen was
carried.
y new section, to be known as Sec
ton Il, was added to the bill, making
the Act law from and after its pas
sage.
The bill then passed as a whole, as
amended, without a dissenting vote.
An Act relating to bonds of officers
and employees of the Government was
read third time and passed.
Mr.. Emmeluth asked the Executive
If the persons who were refused regis
tration under the special clause were
notified of any other way in which
they could become voters.
Minister Smith replied that, gener-
ally, no notification was given, but,
in some of the cases mentioned, a per-
sonal explanation had been made,
which proved satisfactory.
At $50 pm, on motion of the At
the Councils went
into special session.