The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-05

I President for consideration. The joint
resolution on registration of male resi-
! dents Of Hawaii was in the hands OF
! the committee; it was their opinion
| that the signature of the President
! was unnecessary. 1t might be handed
! to him for information.
Rep. Hanuna introduced a resOlu.
| luton asking the Minister of the In
I terror to take steps toward removing
/ the powder magazine from the present
I location. 1t was a menace to people
I in the vicinity. A petition had been
| presented to the Cabinet for considera-
| ton. No action had been taken. The
! Minister Of the Interior did not seem
! to appreciate the danger.
Rep. Rycroft asked that a commit.
/ tee be appointed to investigate the
| matter. Perhaps there was no cause
for alarm.
Rep. Bond furnished the informa-
| ton that the Government had consid-
cred the matter, but no suitable place
for locating the powder magazine
could be found.
Rep. Kamauoha said the powder
magazine had been in its present pO-
sition for a long time. Houses were
erected in the neighborhOod long after
the building of the magazine. No ex-
plosion has yet taken place,
Rep. Rycroft moved for an indef-
mite postponement of the resolution.
The Minister of the Interior knew Of
the matter and the Government had
it under consideration. Carried.
Rep. Robertson, under suspension of
the roles, read the report of the Com
mittee on Public Lands relating to
Land Act. Adopted.
Rep. KamauOha made a motion for
suspension of the rules in order to in
tToduce a resolution. Carried. He
wanted to know if the members fav-
oTed having a record of the session in
pamphlet form, gotten up by a person
having no connection with the House,
the clerks duties being too arduous to
undertake the work.
The proposition did not seem to
fad favor among the members. Sew
eral considered it unnecessary. The
matter was dropped.
Cable bill passed third reading.
Rep. Kamauoha introduced reso-
luton authorizing the purchase of
twenty-five copies of a report of the
session, to be published by Frank
Godfrey, the pamphlet to contain
photographs of members of the Legis-
iature.
Rep. Haia had no doubt of the use
fulness of the book, but he did not
approve of using public money for the
same.
Rep. Rycroft was not in favor of
voting public money for such expend-
iture. If the book could be obtained
by guarantee of pay for twenty five
copies by the House he would support
the resolution.
Rep. Richards wanted to make it a
Joint resolution. a committee should
be appointed to ascertain the cost.
The resolution provided for twenty
five copies. What would be done
with the extra copies?
Rep. Rycroft thought twenty-five
enough-one each for the Executive
and members and officers of the
House.
Rep. Richards wanted to know
where the Senate figured in the deal.
Rep. Rycroft answered that the
Senate was not in it.
Rep. Robertson thought a joint res
olutiOn should not be favored. The
Senate would get ahead of them on
joint vote, as it had been doing stead
lily. The Senate could act separately.
Rep. Kamauoha obtained leave to
amend his motion, limiting the ex-
pense to $125. Resolution carried as
amended
Rep. Kamauoha was given two
weeks leave of absence.
At noon the House adjourned till
10 o'clock Monday morning.