The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-04-24
House of Representatives.

II House opened with Rep. Rycrof
back again in his seat.
The following communication wa,
, received from the Secretary of the Sen
ate:
81 have the honor to inform you
honorable body that the Senate thi.
day do not concur in the following
House amendment to Senate Bill No.
Appropriation Salaries and Payroll
Etc. and ask for a conference com.
mittee to meet Senate special commit.
tee of conference on said items"
Then followed an enumeration Of the
Recommendation of the Senate.
Another communication from the
Senate announced the transmission OF
certified copies of Senate Bill No. %,
regarding the issuing of patents which
passed third reading in the Senate OH
April 21st; also, passage in third read
ing of House Bill No. II, regarding IL
bidinous solicitations
Minister King announced signing by
the President of the bill looking to-
ward the relief of the Hilo Library and
| IlCduluS llOOu ASSOCidllOu.
Rep. Richards reported for the Com
mittee on Passed Bills, handing TO the
President for consi1erat of House
Bill No. IL, relating to libidinous So
licitations.
Rep. Richards also reported for the
Printing Committee that House Bill
No. z2 had been typewriter and Sen
ate Bill No. rs, relating to fire limits in
the city, printed.
Rep. Kamauoha presented a petition
from residents of Hilo, Hawaii, asking
that full-blooded Hawaiian and half
white teachers who have been in the
employ of the Government for three
years be retained in their positions.
The petition was the outcome of wide
spread rumors regarding the replacing
of teachers by people from abroad.
Rep. Kamauoha moved that the petition
be referred to the Education Commit
tee, Carried.
Rep. Kamauoha moved that the rules
be suspended and that House Bill No.
II, relating to Sunday target-shooting
be lifted from the table.
Rep. Rycroft said that the bill had
been well ventilated and had been laid
on the table. 1t should be allowed to
rest there. There was a great deal of
important business before the House,
and the session was nearing an end.
No further time should be spent on it.
Rep. Kamauoha said he was surpris-
ed that Rep. Rycroft should make OBJ
lection for further consideration of the
bill. 1t was partly on his account that
he made the motion to lift the bill
from the table. He had been away du-
ring the last discussions and tabling of
the bill.
Rep. Rycroft referred to the bill as
being one against the interests of the |
and Rep. Richards carried this
thought still further.
On account of the discussion brought |
out by his motion, Rep. Kamauoha
it.
House Bill No. 20, relating to pounds,
estrays, brands and marks, passed |
third reading unanimously.
House Bill No. 25 passed second read
ing. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
Bill No. 25, relating to repairs to
buildings in the city, was, read and re-
ferred to Committee on Commerce, and
Senator Hocking's bill relating to pat
ents was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Speaker Naone appointed Reps. Rob
ertson, Kamauoha and Rycroft on the
Conference Committee on pay rolls and
appropriations.
Minister Cooper gave notice of his
intention to introduce a bill to amend
the article in the Constitution relating
to the titles of bills.
Adjourned.