The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-20

may negotiate the sale or issue of not
less than $250,000 in bonds issued under
or in conformity with the said act shall
not exceed Gin addition to the discount
before named) 212 per cent. on the
amount of bonds so purchased. issued
or guaranteed.
Minister Damon stated that two acts
were necessary in connection with the
| public loan, because the act Athoriz-
ing the bonds was printed in the bond
but the conditions of the negotiation
and sale of the bonds may be changed
by subsequent legislation
The Ellis went to the Printing Com
mittee.
House bill No. 5. relating to the
care of Circuit Court records, came up
under the regular order of the day.
The bill passed the final reading with
out dissenting vote.
On motion of Senator McCandless.
House bill No. II, relating to the sale of
foreign newspapers, was brought up.
The bill passed the first and second
readings, and was made the special
order for third reading Friday.
On motion of Senator Brown the re-
port of the Judiciary Committee on the
query of the Attorney General as to the
payment of legislative accounts was
taken under consideration.
The report was as follows:
This committee does not think that
it was the intention of the Legislature
at the time of the enacting of the Audit
Act that the Legislature should be gov
erned by he provisions of that act. Sec
ton l of that act provides that All
persons who by any law, regulation or
appointment are now or shall hereafter
be charged with the duty of collecting
or receiving revenue or other money,
etc. Or without the duty of disburs-
ing moneys on account of the public
service shall become and be public ac-
countants, etc.
I'VE do not think that the action of
the Legislature is contrary to Section
10, nor do We think that the Auditor
General has any supervision over the
accounts and payments incurred during
its sessions
The following joint resolution was
submitted by the committee and unani-
mously passed the Senate:
BE it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Repub-
lie of Hawaii: That in their opinion the
provisions of the act entitled An Act
to regulate the receipt, custody and is
sue of the public moneys, and to provide
for the audit of public accounts, ap-
proved August 4, 1882, were not in
tended and do not apply to the pay
ment of the expenses of the Legislature
during it's sessions"
Senate Bill No. IA, on contested cleo
tons. was read the second. time and re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Minister Damon, Sen
ate Bill No. IL, to amend and CONSOLE
date the laws relating to licenses, was
taken up for second reading Referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
House Bill No 2, creating Kailua an
additional port of entry, was taken
from the table with the report of the
committee. The committee stated that
although there seemed to be no particu-
lar need for the port, the members
from Hawaii wanted the bill to pass,
and there was no particular reason why
it should not.
Senator Brown objected to the bill on |
the ground that the new open port was
not necessary, and it might increase the
for smuggling opium. He
moved that the bill be Indefinitely |
postponed.
Senator Baldwin supported the re-
port of the committee, on the ground
that the people of Hawaii wanted the
new port and there was no reason why
they shouldn't have it.
Senator Schmidt supported the re-
port on the same grounds.
Senator Brown accepted an amend
ment to his motion, and the bill was
tabled.
Adjourned.