The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-15
o. Monday the Registration Repeal
Act W!ll come up Tor third reading.


House OF Representatives.
+ y communication from the Ministe
OF the Interior announced signing b,
the President of the following:
An Act relating to the admittanc,
OF grape wines of less than IS per cen
alcoholic strength free of duty
An Act TO provide for acquiring anC
preserving certain land to be used foI
public purposes in the town of HiIo
Island OF Hawaii.
An Act to amend, add to and consoIi-
date the laws relating to certain IL
censes.
An Act to provide revenue for the
Government by the assessment and col
| lection of tax on income.
Rep. Richards reported from the Fin
ance Committee, to whom had been re-
| ferred the resolution allowing the clerk
| slXty-fve days extra, during which to
| typeWrite, prepare and bind the min
utes of the present session. The COM
mittee found that the work could be
| done at a much less cost by some one
| else. Report laid on the table to be
| brought up with the resolution
Third reading of the naturalization
Dill. Unanimously passed.
Upon motion of Rep. Robertson the
vetoed bill was taken up for discussion
Rep. Robertson explained that he had
| introduced the bill, but that it was
framed at time not entirely conducive
to greatest care. The point raised by
the President in regard to the indefi-
niteness of the phraseology of the bill
was well taken. Rep. Robertson moved
that the bill be laid on the table. Car
ried.
Senate bill No. IS, relating to extra
appropriations for expenses of the Leg
islature of 1896, taken up in third read
ing and passed.
Resolution allowing the secretary
siXty-IiYe extra days for typewriting
the minutes taken up for consideration.
Rep. Haia said he did not know any
thing about the man who had made the
outside offer. The clerk of the House
was the only one thoroughly acquainted
with the minutes, for he had followed
the session of the House from the be-
ginning. An outsider taking the great
mass of minutes to put into form would
run up against an obstacle sooner or
later
Rep. McBryde did not think it was
fair to take the bid of the outsider
$3.50 as criterion. This person had
calculated upon doing the
work at odd times. He had not looked
over the papers, he had simply been
given an idea and had made the bid |
very low so as to get it away from the |
clerk. The same man had charged the |
Government between 500 and $500 for |
work during the time of the late un- |
that was not nearly as
yOluminOus.
Rep. Richards said the committee had
treated the matter as they had every
hing else-in a disinterested manner.
lie then explained the work of the COM
nittee in ascertaining the amount of
money for which the work could be
lone. An expert typewriter had named
200 as being sufficient to cover ell ex-
'enses.
Rep, Hanuna said it looked very
much to him as if the member of the /
finance Committee had gone out of
heir way to get some one to do the (
ypeWriting instead of bargaining with
he secretary and trying to effect a {
OmprOmiSe with him. He was certain
hat no one else could do the work as t
ell as the clerk, and even though the -
mount of money would be a little
reater, he felt that it would be well /
pent if put to the use under discus
On Rep. Hanuna moved that the e
ERIK be given sixty days during which I
} typewrite and prepare the minutes
the session.
Rep. Richards-Mr. Speaker. [ feel q
lat the dirty insinuations of the mem e
7r who has just spoken require some
lswer. Throughout the session he has Z
troduced resolutions the character of
h1ch have shown only too we'll what a =
'ack Drained individual he is It was
lie duty of the committee to do what
ley did. If the member had only ta-
an little pains to inquire he would
ave found out how far off he was.
be committee got the best terms pos '
bic with the secretary before going
Itside Z
Rep. Robertson introduced a resolu-
0n authorizing the Committee on Ac- :
UNITS to eXpend the sum of $500 in get N
Dg the minutes of the House type B
ritten. In this way the clerk could p
'ree to do the work at that price. or if =
refused, some one else could be -
ven the work. IN his opinion the sum
enttOned in the resolution was suf- \
lent for the work. N
The resolution did not meet with ia .,
n and was not adopted =.
Rep. RycrOft, understanding that the y
ERIK was willing to compromise on P
ty days, made a motion that he be J.
ven that amount of time to do the ~
ork. This was carried without any
rther discussion.
Rep. Cluney moved that the janitor
given 81 day for the session for
e work of keeping the hall in good
lditiOn Carried
Another communication from the
nate announced the nOn-cOncurrence
that body in House amendments to
nate bill No. 50, relating TO wide
es. The Senate had concluded TO ad-
re to the original bill as introduced
that body.
House adjourned at 11:30 a. m.