The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-19
DO THEIR OWN AUDITING.
TaE SENATE SAYS THE LEGISLATURE
HAS THE RIGHT
Several New Acts - Newspaper Law
Port of Entry - Day In the
House.
TWENTY-SECOND DAY.

Notice that House Bill No. II,
relating to vending newspapers,
had passed the House was received.
Mr.. Baldwin for the Committee
on Commerce, recommended the
passage of the act providing for a
port of entry at Kealakekua, Kali
lua.
Mr.. Brown, for the Committee OH
Passed Bills reported the License
Bill and the bill on certain class of
leases referred to the President for
his signature.
Mr.. Holstein read his bill to re-
wise the civil code OF the Hawaiian
Islands. Referred to Printing
Committee.
Mr.. Holstein offered resolution
that Senators be furnished with
copies of the laws of 1890, 1892 and
1898 Passed.
Mr.. Brown presented his bill to
authorize the Minister of Interior to
grant licenses to manufacture spir-
its from pineapples and other island
fruits, and to regulate the sale OF
same.
Mr.. Brown also read his bill to
amend the act to reorganize the
Judiciary Department. ...
The object of this last bill is to
provide for filling vacancies in
Supreme Court cases where one or
more justices are disqualified.
Mr.. Damon presented written
report in answer to Mr.. McCandless
on the matter Of taxes on growing
crops. Referred, without reading,
to the tax committee.
Mr.. Damon introduced the three
bills of which he gave notice some
days ago. The first of these is an
act providing for the consolidation
of the public debt.
The second bill was an Act to
limit the powers Of the Minister of
Finance in the consolidation of the
debt. The third was an Act to
provide for making public loans
when necessary on bonds.
Mr.. Brown asked the Minister of
Finance why the matter Of dis
counts was not inserted in the
original bill.
Mr.. Damon said that legal auth
ority IN London and America had
decided that an original act was not
a part of contract and could not
properly contain the detailed terms
House Bill No. S, to provide for
the custody and preservation Of the
record books of all District Magis-
trates, came up and passed its third
reading.
House Bill No. II, relating to
the vending of foreign newspal ers
on the streets, was taken up. Pass
ed first and second readings, and
was made special order for tomor-
row.
Under suspension Of the rules Mr..
Brown, for the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported OH the matter of the
letter of the Auditor General, relat-
ing to appropriations for expenses,
etc., as follows
This Committee does not think
that il was the intention of the Le-
gislature at the time Of the eueetius
of the Audit Act that the Legis
lature should be governed by
the provisions of that act. Sec
ton of that act provide.
that, All persons who by any
law, regulation or appointment
are now or shall hereafter be
charged with the duty of collecting
. or reviewing revenue or othel
: money, &c." 'Or without thu
duty of disbursing moneys on &C
count of the public service shall
become and be public accounts,
&c."
We do not think that the actor
of the Legislature is contrary t.
Section Io, nor do we think thai
the Auditor has any super
vision over the accounts and pay
ments incurred during its sessions
The following joint resolution
. was submitted by the COMMITTEES
and unanimously passed the Senate
, Be it resolved by the Senate ant
= House of Representatives of tn,
Republic of Hawaii: That in thei
opinion the provisions of the Ac
entitled IAN Act to regulate tn,
receipt, custody and issue of tn
public moneys, and to provide TO
, the Audit of public accounts" ap
0 proved Aug. 4, 1882, were not in
tended and do not apply to tn
/; payment of the expenses Of tn
Legislature during its sessions.
Senate Bill No. IL, to amend
add to and consolidate the laws re
lating to certain licenses and t
repeal certain laws, came up, wa
u read by title. Referred to Commit
!. tee on Commerce.
e House Bill No. 2, 10 create a.
o additional port of entry at Kailua
;, Kealakek ua, was taken up, togeth
e er with the committee report o.
same.
Mr.. Brown opposed the bill
Every port opened increased tn
u probabilities of smuggling.
Kailua was opened, it would Civ
il every vessel coming to Honolulu
J. chance to put in there and land thei
contraband stuff.
y Mr.. Baldwin first thought tn
!. way, but had changed his mint
!, Smugglers usually put in at QUITO
I. the way places. Tabled.
!, Adjourned.