Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-03-17
DEFERRED HOUSE REPORT
Minister Damon Says Ne Likes The Question
Business More requests for Money
on Roads.


10 o'clock yesterday the Speaker
Announce Il that Mn. McCand-
less hnd been cxcus, q for one day
Mr., Kaeo desired TO go to Kauai
and bad been granted leave of
absence from today until Mon
day.
Mr.. Smith asked for time until
tomorrow to answer questions OF
Mr.. Loeb nstein. Granted.
Resolutions by Mr.. Wilder:
$4,000 for a road from the soap
works on King street to the Vine
yard street extension; $4,000 for
the Aala road. Also a petition for
road and lights near the Insane
As, lum.
Mr.. Kuhaulelio introduced the
following bills: IAN Act defin-
ing the rights of certain district
magistrates in property cases"
"An Act regulating the practise
of law in police and district
courts"
Mr.. Kahaulelio asked the fol
lowing of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs:
please state why the Govern
ment recognizes no other claimant
for damages except Charles
Dunwell, an English subject?
"Plesse state if the English
Government has made claim for
any other of her subjects residing
here, who were i'm prisoned or
afterwards exiled during the Re
volution Of 1895. If so, how many
claims have been made, aud who
are the persons named ? How
much is demanded for each one OF
the claimants, or is the demand in
a lump sun ? If so, how much is
that sum Z?
Please state if the Govern
ment has compromised or settled
with any person or persons that
were in prison during the uprising
of 1895. If 80, what are thpir
names, and what did each party
receive and when was payment
made I?
Please state if the United States
Government has officially dropped
entirely all claims for damages
for any OF her subjects here, who
were imprisoned or exiled during
the Revolution of 1895? If not,
what are the names of those whose
claims are made, and how much ?
You have stated to this House
once that Durrell's case has been
dropped. Please state if the United
States Government has officially
dropped it."
The Speaker thought the ques
lions improper, as the Identical
matters had been replied to be.
fore.
Mr.. Damon hoped the questions
would goin Personally he favored
questions from the Legislature, and
believed theCabinet concurred with
him. There was no better way to
bring out matters of public BUSH
ness. 1t was the speakers desire
to act in all matters for the best
interest OF the people. This was
the case with the Cabinet. And
at any time that any state matters
could be discussed with the Leg
islature and given out, he was
only too anxious to do 30. While
some of the questions submitted
by the Lahaina member may have
been answered before, there might
appear some point not yet brought
out. He would recommend that
the questions be allowed. So
ordered.
House bill Is, law of evidence,
passed by the following vote:
Ayes Loebenstein, Richards,
Paris, Pogue, Kaai, Kahaulelio,
Robertson, Gear, Kaulukou and
Kaeo-l0; Noes Atkinson and
Wilder-2.
House bill Is, highways, came
up for third reading This relates
especially to sidewalks. The bill
provoked considerable discussion
1t finally passed by unanimous
vote.
House bills "a and 26, ramie
and coffee, went over to today.
Substitute bill 20, relating to
the publication of reports of de.
cisions of the Supreme Court