The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-07-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Edpurned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY. June 23.
The Resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of
honolulu. having been translated, were referred to
he Committee on Commerce.
From Kobala, Hawaii. that that district may be
&vided into two. Referred.
From Hanalei, Kauai, to reduce all government
Hlaries. Referred.
From waialua. Oahu, to alter the msnner of pay
Q constables. Referred.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Low. from the Committee on Internal Improve
xants renorted in favor of a change in the Honolulu
farket law, so as to allow gardeners and others TO
uk their productions. Adopted and ordered to be
einted.
Mr.. Manini, from the Committee on Military,
fported in favor of sundry appropriations for that
krvice. Referred to the committee of the whole on
be appropriation BILL
Mr.. Low, from the Committee on Lands and Inter-
al improvements reported in favor of laying sundry
Editions from Koolaupoko ON the table. Adopted.
Mr.. Kahai, from the committee on the subject of
kaiI routes. recommended its reference to the Joint
Ubmmittee. Adopted.
RESOLUTIONS
The speaker (Mr. Manini in the chair) on leave,
lad an act to transfer the Department of Public
FORKS from the Office of the Minister Of War to that
Minister of the Interior.
DIR. Judd was in favor of the bill, but made some
kmarks in explanation of the history of the change
Ihich had formerly been made. 1t was done for the
rrpose of taking the Department of War from Mr..
Ioung VINO was an unskillful man, to Mr.. Wyllie,
tho was a skillful man.
Mr.. Robertson gave a short history of the Depart
lent of War from its organization, and of the attempt
&hich was made in 1856, to secure the services of a
6vil engineer and military instructor
The Rules were suspended and the bill passed a
al reading.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
4The House went into committee of the whole on the
" appropriation bill.
4Upon the item appropriating $1,000 for the sup
rSrt Of the PoIynesian office, DR.. Judd said, that he
derstOod from the report of the Ministers that the
Iyaesian office was a losing concern, and he hoped
pt if it was so, members would be prepared to vote
its disposal ut the next session. The item passed.
Upon the item Of 500 for medicines for gratuitous
ktribution, DR.. Judd said that this matter had bet
be discussed fully. He had heard that these
iicines were not applied gratuitously always by
se parties entrusted with them. 1t appearing
pa the Report Of the Board of Education that the
brOpriations for iBS>r-~e wee MT expended
r.Swa passed.
,Iessrs- Dowsett, Kalama and Austin were appoint
by the speaker n committee on engrossed bills.
journed.
THURSDAY, June "a.
PETITIONS
From the Trustees Of the Honolulu Rifles, setting
IN that the building at present occupied by them
an armory is entirely unsuited for that purpose;
lying that some measures may be taken to provide
I'm with u better, and suggesting the room over the
frket House for that purpose Referred to the
mmittee on Military.
From Puma, Hawaii, that government officers be
a strictly responsible for all monies placed in their
arge. 1t being irregularly written, withdrawn.
PRONG Honolulu, (signed by 20 foreigners) that
(nee houses may be licensed; that all similar pur-
Is of pleasure may he tolerated, in accordance with
eir rights under the constitution.
ION a mSiOn to refer, DIR. Judd wished to discuss
subject DOW. Some persons wanted the liberty
dance houses because it was their right under the
Institution to do as they chose. In his opinion,
fse often quoted rights consisted mainly in the
INT 10 do well, not to do evil. What was the dance
Ruse-was it a good thing? Or did 1t lead to sin
d shame and death, and worse than heathenism,
his opinion it was the very thing to degrade this
pple into the condition in which they were ut the
ne of KaIaiopuu.
Mr. Kamaipelekane moved to lay the petition on
e table.
MIR. kalama opposed the motion to table. He
Pnted to get an expression of the opinion of the
puse On the subject OF ilulas of all kinds, that had
late become so popular among the people, leading
lem into habits of idleness. The petition was
kferred.
From Waialua, Oahu, against r. Mofitt, ESQ.,, the
rcuit Judge on that side of the island, 100 names.
Paying for his dismissal, inasmuch as he was a man
no was always angry-ands several other complaints
a like character Withdrawn as irregular.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Richardson, from Committee on Agriculture.
commended that the Joint Committee be instructed
consider the subject Of an enactment for the pro-
ction of stock raisers. Adopted.
Mr. Sheldon, from the Committee on Elections
ported adversely to the petition from Kohala, ask
q tna' that district may be divided into two, for
Pecston purposes Adopted and ordered to be
printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Low, on leave, read a bill to lew a tax on all
Rssengers leaving this kingdom; "a for all cabin
fd 81 for all Storage passengers. Ordered for a
|coud reading tomorrow.
Resolution by Mr. Kaumaea,t that the Committee on
nance be instructed to report on the subject of the
Pney stolen from the Custom House last March.
opted.
ir- Richardson, stated that he had been cited bv
Committee on Elections to appear before them in
wer to a petition against him, and he asked the
use that one Of the members for Lahaina, (Mr.
Pnmaea) be excluded from sitting on his case, for
Fsonal reasons.
III haumaea asserting, Mr.. Chamberlain was
Pporarliy appointed in his place on the committee.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
q committee Of the whole, the House resumed the
'iaeration Of the provisional appropriation bill,