The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-11-25
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25.

Y. NOVEMBER 70.
TWELVE days hence, ON the first Monday in
December. the Hawaiian Legislature will reassem-
BILE pursuant to adjournment, for the dispatch of
business. This business will be mainly the con-
sideration of the Civil Code, which as our readers
are aware a Joint Committee of the two Houses
has been engaged upon during the recess; and
the passage of the regular bill of appropriations
for the years 1859. We learn that the Code is
far from being in a state of readiness for submis-
sion to the Legislature that is to say, some of
the most important subjects of deliberation are
yet untouched. Among these are: Internal
Taxation a new Tariff and the fixing of salaries
for the various government officials who have SO
long fattened on the old system of fees and per-
quisites. The committee will, probably, on the
day of meeting, report in part the result of their
labors, and conclude the remainder by working
extra hours during the session. 1t is sincerely to
be hoped for the sake of the public treasury that
the business of the nation will be expedited as
much as possible, and honorable gentlemen sent
back to their homes.
"Ifi were done, when tits done, then 'twere well
1t were done quickly"
We. would again suggest the adoption of the
ten minute rule in the Lower House, as a measure
of precaution against certain well-known men,
bers talking for hours, in order, as it has seemed
in former years, merely to show off their wonder
full strength of lungs and Ignorance of the subject
under discussion. Our national finances are not
in a condition to allow any waste of time in idle
talk.
Just before the Representatives adjourned last
June, a member introduced a resolution providing
that the New Code should be published in the
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upon by the Joint Committee. This was amended
so as to read that the CELEBRATIONS were to be
printed, the understanding being among most of
the members that what was meant was the alter
atoms from the old laws. However, the COM
mittee have appeared to think that it was s not
of the slightest consequence, - and have not pub
lished a single word of information on the subject
of the important labors in which they have been
engaged. 1t is possible that some of the country
members before alluded to may consider the COM
mittee guilty of a contempt, and carry a vote of
censure.
At the time the subject was under discussion,
and long before, the Commercial strongly urged
the necessity of having the entire code printed
and laid before the public, and when it was
objected that the cost would be too great, we Of
fered to print it in this Journal free Of charge, if
furnished with the copy. No notice was ever
taken of our proposition, and the public and the
legislature are now utterly ignorant of what is
proposed as the law of the land. Nor is it at all
likely that the former will be enlightened much un-
der a year to come. Should the legislature, by dipt
of perseverance on the part of the working men,
bers, succeed in finally passing the code in two
months from the time of meeting, the whole
matter will then go into the hands of our Hawaii
an Circumlocution Office, when, if the Depart
ment of Foreign Relations has not commenced
the printing of the report for 1860, we may see
a copy of the New Code'' about the LIST of
January Of that year.