The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-01-15
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF MOBILES.

SEVENTH DAY.-JAN. 5TH.-Prayer. Minutes read
and approved Communications were read, received
from the House of Representatives, and transmitting
n bill to allow the Minister of the Interior to sell or
lease the Government Press; also a bill TO suppress
Hawaiian Hulas announcing the appointment OF
Messrs. Robertson, Judd and Kamaipelekane, on the
Joint ommittee, to ensure the going into effect of the
Hospital Bill, and giving notice of the resignation of
the Hon. G.. NJ. Robertson as Speaker Of the House,
and the election of the Hon. j. W. Austin to that Of
fee. The two bills just mentioned were read for the
first and second times, the Rules having been sus-
pended, and made the order of the day for Tomorrow
in committee OF the whole.
The House then adjourned till Tomorrow at twelve
O'Clock.
EIGHTH DAY.-JAN. 6.-Preyer. Minutes read ami
approved. Mr.. Nimakeha, of the committee on the
Hospital Act, having met with an accident to conhne
him to his House, Mr.. Gregg was nominated in his
place. The House went into committee of the whole
to consider the bill relating to the Government Press
and Hawaiian Hulas, aud Mr.. Wbitney's proposition
to do the printing of the Government. The Commit
tee reported the bill in rel ton TO the Government
Press with the recommendation that the words "with
the approval of the King in Privy Council, in sec
ton l, be stricken out. and further reported the bill
to suppress Hawaiian Hulas, and the proposal of Mr..
Whitney, with the recomf uendation that they be laid
on the table. On motion of Mr.. Gregg, seconded by
Prince kamehameha, the bill in relation TO the Gov
eminent Press passed its second reading with the
a endment as above The Rules having been sus-
pended it passed finally. On the melton of Prince
K~amehameha, seconded by Gov. Nahaolelua, it was
resolved to lay upon the table the bill to suppress Ha-
waiian Hulas. Resolved to appoint a select commit
tee to draft a new bill in relation to Hawaiian Hulas.
No~minated-Prince Kamehameha, Gov. Nahaolelua
and Mr.. Pikoi. The House then adjourned till to-
morrow.
NINTH DAY.-JAN. 7.-Prayer. Minutes of yester-
day read. On motion of MIR. Gregg, a committee on
Enrolment was appointed. Observation-Disclosures Ka-
mehameha, Mr.. Haalelea. There being no other
business before the House, it adjourned till to- morrow
at IL o'clock.
TENTH DAY-JAS. 8.-Prayer. Minutes of yes
L - - Dr,-. al,
gave notice that on Tuesday next he would move the
expurgement of a certain portion of the record of the
proceedings of this House in the year lS45. Com
munication read. transmitting sections 33-457 of the
Civil Code. Another communication, stating that
the amendment in the bill relating to the Government
Press had been concurred in, and stating that Messrs-
Sheldon, Kamaipelekane and kenui had been APP
pointed a COMMITTEE to inquire the reasons for the
action of the Hon. House of Mobiles upon the bill enti-
tied Z" An Act to suppress the Hawaiian Hulas,' and
requesting that a committee of this House be APP
pointed to meet them. Resolved to lay upon the
table till Tuesday. The House proceeded to consider
the Civil Code, commencing at section 81. which was
amended by inserting the words g except upon pub
lie business with which he may be charged by the
King aud passed. The House refused to concur in
striking out section Al, which was amended by
striking out the words Sin Privy Couacil,'' and
passed. Section AZ was amended by striking out the
words "in Privy Council The House having
passed the various sections up to section AZ, with
some verbal corrections of the Hawaiian version, adj
journed till Tuesday next at II O'Clock.
ELEVENTH DAY.-JAN. I.-Prayer. Minutes read
and approved. On the motion of Mr.. Gregg it was
resolved to appoint a committee of one TO report on
the verbal alterations necessary in the Hawaiian YER
sion Of the Civil Code. Nominated-Gov. Nahaole-
lua. Resolved to refer the communication request
ing \ committee TO answer questions about this
Houses reasons for rejecting the bin to suppress Ia-
waiian Hulns to the Committee appointed TO draft a
new bill The House proceeded with the Civil Code.
On motion of Mr.. kanaina, section 40 was reconsid-
cred, and after considerable discussion, passed with
mt cotton 4oED $500 -.
Al amended by striking out the words Sin Privy
Council " Sections $3.50 passed. Amendment of
the House of Representatives in section 81 concurred
in. Sections 62-63 passed. Prince Kamehameha
stated that he would move the e-xpurgement of a part
of the record of 1915 on a future occasion. The
House then adjourned till tomorrow at II O'Clock.