The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-07-19
LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
"Wednesday, July IL.
ResaLrr Of Minut-..

Reading o. the Minutes
IeiarS r-ys-' ta- Chaplain gave notice that note had been
r-es.'gi ry lin asking t= prayers . his church ort-e rys'oHa
dangerously se.. AMI De though; i proper O. report this r.
gust 60 ihs House Prayer
~ q ts c.anii.5 on S,-ms r=gr-z's- ;eH: ne
deferred 81 t-uoa.=. Dir. Ciamhzrayus, from tie Commit
tes ~ Che Eite arg .l H. Te-raa from Hgagaa.a- Maui. that
against rte petition. Nr Baldwin reported rs bin 9a tie sub
Jet os sas asssra1a Unmarried p-orle-
Mr.. BALDWIN read As bu for ne fr-; time 20 provide Tor tie
Mr. N4aIaaaal INTRODUCED a bin to provide titles fr Eouo-
hsl lands. Ait-r some discussion tui- bill vas passed % the
NJ. Klak1a resolved that Comn,s;-e be appointed TO cor
ret th- discrepancy between the English ami native versions Of
K--ar4u.a hy Mr. UEsks. thai, .Ae onsiierac, oftheappro-
Tfiatias h! be- In-,Taa-i TIL ta= o;lerb business OF the House vas
kau- a Committee u Conference with the MOBILES. 1.-THE bin pro-
vidlag ter the reduction u the tax Oh horses 20 nuy cents, which
Chauberiayue, kamaEau. BaIauara, Kauia, Hopu, Committee
The ae, 20 authorize tie Board q Education to appropriate
Is cent. % the school fund FOR The use Of English schools In
sseh district and rrov.l.as as much as possible { The support
isfl-tary, D. E4- referred back O. the Committee.
on motion of Mr. Green, the aplrpriation biz vas taken up,
IN oomm.ttee o M Whole; Mr.. HoTg in the Chair. the vote
recons.Leret, and the salary vas put back again to its former
a long discussion arose on the item Of $4,000 for the Secretary
oftle Goyeuess Of Hawaii. Mr. KamaEau motioaei to redsce
to ieiacs to sI.5oo-mo;ioa lot. 30. Mr. KamaEaa mo-
toned 20 put il a. 81 1900. Pending which az stiln the Com
mittee rose, aai tn House adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Thursdny. July IL.
Mr.. Wiiemauu, Chairman Of the Committee on Agriculture,
reported on The f3rsxiag petitions. Is petitions against the dis
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qlgr , petitions that the Constitution remain a, it IS and sew
the subjects referred 70 in them had either not come up or had
The sp-aser Rad A communication from the MOBILES. giving
notice that they c0ucurreI IN the bill u amend section 4s2 % the
speci.l AK on wagons. Also, that the Act go exempt scholars q
high schools and colleges had been indefinitely postponed blythe
500 Of the Civil Code. making the pay ofthe tax collector Of the
Ldnt4ua- also. tLar they had laid the Pe1ll-rs b! u the table.
Mr. Mahoe moved 70 reconsider the vote Of yesterday. on the
Committee Of conference. to confer with the MOBILES onthe horse
The rules were suspended, and Mr.. Webster read a bill grant
inc privileges % the steam Company, viz; That the LEGISLATURE
would grant the Company the privilege of coastug under the
ing tbe .t-sm.r a, he price Of SO 0Go, The rules were sue
ierred 20 a Special Committee. Meszrs. Webster, widemaun
and Green we're appointed.
MIR I;.I K a s,,s, moved move a. ,h2; q oI nm tee 2t G93atsFf me be s, az,
they have laid on the table but the motion was lost.
The appropriation bill was taken up in Committee - the
Whole. Mr.. Slaniui in the Char. Mr.. chamberlain moved that
the salary Oft e CLERK Of the Goyerness OF Hawaii be $4,000 for
a,aigst fiHsc. ana aTfr "A l,lg time spsrt In loud talk, the
aueuiu-uts were lost, aud the item, as /; stood originally,
passed-S2OOO for tie two years.
opposed by III. Naapaakai. Mr.. Kamakau moved to reduce
the sum % $1,000, hut the motion vas lost, and the item passed
Mr.. webster gave notice Of his intention. to introduce a rule
Of order % limit the speeches o. members in Committee Of the
whole on the appropriation bill to two speeches Of five minutes
In Committee q the whole, Sr. Kipi in the Chair, Mr..
MeCuHy rad = al 70 exempt agricultural lmIiela rent from
mttee ar'se AKA Mr.. UAeke moved to adjourn, but the motion
In Committee Il the Whole, Mr.. Nahum in the Chair, the bill
to allow coasters to carry letters without stamps was taken up.
In Commute Of the Whole, Mr.. Nahiuu in the Chair, the bin
TO have a protective duty q 20 per cent on all -four was taken
motion 70 table this bill was lost, and the Committee arose, and
the House adjourned.
Mr.. Webster, the majority Of the Special Committee on the
petition q the steam Company forcertain privileges, repoTtedi in
favor of ths bin Mr.. Green, the minority Of that Committee
Mr.. Green asked TO be excused from the Committee OF Claims
ON the claim Of Nohoua- The Speaker thought the excuse was
Mr.. Webster read . rule providing that no member shall speak
on the appropriation bill more than twice, or more than hye
M~ssrs. hauasal and Ukeke. and supported by Mes'rs;; Web
ster, Wiiemaun, Green, Naiapaakai, Mahoe and hipi. II was
carried, much 70 tn indignation and disgust Of Messrs. Ckeke
The bill n inter.island postage passed.
In Committee of;he Whole, the bin to provide a protective duty
Webster, wiiemann. Dowsett and Kalama, aud was supported
strongly - Msssrs- Green, tSho was the ntr3iGeer Of THIS oIl)
II Committee q the Whole, the bill % grant privileges to the
steamer KihIuea was taken up, Mr.. Baldwin in the Chair:
Mr.. WEBSTER, the intrOducer Of this bill, supported and explained
its features. Mr.. Green opposed the bill ON the ground that it
was doing injustice To the owners Of coasters. Messrs. Wide
mann, Kamakau aud MeCuly supported the bin; The motion
member refusing To vote, and was ordered to its third reading
tomorrow. Adjourned.
Mr.. Manini, Chairman Of the Committee on the Military, re-
ported in favor Of giving $4,000 for the Military for the two
years, this report was laid on the table, to be taken up when
int part OF the Appropriation Bill comes before the House.
Mr.. KanaEan presented a minority report from the COMMITTEES
on claims On the Claims Of Nohoua-made the subject OF Fri
Sir. Baldwin read 6r the second time the act to prevent mar
rei people from forsaking each other made the business OF
Kiiauca, passed to it, third reading and was ordered to be en-
crossed
In Committee Of the Whole, the Appropriation Bill was taken
up, Kipi in the Chair. The salary Of the marshal was reduced
TO 80 200; The sheriff OF Oahu to $1,000; sheriff Of Maui to
5000; -h-dds Of Hawaii aud Kauai, stool as in the original
bill. support of prisoners, $4,000 jaloro Of Oahu, $4,000. The
sums for the support Of the police we're deferred till information
On the CLERK Of the markets salary. a long debate ensued,
when MIR Green moved to do away with the Office, as it was a
great shame that every poor fisherman must he compelled topay
the government for the privilege Of selling his fish in this town.
Webster, Knudsen and Chamberlayne, opposed this motion.
Messrs. Halama and Green spoke in favor Of it. Mr.. kamakau
moved TO reduce the salary 10 $1,000 for the two years, which
The next item was the Posenaster's salary. Nj. Green moved
to reduce it TO $4,000 and to raise clerks salaryt to 5000 on the
ground that the expenses OF the Once should not b. increased,
but that the pay q the Postmaster aud that Of his eierH was not
In proportion. The motion was opposed ny Messrs. Webster,
Nidemaun ani kuudsen, and supported by Mr.. McCuhy and
Green, 'he question still pending The Committee arose. ana the
Monday July rs.
Reading % the minutes and prayer.
From North Kona. that the kaieana system be revived that
the harbor Of kalua b. made a port Of entry that the costs o.
the courts he reduced n one dollar. ON motion OF Mr.. Green, this
petition was tabled. From Honolulu, against tn clerk Of the
market. because Ia oppressed the people, msSins the poor Peo-
special Committee.
In Committee Of the whole, NJ Barluaba in the Chair, the
appropriation bill was taken up. The item Of the Postmaster's
s sI ~ ~ 'v Ma, oH aS ,9 ,I,i5 b. ,T1 - ma ia # !, ' Dnreha.c5 from
tie oHce since the Isl % May. AMI hai been removed to the
Posunaster's house. The gentlemen who had remarked on this
item on saturday. accepted the explanation and admitted lis
mistake q saturday This salary was putat $4,000 The saia-
r. Of the clerk 0f the Post Office, was fixed at $1,000. The re-
manning items Of this department were passed Is they stood in
the appropriation hill.
The Bureau of the Government Press was taken up. Mr..
Nahue moved % abolish this department, and that the Minister
Of the Interior do the printing OF this government by contract.
This motion was opposed ~ Messrs. bOwsett. hamakau, Web
ster and Ruud-eu- supported by Messrs hallmn, Nahiuu and
Green Mr.. Green thought that the paying OF the assistant cli-
t1r from the treasury q this government was altogether lrregu-
lar, and iu private business he should caliiI -wiudiIns. MeSsrs.
ppW-ert. Webster and huUiseu agreed this was irregular, and
thought that some provision should be made IN future o. prevent
the Director from thus approprating the Public funds. But
these members thought that the POiyHeSiIR should be kept up
10 shield the government from SANDER. Mr. Wiiemann thought
that the passage OF This motion would prove the ruin % this gov
sruueut- it depended upon the life OF the POiyH'SIgn. After a
long discussion this part of the appropriation bil was referred 20
"a select Committee, huudsen. CLamberlayne and halama- The
Committee rose ard the House proceeded 20 o-h-r business
Mr.. Naitraakai read q bill providing for tho relief Of k0nohi-
Ks ami Aforementioned O. a Select Commute %. motion
Il NJ h---..l III M-us- .LL-.r-.l .- Q $500 t--m-Lr-M.