The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-08-14
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE.
House Of Representatives.
SrvExrY-SIYrm DAY-JuLY 80.

SEVENTY-SIYTI DAY-JULT -.
Mr. Baldwin, for the Committee on Elucation.
introduced Il resolution 10 instruct the Committee on
Conference to insert in the Appropriation Bill the sum
ct $1,000, for rebuilding the Lihainaluna Seminary
buildings. The resolution passed without opposition.
The Speaker announced i message from His Excel
lency Mr. Gregg in answer To the resolution sum-
moping him before the House in which he desired to
postpone further his appearance before the House;
for the reason ~allelgei tIat the clerks Of the offices,
were revising and verifying important statistical
tables which he wished to submit to the House.
This called forth the resolutions against the Minis
ter which were reported III our last weeks issue.
The Sp-aLer announced a message from the Mobiles, that they
had passed the Koai-Tax Bin. hut declined to concur with the
store- anI also that Messrs- Greg, Bishop, Kekuanaoa, Naha-
oIrIla AMI ii.ai-Iea' had been appointed = conIuitee on Con
- W,v..r- K,r,I5r, yytI,r,.nn NON and Kaarrt were
appointed a similar Committee on the part Of thu House
TIL. House went into Committee ON the proposed Articles u
Amendment To the Constitution. The First and Second Arti-
els passed almost unanimously the First, Amending Art %
ct ur '''s.itut'gn pr,yr'nE mr IN, "a - g ~ 80" ~ u. m nnr1vl
ing His SIajesty's onicial acts Adjourned.
SayExTY-SEvENTu DAY-JULY 80.
The Speaker announced a message from the No
bles. that IN accordance with the desire expressed
by the House, His Excellency Mr.. Gregg had with
drawn from the Committee Of Conference, and that
His Royal ~IIighness Prince kamehameha had been
appointed ia his stead. Adjourned
SEVENTY EIGHTH DaT-AUGUsr l..
The House went in Committe to debate the pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution. The article
rendering the Kings Ministers eligible to the House
Of representatives. was after "A long debate, rejected
by a vote Of Il TO Is favored by Messrs. Wiienaun,
Rhodes, Webster. kiPi, kaauwai, KAPPA, and IA
maio opposed by Messrs Hitchcock, Dowsett, kaa-
kuI. NUuauu. and hluhane-
The article of Amendment, limiting the compensl-
ton IL the representatives. 10 $50 for the entire
term Of service. was also rejected by a large majority.
Tue article allowing the King 10 appoint members
for the House OF Nob.es. for terms not less than
five years, passed - 10 ! supported by Messrs.
WrlemIuu and kipI.
Tire Article blsing the Representation Of the peo-
D, ON the official census TO be aScertaInet every
fsaH year, instead Of every sixth as now fixed by
the Constitution, also passed, - TO 3. Adjourned.
SrvExrY-Nrx-H DAy-AUGusr >.
The Speaker announced the following message
from the Minister Of Finance.
DEPARTMENT OF finance, Aug. /, 1862.
Hvy. WILLIAM WEBSTER,
SP-gter r. r. sc. Sc. sc.
Sia-Beierin- 10 our conversation in the Hall of
the House cf Mobiles on Monday last, | have the honor
TO say, that carrying out the sIggestion, | then I'M
der-toui you To approve, ! hive the satisfaction Of
ing = revised statement made up from the
Treasury Books Toy Stephen Spencer. ESQ and Maj
j.. %. Domjujs-both experienced accountants.
The absence Of MIR. Chapman, on account fitness,
wa, I regret to say. considerably retarded the pre-
VaratIOu Of thes- ucw tables They Will, upon their
face, I am confident, afford >pecisc answers TO most
Of the interrugltorics 10 when my attention has been
directed.
am "a. | ever have been ready to meet every con-
srijuijouaI requirement in regard 10 explanations.
ALI have TO request is that ! may have the chance of
arranging my tVi. tu1JiuuS in such a form "a satisfy
IN the best manner the requirements Of the House OF
Representatives
Very respectfully. sc.
D.. L. GREGG.
The Speaker referring 20 the above communication
from the Minister Of Finance stated with reference to
his conversation with the Minister in the House Of
Mobiles that his recollection Of that conversation was
A. EIIows: Nr. Gregg. stated to him that he did not
think that he would be ready to appear before the
House Of Representatives on Tuesday morning giving
ls a reason that he was getting up the tables # his
report afresh-He (the Speaker) asked Mr.. Gregg
whether he understood the pUrport OF the Resolution
that hal been sent 10 him-MT. Gregg replied that
he did, but that NOT being ready he did not think he
would come. but would write in the morning stating
whether he would come or not. To this the Speaker
repIet that II he did not come, he had better be sure
20 write The Speaker never imagined that be had
any power ex othcio 20 undo or alter anything that
the House hat done and he certainly did not say
anything 10 the Minister implying that he had, or
supposed he had, that pOwer-neither did he think
IL necessary to state this to MIR. Gregg, knowing him
to be we'll acquainted with Parliamentary usage.
Mr.. Klakul moved To table the new statistical
report, on the ground that as the Minister had pre-
viOusly made his Report TO the Legislature. the
House had no authority TO receive a new Report.
Messrs. Wi1eInann and DOwsett thought the House
should receive the new statistical tables on the ground
OF their being the custOdians Of the Public moneys,
ana should know the true state Of the Public Ac-
counts The new tables were by motion, OF Mr..
Dowsett referred TO the Committee on Finance.
BY motion OF Mr.. Wiiemann the bill authorizing
q loan for SlO0,OOO, was taken from the table, and
ordered for Committee OF the Whole.