The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-06-12
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE.
House of Representatives.
TwE>rr-E.cnrn DAr-JrxE 3.

~ aAANG dNN BsAE HHE So VI ~
puld on government ltnds-tabIed and for a
provision in the Laws allowing ROAD supervisors
10 take the people u road labor % any point
within the district regardless of distance-reler-
red = CJmmittee on Internal AHIirs.
Mr.. DJws.tt, Of the Committee ON Claims, IN
the matter Of the petition uf James MIkee, that
the duties ON two miles Of pipe b. refunded him
reported, that in their opinion this pipe was an
extraordinary requirement. for the machinery Of
q sugar mill, and they rec tnmended that the
prayer be not granted. Report adopted. Also.
ON tine petition Of A. DIR N for pay rs vaccina-
tor, that il had been proved To- the satisfaction
of the Committee that Mr. DJirDn had , ceiyed
during the years 800 and 1861, 1859, for ser
vices as vIccinatJr; hence they recommended
that this petition. be tabled. Report adopted.
And further. IN tne mItter Of the petition Of
e.. r. Bishop, claiming for the estate of KeJho-
klLDie. &c, reimbursement for certain lands Of
hers sold and lea%1 by Government, the Cum
mittee recognizsd tie justice Of the claim. The
report wa. adpptei, and the Finance Committee
instructed To- insci, N the apprOpr IItiOn bill the
sum Of 1899 so for said estate.
The following bills passed their third reading
Mr. Webster's bill providing for elections where
the number Of ballots ~ exceeds the number of
names ON the clerks roll rs 70 affect the cleo
tiDn and Mr.. Harris bill t. facilitate the colIec-
ton OF debts
Mr. pumaikIi introduced a resolution for
paying the expenses Of the witnesses in the mat
ter Of the enlisted elections OF LIhlina. and
Puma, Hawaii. Mr.. Knudsen thought that
witnesses who had volunteered their testimony
and were personally interested in proving the
inyalidity of an election, ought Ia be willing TO
pny their own expenses. Mr.. Kipi thought that
If such n precedent of paying witnesses was e-tab-
lished, we should often receive petitions against
the validity of an election from PERSONS merely
desiring - get n squint at the metropolis free of
expense t. themselves. The resolution was with
drawn.
Nr. Nuuanu read the first time a bill amending
Section lO0i of the Civil Code, making more
stringent the law in reference TO the suppression
of prostitution. Mr.. Baldwin was in favor of
the proposed measure. hut Thought the bill de-
~feetfve, and hence moved that it be referred to u
Select Committee. IL was referred TO Messrs.
Baldwin,, NuuInu and kstlkuI.
Mr.. Rhodes read the first time a bill author
izing road supervisors To take the people To road
work - any puint in the district regardless Of
distance. with a deduction Of one day for each
Additional five miles of travel. Ordered for
Thursday.
Mr.. Harris read the first time n bill providing
that any court. guardian, or administrator upon
application of parties interested. or without APP
plicatiun, may order the payment into the Public
Treasury of moneys abiding the entertainment of
the right of such money. subject To- further order
of the court, sueh moneys To draw s per ct. in
tere-t if deposited for u period longer than six
months Nr. Harris stated that the provisions of
this bill were IN accordance with the custom in
other countries, where guirdiIns and trustees
were obliged to deposit such funds in public
securities, these being generally considered the
safest Adjourned.
TwESTT-NISTH DAY-JUSE 4.
Petitions were presented from Lahaina to
have pasture LanJs fenced and that the several
Governors of the Islands serve ~ School Tre.Isu-
rers without additional compensation.
From Honolulu that Parents and guardians
having GJur or s:Ore children be- exempt from
personal taxes. "a encourages prulilicness.
From hDhala. Hawaii for a hospital for that
-.
election that all thc Attorneys be dismissed
frDm Office except the Attorney Of Oahu that
the Representatives, of the people be selected from
the ranks of those destitute of employment for
but one judge for the Supreme Court for but
one District Judge for North and South kOhali,
the sIme To be- 4 Hawaiian, not a foreigner for
800. for a road from Nuihi 70 Kllua that the
road tax be reduced to = or three days labor;
that sick persons be exempt from tie road tax;
that dead men and their property be exempt from
taxation for "A pound for South kDhala and
that $1,000 bs appropriated for pipes tn convey
water from Waimei - Kawaihae for the benefit
the shipping!
From MIkawao, Maui that horses &c, be
included under the property tax and for u pro-
tective duty on bread stufEs-
Mr.. Knudssn. Of the Committee on Elections,
IN the matter of the contested seat of the member
FROM Puma, Hawaii, reported, that it had been
proved To tn: satisfaction of the Committee, that
youth under ~ wears Of age had voted for Mr..
"a 4. SttA 49, bA' "p9AN NV Nv
of his votes equal To those OF Il rival CAN
tiilte. Hence the Committee recommended that
the seat for this district be declared vacant.
report was adopted and the clerk instructed
- order n new election
Mr.. WideIulnn, of Finance Committee, pre-
sented the Bill of Appropriations for the ensuing
biennial term, with 4 report signed by all the
Committee except Mr. Harris, ne dissenting on
certain items Of the Bill. The report states as
fDllcws
r.. I'm n ,---,~-5,,. NO.. bx the Mnis,rr q, bt.
report. provides fr an expenditure Of sisi,243, e red -e;i,h Of
about $1,000 from TIE amount contained IN the appropriation
- the c.uifry "a curtaih1eut % s5OOOO annual expeuditurr)
the balance Of $3.50 OJ i composed Of amounts providing for
he renewal q The Nai1saI debt, AMI other items appropriated
tr public Improvements, and can therefore hardly be looked
Counmun.est.ous rezyiyeI from the Minister caused your
Minister, the sum Of $4,000. Due regard to the manten-
q the ghic~uey Il III. .isysTnmsnt caused your COMMITTEE
TR-se amalnts C5i OcO9 aIsei TO the Ministerial Bill wOad
i've in xrsnI tsia,- the sum 81 s5lS9Ce-
tn. Minister. s-'imat- q the rvy-nae fr the ensuing e~cal
coHih not lie iegtiTaieiy increasei-
he estimated reyeru-, have felt themselves obliged to still
reiars the expenditure. and have adopted. TO effect this
The bI now rrTaS'-i, while in the opinion Il your Committee
ssme time amoi1,s to sis7.ssi only. AMI is consequently
<thfn the estimated revenue |
The proposed Appropriation Bill was ordered
10 he printed.
Mr.. Rhodes. Of the Select ommitte on the
) tam Navigation Bill. reported by a new bill,
modified from that first presented by
him. the government subsidy of $3.50 per month
6r each steamer employed in carrying the mails
having been omitted. and Il new section intro
iGced. providing that the company make quar-
.srIy exhibits of their affairs - the Minister OF
mt .riJr ; and when il appears that they are
.nabIed t. paw NJ the rat, of fifteen per cent per
lnnum on the stock, then they shall introduce
md maintain = second steamer. The bill was
ordered for Committee of the House
Mr.. KElkul introduced another resolution for
paving the expenses of the witnesses in the mat
er OK the contested elections. Referred to the
on Elections