The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-06-26

mittee on Education.
The following are the items passed
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
For the Clerk Of B srsShi Of Eiacat;o.. eco 90 o
For Lahaina1una seminary- NV ~
4 q Assistan. Teacher 200
Incidental Expenses 400
For repairs of buildings, Lahainaluna. 90 sSg y 10
On the item for Chief Justice, Mr.. Knudsen
moved to insert the provision, that in case of a
vacancy occurring in the office, the newly an
pointed Justice receive a salary at the rate of
S4,25O per annum. Motion opposed by Messrs.
Widemann, Webster and Harris. Subject still
pending, the House adjourned.
FORTY FIRST DAY-JUNE Is.
Mr.. Hitchcock, of the Committee on Agriculture.
reported on the petition from the Honolulu Sugar
Manufacturing and Refining Company, with a bill
granting the privileges asked. Ordered to be trans
lated.
The Committee on Judiciary, reported on the bill
for the treatment of persons afflicted with venereal
diseases, with a new bill. Ordered for Committee of
the Whole.
Mr.. Dowsett read the first time a bill providing for
the establishment of An Insane Asylum. Ordered
to be translated.
Mr.. kapihe read the first time a bill imposing a
protective duty of one cent per 10. on grains and
bread siu6s. Ordered to be translated.
Mr.. Harris bill was red tbe first time, amending
Section S77 of the Civil Code, by reducing the sala-
OookSS, II IL u u III u SOUU
per annum, and those of Kauai. Maui, and Hawaii
to $500 each. By motion of MIR. Webster further
consideration on this bill was waived for the opinion
of the Chief Justice, as to whether salaries fixed by
statute could not he overruied for the biennial period
by the provisions of the Appropriation Bill.
The House went into Committee on the Appropria-
ton Bill; consideration on the salaries of the Chief
Justice and Associates, the Circuit Judges, Police
Justices, and Clerks of Courts, was deferred for the
opinion of the Chief Justice, as above. Most of the
items for District Judges were debated and fixed,
4 k"t - go - -
House again.
The following are the items passed
For Interpreter of Supreme and Police Courts. 1.6OO 90
of Witnesses in criminal cases, when deemed neces-
sary to be drawn for Is Clerk of SAID c urt...-. 1000 90
For expenses of circrit Court, ID Judicial Circuit. 1900 GO
For Stationery o. Courts, and parchass of Law Books 500 90
Adjourned.
FoRTy-SEcoND DAY-JUSE I2.
Mr.. Widemann, of the Committee of Finance, laid
before the House tables of goods, &C., admitted free
of duty during the last biennial period, under the
old and new tariffs, amounting to $3S ,040 IL also,
a list of the masters of ships to whom fines and penal
ties had been RENTED during the last biennial period,
per order of the Minister of Finance. The documents
were placed on the table for future consideration of
the House.
Mr.. Widemann also. in the matter of the resolution
passed the thirty eighth day, calling for the debts
due the Government up to March 81, 1862, laid
before I'll , house a communication from the Registrar
of Pabls. Accounts, showing a list of debts in the
year 1851 amounting to Sill .553 Of This called
forth from Mr. Dowsett another resolution, that the
Committee on Finance be again instructed to procure
from the Minister of Finance a list Of debts standing
on the books Of the Treasury on the 3Ist of March,
1862. giving names of debtors, nature of debts, and
the reasons for their nom payment. Passed.
Mr.. Baldwin, of the Committee of Education, re-
ported on appropriations for schools, recommending
for English and family schools for girls, S. 300, the
amount for each school being specified by the Commit
tee also, for the Hilo boarding school, $4,000 and
for the Waiole manual-labor school, $1,000: providing
these schools be put under the direction Of the Boar1
of Education, so as to be made, to a certain extent,
normal schools and further, for the Ahuimanu
school, $500, and for the school of ID. Walsh, Homo
lulu, 5000. Report ordered to be considered with
the appropriation bill.
MIR. Widemann read the first time another bill pro-
viding for the transfer of the school tax moneys to
the public treasury. Mr.. Hitchcock moved TO post
pone indefinitely. Motion carried Is to l0-Messrs.
kipi and Kahananui supporting it, Messrs. Wide
mann. Rhodes, Kaakua and Nnnanu arguing to the
contrary.
MIR. Kapihe read the second time his bill, imposing
a protective duty on grains and bread-stufs. Or
dered for Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Kaauwai read q second time his bill, providing
that pound masters be paid q percentage on all
moneys received by them. Ordered for Committee of
the Whole.
The House went into committee on the appropria-
ton bill. The items for the District Justices occa-
stoned long and spirited debates. 4 futile attempt
insert appropriations for Kanaina, Haalelea, Kala
kaua, and others of the Mobiles.
In Miscellaneous Expenditures, the items for
amounts now due the District Justice of Honolulu,
the President of Board of Education. and the District
Attorney of Maui also, the re-appropriation for the
Department of Foreign Relations, were deferred for
further information.
The following are the items paSSed