The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-05-15
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
HAWAIIAN
House of Representatives.
SEVENTH DAY, MAY 9.

Petitions were presented from Kaanapali, Maui, to
reduce the number Of government officers
From HanaleI, Kauai, against legaliZIng distIl-
Ierie- ; and TO increase the fine for drunkenness TO
SIS. MIR 8areuabl moved To lay this last clause on
the table, contending that existing laws fully pro-
yiIed for such increase OF the hne- This motion was
Lost, and the petition was referred to the Judiciary
Committee
From Honolulu aud suburbs, with 304 signatures,
20 allow Missionaries to practice medicine TO reduce
tine duties on imports to reduce the horse-tax TO %
cents, and the muletax TO % cents for the repeal
Of the prostitution act against granting divorces,
e" let death alone separate the parties, says the
petition) for laws to regulate the pasture lands
This last item was tabled. On the first item, pray
ing that Missionaries be allowed TO practice medicine,
some debate arose between Messrs- kahale"aI and
Kahananui, the former cOntendlng that none but
regularly licensed physicians should be allowed to
practice medicine the latter replying, that such a
measure would debar the people of many Of the rural
districts, where there were no phys.ctans, from en-
living the advantages Of foreign medicine. MIR.
BlII~in, on the ground that some legislation on this
subject was needed. moved TO have the petition refer
red to a select ommittee. 70 report by n bill. Motion
carried, aud Isssrs- Baldwin, SOku and POmaikaI,
were appointed n Committee
A petition from Puma, Hawaii, that the proceeds
from the sales Of AVA be divided equally between the
government anil the people ; and that the Prostitu-
ton net be repealed
The above petition-. excepting those noied as tabled
OF otherwise disposed OF, were reierred 10 the arlOu
appropriate committees
Mr. KnuIsen, from the Committee on Elections,
reported ON the memorial from Naihe, OF hOhaia,
claiming n seat IN the House The Committee recon-
mended that Naihs be allowed 10 prove 10 the house
hts claim To n seat
". Harris reported that the Committee had pre-
scented 10 Ills Majesty the reply of the House to his
opening speech, and that the King replied as follows;
-GEsrLEHES IL Is most gratifying 70 me to receive from
the representative q the Fsrpie thoss assurance contained 10
yoar rsP,y o. my ,Pssr h. "a 1 nI-s senha nnd pro1pretiV~ rgauirs'
Inruts and / am equally esnhient. that with unity Of purpose
and pronPtnS-s AMI et4eisnsy d acton, us s'~il ls
.r ~ ~rsaf ,f.rrf which 4 take in the subject " ~ moran
draining % young f-maIes. and in the founding 81 such instiuu-
arsso1irisments Sr the Kind wishes which you have *
pressed sr ner Majesty the Queen the Prince Of Hawaii aud
There being no further business. the House id
journed-
Petitions were presented from Lahaina, against
fhe proposed amendments TO the Constitution I; that
the salaries ef Government officers be reduced that
horses be included in the property tax that the law
be repealed requiring owners Of boats for hire. to
procure licenses ; also praying the repeal Of the law
recurring owners Of horses for hire, to procure hcen
ces. The two last were tabled
From Hilo, that the stallion law be repealed ; that
$500 be appropriated for n bridge ut WaiOlama /;
that the law protecting prostitution be abolished.
Mr.. Dowsett moved that this last petition be rejected
on the ground that there was no law IN existence pro-
tectiug or allow ing prostitution Mr.. Baldwin moved
that II be referred TO the Committee Of the House for
future action contending that an Act, passed by
the Legislature Of 1860. and called by common con-
sent. s'Ths Prostitution -Acf." did virtually protect
in prostitution those females who had put themselves
under its provisions that the simple fact that the
bill was falsely headed, IAN act to mitigate the Evils
anil Diseases arising from Prostitution did not al
ter its known operation and results. Messrs. MOku,
Kahananui and kipi supported the motion TO refer,
Mr.. Kaakua arguing to the contrary. The motion TO
refer was carried by a vote of about IA to IL
A petition was presented from Hanalei. Kauai, that
persons exempted by law from the road tax be also
exempt from the poll and school tax
From Honolulu, signed by IL holders of Retail
Spirit Licenses, praying a reduction of $500 on the
-r;ca ~ rat.;I Sririr \ Licenses in consideration of the
great decrease of transient population by the with
drawal Of whaiers. and the well-known in~fringements
upon their business, done illicitly- This petition was
referred to the Finance Committee
From Puma, Hawaii, for certain fishing privileges
tabled on motion Of Mr.. Kahananui, on the ground
that existing laws provided for the objects sought by
the petitioners.
The speaker announced two bills passed by the
Mobiles, and now transmitted to the HOuse-one, an
Act transferring the duties Of the Sheriff of Oahu
to the Marshal of the Kingdom" This bill was
read and referred to a Select Committee consisting Of
Messr. Dowsett, Kaauwai and Harris The other,
an Act transferring the duties of the Collectors of
Customs. Postmasters, and Harbor- Masters Mt LahaI-
ma and lilo to the Sherifs Of Maui and Hawaii.
This also was read, apd referred to n Select Commit
tee consisting Of Messrs- Knudsen. Baldwin, Kapihe
and Papaula.
sIr. Eipi introduced n Joint Resolution that So
600 be appropriated for d~efraying the necessary ex-
pensss OF the Legislature. The rules were suspended
and the resolution passed its three readings, trifhout
TIE least opposition
MI uAAAA At11 " -
for the transfer to the public treasury of all common
School Funds Mr.. knuisen moved that the bill be
ut once rejected. Mr.. DOwsett thought the members
might wait TO have IL translated into English before
such SUI. mary action. Mr.. Rhodes argued that the
bill should net be summary rejected At this early
stage Of the proceedings Of the House, before we had
received the Reports Of the Ministers the school
laws were most imperfect and unsatisfactory in their
operation they hal not fulfilled the purpose for
which they were enected and we had heard from
the throne. that alterations or Improvement were
desirable and would be suggested Ii Was true, this
bill provided for n very mall portion OF the necessary
ref1rpI-. hut ne thought the proper way to deal with
IL. would be to read il a second time and refer 1t TO
the Committee on EIucaiion- The bill was rejected
by n vote of IL to & AdJOurued-
NINTH DAY. MAY 10.
A petition was presented from Honolulu, with 137
signatures. praying that persons having from 4 TO 10
children be exempted from the property tax that n
LolI tax Of SiO be imposed upon Cinnamon I; that the
Nuns be made 10 serve as nurses in the Queens
Hospital. The first two prayers were referred to
appropriate committees {; the last was tabled, as being
without - province OF this House
Mr.. Dowsett, from the Special COMMITTEES to which
WIS referred the bi.l passed by the Mobiles, transfer
ring the duties Of the Sheriff OF Oahu to the Marshal
% the Kingdom, reported, recommending its passage,
with certain corrections in the Hawaiian version 20
~ TO have il correspond with the English version
The bill passed its third reading, with the proposed
corrections
The Report Of the Minister Of Finance for the last
biennial period was received, and referred to the
Committee on Finance. Adjourned.
TENTH Day, May IL.
Petitions were received-from North Kona, Ha.
waii. that licenses for ~peidling be granted that
kailua be made n port Of entry {; asking an appropria-
ton for 2 hospital for KOna, Tia saii also an appro
priation for a prison for that district that prisoner.
work on the roaIs and that any one be allowed e
take the products of government lands without pay