The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-06-05
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE.
House of Representatives.
TwESTT-TnIRD DAY-AIAY %.

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right of dowry in husbands property be inheri-
ted only By a faithful wife. not by a faithless one;
and to repeal the law forbidding the marking of
animals by cutting their ears.
From Molokai against the proposed amend
meat TO the Constitution; that the number of
native schools be not diminished ; that the sala-
ries and number of government officers be re-
duced and Tor repeal of the Prostitution Act.
From \. DOirOn Of Honolulu, for pay az
vaccinatOr, he having served as such for three
years without compensation.
Mr.. Kaakua read the first time n bill allowing
road supervisors 20 commute the road labor in
task work. This bill is similar to Mr.. Kahoo-
kaumaha's bill which was rejected en- the 18th
day Of the session. Ordered for tomorrow.
Mr.. Moku read the second time a bill 10 reduce
the tax on stations 70 IS per head. BY motion
of Mr. Dowsett the bill was tabled.
Mr.. Knudsen of the Committee on Elections,
in the matter of the petition against the validity
of the election of Messrs. ID. ID. Baldwin and
j. ID. Kahookano, members from Lahaina, re-
ported, that, having examined into the case as
fully a. possible, and heard and taken down the
testimony of no less than IL witnesses, the Com
mittee were of the unanimous opinion that there
WAS no proof of bribery The committee therefore
that tie petition be tabled. The
report was adopted.
The Speaker announced a message from the
MOBILES, stating that they had passed the bill
reducing the number to be summoned on jury
panels, and also the bill admitting pig and plate
iron duty free but had tabled the bill granting
peddlingl licenses
Mr.. Baldwin gave notice that he was about to
Introduce a bill repeating the Prostitution Act
also a Sabbath act TO prevent the vending of beef
and vegetables or that day.
Mr.. Rhodes read for the first time q bill to
promote inter-island communication. The bill.
asks for the Hawaiian Steam Navigation Co., the
exclusive privileges OF running q steamer or steam
ers between the islands for IL years to come, for
free Use Of water from government tanks, for free
wharfage and coal depot that no port charges,
pay for cOastIng licenses, or taxes Be imposed on
said company for their steamers that the coal
and other materials for the productive Of steam
and the machinery for the steamers be admitted
duty free the company to carry the mails and
receive for this service $3.50 per month for each
steamer 50 employed, provided that not more
than three steamers be so paid for and in order
I'd secure the foregoing privileges, the COMPANY
to have "a substantial steamer on the route within
n specified time. Mr.. Dowsett moved to reject
the bill on the ground that he was utterly
opposed To any cOnpany's mOnOplizing the in
ter-island communication to the injury of the
cOasting vessels. some of which were n more
permanent benefit to the public and were sustain
ed at great expense 10 their owners Mr.. Rhodes
thought steamers 4 benefit to all countries, and
that every government should facilitate those
methods of navigation which best favored the
expectation of their products that this bill
would not drive off the sailing vessels but would,
according to the past two years experience, tend
to awake a healthy species of competition. which
would reduce the rates of passage and freight.
Mr. Webster moved that the bill he referred to
n select committee and argued against the state
msnt that il would injure the eoasting schOOners;
that he did not see that this would be an injury
To the country If the work was done better and
more cheaply. and that would be necessary before
the schooners would be injured that the British
Government found it for their interest to spend
millions in Substituting steam lines all over the
world sailing vessels were run of these lines. but
he had never heard this urged as u reason against
substituting and there vas no question but that
commerce. hourished under the system further,
il vas clear, that without granting some privi-
leges to our Steam Co. here, we would lose the
steamer and he would as the members whether
they were ready to revert to sailing vessels for
inter-island traffic that we had just heard that a
line OF steamers touching here would soon be laid
on between San Francisco and China under sub
sidy from the American Government, and this
was another reason why we should do everything
in our power TO promote interisland steamers to
facilitate the sending forward many of our pro-
ducts for which there was ut present no market.
Mr.. Dowsett Withdrawing his motion, the bill
was referred to a select committee consisting of
Messrs- Rhodes, Harris, Kipi, Kamalo, and
haakua.
Mr.. Widemanu's bill, providing that liquors
be not consumed on fhe premises of wholesale
vendors, and that wholesale vending of liquors
shall consist of selling in quantities not less
than one gallon or one dozen quart bottles, was
read the second time. Mr.. Baldwin asked the
~@1' tN NbC AhhA VII o-iNA
in wholesale vending. Mr.. Widemann stated
that it was for the sake of public convenience
and that it was not different from the practical
working Of the existing law. After a short de-
bate the bill passed.
Mr.. Dowsett's bill relating to women who
become pregnant by illicit intercourse or adulte-
~, passed its second reading with but little
debate Adjourned.
TwESTYLForKrH DAY-MAY %.
G.. b. Ukeks and A. NJ. Kahalewai both ap-
peared this morning. claiming the vacant seat for
koolauloa, and both presented certificates of
election, that of the former signed by Judge
Motif: that of the latter, ~preEiced with sundry
explanations. was signed by the other two inspec-
tors Mr.. Webster stated the circumstances of
the election, that at the close of the polls it was
found that 3S3 ballots had been east, four more
than the number of names on the clerks roll, of
which 1872 were for Ukeke, and l9l tor Kahale-
wal hence a certificate Of election was given to
Ukeke BY Motif, that IL was afterwards disc0y-
cred by the other two inspectors that three voters
had voted twice for Ukeke they therefore reject
Ell three OF his votes, and further, in order to
have the number of ballots and names enrolled
correspond, they rejected also one Of Kahalewai's
votes this operation left Ukeke lS9 votes and
Kahalewai 100 they two therefore gave Kahale-
wal n certificate In views of these circumstances
Mr.. Webster thought the election could not be
called q valid one, and moved that the seat for
kOOlaulOa be declared still vacant. Mr.. Kaakua
thought che cheapest way, in order To save fur
Their bother TO the House OF Inspectors, would be
to accept the certificate signed by the majority of
the Inspectors and declare Kahalewai the mem
Der for KoOIauloa he could not see why the
decision of a majority of the Inspectors in an
election case was not as binding as the decision
of u majority of the Judges of the Supreme
Court IN matters of ligitation, After a short de-
bate the seat was declared still vacant by a vote
of IA tO 9.
Mr.. Dowsett's bill amending the law relating
to women who became pregnant by Illicit inter-
course, passed It's third reading.
Mr.. WIdemann's bill relating to the wholesale
vending Of spirituous liquors, was read the third
time. Mr.. Baldwin moved TO have IL RECON-