The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-05-22
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE.
House of Representatives.
ELEVENTH DAY-MAY IS.

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the salary OF the King and OF all government
officers; 20 reduce the pay &c the Representatives;
that licenses for prostitution be not allowed; against
allowing Iinceuses for intercourse between married
Hawaiian fmaleS and foreigners-rejecied, as unin-
tiIIigible; . allow missionaries TO practice medicine;
against leg lixing dEtilleries; to reduce the number
of freigL~ in Office; TO include horses under the
property tax; 70 dismiss from government service
officers keeping mistresses, that government officers
invested with two Offices, be not allowed to draw pay
for both; that debts be not allowed TO run over one
year-table1; that rich people owning pasture lands,
be forced 20 rent them at low rates-tabied; To aboi-
ish the Dog tx; that cattle be taxed. 70 cts. per
heal; to REGAL the law allowing distilleries-tabled.
on the ground that there was no such law; for %
consrables for Honolulu.
From Eva; to REFUGE all government salaries; TO
reduce the horse tax TO so cts TO grant an appro-
priatiOn for a certain bridge in the district; to legal
ixe distilleries-
From Lahaina; against the validity Of the election
of the members from that place.
Mr.. Harris. from Committee on judiciary, report
ed the amendments to the Constitution proposed by
them. They we're read q first and second time and
referred TO n select committee consisting OF Messrs-
Harris, Doxseit, kipi, knud-en, kaauwai, and the
Speaker. Adjourned
TWELFTH DAY-MAY IA.
A petition was presented from Puma, Hawaii,
against the validity Of the election OF the member
from that place
Petitions from Kaanapaii, Maui; that the stallion
law be repealed; that Licenses be granted TO mission
aries to practice medicine with compensation; and
against the proposed amendments to the Constitution.
Petitions from Honolulu; that the salaries of Gov
eminent Officers be reduced; that the Prostitution
Act be repealed; that horses. RULES, &c, be included
in the property tax; that missionaries be allowed to
practice medicine with compensation; against legaliz-
ing distilleries; to reduce the number of District
Judges on Oahu to two and pro rata on the other
islands; that the RIGn,a and other vessels be not
allowed 10 come into port on Sundays, or discharge
cargo on that day; to amend the law respecting
Hawaiian SeImen; against allowing beef and other
things to be sold on Sunday; torepeal the law requir-
ing that boats and hOrEes for hire be licensed-ta-
bled; that licenses for pedGiing be granted: against
legalizing di=tiueries; against the Prostitution Act;
that Mi government salaries, except the Kings, be
reduced; that the pay OF tax collectors be reduced TO
five per cent; tabled. on the ground that ave per cent
was already their pay and that the horse tax be
reduced to so cents, and mule tax to 20 cents per
head.
MIR. Kaakua read for a FIRST time his bill amending
Sections 48l and 4S3 of the Civil Code, 50 rs to in
clude horses, mules, &c, under the property tax. Ii
was referred to n Select Committee. consisting of
Messrs- Knudsen, Kaauwai, and Kaakua-
Mr.. Dovsett asked to be excused from the Commit
tee to which was referred the amendments TO the
Constitution, on the ground that he was utterly OPP
posed to altering or tampering with the Constitution;
and that no man should be employed in any matter,
who has declared himself against it. The Speaker
overruled his objections
MIR. Kaakua read for the first time n bill amending
Section I6S Of the Civil Code. so "a to vest the peo-
pie with the power of electine Road Supervisors for
their respective di tricts- In Committee of the
House, Mr.. Webster moved TO LAY this bill on the table
Mr. KAPPA thought the people ought to be allowed
to select their own Road Supervisors, 50 that all roads
~beneating the people. might be kept IN order; as IL
was now. the haole roads only were repaired.
Mr.. Hitchcock thought, that under the present
Law. the Offices q Road sur rvisors were likely to be
filled with competent men; tit were the old la" allow
ing the people to choose 1eir own Supervisors in
force again, we might bic farewell TO good roads;
Ounces, bidding the highes., would obtain the Offices
Mr.. Kaakul replied, that there was no danger Of
the peoples selecting incompetent Road Supervisors;
they selected their Representatives, and according to
the complexion of the present House, their selection
had been good.
Mr. wiiemann thought. tina, if the people selected
the Supervisors and not the Minister Of Interior, in
case the roads we're neglected, there would be no
head or department to whom they could appeal. The
bill was tabled oy n large majority. Adjourned
THIRTEENTH DAY-MAY Is
A petition was presented from Hanalei. Kauai,
PRAYING that the Legislature pass an act obliging all
of the ancient line OF :. AIius' to marry at the age Of
20, in order to perpetuate their line An amusing
colIoquy arising among the members, the petition
was referred to Mr. Kahookano. as n committee Of
one.
Petitions from Eau. Hawaii, that $500 be appro-
priated for n road from Mamalu to Manuku that
prisoners work on the roads in their respective dis
tricts that all persons be exempted from the poll
tax, ani that horses, mules, &c. be included in the
property tax.
Petitions from Honolulu, against allowing beef and
vegetables to he sold on Sunday that the PrOstifu-
tion Act be put in force Oh all the Islands, and be
amended so rs to apply to men. rs well rs women
praying n repeal Of the Law allowing foreigners TO
hire Hawaiian women. for. though called hired wo-
men, they were in fact misfresses and asking priv
ilsgss for those working out the road tax
Resolutions being called for. MIR. Harris arose and
said that in reading ever tie reports OF the proceed
irgs OF the House, both this week and last, in the
Commercial -4frsrfiser, he had been struck with
the fairness and good Judgement with which those
reports we're made, ami thought the House had rea-
son to congratulate themselves on the care and &C
curacy Of the reporter. b, in this weeks report,
lie observed that an impression was given, that in the
debate on the contested seat fer kOOlaulOa. il was the
opinion Of the House that the proceedings OF the In
spectors were fraudulent That for himself. he would
not like TO convict any one Of n fraud and publish &c
20 the country as the opinion of n Legislative assem-
bly,, uithont giving the accused an opportunity to be
heard. Every person who is spoken harshly Of. in a
place where he has no opportunity to be heard, thinks
such proceedings unjustidabIe. AMI. therefore. he
begged to ofer the following Preamble and Resolu-
ton /:
Hhsrsas, in the Report Of the proceedings Of the
House. in the Commercial -9freTfissr Of to day, in
the matter Of the contested election in Koolauloa. II
IS stated that .'the inspectors OF the election were
freely eensu ed rs the authors Of this most fraudu-
Leaf and spurious eIection"-Therefore, be it
Resofred, That the decision Of the House was
based on the irregularity Of proceeding on the part
of the Inspectors 81 the election. and that there was
no imputaiiOn Of fraudulent intent on the part Of the
said Inspectors. nor did the House attribute more Of
the error to the President Of the lnspectOra than to
any other members Of the board.
Mr.. Kipi, and others, objected to the Resolution on
the ground that the House was not responsible for
the newspaper reports of its proceedings they did
not employ these reporters anu lurther- the OPin-
ions Of individual members expressed in debate, were
not to be taken as the opinion of the House. The
Resolution passed.
VIZ Nuuanu read for the h.st time his bill amend
ing the "Act preventing married people from forsak-
ing one another" Mr.. Witemann moved to reject
the bill. on tine ground that persons, other than one
Of the married eoupic complained Of, ought not to
have power to lodge the complaint The bill was
rejected
Nr. Kshananui read for the first time n bill amend
ing the Adultery Law by lengthening the time of i'm
prisonment Mt hard Labor. Mr.. Harris moved to
reject tue bill on the ground that IT was inexpedient
TO legislate further on this subject Mr.. DOwsett
wished rhe bill read n secon1 time, and then moved
O. ubTa ,y IL, tbaf IN Uaz n-ala1S IL annnreSG