The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-07-28

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was taken on the bill before the House that it
would be defeated, and was in favor of adopting
the report of the Chairman IF the Committee.
Mr.. kakani favored the rejection of the report.
Mr.. Ukrkr in favor of the report.
\ motion to reject the report of the Committee
put tu vote and lo>t-22 to 10.
Mr.. Rhodes said : the ayes and noes were he
taken. he would like 20 say something. as he would
vote among the ayes. aud wanted the members to
know his reason for 80 doing.
Minister Harrs--I think the question i lost. and
the report is necessarily adopted because the re-
Jcction Of the one must insure the adoption OF the
other.
Mr.. Rhodes said that it was a pity that the Min
iStcr had not found this out before when he bad
bills that he was Interested IN and that he should
such tactics when he himself said that hc would
move the ayes and noes on the adoption "f the next
question.
question had failed would
move the ayes AMI nays but a. dt not see m Use 4
putting the question. above learning,
ci any insult t. any member o the House much less the
Pesre"t, and will that myself brought up this question
motion to adopt report ru,
Minister Harris moved to the order Of the day,
Minister varsry That is just what was going 70 say
The Chairman aid that the bill on which the vote jus,
Minister Harris. are Committee as they
have acted the bill their report j-cel.
N'ee President u will state. that the ihug occurred
Ministers salaries and II was again considered.
Minister Harris day
The bill to fix salaries Of Justices u Supreme Court the
Arprorri'tion had passed i:s third reading
Questi,l Iut and ruled out Of order.
ASS Inbly into Committee Whole
Grafton of hill amend 5sl Of Civil Code
and now used by the Tntc states Of Amcrc oS
The bill tirour passed
reading aud ordered for enerossen and placed its third
Assembly resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for
the consideration of the next order Of the day being hill
amend Section $50 of the Civil Code, relating the rights of
IiIl read throughout and on motion tabled
House resolved itself into Committee of Whole bill
tain purposes. and Mr. AlOio called to the Chair
md it>
Committee ross and Chairman reported passage of the above
engrossei put third rraing in due COURSE
Assembly adj urned.
SEvEYTY-FIFTH DAY, July 81.
The Assembly met at the usual hour.
The bill to authorize the Minister of Finance TO
negotiate loans for certain purposes was read the
third time by its title and passed.
The bill to amend Section 9l1 of the Civil Code
read ami passed its third reading.
The bill to amend Section jSl of the Civil Code
read 10y its title aud passed its third reading
Mr.. Kupau introduced resolution Danish all
coolies from this Kingdom. which rejected
Mr.. Aholo then introduced resolution that the
Legislative Assembly humbly begged OF His Maj
esty the King To inform them who would I've His
successor to the Throne. Tabled
Minister Harris read for the first time bill to
define the duties of the Attorney General and. on
motion. passed its third reading.
The Assembly proceeded Ia the order of the day.
which was the bill to repeal Sec. l. OF Chap. ~, of
the Penal Code.
Minister Harris took exceptions from the ruling
of the Vice President on the following grounds:
ls-That the rejection of the report OF the Com
mittce of the Who'd" placed I,.foro ttsc House and
the motion to reject having failed it amounted TO
the adoption of the report by the House 2d-That
the adoption of the report having subsequently
been placed by the House. and that having failed /
in view of the previous vote. Is equal about to a
refusal of the House to entertain hc bill at all.
Though submit that such unhear Of before, and
DO not believe that it viii be found in any Parliamentary
ceeinFs ON record 3i-Iha II the bill IS taken up now, It
could taken unless by such
The Vice President ruled that the failed because
10, LII 's e" %ogd @ t s,nt m The IsS and @ Il de t adop, the
reprt consequently remained uudisPsd of The
b 50 on the action Of the House on the reports
rr- Of the Ministers upon by Assembly July =
Mr.. KeawchunahaIa moved the previous question Carried
on The question OF appeal which resulted IN sustaining the
On motion the Assembly resolved itself Committee
the Whole the hin to repeal Sec OF Chapter AZ Of the Penal
On rising tie Committee reported progress.
Assembly adjourned.
SEVENTY Y-sIxTm DAY. July %.
Assembly met at ii A. VI. pursuant to adjourn
mcnt. Vice President Hon. G. Rhodes in the chair
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Minutes of previous session read aud approved. .
Chairman OF Committee, to whom was referred
the bill regarding the construction of Statutes
where the English and Hawaiian versions differ,
reported by sending in a substitute bill. that the
Hawaiian be held binding. Bill laid upon the tat
bic to Ice taken up when translated, and made the
order for tomorrow.
Mr.. Nahnku introduced resolution that the de
putty Scrgcantat-ArmS receive $50 for services rem
dercd the Assembly. Resolution withdrawn.
Mr.. kahulu introduced resolution that the Ser
gcant-at-Arms be instructed to furnish the members
of the House with writing paper and envelopes.
Adopted.
Mr. Ukckc introduced resolution that the Ser
gcant-aI-Arms furnish each member of the Assem-
biz with fifty postage stamps. Carried.
Assembly resolved itself into a Committee of the
Whole. for the further consideration of bill to
repeal Section l of Chapter ~ of Civil Code-the
liquor tabu.
Mr.. Hart moved passage of bill to repeal.
Mr.. Hcl.luh moved To indefinitely postpone.
Minister IutchiSon said that he not going to
speak the subject. as he hoped that the natives
would have settled the matter themselves but as
they had he thought il better that of the
Ministers said little the subject. in order
but the remarks made by those in favor of the bill.
He had lived on Maui Tor some time. and seen the
i'll working of the natives in the Districts on that
Island from the of Intoxicating drinks that ne
had heard a great many frivilous remarks made.
such the law forbade church members from TAX
ing wine at sacrament. and that the Ministers were
liable to its penalties when they invited any natives
to dinner. &c, which. in his opinion. not the
true purport of the bill. No man would he pulled
up for giving man a glass of ale something
that way. when it sold to him for profit. or
for the intention of making him drunk. He quoted
the law regarding tn" retailing of spirits Sc. and
explained how boarding houses. and other places
furnished liquors the sly. under some other
license. The law to limit the sale of liquors
made. To prevent its rs, in an extensive manner a.
too much OF it was dangerous well as to" much
opium The policy ol the government in issuing
only one opium license i make that article a.
expensive a possible. that all cannot afford
us' much of IT, 1t has been frequently desired that
the government issue another license, aS 70 make
the opium cheaper. but the government will not DO
it. The law regarding the sale of opium had the
same restriction the liquor law. There
bill introduced into this House and nearly passed.
allowing anybody that wanted an Ava license to
get it. Repeating the first section of this chapter
would he the same. Mr.. Rhodes argument was
that il the law repealed the manufacture "f
potato watermelon. and other beers wunld be stop
ped and not be drank by the natives. and thus pre-
vent the dl>graceful actions that take place at
Hama. He stated that Hama out-of- -the-waY
nlncn md it, inhahitnnts Iynrn almnst cnnsidered