The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-06-30


people and was in favor OF the committee rising,
in order To refer the bill IL select committee
which might be appointed by the House.
Motion OF Mr. Aholo that committee rise pat to
vote and lost.
Gov. Nahaolelua wanted to know why tie Re
ports were printed.
Minister Harris answered him by saying that
they printed for the of the Judges and
lawyers 50 that they might lave them in col
lccted form. and not scattered through newspa-
pcrs. and that they intended for the present
well as future Judges and lawyers.
Gov. NahaOleua said that he was of the opinion
thar the book ought to be printed as II would be
of benefit to the native we'll aS the foreign law
yers and Judges. lie did not agree with The menu
ber froin kohala in his statement that the book
unmporant one. If 50, why was it pub
liShed in English
Mr.. Bishop said that he sympathized very much
with the natives in their request TO know what
in these books and that everything that of
benefit to them should undoubtedly be printed in
their own language, rs he understood an appro-
priation had been made for the printing of such;
tldl some OF the reports IN volume one had been
translated. and he believed that the Ministers
would do what they promised that they would
give the wheat aud not the chau ot these Reports
To them, which was what they wanted; that il the
House voted to refer the bill to Select Committee
they would not he voting against it. because the
Commit Tee would investigate the cost, DC, and
port. which report could be adopted or not, as the
House chose.
Mr.. NahaEu was in favor of the passage of the
second section of the BILL and said that he did not
they would not be in favor of passing such bill
1t had been stated that the Reports printed in
order to show people in foreign countries how the
Courts were conducted here, but he thought that
knowledge about the Courts and its dongs ought
to commence al home before it went abroad and
if the other side of the House insisted upon refer
ring the bill to select Committee they had better
state at once that they did not want the book
Reports printed in the Hawaiian language: but if
it the intention of the House to have the Re-
ports printed they had better pass the bill at
NJ, ht.l.. ..i..,, : bod
said about the BILL and most of the time was taken
up by the Ministers i'll trying TO suppress knowl-
edge from the Hawaiian people. He did not
choose believe what had been said on the side
of the Mobiles because he wanted all the Reports,
as he had been lawyer for long time and want
ed more knowledge regarding law, &c.
Mr.. Aholo said that he should vote in favor of
referring the bill to Select Committee, not to kill
the ii but to remove all difficulties regarding the
bill. as had been explained by the other side of
the House.
A motion to refer Section ?, with the rest of the
bill, to Il Select Committee put to vote and
carried, and the following gentlemen were APP
pointed by the Vice President: Messrs. Aholo.
Keawchunahala, kakani. kaunamano, Wana and
Kahanu.
Minister Harris moved that the Governor of
Maui be added to the Committee he in ia
OF the bill Motion approved.
On motion Mr. Nahaku House resolved itself
Committee Of the Whole for the consideration of petition
expended for surveying Government land, and Mr. Ka-
Committee
Minister Iutclison moved to indefinitely postpone.
Mr. kamalo asked his for making that motion.
Nr Heleiuhi in favor of referring it to Select Com
Kamno was in favor having the clerk of the Interior
with the affair and ep Pss Settle tne petition
Minister utcpn said that th9 Government asked fora
surveyor hy Legislature
difficulty lie hoped that the members Of the Assembly would
antagonistic people,
aud stated further when buy
piece q" land the Interior Department. he is asked where
the land is and the boundaries the Department had
and consequently the lands only known by
Mr. Wltss of Wmea has the title of Government Surveyor
@ & no pay anu EeEai t 'nC , 'S "e iey y "ae % 1ae ,G
Consequences, everybody lands the Interior
Department has to pay for the survey as the Department is
not allowed a surveyor
Mr. eucl perhaps he might throw light upon the
fJect Ite p ttion was vas referred to COMMITTEE consisting
it. ID foqn! only the lease of it to them Whose fault is it
Nc" Ie s''Hrs as they have not set apart sum Tor
Mr. ke asked the Chair to order the speaker to sit down
as h has had ths petition for ro a.; a0nts M pas and if he
about before, and He in favor OF somebody
Mr. euck, to the remarks Of Mr. Ukeke, said,
that tn" committee consisted Of ve two Of which were for
gnersi after they had done all they could they gave the
about the the House adopt petition
transactions Of the Interior Department in this matter were
perfectly honest The land has been leased from the petition
Mr. Spencer perhaps
with him they have in this petition the Assembly lie
would prefer leaving the matter to the Minister OF Interior
he perfect n him. justly
under his management Mr. Widmann had jut acquainted
and he dunned of them (who is in Honolulu) the
"a
for the amount paid to the surveyor
Mr. G. Rhodes first in favor Of referring the petition
to select committee but after hearing the facts the he
had changed his opinion These gentlemen have not brought
evidence Of this debt and for this he should
to indefinitely pos pone the resolution this House cannot
Mr. Ukeke said astonisheI Representa-
tives follow the wake Of the Ministers like hO0pui
naeGqi, and stated regard eying tat he
living Of land, and the government paid for
vyns it, he also stated that there appropriation
year for and he in favor Of having the petition
referred to a select committee.
Mr.. kamalo moved TO table the petition.
Governor Nahaoeua favor Of tabng the petition
he leased lands Maui and in had the applicants
MIR Ukeke said that he Kepokai (nember
waIuku Maui to get u and say just what the Governor Of
Mani had said bnr arn. him AGAINST heinz hoo1I1nea0i
Mr. kePokai said that the people were in the habit Of leas-
with the privilege they successful in raising
Mr. UkekeDo you have the land surveyed and for it
without receiving lease Of the land.
Member from Wailuku-Yes.
Mr.. Ukeke-I don't believe it.
Motion lay petition the table put carried.
On motion House took its second reading Act
amend Section 397 Civil Code.
Bill read throughout
Minister yarigny colleagues thought
law a very good one, a
Committee Of five for redrafting
Mr. Wana said bad law and moved to indefn
i'e!y Fsone IT, when motion was put to vote ana carried
An Act to volunteer soldiers from certain
next taken up its second reading.
Minister Varigny passage
sections. carried and ordered enCrossed.
An Act amend Act entitled abolish the Circuit
Court OF the l Judicial District next taken and bill
passed its second reading
On motion Committee and Chairman reported Of
motion report adopted.
reading in due
An Ac; Sections /, of Chap 81 Of Penal
the indefinite postponement Section l.
Mr.. Rhodes favor o the motion made by the member
from koolaup this bill making bad matter
Assembly adjourned.
FIFTY-THIRD Day, June 26.
The Assembly met at the usual hour
Gov Dominis handed in a minority report from
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