The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-06-16

which supposed Legislative
allowing nearly ali tie of the estate 20 be de-
ciy Assembly gratefully appreciate His
Majesy generosity cousentug the limitation Of the
be it resolved That this Legislative Assembly
tre ,;ayaan atior assume the paymeut of the FNcheausr
Bou si by the MinjsTer Of Fn.ne to the commissioners
OF Crown Lands by virtue Of Section of an Act to relieve the
: asnaIle. passed ON the I'd day January
] rS,S Of f i Ba and bir Successors in oee from
all liabilities pay the bonds principal and interest any
| ON motion of Hon Nj KamaIo resolution adopt
/ ed
II. II. W. c. Lunalilo introduced the following
Resorcd 1000 be inserted in the Appro
paon Bin for the 1865 and 1867 under the head of Per
SeemenIs and that the Minister OF Finance be and
he is hereby ordered to pay to the same out OF the Treasury to
Minister Hutchison moved that the resolution be
referred to the Finance Committee.
Hon Mr.. Ukeke said that he not in favor of
referring the resolution to the Finance Committee
as The House ought to consider ii, because if the
resolution got into the hands of the Ministers
it would get all mashed and nothing left of ii when
il came before the House again
Ministers Hutchison and Varigny We're in favor
of referring the resolution to the Finance Com
mttee. as they thought Queen kalama had sufficient
dover to support her.
II. II. W. c. Luualilo interrupted Minister Hutch
ison by stating that the Queen did receive her
dover with the consent of this Legislature.
Hon. Mr.. Ukcke said that he had changed his
mind. and was now in favor of referring the
luton to the Finance Committee.
H. II. W. c. Lunalilo said that he was against
referring il TO the Finance Committee. And moved
that the Governor Of Oahu explain to the Assem-
bly, how the estate stood, as he had all the papers.
Minister Harris i'll favor of referring resolu-
ton to Finance Committee.
= On motion of Hon. Mr.. AholO resolution referred
to a Select Committee. comprising Hon. Mr.. Aholo,
II. IL. W. c. Lunalilo, Hons Mr.. Smith, KAPPA and
Kahaulelio.
Hon. Mr.. Kappa introduced Il resolution that this
Assembly adjourn sine die on the 2Sth of June,
1866.
H. II. ". C. Lunalilo moved that the resolution
be tabled.
the resolution on the ground that if the resolution
passed everything would be rushed through and
probably half finished, and it would look as if the
Representatives came here for the $50 and not to
attend to the wants of their constituents and the
nation. But if Of the members of the Assembly
wanted to go home, they could introduce resolu-
ton to adjourn on the 18th of June, the steamer
hijdi,eu would sail on that day.
Hon. Mr.. Smith favored the resolution.
Hon MIR kanao in favor Of the remarks of the Hon.
member from Waialua.
Hon Mr.. Aholo in faver of the resolution.
Keawehunalala passed.
everytns would be done in hurry and the laws made might
again and night if this pursued
most all Of the Representatives would be SICK could
Hon. Mr.. Ukeke favor of the resolution he had
raising the paid to Representatives to $3.50
On motion Assembly resolved itself into Committee of the
impose tax on slloemakeTs Section read
Hon, Mr. Keawefunahala moved that Section pass.
Hon. Mr.. KAPPA favor passing the bil with the
following that tlors saddler be taxed,
moved that the Section pass as amended
Rhodes said very proper
who derive their living of the should the
ernment for carrying their business People who sell i'm
rv hevv one and it was "I1 popar tbeV boud @
be protected and there people who lived 10y selling
goods and who lived by earning their living by their
hands Those who retail goods and have capital invested
living the profits their goods, very pro-
pery taxed but those tradsmen whose capital is nothing
but their arms and ingenuity, should be exempt from being
taxed for license, they work from till night
heavily public would they
the products of the and if taxed would have
their work than they them
selves aud prayed that the bill would would
ing the bin those people who in the outer districts
themselves good hoemakers and can't do thing
but did not like the amendment of the Hon member from
work in tleir establishments.
Hon Mr. Nalasp was in favor Of passing the bl by amend
Hon Mr.. Ahoo against the bill and in favor of
pOstptuing indefinitely
On motion bill was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of c. c. harris House proceeded the lext order
oue resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the
consideration of Act amend Section S92 of Civil Code,
discussion the bill indefinitely postponed and Assem-
bly, adjourned.
FoRTY-sECoND DAY, June 13.
The Legislative Assembly met at IL A. NJ, Vice
President lion. C. Rhodes in the Chair
Mr.. KAPPA moved that the House adjourn till
Thursday. June l4th. Put to vote and lost
Mr.. KaunamanO. from the Select Committee. to
whom referred the investigation of the matter
of the Board Of Health. reported that the Board
had done its duty faithfully. Report adopted.
The Vice President then stated that he had
ceivcd note from Mr. Whitney, requesting that
his reporter might copy the petition from the
chants of honolulu. praying that the bill authOriz
ing the Minister of Finance to issue Treasury Notes
do not pass Leave was granted.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of
the Whole for the consideration of an Act to pro-
tect plover and useful birds Referred to Select
Committee.
Mr. KamaIo moved that the House proceed to
the next order of the day, which the Appro-
priatOn Bill.
Mr.. keawehUnabaa moved that the Bill to
thorize the issue of Treasury Notes be brought up
instead.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of
the Whole for the consideration Of an Act to
thoriZe the issue of Treasury Notes. its second
reading The bill read throughout
His IIghness W. c. LunalilO moved that the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Minister Harris requested that the petition from
the merchants of Honolulu be read in native. Pc
titiOn read.
Minister Harris said that the members of the
Assembly had heard the petition from the
chants who were much respected. He observed
that the names Of firms were down on the petition,
but thought that such was not right, such pc
tition should properly be signed by each person
individually. There the firm of G. n Williams
u Co, and Mr.. J. I. Waterhouse. and the firm of
II. Hackfeld Il Co.-all of whom he knew to be
absent; and if he (the Minister) absent he
would leave his clerk to attend to his business but
not TO sign his name 10 any reInOnsrance. for how
would he possibly know his opinion. What would
the Assembly think if his clerk to before
this house and swear off of his signature that such
and such his (the Minister's) opinion, when he |
thousands of miles away? He thought the |
petitioners were persons of great weight. and had |
no doubt that they We're competent judges, they