The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-06-20
LEGISLATIVE
SESSION OF Is6s.

Committee on Commerce presented their report in
regard TO the act TO increase the compensation of
pilots, and recommended that the rates be kept rs at
present, owing to the fact that Honolulu port charges
were the cheapest Of any port in the Pacific. The
Committee recommended that the pilots be paid n
salary out of the Treasury, the same as all other
Government officers, and the receipts from pilotage
be passed to the Treasury.
On motion report tabled to be considered with the
act regarding the same.
Judiciary Committee presented n report on petition
from kau, praying that agreements between masters
and servants be in both the English and Hawaiian
language-and recommended that the consideration
of the same be indefinitely postponed
After considerable debate, the motion to postpone
indefinitely the consideration of the report of the
Committee was lost, and the report recommitted to
the Committee, with instruction TO report tomorrow
in the form of n bill.
MIR. Hitchcock presented q report of special commit
tee to whom was referred the subject of taxation.
Committee reported that owing TO II press of business
in the Assembly, they had been unable to give the
matter the consideration due its Importance, and
recommended that the Chair appoint O Standing Com
mittee of three who should confer with the Minister
of Finance on the matter of taxation, and report on
the same to the next session of the Legislature or
otherwise. The Chair appointed Messrs. kamakau,
Hitchcock and Wilder on said Committee:
Mr.. c. de Varigny gave notice OF a bill to amend
section 43i of Civil Code.
MIR. Koakanu introduced a resolution appropriate
ing 5000 for the use Of the Legislative Assembly.
Resolution lost
Mr.. Phillips introduced a resolution that all COM
mittees be requested to report tomorrow, and no
bills be received by the Assembly after that day.
Mr.. Keawehunahala introduced a resolution in
structing the Minister of the Interior to provide each
member of the Assembly with two copies of the laws
of this session, when printed.
Mr.. Wilder stated that on Thursday he wished a
vote on n resolution taking the sense of the House on
the matter of having the Mobiles and Representatives
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this, that in the fore part Of the session he gave
notice of a bill amending the article of the Constitu-
ton. but his time had been so taken up he had been
unable to prepare the bill, and he would therefore
introduce the following resolution to be considerel at
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"Resoired. That in the opinion of this Legislative
Assembly, it is desirable and for the welfare of this
Kingdom that the Mobiles and Representatives should
sit as two distinct bodies"
Mr. Lyons read for the first time an act for the
protection of game. Bill passed 10 its second reading.
Mr.. Hitchcock gave notice of n bill providing for
the compensation of Representatives.
Mr.. Phillips gave notice of several bills which he
would introduce tomorrow.
Mr.. Bishop gave notice of several new bills.
Nh. Asa Hopu read for the first time an act res
pecting the duties of Commissioners on the Rights of
Way. Bill passed to its second reading.
On motion the House proceeded to the order of the
day, which was an act to amend an act entitled an
act To repeal chapter ten Of Civil Code, and to regu-
late the bureau of public instruction-read for the
second time, and ordered engrossed.
An act to repeal an act entitled an act regarding
the qualification of electors on its second reading, was
taken up 10 be considered by the Assembly.
Mr.. Phillips, by suspension of the rules, moved to
refer the bill to n select committee of three, with in
s%tructions to report tomorrow. Chair appointed
Messrs. Hutchinson, Hitchcock and Kamakau.
On motion the House took n recess till one o'clock.
4 bill indemnify the Minister of Finance for $1,000
read, passed and ordered to be engrossed. Also
n bill to punish barratry.
An act To facilitate the service of Criminal Process
was read a second time, and passed.
An act TO amend certain sections in the Civil Code,
in regard to ava. Bill was read a second time, and
deferred.
An act to amend Section 80 of Civil Code, regard
ing the number of the Representatives., as follows
Hawaii, 8 Representatives Maui, :; Oahu, s; Moo-
kai and Lanai, =; Kauai, 3; making q total of %
Representatives.
MIR C. de Varigny moved to indefinitely postpone.
Motion lost, and the bill passed its second reading.
An act to amend Section 1923 of the Civil Code,
was read a second time, and passed.
An act to amend Sections 11S, 119, 120, and to
repeal Section III of the Civil Code, in regard to Stall
lions, was read a second time, and passed.
An act to regulate the sale of Deadly Poisons was
passed.
An act to limit the time within which claims of
creditors against the estates of deceased persons shall
be presented, and suits be commenced to enforce re-
jected claims, and to amend Section 1247 of the Civil
Code, was passed.
An act to amend Section 1913 of the Civil Code, and
to enlarge the powers of the Police Court, was passed.
An act to promote Immigration was read second
time and passed.
An act for the protection of game, passed its sec
ond reading.
An act respecting the duties of Commissioners on
the Rights of Way, passed its second reading.
An act to amend Section 7SS of the Civil Code, in
regard to time of opening the Polls, passed its second
reading.
An act to authorize Hawaiians to practice medi-
cines, read second time, was, after some discussion,
90 to 10.
Mr.. Varigny said that a petition had been brought
before the Assembly, containing certain charges
against one of his colleagues, the Minister of the In
terror, and as the Representatives sat by themselves in
action upon the report of the Committee on the petit
ton, he would respectfully ask of the Representatives
action they had taken on it, and at the same
time assured the House that the Ministry had no in
tention of interfering in the least with the preroga-
tives of the Representatives. The Minister presented
resolution embracing his question, and was answered
by Mr.. Hitchcock, to the effect that, in the opinion
of the Representatives, the charges made in the petit
were deemed, by n vote of "a to l, insufficient
to sustain n vote of censure against the Minister Of
the Interior.
Mr. Varigny thanked the Representatives. and de-
sired to have his thanks entered of the records.
Assembly adjourned.