The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-06-24

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dy Bill, and second-those who opposed the
passage Of the same. Pending discussion the
motion for the order Of the day passed.
ORDER OF The DAY.-Several bills on the
third reading.
Appropriation Bill was read. The total
footing Of Appropriation Bill was 81 ,009,650 IS
as follows:
Civil $4,000 90
Legislature and Privy Council...... $4,000 90
Permanent Settlements......... .-.... $4,000 90
Judiciary Department. -.....-.....-.-- 16i3OU W
Foreign Affairs and War............. s,fSS 90
Interior 1861 90
Finance DEPARTMENT.. 125,4T6 90
Attorney Generals Department. 94,O4O IS
Bureau of Public Instruetion........ ~, 1875 90
Mr.. Hitchcock moved to pess the bill on its
third reading.
Mr.. Keawehunahala moved to amend in tho
Finance Department to insert per cent. for
Assessors instead of 4 per cent. He gave his
reasons at some length.
Amendment of Mr.. Keawehunahala was
put and carried. Bill was passed.
Several Acts were read by title aud passed
third reading.
An Act to establish the pay of Representa-
tives.
An Act to authorize the levy of light house
dues.
An Act to regulate contracts between mas
tiers and servants.
An Act to amend Section 4s4 Of the Civil
Code.
An Act to repeal Section IS of the Civil
Code.
An Act tofauthorize the Commissioners of
crown lands to issue proper land titles to the
Reformed Catholic Church at Waikiki.
An Act to authorize loan.
An Act TO extend the powers of the Bureau
of Irnmioration
: An Act relating to the location of slaughter
houses.
An Act in regard to School Inspectors and
Treasurers.
An Act to amend Section of Chapter 81 of
the Penal Code.
An Act to regulate the sale of poisons
On motion rules were suspended and His
Elk. F. W. Hutchinson offered a resolution that
the reporter of the p. G. Adrertiser inform
the House where he procured notes of the
special meeting of the Representatives on Sat
urday last.
Mr.. A. F. Judd moved to indefinitely post
pone the resolution. He thought that the
matter did not concern the whole House but
only the Representatives, that the House had
no control over the reporters. They were
allowed here by courtesy and were not at all
connected with the Assembly. The Conven-
ton of 1864 had decided that they as body
could not meddle with reporters.
His Elk. S. II. Phillips said that the report
ers were admitted here and had certain priv
leges, The resolution left it optional with
the p. c. Advertiser reporter whether he would
answer or not, in case he did not answer, the
House could then consider the matter farther.
A report had been firnished--by some one
that contained libelous and scandelous state
ments. The records Of the meeting had been
withdrawn and were not on file anywhere.
The Constitution provided that any who fur
nished scandelous reports of the Assembly
would be at the disposal of the Assembly.
Mr.. Lyons said the records of that meeting
were not Withdrawn, though the Clerk of the
Assembly had not received any record of the
action Of that meeting. A special committee
had been appointed by the Chair to examine
the petition for impeachment. That Com
mittee had not fully understood their duty,
and had brought in report containing ex-
pressions Of censure, but at the second meet
ing they had withdrawn all words Of censure,
and recommended indefinite postponement Of
the petition. He had furnished notes to the
Advertiser. although at first he had been in
favor of not publishing the proceedings of the
Committee.
His Ex. F. W. Hutchinson withdrew the
resolution. All he wished was, to know who
furnished the reports, the courts of the couH-
try if necessary could be invoked for any
further proceedings in this matter. The Com
mittee report had been published in the Adj
rertiser under the head of Legislative Pro-
ceedings." The report, signed by only two
out of five of the Committee, as printed, ac-
cused him and his clerk, of bargaining about
the sale of the opium license, that accusation
was g lie, false and scandelous lie"
His Ex. S. Ii. Phillips asked the member
for Kohala il he did not know before publish
ing the report of the Committee, that it did
not meet with the approval of the majority of
the Committee7
Mr.. Lyons said that he had published the
report just rs it was read before the Repre-
sentatives, and it had three names, but subse-
quently one Of them had withdrawn, and still
another member had approved, but at the
time was sick. The Assembly as a body had
no business with the matter, it peFtained only
to the Representatives.
Mr.. Stanley (clerk) said in reply that the
petition of Kauwahi had been read before the
Assembly, referred to Special Committee,
and that be had given it TO Mr.. Lyons as the
chairman. That the petition had never been
to him, nor had be seen il during the
special meeting of the Representatives.
Mr.. Hitchcock explained that some Of the
members had insisted that the whole debate,
on the report Of the Committee should be pub
had been very strong on the subject
Mr.. Rhodes thought that it was rather
amusing that the members from Hilo and KO-
hala should endeavor to throw all the odiun
Of this matter on him, and on his insisting
that the fullest publicity should be given to
the proceedings, but as they had done 50,
few words from him would show how the case
really stood, and he appealed to the whole of
the Representatives to eorroborate what he
said. When the Representatives retired on
there was no question Of secret
session. The measures OF the gentlemen APP
peared to have been well prepared beforehand.
The member for Kohala Mr.. Lyons chair
man Of the committee 10 whom was referred
kanEahTs petition Immediately produced and
read bis report before numbers of listeners, who
we're sitting below the bar of the House. The
motion to adopt was made and seconded, and
i would have been carried, had not Mr.. X. who
waited a short while to see what was intended |
moved as amendment, that the evidences
should be produced on which the report was
based the evidence was not forthcoming, but
he motion led to long and public diseassioH
Turing which be Mr.. X. freely characterized |
he whole Of the proceedings malicious and
unjust. 1t was at subsequent neeting on
Tuesday, that their great legal authority, the !
member for South Kona, informed them that
the meeting Of the Representatives should be
secret that be fMr. r. opposed a secret ses-
sion. The mischief had then been done, the
report u the committee had been publicly read
and debated, many Of the native members
having imPerfeetly understood the nature Of
the document they were called to pass until
i had been pointed out to them-this they
would all remember, but now he would tell
them something that had not been made pub
ic-there was majority report Of the com
nittee, for be had seen and read it, fully and
exculpating the Minister, bat BY
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