The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-06-17
PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE AssEMBLY--1s6s.
Fonrr-FIrrH DAY, TUESDAY, June ..

REsoLurIoSs.-Mr Wilder offered resolu-
| ton that the bill to promote Ocean Steam
Navigation be read 3rd time on Tuesday, June
10th.
His Ex. C. deVarigny thought that if the
bill was ready, it should be read to-day. 1t
had been a hardly contested question, and the
sooner it was disposed of the better. He did
not see what possible ner arguments could be
brought up, and so be advocated prompt ac-
ton the bill had passed End reading by
handsome majority.
Mr.. A. F. Judd disagreed in regard to the
q" handsome majority" 1t was carried by
vote of 90 to II, and it was well known that
two or three were necessarily absent who
would have voted against the bill. He sup
ported the motion of the member for Koolauloa
Mr.. Keawehunahala supported the wish of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs The opposi-
ton had had ever since last Friday to concoct
new arguments and talk with members. The
two sides on the question had made up their
minds and would not change them, 10 matter
how much more discussion was made, or time
taken.
Mr.. Hitchcock supported the motion of Mr..
Wilder. The Committee on Education wished
to attend the examination at Punahou, as well
as several other of the members.
His Exc C. de Varigny moved the previous
qpestion-passed. Amendment to read to-day
was lost
Resolution to postpone to Tuesday was lost.
On motion, the third reading was ordered
for Thursday.
Mr.. Keawehunahala moved to appropriate
$500 for repair of a bridge at Waialua.
II. II. W. C. Lunalilo offered a resolution
that liquor be provided with the daily lunch.
Tabled.
Mr.. Lyons gave notice of bill to amend
sections 4SS and 4S9 of the Civil Code. He
also moved reconsideration of the acceptance
by the House of the report Of the Committee
of the Whole on the Appropriation Bill. He
wished to have several items referred back to
the Committee. especially the item of Sl2 900
for Government Printing He thought that
appropriation should be itemized, and especial
ly that the salaries of the Directors of the two
papers should be fixed BY the Assembly.
His Elk. C. de Varigny moved to indefinite
ly postpone reconsideration. There was no
discussion on the item yesterday-he thought
all understood and had made up their minds
on the item as it had been passed yesterday in
the Assembly.
Mr.. Lyons said that the item had not been
discussed. He did not wish to pay a tax for a
paper against the wishes of the people. The
Hawaiian paper had a distribution of 1000
and a pay list of but 900, and the foreign
paper a subscription list of but little over 200.
The people had right to protest against tax
alton. The point was not the loss or gain of
81 200, but the rights of the people. He in
sisted on a full account Of the estimated ex-
penses.
His Ex. C. de Varigny said the question of
printing was not the most important one of
this session. The position of Mr.. Lyons was
in support Of a monopoly, and he wished to
deprive the government of a press of their
own. If the salary of the Director was not
voted especially by the people, Mr.. Lyons
feared that the rights of the people would be
injured. He (Mr. W denied that the print
ing business was of more Importance than
any other industrial pursuit on the islands.
He challenged any one to show that the free
dom of the press was curtailed in this country.
Mr.. Lyons said that that question was set
tied the other day, he had said nothing of the
freedom of the press, but the right of the
government to take the public money and use
it to disseminate ideas opposed to the popular
wishes.
His Excellency proceeded, the question had
been fairly stated yesterday and the member
for Kohala had heard and had voted for the
item as in the bill.
Mr.. Lyons called the ayes and nays.
Question to indefinitely postpone was, ayes
q, nays H.
Mr.. Hitchcock asked for permission for the
Committee on Education to go to Punahou.
ORDER OF THE DAY.--An Act respecting the
taking of Acknowledgements was read and
passed 3rd reading.
An Act to provide for a permanent settle
ment on Her Majesty Queen Kalama was or
dered to engrossment.
A Bill to amend Sec. l, Chap. "a, of the
Penal Code, was read and tabled.
A Bill to amend Sections 500 and 691 of the
Civil Code, regulating the fees of pilots, was
read For bringing in vessels of 100 to 200
tons, SIS; over 200 and up to 300, $40 ; over
800, p cents ton and $40; and the same for
taking out. For anchoring vessels outside,
SIS and if detained "a hours, or longer, $40
a day for such detention.
An Act to amend See. S76 of the Civil Code,
by creating but two Judges for each Judicial
Circuit, was read and ordered to engrossment.
An Act to amend Sections 255 and 256 of
the Civil Code, and add new Section, to be
called 256(a), was read End time. The Act
related to the issuing of patents for inventions.
His Ex. S. II. Phillips amended to make the
cost of patents for foreigners 500, and then
moved to order the Bill to engrossment. Passed.
An Act to authorize the Minister of Interior
to appoint a Register of Conveyances at La
haina was read, and on motion of the Minister
of Interior was indefinitely postponed.
An Act to permit those whose husbands or
wives had been committed to the Leper Hos
pital TO contract new marriages, in case the
leper was pronounced by the physician to be
incurable, was read and referred to the Sani-
tary Committee.
An Act to amend section 1914 Of the Civil
Code was read second time. The bill was
in reference to the licenses of lawyers. Bill
was indefinitely postponed.
An Act authorizing the Minister of Interior
to take possession of Kunawai was rejected.
An Act appointing the time mt which cases
should be heard by Circuit Judges at Cham
bers, was read and indefinitely postponed.
An Act to amend an Act to amend section 10
of the Civil Code, and to regulate the Bureau
of Public Instruction, was read and ordered to
engrossment.
An Act authorizing a compilation and re-
eodifeation of the Penal Code in the Hawaiian
and English languages, was read and ordered
to engrOssment.
An Act to amend sections lis, 1I9, I20 and
to repeal section 121 of the Civil Code was
read. The bill was in regard to stations.
Mr.. Nahaku moved to refer to a Committee
of the Whole, which was carried-Mr. Maize
Iona called to the chair.
Section first was read.
Mr.. Nahaku moved to amend so that the
fine for not procuring a certificate for breeding
should be one dollar day.
Mr.. A. F. Judd amended to appoint one in
specUor instead Of three.
Mr.. Rhodes moved that the Committee re-
commend the House to refer the bill to a
Select Committee, which was passed. Com
mittec rose, report approved and the President
appointed the Committee as follows-Hons.
c. r. Bishop. J. o. Dominis, V. Knudsen, A. |
F. Judd, C. II. Judd.
House adjourned.
FoRTr-SIxTH DAT, WEDNESDAY, June 10.
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