The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
OF 1870.
THURSDAY, July 18th.

OF preceding day read, and on notion, apprOVeu
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Education reported back
nine petitiOns-the balance in the hands of the
Committeeman recommended that the same be
tabled. Report approved.
The Sanitary Committee reported on the petit
ton from Lahaina, against the pollution of streams,
recommending the same be tabled. The petition
for an aims house at Honolulu, and two petitions
on the sale of ava, and the petitions for the ap-
pointment Of government physicians, they also
recommended to be tabled, as the resources of the
kingdom did not warrant an aims house, and the
passage of bills covered the others. Report
approved.
the House the bill TO amend Section lac of the
Civil Code, reconstructed. Bill received to be
considered in its order
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Naukana offered n resolution that the Ser
geant-at-Arms furnish each member with IOO
postage stamps. On motion of MIR. Lyons the
resolution was tabled
. Mr.. Kaiue offered a resolution that the Minister
/ of the Interior furnish each member with a copy
I of the Records Of the Land Commission. MIR.
Judd moved the resolution be tabled, which was
carried.
Mr.. Dominis offered a resolution that whereas
| the Assembly have passed a resolution to be ready
for adjournment on Monday, and the Secretary
reports considerable work before the House,
( therefore the House hold Two sessions per day,
commencing ut 10 a. NJ. and continuing as at
present and assembling again at Z Z. Nj. resOlu-
ton accepted
ORDER OF TIE DAY.
The bill to repeal the law relating to Relorma-
tory Schools and regulate the Bureau of Public
Instruction, first came in order for action, and on
motion of Mr.. Smith was passed to be engrossed.
An Act to amend Section 81 of the Civil Code
was read the second time and Mr.. Smith (Allnister
Of Eipa uceN moved m mass To en0rOsSment-
Mr.. Kaiue moved it be indefinitely postponed,
which was supported by Mr.. Judd.
Considerable discussion took place on this bill,
which is to compel all coasters to take all passen-
gers offered by the Board of Health on payment
Of the passage money, under penalty of FORGETTING
their license. Messrs- kahaulelio, Kaai, Hutchi-
son, Hitchcock. Kuapuu, Pilipo and Smith, spoke
in favor of the bill, and Messrs. Judd, Kaiue and
Naukana against it. The question was then put
for indefinite pOstpOnement and lost.
Mr.. Pilipo moved to amend by adding provid-
ing it is a vessel on her regular route, was then
put and carried. Motion to pass to engrossment
carried.
An Act to amend Article Is Of the Civil Code,
relating to imposing extra duties on all articles
that are manufactured here, was next In order for
action, having been read the second time.
Mr.. Lyons moved it be re-read as not one-half
of the members knew its nature. (The bill was
then read.) Mr.. Lyons moved to strike out all
the articles except boots and shoes and ready
made clothing, and thus try the experiment on q
small scale Ola protective tariff.
Mr.. Hutchinson minister of the InteriOr) called
the attention of the members to the distinct ticket
of the last election of those who Gpheld protective
tariffs ,Sond their being defeated showed it was not
the wishSof the people of Honolulu, and therefore
we ought to consider carefully the subject before
u.s..
Motion for indefinite postponement was carried.
An Act relating to Iepers was next in order for
action, and on motion was ordered to engrossment.
On motion of Mr.. Bishop the Act to encourage
wooden and cotton mills was taken up for recon-
and to amend the same to read $4,000
as in the original bill. The amendment was put
and carried, and the bill as amended was ordered
to be engrossed.
An Act to regulate the water supply of Lahaina
with a few amendments, the 'bbiiI, e on motion,
passed to be engrossed.
An Act to appoint n District Justice for Kaa-
napali came up for action. Mr.. S. NJ. Kamakau
moved to indefinitely postpone the same, which
carried.
An Act to empower the Crown Land Commits
sioners to convey certain parcels of land was next
In order on its second reading. Bill read the
second time. \ motion was made to engrossment.
MIR. 3. NJ. Kamakau moved it be postponed.
Motion lost, and the bill passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Smith (,Iinister of Finance)
the Act to punish the crime of false presentation
was next taken up in order, and read as amended
by the committee, and was further amended by
striking out the ID Section, and the bill as
amended was passed to engrossment.
An Act to regulate the sessions and o~ualifca-
ions OF teachers of independent schools, as
imended by the Committee, was next taken up for
lctiOn and read. Mr.. Hutchinson moved it pass to
Mr.. Pilipo spoke against the bill
md moved it be postponed. Motion to indefinitely
postpone was lost-ayes, 9 nays, 24-and the
anne was ordered to engrossment as amended by
nc committee.
An Act to amend Sections l4I7 to 1920 of the
Iivil Code, as amended by the committee, was
hen read. Mr.. RahauleliO moved it pass to en-
r%ossment, and the bill brought in by Mr.. Martin
&C postponed.
9th bills, which was carried by the President
living the deciding vote.
An Act to amend an An entitled an Act to
mend Section ST. of the Civil Code was then
and on motion Of Mr.. Hutchinson, it was in
postponed.
An Act to designate the owners of wild animals
AS then read as recommended by the committee.
ir. Lyons moved TO amend by making them the
of whoever shall kill or catch the same.
order to thus better protect the forests, for the
lid animals are now the bdne of our forests.
lotion to amend lost. Mr.. Lyons then moved the
be indefinitely postponed, which was also lost, =
nd alter a few remarks against the bill by Mr..
and in favor of it by Messrs. Judd, .
omoikeehuehu and Halemanu, Mr.. Lyons moved
be tabled as the bill was contrary to the Con- !
IN taxing the pOperty OF one and giving
to another. Motion put and lost-ayes, 10;
lys, 81 \ motion to pass to engrossment was q;
1T and carried. =!
Mr. Judd moved the House reconsider its action !
regard to the pOstponing of both bills relating :
the Master and Servant Law and on motion the
res and nays were called, and the motion was .
9 {; nays, %. y
An Act to amend Section 20, of Chapter 10, of /
c Civil Code, came up ON its third reading with -
proposed by the committee. Bill :
nd the third time. Mr.. Lyons moved it be in =,
fnitely postponed, which was carried. I
An Act to regulate the importation and sale of :
ium came up for action having been read the .
'ond time. Mcssrs. Kahaulelio and Kuapuu 9
we'd it be indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Lyons :
d there was not one valid excuse why this bill =
1uld not pass, as it was required to guard and s
1tect the life of the nation. :
S1r. Rice spoke in favor of the bill, from the :,
l effects he had seen of the use of opium.
Motion for indefinite pOstpOnement was then ~
{ and carried-ayes, IL nays, IA. I,
The Chair said no further business was on the :,