The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-06-08

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5000 The owner Of the land would pay on 5000,
and the holder of the mortgage would pay 5000.
Confusion would result from the system proposed
by the new law: this law might be good one, but
he thought the old one was better
Mr.. Komokehuehu was in favor of the law on
the ground Of the trouble that he, as an Assessor,
had experienced. he thought that, on the whole,
the law proposed was better than the old one.
Mr.. wahine supported the Bill
Mr.. Pilipo took the same ground as that taken BY
Mr.. Bishop.
motion to reject the lst section, and the whole
Bill, was carried by q vote of IS to r.
The Committee rose and reported the report was
accepted, and the House adjourned
TwExrY-KlsHTH DAY, June 1, 1870.
The Assembly met at the usual hour, the President
in the Chair After prayer by the Chaplain, the
minutes of the preceding day were read and ap-
proved.
| Mr.. Lyons moved reconsideration Of the order
ing to engrossment Of the Animal Tax Bill, as be
wished to have one or two important amendments
inserted. The motion was carried. the amendments
inserted, and the Bill again ordered engrossment
| Rtiti0ns presented. by Mr.. Kuapuu, from Koloa,
Kauai, praying that the Minister Of Interior be the
only authorized agent of Government to draw up
contracts between masters and servants and to at
tend to everything connected with them; that
native Hawaiian may be Postmaster at Koloa that
the opium licenses may be continued, on account OF
the large revenue derived therefrom; and that i'm
| prisonment Of laborers for non-fulhlment Of con-
tracts, be done away With
Mr.. Kumahoa presented petitions from Puma, Ha-
wall, praying that a. 900 be appropriated for road
from Naval to Kiauea that 81, 900 be appropriated
for road from Naval to Kealakomo; and also
complaint of the manner in which the 81 zoe appro-
priated for Puma, last session. was spent.
Mr.. Kuapuu presented petitions from waimea,
praying that So 600 may be appropriated for a road
from that place to Kikiaua; that in case of the
death of married man, the widow may receive
dover of half the property; that in of foreign
ers, married to Hawaiian women, who desert their
families, or leave the country, half Of all his
property shall belong to the wife
The above petitions were referred to the appro-
pirate Committees.
Reports Of COMMITTEES, = Mr.. Thompson, for Ju-
dietary Committee, reported adversely on Bill in
regard to Liens on Domestic Vessels; - adversely on
a Bill regulating the time within which actions
may be commenced for the recovery of land !" and
fayorably on petitions from Honolulu in regard to
the importation and sale of opinm. Reports refer
red TO the House, for consideration with the Order
of the Day.
Mr.. Pipo, for the Committee on Internal I'm
proyements, reported on several petitions against
petition from Lanai, asking for water-works favor
ably on petition from Kona, praying that Kailua
may be made port of entry; adversely a petit
tion from Puma, complaining of oppression from
Government officers; favorably on petition that
fisheries be made public property adversely on pc
Iitlon from Hilo, asking that wood on konohki
lands be made free to tenants. The report was
tabled.
Mr.. Hitchcock, for Special Committee 10 examine
the workings Of the law In regard to prostitution,
reported: That the subject had been examined, and
1t had appeared that some advantages had arisen
from the law, but all such good was more than hid
den and overshadowed by the great and terrible
evils that had come from Its working Exactly the
contrary effect to that contemplated by the law had
been produced, and instead Of doing away with the
evils Of prostitution, they had been greatly increased
The unanimous answers Of very large number Of
prostitutes who had appeared before the Committee,
to the question to whether they regarded the law
as being protection and licensing Of their traffic.
was, that they did so consider IT, The number Of
women who had been registered under the law was
more than thousand, and some OF these were mere
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and child bearing ability were concerned The
Committee reported stringent BIZ on the subject,
and recommended repeal of the law entitled "an
Act to mitigate the evils arising from prostitution"
The report was accepted, and, motion Of Mr..
Lyons, ordered to be printed
Resolutioas--Mr Wahne introduced a Bill 10
amend Section 3ss of the Civil Code, which was
read the 1st time, and passed to I'd reading under
| the rules
Mr.. Kaluapihaole gave notice Of Bill to amend
an Act passed on the oath Of June, lS6s In regard
to the carrying Of passengers domestic vessels.
Mr.. Wahine offered resolution that the Sergeant
alarms bring the Consul Of America before the
! House, that he may inform the Assembly how much
money be has taken from Hawaiian sailors. Ruled
out of order, and returned to the member.
His Ex. Mr.. Dominis wished to have a statement
il o-day's GAZETTE corrected In regard to Mr.. Wa
hines resolution respecting the American Consul
and Hawaiian seamen.
Mr.. Lyons moved that the Clerk furnish the Re-
porter Of the GAZETTE with copy Of the report.
The motion was passed, and the report furnished,
4 which Is as follows
"To Ha BzceRacg the Frssldsat Of the Legislative
Asseplbly.-Sr! ef..f
"The undersigned. in accordance with Resolu-
i tion introduced by the Hon Mr.. Wahine, that the
Minister Of Interior and Governor Of Oahu report
to this Assembly in the matter OF a charge OF 81
made BY the q. S. Consul on Hawaiian seamen
shipped before him, and exacted from said seameu,
contrary 10 the laws Of this Kingdom, beg leave 70
report that they have investigated the matter and
find that 1t has been the practice Of the Consul TO
collect from all seamen shipped before him, In ac-
cordance with the laws Of the United States, the
sum Of ST. that the Governor OF the Island has now
instructed the Harbor Master to collect the same
from the owners hereafter, that there viii be no
charge whatever on the seamen, in accordance with
the laws Of this Kingdom
Respectfully submitted.
1 ~ t.'s II .fel - Jxo o. Dom1sIs.1
Mr.. Kahsulelio offered resolution that carriages
be furnished to the Sanitary Committee 10 sist the
Insane Asylum ana Hospitals, but he withdrew Ii,
as a resolution to the same effect had been passed
before. { rrffe4 5cr .7-tfrs-sf
Mr.. Kaiue offered resolution that the Minister Of
Finance be instructed to Inform the House what was
done with the settlement for II. H., N. Kekuanoa,
| for the las two years. the Governor had died n
the latter part OF 1888. .a q s-ff mr.
Bis Ex- Mr.. Harris said that as this was a perms-
nent settlement when the Governor died the balance