The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-16
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
SESSION OF 1870.
THURSDAY, July 9TH.

in the Chair. Prayer by Mr.. Pilipo. Minutes
of preceding day read, and on motion approved.
BIr. PiIiPo, from the Committee on Government
Lands. Ieconsidered tabling the petition to open
konohiki and government fisheries to all.
WI. Kamakau from the judiciary Committee,
reported back on several petitions, bills and reso-
~lutions.
Mr.. Lyons offered q resolution that the House
instruct the Committee OF the Whole that during
the consideration of the Appropriation Bill no
one member will be allowed to speak more than
ten minutes, including interpreting.
Mr.. Phillips (AttOrney GeneraD said he was
intending 10 do something of the Sort and would
now offer it as an amendment, that whereas the
I Appropriation Bill has been well considered in
Committee, it be now brought before the House,
in order that the business OF the session be
fastened. Amendment and resolution adopted.
Mr.. Kaai gave notice of a bill to provide $4,000
from the public treasury for the relief OF the
daughters Of the late r. b. Neville. Bill rejected.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Under the head Of unfinished business came the
bill to ascertain and afix the mileage of the KING
dom, for final action. On motion the bill passed.
The bill to prohibit keepers Of tea saloons from
allowing children ON their premises between GER
tain hours, passed.
The bill to regulate the time in which action
may be brought against lands was read the third
The bill relating TO the claims against the es-
tate Of deceased persons was read the third time,
and passed.
The bill relating TO the jury lists ard drawing of
jurors was read the third time, and passed.
The bill to establish n Judicial District for
Waialua was read the third time, and passed.
The Appropriation Bill was next taken up.
The salary of the clerk of the Governor of Oahu,
5000, was amended by Mr.. Kaukaha to $500.
Mr.. Hutchinson minister of the Interior) moved
that the item be struck out altogether. Motion
to strike out was lost. Motion to fix at $500 was
carried.
Salary of Postmaster, Maui, 81 900, carried.
Mr.. Judd moved n suspension OF the rules that
the amount Of IS 5000 be inserted in the Appro-
priation Bill for Queen Kalama.
Mr.. Hutchinson minister Of the Interior) asked
that the item of incidental expenses of the Post
Office be recOnsidered, that it may be increased to
81 $50, to meet the probable deficiency on ac-
count Of the new postal treaty. Item recOnsidered
and passed at 81 800.
Pay of mail carriers, So, 1874.
Mr.. Hutchinson minister Of the Interior) showed
the following outlay for mail carriers Hawaii,
50, 536 Maui, 81 ,064 Oahu, $3.50; Kauai,
$500 Niihau, 500.
Mr.. Kahuleiio moved to amend the item to
S6,lS4, that it may include a new route for Kaa-
napali. Item passed as amended. -
Pay of road supervisors, $1,000.
Mr.. Hutchison minister of the Interior)
showed the following outlay Hawaii, st, 032;
Maui, $l,S5S.32, Oahu, $3.50; Kauai, ST.
47l.69; MOlOkai and Lanai, $3.50. Item passed
as in the bill.
Road damages, -S2,OOO-passed.
Mr.. HuIchison minister of the Interior) moved
thaG S. 900 be inserted in the Appropriation Bill
for tie continuance of School street. Passed.
Roads and bridges contingent on Hawaii. $4,000 passed.
Roads and bridges contingent on GAM 5000
Roads and bridges contingent on Puua!--.--- 1000 "
Roads and bridges, Hamakua, 81, 500. Mr..
Halemanu moved to amend to $4,000; passed.
Roads and bridges, Hilo to Waimea, so 900.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved that the item be reduced To
$4,000, and the other So 1000 be taken for the
lower or coast roads of the district where the
great travel is and will be, for there is where the
population is.
Mr.. Hutchison N~linister of me Interior) spoke
of the need of the road in opening up the interior,
and shortening therouteto Waimea and Kawaihae-
Mr.. Hitchcock withdrew his motion, as he |
finds the feeling of the members of Hawaii favor (
the road.
The item then passed at 10000.
Roads and bridges in Kona, 81 600. Mr..
said the committee on miscellaneous
had recommended $4,000 for that dis
trict.
Mr.. PiIipo wished s., 600 to be given to each
.ona, North and South, and SO inserted in the
Appropriation Bill.
Motion to fix the item at 81 900 put and
carried.
Roads in Hilo, g, OO0-passed.
Roads and bridges on OAHU passed.
s soads md brides on Maui ------. 1900 100
Purchase of Queen Kalama's interest in sta
,ion-house, Honolulu, 3d. 900.
Mr.. Boyd moved the item be amended to
81 900. Motion put and lost.
The motion to insert g, 900 was objected to by
Mr.. Judd, as he did not believe the premises
gould be disposed o FLOR that amount.
Mr. Bishop moved to amend by inserting not
exceeding s. 5000, supported by MIR. Hutchinson.
The item as amended was carried.
Expenses Board of Health, $4,000. Mr..
moved the insertion of the items recon-
nended by the Sanitary Committee for the leper
establishment, S25 600, carried salaries of tray
ling physicians, SlS 900.
Mr.. Bishop moved to amend to so, 900, and
cave it to the Board of Health for expenditure, !
g they may deem best. &
Mr.. Judd moved to strike out the item alto
ether, as from the nature of Hawaiians they J
TOuld not have confidence in foreign medicines
nd physicians and so it would be useless. He !
bought we had enough of travelling physicians t
y the way in which DR.. Lee performed his du-
rs. The only way to get at the difficulty was to .
iucate Hawaiians for it here. /
Mr.. Hitchcock supported the views of the Sani-
Try COMMITTEES as presented, for the cry was |
eneral from Hawaii to NiiIau for medical assist a
nee and should receive the help Of this Assembly.
Mr.. Harris minister of Foreign Affairs) said /
nat 500 900 has been recommended by the SAM a
nv Committee, an amount which is worth noting
Y this House, as it is about S1.25 for each man, e
oman and child and this aside from the appro- b
ration to the Queens Hospital, and the amount
aid by people for their medical attendance. If s
lis viii save the nation L say all right, and 90 in e
r expending all the nations wealth to save it. i.
ut L am sorry to say it, that no physicians ever n
It saved a nation. 1t is not the mortality that
our danger, but the want of births, and if we L
Finished one physician to every woman it would a
IT get any increase. What we need is change of
bits and observation of the laws of nature.
his House is a fair criterion of the state of the
l may be allowed the comparison-ex- ii
pting one member, the rest do not average two b
lildren- Now l favor the views expressed by
e member for Koolaupoko-that no great good j
ould result therefrom, for they will conceal their l.
5 and their sins, and in that they are no differ vi
t from other people. The bill may pass, but l
nture to predict that the deaths will not be
'ated in the next two years. single one, neither
III the pOpulatiOn he increased thereby