The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-06-08
THIRrY-SEcoxp DAY. June 9Th

THIRTY-SECoND DAY, June 9Th.
Hon. Mr.. Kuihelani read for the first time a bill
to enable crown commissioners to convey to parties
certain crown lands, sold by Kamehameha ", on
the Island of Maui. Passed to second reading and
ordered printed.
Hon. Mr.. Paikuli read for the first time a bill TO
repeal Sec. 5 of Chap. - Of the Penal Code. Bill
returned to the introducer, as informal.
Hon. Mr.. Mikalemi introduced. a resolution to the
effect that the Sanitary Committee be ordered to
report on the /" Act TO repeal the Act to Mitigate. ::
referred to them on May 10th.
Hon. Mr.. Carter, of the Sanitary Committee
reported that the committee had been requested by
the President of the Board of Health to defer their
report on this act until after the report of the Board
of Health had been presented to the House. This
report had been handed in about a week ago, and
now the committee would be able to report shortly.
Explanation deemed satisfactory by the House.
Hon. Mr.. Halemanu read for the first time a bill
TO amend Sec. 8 Chap. Al of the Penal Code. Passed
to second reading and ordered printed.
Hon. Mr.. kausaha presented a resolution to the
effect that 500 be inserted in the Appropriation
Bill for chairs and tables in the Court House at
Hanalei. Laid on the table for consideration with
the Appropriation Bill.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Appropriation Bill. House in Committee of the
whole. Hon. Mr.. Komoikehuehu in the Chair.
Salary Chief Clerk of Interior Department, $4,000;
I'd Clerk, $1,000; salary Governor of Oahu, $4,000.
Moved to amend to $4,000. Hon. Mr.. Poll was in
favor Of reducing the amount TO $4,000. The Gov
ernor was receiving 81 700 as Adjutant General.
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morning session was spent in discussing the question,
and the item passed at $4,000. Salary Governor of
Maui, $500. Moved to amend to $4,000. The
item passed at So, 600; Governor of Kauai, 2 400.
After recess, The Hon. Mr.. Mikalemi in the Chair,
the House resumed the consideration o. the Appro-
priatiOn Bill. in Committee of the whole.
Salary Governess of Hawaii, $4,000. III. II.
Lunalilo. moved to strike out. Hon. Mr.. Kaukaha
moved to amend to $4,000.
His FIX. the Minister of Finance explained why
the item had been raised in the estimates. Her Ex-
cellency the Governess had occupied the position for
a number of years on a less salary than that of the
Governors of the other and smaller islands. Another
consideration was her relationship to Ills Majesty.
She being his sister, and it was proper to maintain
the dignity and state of members OF the Royal Family.
H.. III. Lunalilo said in that case, 1t ought TO have
been put under the head of the civil list, not in
the Department of the Interior. The Lieut.. Gov
ernor of Hawaii, it was well known, did all the bus
mess of the Office.
{ Hon. A. f. Judd said it appeared to him that we
were paying rather high for governing the Island of
Hawaii-$9, 900. He was willing 10 see the high
~chiefess, the GOverness, placed in the civil list with a
permanent settlement, but it should not be in the
Interior Department. Seconded the motion to reduce
to $4,000.
Hon. Mr.. Hitchcock favored putting the Governess'
name in the civil list, with q permanent settlement.
H. H. Lunalilo said that the Governess was not
properly named, a member of the Royal Family.
She was q relative of His Majesty, and so was the
speaker. She was not poor. He himself ranked
first in point of real estate and income among the
Mobiles, ana the GOYerneSS 0ext. IL they put IC Oh
the ground of her relationship to the Royal F ,mily.
that therefore she should have a permanent settle
ment, then he himself (Lunalilo) should have n per-
manent settlement, on the same ground of relation
ship.
Hon. Mr.. Carter was we'll sa'isfed that the name
of the Governess of Hawaii should be placed on the
civil list for a permanent settlement
His Elk. the Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated the
question of permanent settlement to be one that the
Ministers had considered and were adverse to. They
objected to a person receiving an unearned salary.
IF the lady is put on the civil list, wherein is the
country benefited! At the time of the change in
the Constitution, the question of retaining the Gov
ernors of the islands came up, and they were retained
only as a cause Of honor. Speaking for the present
Ministry, 1 can say that the lady would be retained
in her present position even if placed on the civil
list. Of course we do not know whether we may be
in our places as q Ministry three weeks from now,
but speaking for the Ministry as it is, l can say that
the lady would be retained as Governess.
Hon. Mr.. Hitchcock did not think that it was fair
TO have it appear by the Appropriation Bill that it
cost $4,000 to govern the Island of Hawaii. 1t
could be governed well for half the money. If the
Governess was placed on the civil list he would vote
that she receive So 1000, then the cost would belong
to all the islands. The first motion to strike out the
item was lost. Motion to pass the item as in the
Appropriation Bill was lost-15 to Is. Motion to
place the item at So, 600, lost-20 to II. Motion to
place the item at So, 000-carried, 20 to II.
Lieut.. Governor of Hawaii, $4,000. Motion to
place the item at 8, 25O-motion lost. Item as in
the Appropriation BiIl-$2, 0O0-carried. Clerk
Governor of Oahu, $500. The Chairman made a
motion to get rid of the matter.) Motion made to
place the item at 81 O0O-los Item passed as in
the Appropriation Bill. Clerk Governor Of Maui,
81 900. Amended to 81 Coolest. Item passed as
in the Appropriation Bill. Clerk Governor of Kauai,
$1,000.
His Ex. the Minister of the Interior stated that he
was the one who placed this item at 81 900. The
present incumbent had long occupied the position of
CRrk to the Governor of Kauai, and had done the