The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-05-04


The Supreme Court Room, In which te L"gila-
uvo Assembly meets presented q bhiiian, scene on
Tuesday last, at tie formal opening q tho Sessions
by His Majesty Ia person. The portion set apart
for spectators. (Which may iudiFerenily be termed
the gallery or The lobby was crowded with the
wealth. fashion aud beauty OF oar island mciroPo-
lie. while within The bar. rich uniforms, gold lace
aud feathers, were abundantly bcspHnklod arnong
the ulainly dressed consular corps add rvpres-nta-
tives elect. In marked contrast with The Minister'S,
His Majesty wore n plain suit Of black, VIM y zee
o~ratiot on The breast. Alter the reading OF ~"
speech. and the King and suite bad renreo inc as
grmbiy as called TO order by Nj. X ~. rtap"yi
Secretary OF the session OF 1870. and without or
CANNING. a motion 20 adjourn unul the iohoNlhG
day was carried.
ganiEe. and with great unsnkniy elected its omcert.
The position OF Nict, Presidrnt. tnntamount 10 that
Of speaker. vas nlled by Mr.. HITCHCOCK one oi sbe
members for Hilo. This post, next 70 hhaAoa ocN
1 retarv. is the most laboricus In tbe HOUSE ana up
on ihe tact displayed by its inenmnene 9Spelos w
q great measure the proper dispatea o' "uslnesN.
Mr.. Carter. Of the Honolulu deiegauos, was pun
nomination for the Office, but d~eelined' @nd very
wisely. no doubt, In view OF the fact mat w -
\ has little or no opportunity TO share w 49,.
Governor NsLaolelna, Who has been. re7cleotsu ~
President. Is by his experienced, RANK aud na'"Iai
dignity Of manner, the ono best enuued "a me 20
Bsiuon. Mr.. Stanley, as Secretary. like Mr.. Ierke'
as Sergeant at Arms) from long experiences anaecN
knowledgcd ability hlls The onice better Than any
other person could. Mr.. Wilcox, the interpreter
though not by any means a Bagsdsie. IL q COED
Hawaiian scholar, aud Possesses lbs somewhat use
tul quality Of appTsciatiRg and knowing how 70
render a bit Of humor. IL IL astonishing how these
little things sometimes soften the asPerittes OF de-
bate ia n grave Legislative body.
A suggestion made on Wednesday by the Minlstfr
! OF Foreign Relations. to the effect that lGpresenta-
uves be authorized at once 20 draw their payyhad
an object, as everything has that comes from tpat
gentleman. The sooner Honorable gentsmsn ket
their money and spend Il, she sooner they wnfbe
ready TO go home and leave Ministers alone Ia
their glory"
IL is too early in the session to say much "A 10 tne pO-
litical complexion Of the Assembly. The Mobiles are OF
course, - As they werc,'' but the Representatives as a
body. strike an observer as n very fair sample Of the
intelligent, educated Hawsiians. There are only Eve
foreigners among them, Messrs. Hitchcock, Newton:
/. n. Jndd, (ahscnt) }. q. Carter. G. II. Judd, and
w. r. Rice. ny next week, the " machine y VIII
probably get fairly at work.
On Thursday, the usual large batch Of p~eliIons,
wise and otherwise were presented and referred,
after which a Resolution was ogered by one OF the
members for Honolulu Mr.. Carter that created "A
sensation. IL WINS In effect declaring the seatA OF
Mr.. Hitchcock OHilo) and Mr.; Nei (Makew1oJto
he vacant, under Section SlS OF uo ClFh Ovaf'
which reads as follows:
"No person holding n seat on the Bench OF TIE
Supreme Court, the Circuit Court or any foiloe or
District Court, shall be eligible 10 a seat Ia the
HOUSE, Of Representatives Of this Kingdom w.
Some Of the Representatives, with thai esprit dc
corps for which they have been noted In former
years. desired 10 summarily crush the Resolution,
but from the Ministerial side came a proposition To
refer TO a Committee. which was done. The Chair
appointed the Committee, and by n singular over
sight which we will not suppose was Intentional
omitted the name of the mover OF ths Resolution
Again from the Ministerial side came n motion 10
add that gentleman 20 the Committee, but HuAnge
20 say. the Representatives were 30 far Ignorant or
unmindml OF parliamentary ruloend courtesy M to
negative the motion.
Speaking of parliamentary courtesy--whon a
person who Is Familiarity known among his acquaini-
ances as Jack Smith, or Tom Brown, or bill Jones
takes his seat as a member Of parliament. we be
iieve IL Is In order TO dfop the s~obriquet when al
luding TO the Honorable Gentleman In debate. The
use of nick anne ought TO subject a member TO
being called TO order, IL not reprimanded;
The absolute poverty OF appropriate subjects LOT
Legislation, which possesses some OF the Honorable
members is illustrated by n Resolution introduced
on Thursday by the member for Hanalei, dlreollng
the officers of the law TO make inquiry az TO wheihcf,
as reported. some families In these Islands are an
structing their children in n knowledge OF the Con-
stitution of the United States, 10 the neglect Of the
Hawaiian Constitution. As an OFFSET and by way
of auieting any tears that the latter Instrument II
insnniciently studied, we may mention that the
9" family " Of this journal have latterly gone through
n regular course Of Z" Constitution and Decree" TO
the credit Of the House II should be- observed that
the Resolution was 'squelched-"
The subject OF the Masters and Servants Law, as
IL is usually termed, came mp IN The House yesief-
day. through a Resolution introduced by Mr.. Car
ter Honoluiu) 10 the effect that the opinion OF The
Chief Justice be inquired as TO the consutntl0naIiy
of Section rs, Chapter 70 OF the Revived Pelal
Code, which provides for imprisonment at bard la
Dor Of ASCENDING servants. Tho Resolution was
however Withdrawn for the present, bat we shap
expect 10 bear The whole subject Of Our labor sys-
tenn pretty fully ventilated before the session IL
over. IL was, (~perhaps) a cheering sign OF indie
pendence TO hear Honorable gentlemen observe
that they did not require the opinion OF any one as
to the cOnstitntionality Of a law. =.
A proposition TO visit and inspect the new hotel
and be entertained there, was received with evident
satisfaction, but the statement by the Minister OF
Finance that the hotel had a proprietor outside OF
the Government. appeared 20 strike some as n lit
tie odd. The House was however assuredatbat an
opportunity would be afforded then To inspect this
Honolulu lion, and be refreshed there Also
even though Ministers had 20 pay for IL themselves