The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-01-18
LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.


FOURTH DAY, Saturday, Jan. lIth. 1873.
House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 O'Clock
A. NJ, and adjourned until Monday, Jan. IS, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. -
FIFTH DAY, Monday. Jan. 18th.
House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 O'Clock
Hon. c. H. Judd moved to appoint a Committee
of i've to wait upon His Majesty and inform Him
that the Legislature awaited his pleasure to adjourn
sine die.
Motion carried, and Hons. C. H. Judd, Kamakau,
Kip, Kaukaha and Nui, were appointed as the
Committee
The house then adjourned until 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
SIXTH DAY, Tuesday, January 14th.
House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 O'Clock
A. ~, Vice-Presldent in the Chair. Journal of pre-
vious day read and approved.
Hon. c. Fl. Judd. Chairman of Committee to wait
on His Majesty, reported that His Majesty would
address the Assembly by Royal Commission at II
O'Clock noon. Report adopted.
Hon. Mr.. Mikalemi introduced q resolution appro-
priating $4,000 for the expenses of the Legislative
session. Resolution adopted, and passed to engross-
ment.
Hon. Mr.. Aholo moved that the Secretary of the
House notify the Board of Inspectors of Elections for
Honolulu, of the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Hon: A. F. Judd. Motion adopted.
The House then took a recess of an hour.
House met at 11:30 and the members of the Cabi-
net took their seats.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop addressed the President and no
tilted him thai His Majesty had been pleased to
honor Nh. E.. q. Hall with the appointment as Minis
ter of the Interior, Mr.. Robert Stirling as Minister
of Finance. Mr.. A. F. Judd as Attorney General,
and himself as Minister of Foreign Affairs. By
virtue Of the commissions they had taken their seats
in the House.
A II O'Clock noon, the Chancellor of the Kingdom
accompanied by His Elk. P. Nshaolelua, were an
nounced by the Sergeant-at-Arms as present with
the following Royal Commission from the King:
LUNALILo by the Grace Of God, King Of the HaOai-
ian Islands.
To our well beloved subjects the Hon. Elisha Ii.
Allen, Chief Justice o. our Supreme Court and
Chancellor of our Kingdom, Knight Grand Cross of
our Royal Order of Ksmehameha LIST, and His Elk.
=. Nahaoleiua, Governor of our Island of Maui,
Knight Commander of our Royal Order of Kameha-
meha lst, greeting
WHEREAS, Our Legislative Assembly is now sit
ting in the city of Honolulu and,
WHEREAS, 1t is our Royal viii and pleasure to
communicate with them by q special message on
Tuesday the 18th day of this present month of Jan
uary, at u O'Clock noon;
Now therefore, know all men to whom these pres
ents may come, that We have constituted and ap-
pointed, and do by these presents constitute and
appoint you our Special Commissioners to deliver
said special message to the said Legislative Assembly
on the day appointed as aforesaid.
And We do hereby command all our Loyal Sub
jccts, and more especially our Ministers of State, and
all our Mobiles and the Representatives of our people,
to take notice of this Our Commission and Appoint
DlNbNg obu ~ wv
Given under Our Royal Sign Manual at Iolani
Palace in the city of Honolulu, this 18th day of
January, in the year of Our Lord, 1873.
- LUNALILo.
After which the Royal Commissioners read the fol-
lowing Message from the King:
MOBILES AND REPRESENTATIVES.
You were called together for an extraordinary
session. the especial object of which has been accom-
plished.
1 deem it, however, my duty to present to your
consideration the subject of amendments to the Con-
stitution, for which the 80th Section of that iustru-
ment provides. l trust this additional labor will
detain you from your homes, only for a short time.
The present Constitution provides that the Legis-
lative Assembly shall consist of the Mobiles appointed
by the King, and of the Representatives of the peO-
pie sitting together. | present TO your consideration
the propriety of n separation of these two bodies, so
that each will be independent of the other. This is
in accordance with the principles and practice of
legislation under all well regulated governments.
Should you be of the opinion that there should be
two Houses as formerly, l would suggest the pro-
priety of the Ministers of the Crown having the
privilege secured to them of presenting their views
to the House of Representatives on important subjects
connected with their several departments. As they
are members of the House of Mobiles er otfcio they,
of course, can have no right to vote in the House of
Representatives.
There is another modification which l have no
doubt will receive your careful consideration, and Of
which you are especially qualified to judge. l refer
to the property qualification of electors.
The Kings Cabinet consists of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs; the Minister of Finance; the Min
lister of the Interior; and the Attorney General of the
Kingdom, who are His Msjesty's special advisers in
the executive affairs of the Kingdom.
Tue especial duties Of the office of Attorney Gen.
eral are distinct from those of the executive.
He is often necessarily absent from the Capital on
the business of his office, and cannot fully discharge
the duties Of u member of the Cabinet. | therefore
advise this amendment. that the Attorney General
shall not be a member of the Cabinet
l would further suggest as q proper amendment
that whenever the King deems it His duty to return,
without His signature, a Bill or Resolution passed by
the Legislative Assembly. that He will communicate
His objections in writing to that House in which it
shall have originated
These are the principal amendments which 1 re-
gard as desirable. There may be others which you
may suggest, to which I shall give a respectful con-
sideration. LUNALILo.
On motion of the Hon. Mr.. Martin the following
Committee were appointed to reply to the Message of
His Majesty-Hon. Messrs. Martin, Nawahi. Bishop,
Poll and Rice.
The Message was referred to the Committee on
Printing.
Their Ex. Messrs. Hall and Stirling were appointed
on the Committee on Printing.
House adjourned until 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning. -
SEVENTH DAY, Wednesday, Jan. 18th.
House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 O'Clock
a. NJ. President in the Chair. Proceedings Of pre-
yious day read and adopted.
The Printing Committee reported as printed the
Message of His Majesty. Report accepted.
The Secretary reported as engrossed the resolution
appropriating 10000 for the expenses of this ses-
sion of the Legislature. Referred to Committee on
en~grossment.
Hon. Mr.. Martin, Chairman of Committee to reply
to the Message of His Majesty, presented the following;
May IT PLEASE Your MAJESTY:
The Legislative Assembly has received with much
pleasure your Msjes+y's gracious Message.