The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-05-30
LEGISLATIVE
Session Of 1874.
TwENu-FIEsT DAY, May 18th.
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PETITIONS.
From South kohala, that they may have . separate
place Of voting for Representative.
From HamAkua, that a buoy he placed 81 the har-
Dor Of Honakaa; that lepers De not removed from
their homes; that salaries Of Government officials ke
reduced; that the Reformatory School be abolished
that the King appoint a Commission Of Three on each
island, TO devise means for the increase Of the people
that there De bat one Crown Minister; that no money
be granted for Internal improvements until the pub
lie debt is paid.
From Kau, that 5 hours be legal days work
that labor contracts be limited to one year and SIPS
month, half in advance.
From the lepers On Molokai, that they be allowed
to come aud 60 as they please, as they believe, from
experience, that the disease IS not contagious.
Hon. Mr.. kaai moved q reconsideration Of the vote
Of Friday by which the bill 10 repeal Section l Of
Chapter fl of the Penal Code, (free liquor for ma
ives was indefinitely postponed. Lost, % to Il.
Hon. Mr.. Dowsett read first time a bill to fix the
compensation Of pilots at the port of Honolulu,
Hon. Mr.. Wilder gave notice Of a bill to authorize
the sale Of mortgaged property, without process Of
Court.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The remaining Sections of the bill to repeal Sec
ton l Of Chapter IL Of the Penal Code. we're indef-
nitely postponed.
The bill to repeal the Act to Mitigate was
taken up in m of the whole, Hon. Mr.. kau-
kaha in the Chair.
Hon. Mr.. Aholo moved to pass the bin to be en-
crossed.
Hon. Mr.. Dowsett stated that the Act to Miti-
gate had greatly decreased syphilis and venereal
diseases, while II was in operation. Since its opera
ton had been suspended, those diseases had fearfully
increased. Young boys and young girls were 10 be
found in the Queens Hospital, in numbers. affected
with these diseases, which are destroying the life Of
the nation.
The bill was indefinitely postponed, q to Is.
The bill to amend Section l Of Chapter "a of the
Penal Code, Increasing the fine for drunkenness)
was read q second time, and referred to a Special Com
mittee, consisting of the Hon. Messrs. Kaukaha, Kaai,
Isenbern, kaiue, NaWahi.
The consideration of the Appropriation Bill, which
was a special order for to-day, was on motion of the
Attorney General, deferred until Wednesday, and to
be the special order after this week, for Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
The bill to amend the law of division of water in
Lahaina, came up on its second reading. CThe object
of the law Is TO prevent water from being taken
from the ahupuaa to which it belongs.)
The Attorney General had doubts as to whether
this bill, if passed, would be Constitutional. He had
not had an opportunity to examine the bill thoroughly,
but his impression was that it would give rise to liti-
CATION. The bill was passed to be e~ngrossed.
The bill to amend Section SIG of the Civil Code,
was read q second time. PROVIDES that goods in
tended for the use of churches, shall be admitted free
of duty.) Referred TO a Special Committee, consist
ing of Hon. Messrs, Kakani, the Attorney General,
Parker, Mikalemi, Kakina.
The bill to reduce terms of Imprisonment in GER
tain cases, was read a second time. provides for the
keeping of a record of conduct of prisoners, the
terms of Imprisonment to be reduced at the rate of
one day in thirty, for good conduct.)
The Attorney General stated that this system had
been adopted in Massachusetts during the last ten
years, and with great success as to the discipline.
The bill was referred to a select Committee.
The bill relating to { Consular certificates was read a
second time. Olives six months to parties to pro-
duce such certificates.) Passed TO be engrossed.
The bill to amend Sections 574 and 69l of the Civil
Code, was read a second time. providing for a
health certificate from the Custom House for foreign
bound vessels.) Passed to be engrossed.
The bill TO amend Section GAO Of the Civil Code,
was read a second time. provides for the recording
of transfers of vessels Referred to q special Conn
mittee. l
The bill to amend Section GAG of the Civil Code was
read a second time. provides that protests against
the granting of passports shall be written on stamped
paper, at a charge of SIS Passed to be engrosSed.
The bill to define the word 'relative,'' as it ap-
pears in Article 10 of the Constitution and Section
$50 of the Civil Code, was read q second time, and
referred to a special Committee.
The bill to amend Sections 1919, 1913, and 205 of the
Civil Code ~(relating to the public markets) was read
a second time. Gees of markets and salaries Of
clerks to be established by the Legislature. Referred
" 16es Bill to admit certain articles of whalers' use
free of duty, was referred to a select Committee.
The bill to allow soldiers and bound servants to at
tend elections, was referred TO a select Committee.
The bill to amend the law respecting the slaughter
ing of cattle, was ordered for COMMITTEE of the whole
tomorrow. Adjourned.