The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-06-06
LEGISLATIVE JoTTINGs.

Our record last week ended with Thursdays
proceedings. On Friday the announcement of
the Ministerial changes, with the bare statement
that they had resulted from a want of harmony in
the Cabinet, very naturally took many of the
members by surprise, and they showed it by their
silence. They failed to comprehend the WINS
and wherefores, but they did not waste any time
in guessing ut the riddle, and a riddle it doubtless
remains to them still. There was scarcely any,
thing Of Importance transacted during the session
of Friday. The reports of the Judiciary Com
mittee, ~(majOrity and minority on the contested
election in the district of Wailuku, were inter
esting. 1t has become a proverb with those
familiar with Hawaiian Legislatures, that once a
Representative has taken his seat in the House.
it is next to impossible to Gust him, no matter
what may be proved in regard to the ~illegality of
his election. After reading the statement of the
Hon. Mr.. Wilder, (the minority of the Com
mittee) every one must feel convinced that for
the House to declare the election legal of the
member for Waikiki, is TO make a precedent that
will render future elections mere faroes, and oc-
casiOns for the display of trickery and dishonesty.
that will leave the most civilized countries COM
paratively in the shade.
On Monday the Committee TO whom was re-
ferred the bill fixing the number of hours that
shall constitute a days work, asked and obtained
further time, which is so far encouraging to the
opponents Of the measure. We shall not be sur
prised If a majority of members become con-
WINGED, before the final vote is taken, that the bill
is quite unnecessary and that it's operation would
really be an injury in the end to both employer
and employee.
I'm Consideration Of FIa hin q, oL.T.-l- - !
Office of the Circuit Judge for the Island of Oahu
"A measure which this journal has advocated
since IS7O-the new Attorney General created a
good impression for the Ministry, and one that
has served to strengthen them, by moving
amendment to the effect that the Justices of the
Supreme Court, to whom appeals are hereafter to
be taken direct from the District Judges, shall
make periodical circuits of the island to hear
such appeals, instead of the people being com
PEELED to bring their cases to Honolulu.
On Tuesday the most noteworthy incident was
the report of the special Committee on the bill to
the sale Of Intoxicating drinks within
this kingdom, to the effect that it would be in
eontravention Of treaty stipulatiOns. First among
these, and on which treaties with other nations
IN this particular hang, is the first subdivision of
Article 10 of the existing treaty with France,
which reads in these words
IL That the importation and the sale OF wines AMI brandis,
{ French origin shall not Be prohibited in the Hawaiian
slandsi-
Under Article 81 Of the British, ana 9TH of the
hamburg treaties, those countries may claim the
anne immunities and privileges as are accorded !
France. In May, 1872, the late King Kane ,
amelia V. gave formal notice of his intention Z
according to the provisions contained therein) to !
,rminate the French treaty, with a view to the 4
Of one that should be more con- T.
stent with his acknowledged position as an in D