The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-06-01
LEGISLATIVE JOTTINGS.

Our record begins with Saturday last. 1t will be
remembered that on Thursday the Committee on
Finance discharged their first gun, and landed what
was apparently a bomb-shell into the Ministerial
camp, in the shape of a report on the accounts Of the
several departments of Government. At the request
of the Chairman Of the Committee (Hon. Mr. Glib
SOM, further consideration was postponed until Sat
urday. Previous to the debate on that day, a reso-
luton was offered by the Hon. Mr.. Malo (HonoIulu)
to the effect that the COmmittee of Investigation to
the leper settlement be empowered TO release all per-
sons not found to be lepers. Amended by including
the Board of Health to act in conjunction with the
Committee (When the Committee sailed for Molokai
on Monday, but one member of the Board of Health
accompanied them-Dr. +. Il. Hutchinson.) After
some discussion, in which the Hon. Messrs. Smith
and Gibson and the Minister of the Interior took
part, the resolution as amended was agreed to.
Then came the report of the Finance Committee, as
the special order of the day in Committee of the
Whole. Lengthy speeches were made in support of
the report by Hon. Messrs. Gibson, Kaai, and Bick-
erton, and in opposition by Hon. Mr.. Smith. and the
Minister of Finance. when the debate was adjourned
until Monday. On motion, a Committee of Experts,
TO examine theaccounts of the Interior and Attorney
Generals Departments, was appointed, consisting of
Mr.. Jos. o.. Carter on behalf of the Assembly and
MIR. John II. Patty on that of the Ministers, these two
appointing Mr.. E. 2. Adams as the third.
On Monday a resolution offered by the Hon. Mr..
Smith instructing the Committee of Experts to ex-
anime the accounts of all the Departments of Gov
eminent, was, on motion of the Hon. Mr.. Kaai, in
definitely postponed. Hon. Mr.. Halstead gave notice
of his intention to introduce a bill to prevent the i'm
migration of Chinese males unaccompanied by
females. (This is a sensible measure) Under a
suspension of the rules, the bill was read and referred
at once. Hon. Mr.. Kaai gave notice of his intention
to introduce a bill TO regulate the sale of opium or
preparations thereof. Ito re-enact the license sys-
tenn A resolution instructing the Molokai Com
mittee to invite the Hon. Mr.. Wilder to accompany
them, gave rise to Il spicy discussion. The Hon. Mr..
Wilder, while thanking the mover of the resolution,
was quite aware that the Committee did not desire
his company on the expedition, and under the cir
cumstances, were the resolution to pass, he should
decline TO 60. Hon. Mr.. Bishop, while rating the
Committee severely for their purposely neglecting to
invite Mr.. Wilder, paid that gentleman a high COM
pliment for the able and really generous manner in
which he has discharged the arduous duties of agent
of the Board of Health in connection with the leper
settlement during the past five or six years. As
evidence of a philanthropic spirit and love Of the
people, he preferred deeds rather than words. The
resolution was adopted, but Mr.. Wilder did not ac-
company the Committee and some four members we're,
on their own request, excused from serving on the
Committee. The remainder of the session (until 8
P. NJ, when the Assembly adjourned to Thursday
morning. in order for the Select Committee TO visit
Molokai) was occupied by the Ministers Of Finance
and Interior, in adversely reviewing the report Of
the Committee Of Finance.
The Assembly met on Thursday and Friday, but
transacted no very important business-with the ex-
ception of postponing indefinitely the bill to remove
the retrictions on the sale Of intoxicating drinks TO
notivec There will no M session to-day