The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-07-24
THE PACIFIC
commercial AObrrttser
SATURDAY,, JULY "a.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS, 1880.
I~yTY-N1NTH DAY-Fnday, July 10th
OF COMMITTEES.

FTTY-NINTH DAY-Fuday, July lOtnb looV'
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The printing committed repOrte@ on the print
inc Of Bill relating 90 marriages
The special Committee To whom was referred a
hiI entitled - An Act for the Relief of Church
=" recommended the separation Of the sections
vrder different headIugs, n they were not in uni
m with one another. Again referred to special
committee, appointed to consider the tax clause
relating 10 exemption
tn. suecf,I committee to whom was referred
4 ,be hill relating to the sanitary condition OF
4 d~xelIfn, houses. recommended that the bill pass.
Rep,rt adopted. and bill ordered to be read a
tb,rI time on Tuesday next.
Mr.. KaunamunD introduced a proposed amend
mont 10 article 90 Of the Constitution, which was
n retd for the first time, and upon suspension OF
rules was also read a second time.
Thi- amendment relates TO the election OF Re
pre-eutatIyes, and proposes that they be elected
1once every eight years instead of biennially, as at
present
Nr. Rhodes moved i, be indefinitely postponed
He would like To hear the Hon. members reason
b. bringing this bill forward.
Mr.. K-aunamanO said 70 was preferable to have
ben who understood the business Of the House
AN To have new members every session.
Bill passed % engrUssment. To be read a
ird time ON Tuesday next
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading OF tie Appropriation Bill, and
also the further consideration OF the bill relating
TO internal taxes were postponed.
An Act % amend Section /, Chapter 80, OF the
4Penal Code. Pissed 10 engrussment and ordered
20 be read a third time ON tuesday next.
An Act to amend Chapter IL Of the Civil
Code. relating 70 the reorganization Of the Su-
preme Court. Indefinitely postponed.
An Act to amend Section /, Chapter S, relat'
ing b gaming
Queer to state his reasons for changing the present
law.
The hon. member for Hanalei said that the
present law provides for both fine and imprison,
ment. The proposed amendment would give the
Justice the option of inaicting either.
Bill referred To a Select COmmittee-Messrs
Nahaku, Kakina, Attorney General, Kaulukou
and Nawahi.
An Act relating to contracts. Referred to a
Select COmmittee-Messrs. Kaulukou, kalua
AhOlo, Kakina and Lilikalani.
An Act to amend Section 81 of Civil Code, or
is second reading. Passed to engrossment anc
ordered to be read u third time on Tuesday next
An Act to release INDECENT parents with large
families from payment of certain taxes.
The Minister Of Finance said, be did not thinl
il necessary to enact a law of this kind. In thi
country we have no paupers, as he learned ther'
or paupers, or tramps. Don't let 1t be published
abroad that this country is getting poorer ant
poorer.
On motion, the bill was referred to same com
mittee who were appointed to report on the e1
emption clause Of the Tax Act.
An Act providing for the coronation OF tn
Kings of Hawaii, on its second reading
Mr.. Rhodes said, he was of opinion that 1t Hi
Majesty was crowned it would not add to his dig
nity. We are doing all we can for him by Civ
ing him a magnificent palace. To crown biz
would be an empty ceremony, a waste OF none.
and a satire on facts. The Crown Commissioners
have not yet given q record OF his INCOME ana
Il is to DC done, let the money come from them
His dignity would be preserved by looking aite
his people and seeing the people placed in tn
gaps, and by not spending too much money an
running into extravagance and debt. III 1t woul
Md to his dignity, he for one would not ooJec
10 it. IF there was necessity for such a measur
ne Ministers ought to have brought it In.
Mr., Gibson moved that the House adjourn an
hat lie might have the floor on the followIn
day.
The House adjourned at AIS p. N.