The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-05-15
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GOmmereial A0brrtiser.
SATURDAY. MAY IS.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS, 1880.

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The House met at / p n pursuant to ADJOURN
ment. The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and confirmed.
PETITIONS. 4
Mr.. Wahine presented a petition that ne more
Chinese be allowed 70 come into the King
dom Referred TO COmnittee ON judiciary.
MIR. CIeghorn reported bill signed by His Maj
isty appropriating SIS 900 for expenses of the
Legislaturc-
RESOLUTIONS.
That 81 900 be inserted IN the Appropriation
Bill for a lot. court house, prison and fences at
KawaIbee. Kauai
That Sc. 900 be inserted in the Appropriation
Bill for purpose Of extending Hotel Street to
stream Of Kalui at Kikihale, and stream 70 hing
Street.
Fhat so, 900 be appropriated to build bridges
and repair roads in the district Of HilO.
That IS, 900 be appropriated for bridges and
breakwater at the stream Of WaiOnO at Punalu-
Iu. To be taken up with the appropriation bill
NOTICES.
Notice was given TO introduce an act 10 regu-
late the tax laid by Konohikis upon their tenants.
To introduce an act to amend Chapter AZ OF
Session laws Of 1876, to regulate the hours Of
labor.
The Hon. Hoapili Baker introduced a resolu-
ton that the House pays all the expenses OF MIR.
KeaIoha incurred by him in coming to Honolulu,
ana also the expenses of his return. Indefinitely
Upon leave being granted a bill was read for
the first time entitled an act in regard to
stations.
A request 20 read a bill authorizing the Minis
ter Of Finance 10 collect and keep all monies be-
longing 70 department OF Public Institutions, was
referred 20 Committee on Judiciary.
The Honorable member for KOOlaulOa intro
duced a resolution that all members be supplied
with penknives by the Serjeant-at-arms- Carried.
The House adjourned until l O'Clock on Mon
ErGHrn DAY.-Monday. May 10th. 1880.
The House met at l O'Clock pursuant to adj
iournment. Minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and confirmed.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Second reading Of bill entitled an Act to amend
Section 2, Chapter Al Of the Penal Code, as
amended by an Act approved July Both, 1878,
bv making same conform to English version.
introduced by His. Fix. Attorney General.
Second reading Of bill to repeal Section l,
Chapter, Al Penal Code. Introduced by Hon.
KaunamanO.
second reading of bill to extend term of Com
missioner Of Boundaries. Introduced by His. Ex-
Attorney General
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Discussion in Committee OF the Whole 80 The
State Of the Nation and the means OF avertIng
the dangers that threaten the Hawaiian Sover-
eign and People.
Moved and seconded that the oath be admins
tered by the Chief Justice to His. Ex. j. E.
Bush, Governor of Kauai
PETITIONS.
That the House will enact n law to legalize the
sale ofopIum on Hawaii.
That opium be permitted to be brought into
the country subject to a license. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary.
The President laid n petition on the table from
Protestant Native Clergyman and old Lunas OF
the island of Maui and MOlOkai against the re-
real Of the present liquor laws. Referred to Com
fittee on Judiciary
That the laws against native using intoxicating
drinks be repealed. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
RESOLUTIONS.
That the Sergeant-at-Arms be requested to fur
nish each member with copies of all the weekly
newspapers.
bHI was read for the first time to amend Sec
ton /, Chapter SO, Penal Code, relating to the
Public Health
Mr.. Gibson submitted a resolution that the
Minister of Finance be authorized to employ a
book-keeper or expert to assist in going thoroughly
into the accounts Of the on Finance.
In suprOrt Of his resolution, he said, he trusted
the House would allow this item on account of
the great amount Of work required 10 be done
bv the Finance Committee. and speaking from
pess experience. he had assurances that the coun-
try has been benefited by many tens of thousands
of dollars by the employment of a temporary as
sistant. such as he now proposed Carried.
The Hon. member for Waikiki read a bull for
the first time entitled An Act to regulate the
hours of labor. The bill advocates the maxi
mum hours Of labor TO be nine and the minimum
amount'of remuneration ~ be 10 cents per hour.
Referred to CoumIttee u1 Revision.
Mr.. Gibson read a hill for the first time en-
titled e An Act for thc reconstruction Of the
Board OF Health. Referred to COMMITTEES on
Revision.
Mr.. CIeehorn read for the first time a bill en-
titled .. An Act to amend Section l, Chapter Al
Of the Penal Code" relating TO intoxicating
Iiouorz. Referred 10 Committee on Revision
The Honorable member for Honolulu read for
the first time a bill entitled = An Act to repeal
Section 4S7 Of the Civil Code
Mr.. Rhodes then rose and thanked the assem-
bIv for giving him the opportunity for exposing
matters % che grnvest importance to the Country
He particularly besought the attention Of Hawaii
ans a. it touched them especially. It was n pain
fuI duty, as il affected the characters OF men with
whom be had been in friendly communication for
many years
al. Mr. Rhodes resolution which formed the spec
iaI order Of the day, was read over again.
MIR Rhodes went on TO saw that the evils to be
feared were leprosy and the decrease of population
caused by the excess Of males and deficiency OF
females
re proposed to conine his remarks solely to the
sub;ect Of East Indian l. migration He said the
state Of the Nation was deplorable, and the means
Of a~yertiug the dangers must come out by debate
in this Assembly, and il was all owing to the mis-
management Of men in power. In the opening
speech OF the slsseOh OF AoiO, LIS 'hoyS'E ~"
attention to the want OF population IN the islands,
and that same want Of population had been felt
he MANY in the islands. and the measures to pro-
mote immigration had been defeated by the Chief
Justice.
His Ex. the Attorney General said the Chief
Justice is not an officer of this Assembly and any
aIlusion to his conduct was out OF order
Mr.. Rhodes said, If we cannot speak OF the
Chief Justice. we had better shut up, and he
protested against being interrupted. (Mr: Rhodes
here read an extract from the report OF His Tx.
J. NJ. Kapena, session 1873, page % OF Report)
He said the Assembly and the people accepted
the statement contained therein, IN GOOD talth'
but the famine in India did not prevent the i'm
migration of East Indians nothing prevented 1t
EXCEPT the wish Of the writer of the report, and
the gentleman who was then first associate JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court, which he could prove
by evidence that could not be controverted- All
this time the planters were calling for labor CHI
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