The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-07-22
Aawaiiam gegislature.
FIFTY-sEvENTH DAY.

z and 5 Of the Session Laws of 1859 relating to
fences, recommended that the House proceed
with the third reading of the bill in it's regular
order. Approved.
Hon. Frank Brown from the Select Commit
mittee TO whom had been re-referred le item ia
the Appropriation Bill relating to Courthouse
and lOckuPs, reported that the committee re-
commended that the item be increased to S30.-
600. Report laid Oh the table to be considered
with the Appropriation Bill.
Under suspension of tine rules, Hon. Mr. Ka-
lua introduced aud read for the first time a bill
'TO regulate the manufacture, sale and impor-
tatIon OF spiritUous liquors." Bill read second
time by title and referred to Committee having
similar bills ia charge.
Hon. Dir. Kaunamanc gave notice of intention
to introduce n bill to amend Chapter &c of the
Penal Code.
Hon. Mr.. Nawahi gave notice Of intention TO
introduce a bill prohibiting the further intro
dnctiOn of Chinese into the Kingdom.
Hon. Mr.. Kalua introduced u resolution that
after the coming Monday, no more notices OF in
tentiOn to introduce bulls be allowed, nor that
any more bills be read for the first time after
that day.
Hon. Mr.. AhOlo was opposed 10 the resolution
as was also Hon. Mr.. KaunamanO, and on mo
ton the resolution was indefinitely postponed.
Hon. z. =. Kanoa was granted leave OF ab-
sence for five days.
On motion the House proceeded to the con
sideration Of the Order OF the Day and the Ap-
preparation Bill coming up, at 11:1O tn House
resolved into Committee of the Whole.
On motion Of His Exceilency W. VI. Gibson,
the item relating to the General Expenses,
Board l. Of Health was increased 20 S35, 900 and
passed nj those figures.
The item relating To the Building and repairs,
cOurthouses and lOckups" and which had been
reported back from the committee to whom It
had been referred at increased figures, was, on
motion Of Mr.. Frank Brown, passed at the
amount recommended by the committee, viz:
$4,000.
The next item relating tn the Subsidy to
oaavu. af-.un.bfn Ifuazf vros fnLau h.. aud TIA. 20
port Of the committee to whom the item was re-
ferred Was read by the Secretary and the amount
was then passed "a printed.
Return Of double taxes" this item WAS re-
commended by the committee to whom 1t had
bet.i referred. To be increased from 500, as in
the bill, to $500. The item was after n short
discussion re-referred to the special
for the purpose Of itemizing the amounts
The items relating To the pay of police on the
islands OF Hawaii, Maui, Oahu aud Kauai were
taken mp and considered
The items were considered separately, the one
relating to pay Of police on Hawaii being first
taken up for consideration.
Hon j. Mott Smith. moved that the item pass
a. by the committee at S49,OSO.
Hon Mr.. Mahoe considered that the amounts
"a itemized should be inserted in the ApprOpria-
ton Bill.
His. ExceIlency the Att1rney-Genera said that
IL was the duty of the Acknowledgement to pay
the salaries according to the report returned by
the committee and that alone wOuldhe his guide.
y COPY OF tunI report III " kept III HIS plIAte
and IL would be the duty Of the Auditor-General
IL such an officer was appointed, to verify the ac-
counts by that report. He had not been inter
viewed by any OF the committee regarding the
items connected with the pay of the police and
II he had he considered ne would have been en-
abled to express his views and assist them III the
arrangements of salaries. L. considered the
amount too small and moved to pass at 49,jOO.
Hon. Mr.. Knulukou, moved to pass the item
at S5O. Thought that the amount S49.OSD
being the sum of the salaries, that 1t would be
advisable to have a a little on hand for current
expenses
Hon. Mr.. Kalua was in favor of the amount
as presented in the report of the committee, viz:
S49, ESQ but as that was the amount of the spec
flied salaries he was in favor of His Excellency
the AttOrney-GeneraI's desire to increase and to
provide for possible expenses he favored the
amount Of Sz9.5SO.
AtI2:O the Committee took a recess until l 80
p Ii.
AFTERNOON.
On the committee e-assembliug ut 40, the
discussion on the item, Pay of police on H.
waii, 1" was continued and finally the item was
passed mt 1850. The next item, pay of police
on Maui, and on which the cOmmitte to whom
it had been referred had returned "A report favor
iugthe itemizing of the sum total, for the differ
ent districts Hs follows, viz: Lahaina, $500;
WaiIuku. S6.4SO; Nakawao, $500; MOlOkai
80, $50; Lanai, $500; Hama, S2,SSO; HOnuaula
SI,4fO and 81, 200 for lamps, etc, was taken up
and a discussion ensued partaken IN by many of
the members both pro and con.
Hon. Mr.. Kaiua moved to postpone the fur
Their consideration of the item, as ne did not
consider the amount large enough, and that if
the salaries Of the different officers and police
were itemized it would sustain his statement.
His Excellency the Acknowledgement stated
the amount expended during the last bienniel
period for police on Maui was S17, 700, the
appropriation being SIS, 600 The Government
had asked for S25, 900 ON account Of the increase
Of population, and the many uationalitiS- en-
gagged on the plantations deeming 1t ne. Sary
for the safety Of the people that certain ex-
pected cOntigences may be provided for by in
creased and more efficient police service. The