The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-06-10
Hawaiian legislature.
TWENTY-FOuRH DAY.

The House met at the usual hour, and
after prayer and readingof the minutes had
been concluded, proceeded with the regular
business.
Several petitions were presented.
Report from Finance Committee, re-
commended that ID q petition from La
be laid on table to be taken up with the
Appropriation Bill; % petition from Ma
kawao, relating to licenses for tailors; be
laid on table until Introduction OF a bill on
the subject (3) that several petitions relat-
ing TO the $1,000 600 loan be & up in
consideration with Hon. Mr.. LiliSalanfs
bill on the subject; A a petition from Hon
olulu to prohibit the sale OF opium, De con-
sidered with Hon. Lilikalaniis bill on the
subject; 80 a petition from Waialua. pray
ing that the expenses connected with the
tour of His Majesty abroad be paid, that 1t
be considered when the report of the COM
mittee having the subject in charge, is pre-
scented. The recommendations of the COM
mittee were received and approved by the
Assembly.
Hon. Mr.. Richardson, from the Select
Committee, to whom was referred a bill to
amend Section 81 of the Civil Code, relating
to the granting of retail licenses free for
one year to Hawaiians, recommen"c that
the bill be indefinitely postponed as the
provisions of the bill did not apply equally.
On motion of Hon. Mr.. Pahia the report
of the Committee was laid on the table I'M
til a minority report was presented.
His Excellency, the Accomplishment, in
answer to the resolution requesting an an
sWer to the question I" What would be the
result of the the passage of an Act prohibit
ing the Importation of intoxicating drinks
into this kingdom from countries having
treaty relations with this Government"
said that he presumed the Assembly desired
to know if such an Act would be contrary
to any law or treaty stipulations, and tax
ing that view he desired to inform the AS
sembly that in his opinion there is no law
or treaty stipulation now in force to prevent
this Assembly from passing such an Act.
Several petitions were disposed of.
AS the Order of the Day, the Appropria-
ton Bill came up for attention.
The portion of the Bill first taken up was
that relating to permanent settlements and
the first item was the amount settled on
H. r. II. the Queen Dowager, viz, $4,000.
Hon; Mr.. Aholo, moved as an amend
ment, that the SUN be increased to $4,000.
His EXcellency the Attorpey-General,
suggested that if the Hon. member desired
such increase, it should be obtained by
statute, not by amendment. His Excel
lency said that he had nothing to say
against giving further allowance but
wished any increase to be made according
to law to avoid litigation in the future.
Any of the Hon. members could take steps to
obtain the desired object and thus remove
all doubt, all litigation; on these grounds
solely is the increase opposed because not
asked for in the proper way.
Hon. Mr.. Aholo, stated that as he made
the motion to incseaSe, he would bring in a
Bill authorizing the increase he thought
it useless to wait and hoped the Assembly
would pass the item at $4,000.
On vote being taken the motion to in
crease was lost and the item passed by the
Committee as presented in the Bill. The
other items under the head of Permanent
Settlements and Legislature and Privy
Council were passed as presented without
change or di: cussion.
At this hour II M, the Committee rose
and took q recess until l pm.
AFTERNOON.
On the assembling of the committee the
discussion of that portion of the Bill relat-
ing to the Judiciary Department was AIKEN
up.
His Excellency, the Attorney-GeneraI,
said that the present Ministry had followed
closely nearly all the figures of their pre-
decessors i'll office and considered that, from
the report of His Honor the Chief Justice,
it would appear that the work of the Courts
had greatly increased during the last bien-
NAL period, especially in the civil cases.
The expenses of living, etc., had also greatly
increased and more so in many of the native
districts. He thought the proper admin
i~stration of the law of the utmost import
ance, and the country should be prepared
to pay a sum commensurate with the bust
ness done. He drew attention to the item
of ~"eXpenses of witnesses in criminal cases''
and stated that it was to supply the neces-
sary expenses, such as food and lodging for
such witnesses as the Government required.
The first item passed on was the salary OF
Chief Justice and Chancellor, lowered to
$12, 900, its former amount
Then the following items the figures now
presented indicating the amounts as passed.