The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-25
Thirty-sovonth Day. june goth.

Assembly convened at 10 am. After the usual
preliminary business had been concluded, the fol-
lowing report of the Judiciary Committee was
presented by Representative Dole: l. Petition
from district of Makawao, Maui, that police JUS
tice be established in that district. The commit
tee recommend that petition be laid on the table
until the introduction of a bill on the subject. g
petition from the district of Hamakua, Hawaii,
relative To the rights of tenants to catch shrimps
and fish in the streams on lands on which they
live. Recommended TO lay on the table, being in
conflict with vested rights. Q. Petition of w. j.
Wright for redress for alleged unlawful uuarantn-
ing by, Board of Health. Committee state that
the petitioner should seek redress at law for dam
ages and recommend that petition be laid on the
table. 4. Petition from the district of Hamakua,
Hawaii, that prisoners work on the roads in dis
tricts where convicted. Recommended to be laid
on the table. 5. Bill to amend section l, Chapter
of the Session Laws of relating to the
granting permission to married parties separated
by leprOSy, for the healthy ones to marry again.
Recommended to be laid on the table. 6. bill
prohibiting retail dealers from selling liquors to
minors or to men. Recommend reference to
Committee on Liquor Licenses, T. bill empow-
| ering taX-cOlleCtOrs to collect from wandering
| Chinese. Committee thought that the bill pro-
| vided class legislation. The committee was Of
| the opinion that there necessity for some
legislation on the subject but the present bill
would not properly apply. Recommended to he
| laid on the table.
All the Recommendations of the committee were
| approved with the single exception however, of
the ldstlLeil. ana mat item ON mOtlOn OF hon. ii.
A. Widemahn was referred TO a select committee,
| for decision, consisting of Hon. II. A. Widemann,
| Representatives Palohau, kaulukou, Smith and
| Nawahi.
Representative Pilipo from the Printing Com
nittee presented the bill relating TO contagious
diseases among animals, also the majority report
| of the Committee on Currency. Distributed.
| Representative Amara introduced a resolution
| that the committee having charge OF the bill to
amend Section J93 of the Cvii Code relative to the
redivision of the districts of Waianae and Kooau-
loa be requested to report. Approved.
Representative kanealii read for tie first time a
bill relating to the removal of the holding of the
term of the Second Judicial Circuit from Lahaiua
to Waiuku. Read second time and after short
| discussion the bull was rejected.
At 1l:l5 Representative Nawahi moved the cor
der of the day and the Assembly convened as
Committee Of the Whole, Hon. j. Mott Smith ii
the chair, and proceeded with the consideration
| of the report Of the Finance Committee,
Hon. Godfrey Rhodes took the floor and said
when this Assembly did me the honor Of eleotiul
me to preside over its deliberations. | had mad,
up my mind not TO take part IN any of the disons
siOns of this House, but to contne myself to the
| duties of the chair and intend hereafter to ad
here TO that resolution, unless l am dragged into
debate. But remarks made by the Minister OIL
| FOREIGN Affairs, -impeaching my honor, compeli
me to come before this Assembly to defend myself
| have been attacked ON two different occasions
once by the Minister and again by one of his lieu
tenants have not said anything but this is the
proper place for me to defend myself
The Minister SAID that had been guilty of i'm
Partially in appointing the Finance COmmitte
Something OF the same sort was insinuated by
Attorney General which he qualified by damnin,
with faint praise. have to the best Of my ability
acted with the greatest impaTtialIty IN the As
sembly, sHH.
In his opening speech the Minister said ther,
were five persons in the Committee opposed to him
later in the afternoon he said there only four
and that had selected them ON account of thei
known hostility to the government deny the i'm
parchment. II rhe member will stop to think he vii
mud that there were only two foreigners elected Il
the Assembly last session. lie was one of the tw'
andwas appointed by me 10 the chaiFmanship Of tn
Finance Committee. There was such paucity o
members that understood books in the Englisl
language that l was obliged to place mobiles Of
that committee. The present session there wa
no such difficulty as find men here skillful an
| competent. h0occasiOn TO put mobiles on IL Is
constitutional practice that every thing pertanin
10 money matters should originate and be kept a
much as possible among the representatives of th
q people. As 10 the motives by which the commit
| Tee have been guided knew nothing when aI
pointed them but now know they are opposed {
the Ministry The Minister has himself 20 than
for those gentlemen being on that conmlttes
: Everybody in the Assembly knows that the Mir
ister himself has tampered with elections and 60
members elected. At the time of the elections u
air polluted with stories of money having gon
! forth to secure electiQns- heard Of it aVd d
MT gossip much, i found myself happy IN ID
thought that there were some gentlemen proI
5 eriy elected who could be appointed vIthou
! being the partizans OF the gentleman in Pove
tApplause.) Do not wish TO say more about th
election of members to the Assembly, but will 81
; that the Minister Of Foreign Affairs has bee
called to account IN this very Assembly for trea
ing members 20 llnehes- lApplause.)
was staunoh frisIid Of the Minister'S, az
mire his talents but do not approve Of the habit
9 by which he estranges those who would be b
J, | friends was member OF the Board Of linn
: grRtion, but the Minister compelled me to 90 0
by his arhitary actions; he Is insulting that
e man could remain zith him. l vas also on u
4 Board of Education when lady was appointed !
: salary of $500, other teachers only getting 81
! and $1,000. 1t was passed in opposition 10 m
! only two members present besides myself, Max
kinImaks and the President. Salaries Of all Il
teachers were raissd a few days after without COZ
!. sulting the Board. am sorry the talents Of Il
: Minister have been so Iuisappiied. RepFesentati'
q Dole has pointed out that there have been fl
; Ministers Of Interior and l will add that the
Il have been three Attorneys General during Il
e Minister'S term of office, yet the country Is full
is capable lawyers. The reason Mr.. Preston le
u was 10 save his self respect. The Government.
l. it stands IA fair 70 iccL zpon, hlt It Is like
b pie attacked By worm, rotten al the CORE A
d, pleuse.