Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-10

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by Mr.. Amara, $500 for buoys and anchors
at ruuiki, district OF Waialua.
BY Mr.. Hitchcock, S., 500 for improving
landing at Laupahoehoe, Iiilo.
by Mr.. Nakaleka, that the custom Of re.
quiring the kokuas (nurses) al kalawao to
work under orders of the superintendent be
abolished. oi signatures.
Resolutions were presented as follows:
BY Mr.. kaulukou, a join, resolution that
$4,000 be appropriated to defray expenses
for the legislative session OF 1884.
by Mr.. Lilikalani, that 900 two-eent pos
tage stamps be furnished each member. Mr.
Smith moved an amendment that 100 be fur.
nishcd. Amendment carried.
by Mr.. Godfrey Brown, that the assembly
meet at one O'Clock each day for two weeks.
Carried.
BY Mr.. Nawahi, that the minister OF finance
explain a deficiency Of $4I,55S.SS in the
treasury accounts. Ills repor, OF May 9Th
showed a balance of $50, 7So 20, while a later
report shows the balance to be only $4S, 80.
n. Referred to finance committee.
Bills were read for the first time as follows
BY Mr.. Cecil Brown, a bill relating to
turkeys and other wild fowls. Passed to
second reading.
BY Mr.. Smith, bill relating TO the record.
ing OF marriages. Passed 10 its second reading.
BY Mr.. Cecil Brown, a bill relating to the
identification and registration Of male Chinese.
Passed to its second reading.
The order Of the day was the second read.
ing Of Mr.. Smiths bill to amend section i44a
Of the civil code, relating to the incorporation
Of stock companies.
Mr.. Smith spoke in favor Of the bill. lie
said the proposed change was a slight one.
He wanted to substitute the word "shall' for
the word "may." His reasons for wishing
the change were that a, present the law vested
power in one man-the minister Of the in
terior-which put him practically above the
king and privy council. The law ought
clearly to be that the minister Of the interior
hould present to the king in privy council all
bills which conformed to the rules for intro.
ducing them, and that, after favorable action
by the king and the privy council, that he
should gran, the charter without delay.
The attorney general said the intent Of the
bill was a good one. He would cordially sup.
port it if properly drawn. lie wanted, how
ever. some provision incorporated which would
enable the n mister of the interior to reject or,
rather, send back for correction, all bills i'm
properly prepared for presentation.
Mr. Cecil Brown wanted the bill passed as
introduced. He said that the judiciar,
committee Of the prvy council was composed
Of the chief justice and the attorney general
and that all petitions for charters were supposed
to go before them. They were able and Il
was their duty to see il bills were properI,
drawn.
Mr. Widemann did not want all discretion
taken away from the minister Of the interior
who ought TO have the right to reject petitions
improperly drawn. He wanted the bill
returned to the member for Waikiki for such
alterations as would give the minister the
proper discretion and prevent the time Of the
council being taken up with petitions no,
properly drawn.
Mr.. Smith declined to alter the bill. II,
said the minister had already full power to
send back TO its author any petition for 8
charter which was not accompanied by certain
statutory requirements. What was sought te
be prevented was the spite or favoritism o
any one man-who might happen for the tim.
being to be minister of the interior. II,
wanted To put it out Of the power o
any minister Of the interior so to exerc Isl
his spite or favoritsm as to prevent
the ends Of justice. He thought the ministe
of the interior was not the man to decid,
whether bills were properly drawn or not
The chief justice and the attorney genera
were ex officio members Of the council and i
was their duty TO decide that.
Mr.. Kaulukou las reported by the Advertiser
said that formerly there were very few applica
tions for charters, but within the past year {
great many charters had been applied for
The difficulty was, whether the stock repre-
sented was worth so much or not. According
to the proposed amendment, there might moi
be dollar in the whole concern. In III,
case Of the Gazette, one individual said he had
so many shares, but on examining the tan
books il was found that he had paid taxes oil
81 900 only. Certain parties make grea
noise about the non-observance Of the law
and they themselves are yearly trying to evad'
the law. The application for charter was
mere shadow. He therefore moved that tn,
bill be referred to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Smith said that he did not think i
polite to bring up personal questions o
charter granting, no doubt, many charters hat
been granted which should have been NOR,
carefully scrutinized. Everybody ought L
deprecate bogus companies. But the objec
of the bill was to prevent vexatious delays il
the passage and issuance Of meritoriou
charters which the country need. and the kim
and the privy council were in favor Of.
The attorney general said the question a
issue was not whose charter had been granted
but whether charters should be presented II
proper form.
MONDAYS SEsSIoN-FIGHTH DAY.
Petitions were presented as follows:
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being imprisoned when absent from worI
without leave.
ny Mr.. kanealii, that parents having fou
or more children be exempt from school tax
by Mr.. Pilipo, from Molokai, that III,
election Of Representatives Nakalcka ane
Kupihea be void.
BY Mr.. Kauwila. parents sending the
children to English schools pay no school fees
by Mr.. Pilipo, that paiients in the lepe
hospital at Kakaako be no, sent to Kalswao
by Mr.. Nsksleka, that the regular polio,
force on Molokai Be increased from four 4
eight.
BY Mr.. Ksuwila. tha, lepsous persons b.
allowed to remain and be treated at their own
homes.