The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-08-27

On re-assembling at l.3O O'Clock, Repre-
resentative Dole from the Judiciary Com
mittee presented a majority report on the
bill to encourage telegraph and telephone
lines, recommending its passage, and
minority report against it. The majority
report was adopted.
From the same Committee, the same
number presented a minority report on
the bill suppressing unlawful secret organ
'izations, recommending the passage of the
bill
Also from the same committee was pre-
scented n report on the bill providing for
the encouragement of the growth and man
ufacture of ramie fiber, recommending the
passage of the bill TO engrossment.
The bill being read, Hon H. A. Wide.
mann moved an amendment TO Section 1,
that the reward be paid to the inventor of
a machine ION these islands
Representative Smith urged the impor-
lance of doing something to make ramie
culture in this Kingdom profitable. If
the machine referred TO would not do the
work. its owner would receive no reward.
The production of fiber for the manufac-
ture of sugar bags would alone be great
boon TO the country, and the bags could
be made 10y prison labor.
The amendment was lost, and the bill
passed to engrossment, to be read a third
time on the 2lst inst.
From the same committee. a report was
presented on the bill to authorize the Min
lister of the Interior to purchase certain
lands situated within the Government res
ervation for lepers, on Molokai, recon-
mending It's return to the introducer, as IT
did not provide for funds for carrying out
the objects. After short argument the
report was approved.
Representative Kaulukou presented the
report of a Select Committee on a resolu
ton presented by Representative hauna-
manO relative to granting further relief to
the Board of Genealogy, recommending
that the resolution be laid upon the table
and that bill now before the Assembly
be passed.
Representative Hitchcock moved that
the report be indefinitely postponed.
The Ayes and Noes being called, the
motion was lost by the following division:
AYEs.-Bishop, CleghorD, Dowsett, j.
Mott Smith. Bush, +. Brown, Widemann,
Walker. Kalua, &. Brown, Richardson,
Kanealii, W. o. Smith, Hitchcock, Kau
hane. G. Brown, Pihpo, Dole, Rowell.-l9
Gibson. Gulick. Neumann, Dom
inis. Judd, Kaae, Kanoa, Macfarlane, Kau
lukou, Keau, Lilikalani, Baker, Amara,
Kaulia, Aholo, Kamakele, Gardner, Ma
hinu. Kaunamano. Palohau. Kupihea. and
Nakaleka.-22.
Representative Kaulukou offered a res
olution to refund $50. taxes paid twice
by certain individual. and asked that the
item be referred 10 the Finance Committee.
Carried
The same member offered resolution
that $500 be appropriated to pay Charles
H. Clark for services at the Jail. Carried.
Representative Dole under suspension
Of the rules. read for the first time bill
to promote the construction of steam rail
roads on the Island of Oahu. 1t provides
for granting a charter Of incorporation to
Chas. b. Wilson and associates to build n
railway by certain routes, including Pearl
River lagoon. kapiolani Park and Dia
mond Head.
On motion the bill was read a second
time by title, and referred to the same
select committee that had previously had
the street railway bill in charge
The Acknowledgement. in the absence
VI TIT 4hAiAlENNA VI L AAAtAAAN~ AAAANSAnNNa a
measure Of the latter, entitled AN Act to
provide for the inspection Of steam boil
ers.~ Read a second time by title and
referred to a select committee consisting
of Representatives Rowel. Aholo. Hitch
cock. Amara. and the Attorney General.
Representative Godfrey Brown. by per
mission. presented verbal report from
the Finance Committee upon the reference
made to IT of case Of taxes paid twice
1t was found that SIS had been paid by
complainant only half of which had been
paid into the Treasury The Committee
considered that the only recourse the
party had was against the collector. Re
port approved and Representative Kaulu
kou was given the papers in the case to
aid him in taking proceedings against the
tax collector.
Representative Hitchcock offered a res
olution providing that evening sessions
be held until prorogation, beginning with
Wednesday. the 10Th inst, at z o'clock.
Carried.
Representative Llikalani offered a res
olution that when the reports Of the ses-
sion were published, copies in English
and Hawaiian be sent by the Secretary to
each member. Carried.