The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-07-23
Fifsr-NintA Day. Jaly IstA.

knty-Ninth LAY, JuAy Acth.
The Hozse me, at 10 an. pursuAn, to adjourn
nsnt froga p7eviour day.
Minutes Of Previous meeting rad and approved
Representative Rowei. from the COMMITTEES on
Co1arneuoe. presented lengthy report on the cor
reSPoadeacs relating to Portuguese Immigrants
The report stated that a number Of letters which
the Committee nseied tor reference were not
Rspresenfstlve smith sAid ihA, the Report pre-
SEATED could handy be considered satisfactory IS
only 4 PORTION Of The letters had been Supplied
although TIE resolution introduced called for all,
be moved the report Of the Committee be referred
to the Minister Of Foreign Affairs and that be
furnish the letters required. Carried.
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs presented
rsroTt IN AnsveT 10 resolution relating 10 ten
As and bids for supply Of POI and all contracts
for POI. The report states IN 1855 tenders were
received for the supply OF pol for 81 months a.
follows W. Bcckle- ~ cents: Wilcox. ~ cents;
heNu. "a cents Inc tender Of heau was accept
ed. Al the expiration % that time fresh tenders
wsre called fog and sent II IS follows c. Clark,
So cents Wilcox. : cents heau ~ cents The
tender Of heau was accepted.
Representative Smith asked for the contracts
The Minister ot Foreign Affairs said there were
no written contracts
Repsessaiative Smith asked if these were the
original lenders
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs they were not;
they are Only copies
Rep-eSeatative Smith considered that the HOUSE
had perfect right to inspect the original ones
willingness - have the originals Produeed and
sent ucSSeacer for them
Representative Smith introduced a resolution
that the President Of the Board OF Health state
tie present organization Of the said Board, the
names OF its members. and when meetings had
been held since October l, 1875, Carried.
Representative Dole Rad for the hrst time &
bill 10 prevent tie waste OF Artesian water in the
distric: u kona. Oahu. 'Rsad 4 second time by
title ard referred 70 JudioiSry Committee.
Representative halus read for the first time
bill 10 Su,en3 Section Chapter VII Of the Penal
Code. 10 make the Hawaiian version agree with
the English. Referred 10 Committee on Revision.
The Minister Of sse Interior read for the first
tine bill s=SatiES facilities for small swings and
relating 20 the establishment Of the Hawaiian
Postal Saviacs Bank. with the Postmaster Gen
esal as Manager. Passed 70 second reading.
Also. for the fust time bill for the re-oodity-
in- os the laws Of the Hawaiian hincdom. Read
a Ssooad time BY its tile
Representative Dole moved that the bill be re-
ferred toShe Judiciary Committee. II they could
&c; god Civil Code It would be splendid thing.
Il has been tried foE several years. work Of this
kind will take scout four years. and Il is veil
worth tryngrhe bill was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The Minister Of Finaacs read for the first time
a bill TO IL tie compensation of pilots of Homo
lulu RsSi a second time by title and referred to
Committee on Commerce
NE President announced to the Assembly that
he had received lotlce that 4 message from His
Majesty WIS awaiting delivery The Minister of
Foreign Affairs went out and spoke TO Col Boyd and
the officer for answer shook his head. The Min
ister returned huTiedly.
The members rose and Col. James II. BOYD. Of
His Maiestv's Staf IN full uniform. entered and
marching under escort Of SerGeani-at-arms Now
lsin 10 the Presidents desk, submitted the Royal
message.
President Rhodes requested the Royal Messenger
TO convey 70 His Majesty the assurance that the
message would receive the earnest attention Of
the Assembly. Col. BOYD performed military
! salute and retired.
President Rhodes then delivered the message to
| the secretary 20 be read.
Representative RaulukOu suggested that II might
b vel 20 have The House cleared Of all but the
members IS the message might contain something
secret and which it wuCld no; be desirable to have
made pablo
President Rhodes said tia, he had had no init
! nation that there Was anything private IN the
message and ION looking 1t it, he considered that
| the Subject matter sh01ld be known to all.
The message vas then read by the secretary,
and was as follows;
To ne RszoriBls tie PrssiSsaf q u, Legislature
4sssHlly. % to LsJisiIsnre OF the kiHgdos,
ASssuIllei:
NosLEs AND REraESESTITIvES;-In view of the
| depressed state Of the business of the country.
ozin. 10 the large decline IN value of our chief
staple. which vii continue 80 for a period yet -
| come. / recommend for your consideration. re-
trenchmeut IN the estimates of expenditures sub
/ mitted 10 the Assembly by my Minister Of Finance
recommending reduction, commencing from the
Il
/ item II the schedule OF rstrenchment and such
| other reductions in the general estimate as my
/ Minister Of Einalcs Will submit TO you. pray
| the Almighty 70 have yol in His holy keeping and
guds yoa IN your deliberations for the welfare Of
] my Kingdom.
| Done at our palace AZ Iolani Hale, in Honolulu
| this 18th dr. OF July. A d. 1884.
| KALlkAUA, RE-.
| At the conclusion Of the reading there was loud
/ applause. the members OF both parties pounding
their desks and stamping their feet, the Ministers
/ of Foreign Affairs ani Interior were quiet and
| seemingly nonpl1ssed, tie Minister Of Finsnee
| iubil;rt-
/ REPRESENTATIVE Dole moved tue appointment Of
a select committee TO draft reply to His Majesty.
] RepTessn tatIye Smith seconded the motion and
/ said the act Of His Majesty, in recommending re-
/ trenchuent and commencing with his own salary,
was one of the nobless of acts. 1t was a kingly
one which the House and the whole country would
| approve of. applause
| Representative Navahi said that the message
| vas hopeful sign that the efforts made by those
members elected by the Independent party to-
wards rstrenehment was approved By BIS Majesty.
| Representative Dols's motion for a committee
to reply 10 the message vas carried and the Prssi
dent sppointel Gov. DOminis and Representative:
Dole, smith, Pilipo and KaulukOu as the com.
| miftee.
At12 O'Clock the House Adjourned until 10 ain
| on the MORROW.