The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-06-04

At the opening hour this morning but II Repre-
sentative and Mobiles were present and the press
was represented solely by the GAZETTE reporter.
| PRAYER and reading OF minutes being ended with
| out the presence quorum, President Rhodes dis
| patched the Sergeant-at-arms and Messenger in
search of tardy members. At lO-lO Representative
Cecil Brown came in, completing tho number
necessary, and the business of the Assembly pro
ceeded the following petitions being presented and
referred.
Representative Kamakele from residents of
AlakawuO, III signatures, that the dog tax be re-
duced to 10 cts Laid on the table until bill on the
subject is introduced
Representative Kaulukou, mentioned that after
the first 80 days of the session petitions could only
be presented on Mondays.
President Rhodes informed tue member that
the 20 days had not yet elapsed,
No reports from Standing or Select Committees,
The Attorney General rose to a question Of
privilege and said that certain blackguard news
paper in the town had published the following
item regarding him The speaker read from the
Daily BHilefht " The Attorney General whined
about the disposition of one of the Representa-
tiyes TO attack the Minister'S His reason for
mentioning this was not because he had any
quarrel with the newspaper, that was beneath his
notice, but he had been credibly informed that
certain member Of the Assembly was one Of the
publishers and editors of the paper. If this was
true it was very unbecOming for a member TO sup
plernent his argument in debate IN the Assembly,
with blackguardism III his paper. lie hoped that
il was not true that the member was the writer of
the item, if he was so situated he could only stig
matte him blackguard, coward and liar.
fSeusatouD.
Prosiden; Rhodes, (coollyJ 1 would say to the
Attorney General that such language is decidedly
uuparliamentary and further that 1t is most HHbs-
co1iiny If the person is a member of the Assembly.
such language had never before heeu heard by
him ON the floor Of the Assembly,
Tie AttOrney-General stated that If he had not
followed strictly the parliamentary rule, he de
sired TO apologize to the President and TO the
members Of the Assembly. His remarks were
made TO the writer in the Bulletin. he hoped 1t
does not touch any one in the Assembly"
Representative Pilipo under suspension Of the
rules presented printed copies of the bill ito regu
late the currency Received aud distributed.
At 1925 Representative Kalua moved the '' order
Of the day" and the second reading of the bill to
amend section lGS Of the Civil Code, relating 10
the appointment Of Road Supervisors was pro
ceeded with.
Representative Hitchcock moved to refer to Com
mittee Public Lands.
Reprgseutatiye Kalua moved to engross and said
in connection with the bill that, the appointment
of one person as Road Supervisor over a whole Is
land did not work we'll. Did not know Of any law
authorizing the appointment OF n general Road
Supervisor. He considered it was a great waste Of
money the BULK Of the road taxes being paid out
as salaries to useless officials,
Representative Smith thought that the appoint
iueut of general Road Supervisor was commend
able District road supervisors have various plans
all separate 1t vas necessary to have some one
who would have the chief supervision and establish
uniformity.
going to Committee. Know that in his district
the road supervisors are useless expense, He
did not have the power to discharge them as they
were appointed by the Minister Of Interior,
Representative ROwell stated that, in the work
of the Finance Committee he had found reasons
for the appointment of general Road Supervisors
they were the men who arranged and forwarded
the accounts to the department. For that reason
alone the necessity Of head official was desirable.
Ffa IA rod the ruufFWuuurn of general Road IN