The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-08-20
Eighty-Fifth Day, August Is, 1884.


Assembly convened at 10 am. Minutes of pre-
yinus meeting read and approved.
Representative Rowell presented petition from
residents of the District of Waimea, Kauai, asking
that hospitals be erected each island. Referred
to the President of the Board of Health.
Representative Dole, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, presented report on the bill relating to
bankruptcy, offering several amendments to the
bill originally proposed. Report received, bill
read second time and ordered to third reading
on the 2lst inst.
Representative Hitchcock, from the special com.
mittee to which the bill relating to "Ramie" was
referred, reported adverse to Offering any bonus
for the cultivation of the plant but approved offer
ing reward to the inventor of such machine as
would properly cleanse and prepare Ramie or other
fibrous substances, ready for market. Tho Com
mittee presented new bill on the subject the pro-
visions of which were as follows: l. That re-
ward OF $40, 1000 be offered any inventor who would
produce machine capable of preparing To- ramie
for market. 2. That the party shipping the first
| 30 tons of prepared ramie FIBRE be paid a bonus,
by the Minister of Interior, equal to tue market
price of the article.
Bill read a second time by title an finally re-
| ferred to the Judiciary Committee,
Representative kalua, from the special commit
tee to which had been referred the report of the
| Board Of Genealogy, presented a majority report
recommending that the sum of $500 be appro-
priated to the uses Of the Board for the biennial
| term.
Representative Dole said that the Commission
had shown their ability by declaring that they had
never set foot on these islands, they were Samoan
| chiefs. Yet the Commission have rooted up the
| bones of some plebeian native and are putting
them by as those of chiefs. They say they are
| after the bones of kamehameha |. We don't know
what the evidence Is and from their own report we
| hnd their statements are unreliable. Only one or
| two men on these islands are capable of accom-
| plishing the work and they are not member of the
Commission The affais is so ridiculous and laugh
able that he hoped the Assembly would not CON
tinue the farce by further advances of money.
| Representative kaulukou, in argument said that,
he believed in keeping records of geneaogiss, the
| Bible was book of record which had prOvid very
valuable, the genealogy of Christ had been traced
back so that it was clearly shown that he was the
Son of God. (smilesl He moved the report of the
committee be laid on the table until the minority
report was present. Carried.
| Representative Dole asked for suspension of
| the rules to allow him to give notice of a bill
which he desired to introduce. Refused by a
| party vote.
Representative Baker offered a resolution that
the bill to repeal Chapter XIII. of the Session
Laws of 1873, relating to the establishing of gas
| companies, be taken from the table and made the
order of the day for Tuesday. Carried.
AT ll:j5 the order of the day was moved and the
following bills were read third time and passed
Bill relating to the laying of Ocean telegraph
lines.
Bill to amend Section 1880 of the Civil Code by
| inserting of the words ''or jurors
Representative Dole moved that the bill relating
to patents be taken from the table and referred
back tomorrow morning. Carried.
| AT l2:O5 the Assembly adjourned until p. m.
AFTERNOON.
Assembly Teconyened at pm. and the following
business was proceeded with
Third reading of the bill to prevent waste oil
water from artesian wells Passed.
Third reading of a bill to prohibit the attaching
of posters to buildings without having obtained
the permission of the owner or lessee. Passed.
Second reading Of bill 20 amend Sections IS
aTnHE 7s,f(f II..NE
Of 1882, relating to the collection Of taxes. Afte
slight debate the bill as passed was made to amend
Sections 80 and IS Of the law relating to the tim;
during which tax assessors shall be in attendauct
at their offices, and ~ in case of failure or neg
lect to pay taxes, collectors have power to levy
etc, Ordered to third reading on the 10th inst.
Second reading of bill relating 10 the protec
ton of creditors againstfraudulen insolvency.
The first section of the bill provides for trader
keeping their books of accounts III the English o
Hawaiian languages. During the discussion tina
followed, Representative Smith rose and said h'
wOnld like very much to ask the Attorney Genera
if California with its large class of Chinese mer
chants, has 4 law of that character!
The Attorney General Ii has not. Tho large
and wealthy CT ass of Chinese merchants for whom
a law Of this kind WIS intended found meaas e
convince the Legislature that such law was no
necessary 14aughter.l see that il is notneces
sary for me to state what those arguments were.
The Section passed as also tho rest Of the bill
the title being changed to IAN Act to protect cred
itors against fraudulent insolvents," and passed
Ordered 10 engrossnent and to third reading on
Wednesday.
Second reading of a bill rel ting to the manne
in which national loans shall be expended during
1884, viz: appropriated Passed and TO thir'
reading on the 10th inst
Second reading of bill to suppress lotteries
and games of chance. Passed and to third read
ing on the 2lst inst.
Second reading of bill to regulate the pay o
laborers serving under contract. Passed and Il
third reading on the 22nd inst.
On motion the secretary was instructed to plac
full list of all bills, IN the hands of committee
or on the table, on the order Of the day.
Third reading of the bill relating to the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals. Hon. j. S. Wake
offered new section, to be called Section 10, pro
yiding for the payment of fines obtained undo
the act to the society. Lost. Bill passed as in
troduced-
Ats pm, the Assembly adjourned until 10 am
on the 18th inst.
Report of Special Committee on the Repor
Of the Board Of Genea1ogy.
The Committee have carefully examined sail
report and find that the appropriation of $1,000