The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-21

Ialn residents OF Maklkl. WHOSE pTO-
perty has been taken from them for
the use Of the Government.
Minister Gulick, from the Print
ing Committee, presented the house
with sundry bills that were ready
for distribution.
The President appointed visiting
committee, to visit Government
buildings, Reps. Dickey, Richard
son, Kaunamano, Kauhane, Palohau,
Dole, and Minister Gibson.
Rep. Kauai introduced an act to
amend sec. 80, chap. "A, laws of
1882, relating to the sale of spirilu-
Gus liquors.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
On motion of Rep. Castle, the
house took up the order of the day.
|. Third reading of "An Act TO
Regulate the Erection and Repairing
of Buildings in the City of Homo
lulu, within the Prescribed Fire
Limits"
Minister Gulck moved to amend
sec. 2, by substituting the words,
"If any part of the interior of fire.
proof buildings shall be ceiled,
other than with fire-proof material,
such ceiling shall be of tongucd and
grooved wood, properly jointed,
without cloth covering" with the
following, "1'he interior of fire
proof buildings shall he ceiled with
re-proof material or lath and plas-
ter" His attention had been
called to this matter. A brick
building celed with wood was less
tire-proof than y wooden building
ceied with lath and plaster.
The amendment was carried, and
the section passed rs amended.
Rep. Castle moved to amend the
last clause of sec. 6, so as to make
fire walls eight inches thick instead
of twelve above the roof
Noble Bishop said it struck him
that this would not be a wise change.
He had given a good deal of atten-
ton to this bill, having read in that
connection descriptions of fire-proof
buildings such as insurance COM
panies approved. These recon-
mended that fire walls should he at
least twelve inches thick. a fire
wall should be so substantial that
there would be no danger of it being
blown down. Being without braces
and rising above the building, if it
was thin, high and weak, a gale of
wind might blow it down.
Rep. Thurston asked the Minister
of Interior what the fire ordinances
of San Francisco ordered.
J Minister Gulick said they pre-
scribed thickness of twelve inches.
The amendment was lost, and the
section passed.
Noble Cleghorn moved the bill
, pass as amended. Carried.
III. Second reading of ''An Act
to Regulate the Kindling of Fires il
the City of Honolulu"
{ Rep. Castle moved, as the bill die
not seem to have been distributed,
, that it be placed at the foot of tht
| order. Carried.
: Ill. Second reading of "An Ac
to Amend Sec. |, Chapter p, Ses
1 sion Laws of 1884, relating to th'
) Challenges of Jurors.
t Rep. Dole said he did not think
1 the crown should have the right t
= challenge jurors. The present law
, which had been introduced by th'
5 hon. member for Koolauloa, workc,
| well, protecting the rights of boil
g plaintiffs and defendants. III,
t moved to amend the bill by substi
tuting the old law, with the addition
< of the last clause of the section o
5 this bill, viz, ''but where there ar
several parties, each must join il
= the challenge The crown con
} trolled the jury lists and had ever,
= advantage.
Minister Neumann thought crimi
e nails throughout the kingdom, except
a ing murderers whose cases were no
/. included in the act, should pass
NOlc VI tnuHho w tI-C lOll. uiCiubt
c for Lihue. He proceeded to eXplai
o the object and scope of the bill. Iii
g short experience with jurors, part
: cularly in Honolulu, led him to be
/, leve that the proposed enactmen
C would be a wholesome law. Th
0 Hawaiian law, like the English an
i American laws on this subject, wa
\. very humane, but this was to
!. humane when juror capable c
e perjuring himself before going int
it the box could get on the panel Will
}. out peremptory challenge by tn
e crown.
{. Rep. Dole was sorry His Exec
lency did not tell whether in foreig
countries the crown had the right
It challenge even one juror. (Ministc
Neumann said the proposed chang
n did not refer to murderers.) Tll
@ speaker said this was without q
g precedent where the crown col
trolled the jury lists. They did nc
N want TO make the chances of til
II Government in prosecuting to
q strong, or to make the chances {
convcting a man greater than ,
m present. They were legislating