The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-15


to certain specific rights Of the people tC
amend section I,447 of chapter 81 OF the
Civil Code" The committee find the bill
is unconstitutional and interferes with
vested rights, and recommend the bill be
laid upon the table.
(Signed): !. L. kAULUKOU,
CECIL BROwN
j K. KAUNAMANo,
G. B. PALoHAU.
Mr. Keau moved the report be adopted
Agreed to.
Mr.. Brown also presented the following
report:
/ Hon. J. S. Walker, President Legislative
| Assembly, 18S6-Sir: As one of the mem
/ bers of the Judiciary Committee to whom
! was referred the petition of certain taxpay-
! ers and residents of the district of Puma
| island of Hawaii, that the seat of the Hon.
! Z. Kekoa be declared vacant and his cleo
ton be set aside, respectfully beg leave to
report that after consideration of the petit
ton and also of the evidence forwarded to
| this House by the Hon. L. Preston. one of
the Justices Of the Supreme Court, taken in
the case of Rex VS.. E. Kekoa and another;
and also after taking into consideration the
decision of the Supreme Court in bancO in
the said case, l am of the opinion that the
prayer of the petition should be granted
by this House, and therefore recommend
that the seat of the said f. Kekoa be de-
clared vacant. CECIL Brown.
Dated Honolulu, October IA, 1886.
The honorable member said the other
members of the committee declined to
sign the report.
Mr.. Dickey moved the report be adopted.
Mr.. Keau moved the report be accepted
and laid upon the table.
Mr.. Brown said that Mr.. KekOa had vol
UNFAIRLY left the House and not appeared
again. Judging from circumstances, he
has resigned. His object in bringing the
report in was so that the Secretary might
give notice to the Inspectors of Election
to hold a new election so that the people of
Puma may have a Representative. They
ought to adjourn with clean skirt.
Mr.. ThurstOn moved the ayes and noes
be taken. Agreed to.
The report was received and laid upon
the table on q division by the following
vote:
Ayes-Gibson, Aholo, Kaulukou, Kui-
Lilikalani, Baker Amara, Kaulia, Pahia, !
KaunamanO, Nahinu, Kaukau, Kauai--17. !
Noes-Bush, Kauhi, Brown, Wight, Ka-
Iua, Richardson, Dickey, Thurston, Pae-
haole, Dole, Palohau-11
PROPAGATION.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson presented the !
following resolution:
RaSp1yaJ That a ron, fr,itfaa of +braa no
appointed by the President to wait upon |
His Majesty the King and inform him |
that the House awaits His Majestys pleas !
ure to be prorogued.
The resolution was adopted, and the /
President appointed the following com
mittee Hons Kalua. Kaunamano and /
Bush.
RESERVATIONS.
The President announced the following !
communications, which were read by the |
Interpreter:
Hon. J. 5. Walker, President Legislative !
Assembly-Sir: 1t having pleased His |
Majesty the King to appoint me Attorney |
General of the Kingdom, l deem it my |
duty as Representative elect for HiIo, |
Hawaii, to tender my resignation.
J. L. KAULUKoU.
Hon. J. S. Walker, President Legisla- !
tive Assembly-Sir: 1t having pleased His
Majesty the King to appoint me as Min
lister of the Interior, l therefore desire to /
tender my resignation as Representative .
elect for the district of Lahaina Maui.
j.. AHoLo.
NEW ELECTIONS.
IL E
ton:
WHEREAS, By the appointment OF Hons.
L. Aholo and J. l. KaulukOu as Ministers,
and their seats as Representatives are de-
clared vacant,
Resolved, That the Secretary be in
structed to notify the Inspectors of Elec-
tons for the districts of Hilo and Lahaina
to hold new elections.
Mr.. Thurston moved as an amendment
to add the words land also Inspectors of
Elections at Puma" His reason for this
was that during the next two years it
might be the serious duty to elect a King,
and Puma should be represented. They
would not want a man with such char
acter as Kekoa to help to elect a King.
His Excellency Mr. KauIukou said this
was q matter ludI II WAS proper SnOutu De
done But the report is laid on the table
and the only way to reach it is to recon-
slider the vote.
Mr. Kalua said he was not in favor of
the amendment.
Mr.. Keau moved the previous question.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Thurston's amendment was put and
ost.
The resolution was adopted
SESSION LAWS OF 1856.
Mr.. Lilikalani presented the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Minister of the In
erior. after the Laws of this session are
printed and bound, send copy in English
and Hawaiian to each member.
The resolution was adopted.
RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
Mr.. Palohau presented a resolution that
he Assembly petition His Majesty the
King to restore civil rights to all persons
OF an offense.
Mr.. Dole asked if it included all persons
still in prison.
Mr.. Palohau said only those who had
served their sentence.
Mr. Dole said he was opposed to this
resolution. 1t provides for everyone who
$ an habitual criminal. Mr.. PalOhau