The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-07

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amend section 40 of the Civil Code; an Act
to regulate pensions; an Act to amend
sections 40. Il, II, 46 and 50 Of chapter As
of the laws of 1882, relating 10 internal
taxes.
BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT AND CENSUS
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson presented the
report Of the Board OF Education, printed
in Hawaiian and English; also, the census
Of the Hawaiian Islands taken December
27, 1884, under the direction of the Board
of Education.
THE MOLOKAI COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Nahale offered resolution that the
departure of the Committee for Molokai be
postponed until the Committee for Lanai
was ready, and that both committees
should go together SO as to save expense.
Mr.. Hayselden said no meeting of the
committee appointed on the Lanai matter
had as yet taken place, owing to the alb
sence of the chairman. The tug would not
go to Lanai; only to Molokai. 1t was not
necessary that committee should go to
Lanai.
Mr. Kalua supported the resolution. The
Lanai Committee had not had time to de-
termine what views to take. One member
of the committee does not think it neces-
sary to go to Lanai, while the other four
do. He for one wanted TO ascertain into
the truth of this matter at Lanai. He was
at Lahaina last night and found there con-
siderable interest taken in the affair. He
thought the two committees could go to-
gether. 1t was very rough in the channel
last night on board the Likelike. Consider
ing the state of the weather and the ex-
pense, the Committee for MolOkai could
wait until Monday and go with the Lanai
Committee. He had made all arrange
ments about the committee going to
Lanai
Mr.. KaulukOu rose to point of order.
He thought Mr.. Kalua was wandering
away from his subject. There was a reso-
luton before the House to appoint a COM
mittee to go to Lanai.
Mr.. Aholo understood the Eleu was all
ready, provisioned and watered, and there
was nothing more to do but for the COM
mittee to go on board. There would be no
improperly in the committee working on
Sunday. 1t was mission of mercy and
they could do this work and return early
on Monday morning. If they waited for
the Lanai Committee several days would
be lost He was not in favor of the reso-
luton.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop thought that if the peo-
pie at the Settlement were in want of pro-
visions it would be necessary for the tug to
go this afternoon and relieve them. But
as that was not the case he could see no
reason why the committee should go and
do their work on Sunday. 1t was quite
unjustifable to send them in such vessel
as the Eleu in rough weather. Several per-
sons who came down III the Likelike that
morning report that it was very rough in
the channel, and if the committee did go
they would be unable to land Some of
the remarks he had heard indicated a dis
position against any investigation at Lanai
He was in favor of the resolution.
Mr.. Nahale inquired round the wharves
that morning and found that the weather
was very rough outside. He did not see
why the House should send the committee
off tonight.
His ExcelIency Mr.. Gibson did not see
any occasion for mixing up the duties of
the two committees. In the first place,
the Assembly had ordered a committee to
proceed to the leper settlement to inquire
into the needs of the people there. That
committee had not been ordered to go at
any particular time. 1t was true vessel
had been prepared to take the members,
but it rested with the committee when
they would go. If it was rough, they could
postpone their trip. A number OF persons
had a proper authorization to go with the
committee to Molokai. and it was not
likely they wanted to be carried in round
about way with united committee. The
House could leave it with the Molokai
Committee to make their own arrange
ments. 1t had nothing in common with
the Lanai Committee. While one commit
tee was properly going on a charitable
work, what was the object of the other
committee? 1t was to make an investiga-
ton into personal charges brought against
a member q this House and Minister of
the Crown. At the time the resolution
containing the charges against him was
brought forward he seconded it. He was
most anxious that the truth of any fact in
his public life should be inquired into. But
the charges were not so much intended for
the Legislature as to go abroad. They did
not affect his conduct as a Minister of the
Crown, but were based upon something he
was supposed to have done, or of which he
had knowledge, which had been injurious
to his neighbor. There was a right and a
wrong way of doing everything. He courted
an investigation as to his actions. If there
had been malfeaSance i'll Office it was
proper to inquire into his official conduct
and impeach him, but if it were supposed
he had invaded some right, or offended
against some law as a citizen of this King
dom to the injury of any individual, it was
a matter for the Courts and not for this
Assembly.
Mr.. Dole rose to a point of order. a
resolution was under discussion, and the
Minister was going outside of the subject.
His Excellency Mr. Gibson said the reso-
luton embraced the action of the two COM
mtteeS.
Mr. Nahale asked leave to withdraw
that part of the resolution which referred
to the Lanai Committee.
The President said that part was the only
value to the resolution. If it had not re-
ferred to the Lanai Committee, he should
have ruled it out of order. As Mr.. Nahale
had withdrawn that part, he now ruled the
resolution entirely out of order.
Mr.. Kaulukou appealed against the Pres