The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-10-15


that the scat OF the said f.. Kekoa
be declared vacant.
Dated, Honolulu, Oct. 1t, 1856.
CECL BRowN.
Rep. Dicllcy moved the report be
adopted.
Rep. keau moved the report be
received and laid ON the table.
Rep. Thurston moved the ayes
and noes be called on the motion to
lay on the table. Carried.
The ayes and noes were taker
when there appeared for the motion
to lay on the table: Gibson, Aholo.
Kaulukou, Kuihelani, Kaac, Kapcna,
Ioyseldcn, Kcau, Lilikalani, Baker,
Amara, Kaulia, Pahia, Kaunamauo,
Nahinu, Kaukau, Kauai-l7
Against Bush, Kauhi, Brown,
Wight Kalua, Richardson, Dickey,
Thurston, Pachaole, Dole, Palohau--
IL.
The report was laid ON the table.
Minister Gibson moved that n
committee be appointed to wait on
His Majesty with an intimation that
the house awaits His Majesty's
pleasure to be prorogued. Carried
The President named Reps. Kalua
and Kaunamano, and Noble Bush,
committee to act in terms of the
resolution.
The resignation of Minister Aholo,
of his seat as one of the representa-
tives of the district of Lahaina, was
read, also the resignation of Minis
ter Kaulukou of his seat as repre-
sentative of the district of llilo.
Rep. Kalua moved that the seats
of one of the members for Lahaina
(Aholo) and of the member for IIilo
be declared vacant, the inspectors
of election in those districts notified,
and that elections to fill the vacant
seats be ordered.
Rep. Thurston moved to amend
by adding the district of Puma.
The amendment was put and lost.
The motion carried.
Rep. Lilikalani moved that the
Minister of the Interior be directed
to furnish each member of this
Assembly with copy, in English
and also in Hawaiian, of the laws of
the present session, as soon rs the
same is printed. Carried.
Rep. Paiohau read resolution
that the Assembly petition His
Majesty TO restore to their civil
rights persons convicted of offences.
Rep. Dole opposed the resolution.
The mover ought to prepare a list.
He moved it be indefinitely post
pQned.
Rep. Dicley said the resolution
interfered with the prerogative of
the Crown.
Rep. kaunamanO favored indie
finite postponement.
Rep. Dole's motion was put and
carried.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of the act to ex-
empt certain persons from taxes on
Kalawao, Molokai.
Rep. Thurston moved to amend
by adding the words "and Kalau-
papa
Rep. Palohau moved to amend
further by adding "and all other
lepers in the Kingdom.
a lengthy debate followed, in
which Reps. Dickey, Palohau, Kau-
namanO, Hayselden, Kalua, Dole,
Paehaole, and Noble Bishop took
part.
Rep. Thurston's $ amendment pass
ed,
The bill then passed as amended.
Third reading of an act to pro-
hibit the Minister of Interior from
disposing of Government property
or chooses in action devoted to public
purposes.
Minister Aholo moved the bill be
indefinitely postponed.
Rep. Brown was sorry to note this
motion as the first act of the new
Ministry. lie thought the bill ought
to be passed. He cared not who
the Ministry might be, they ought
not to have this power, SO that if
any pledge was entered into with re-
gard to the national property it
would only he done with the consent
of the Representatives of the peo-
pie. There is nothing in the law as
it stands to prevent the Minister of
the Interior from doing this. One
knew not what future Cabinets might
do; therefore, it is only right to de-
prive them of such power. 1t is
too much discretion to leave them.
The house had just passed Il law to
| provide for floating new loan, and
if the Government, after doing this,
were forced to pledge the Water
Works, what would the country say
then? He wanted to prevent the
possibility of anyone coming into
this Kingdom, and saying "We
want these Works as security" He
was sorry that the first act of the
new Ministry, especially the Ha-
waian portion, should be an attempt
to infringe the rights of the people.
Rep. Dole said he was surprised
that a bill intended to protect the
public property and the independ-
ence of the country should have to