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Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly - Forty fourth
Day.

WEDNESDAY, June 23d.
The House met at 10 a. IN. After praye
by the Chaplain the roll was called Tn,
following members answered to thei
names: Their ExceIlencies Gibson, Gulicl
and Kapena; Hons. CleghOrn, Bishop
Macfarlane, Walker, Hayselden, Keau
Lilikalani, Baker, Amara, Kaulukou, Kau.
liza, Pahia, Kaunamano, Nahinu, Kekoa
Kalua, AholO, Kaukau, Richardson, Kaai
Paehaole, Kauai and Palohau. The min
utes were read in Hawaiian and English
! and adopted.
! PETITIONS.
! Mr.. PaehaoIe, on suspension of the rules,
read a petition from Molokai. which con
tanned the following prayers: l. That a
mail carrier be appointed to carry the
mails between Kamalo and Pelekumu. 2
That the pay of the mail carrier between
Kaunakakai and Pukoo be increased to 50
per week. g. That the pay of the mail car
rier between PukOo and Halawa be in
creased to 81 so per week. Referred to the
select committee having such matters in
| charge.
Mr.. Aholo presented a petition from
number of residents on Crown lands on
MOlokai, praying that SIS so paid for taxes
under protest be refunded them, and that
the Tax Collector and Tax Assessor be re-
quired to make up the deficiency. Referred
to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Keau presented the following pc
tition: We, the undersigned residents of
the island of Oahu, interested in the cul-
tivatiOn and export of bananas to foreign
countries, respectfully represent that the
present prices charged by the Oceanic
Steamship Company for freight upon ban
anas is burdensome and a heavy tax upon
producers; wherefore, we pray that it be
inserted as a condition in the Act granting
a subsidy to the said company that they
shall carry bananas from the port of Hon
olulu to the port of San Francisco at a
charge of not over fifty cents bunch.
MARK P. ROBINSON,
NJ. w. MCCHEsNEY IL Son, .
FRANK Brown,
c. Z. HENSON,
J. w. KUKIIAHU,
L. KAPU,
ALEX. J. CAMPBELL,
L. l.. MARSHALL
Mr.. Kaai thought the petition should be
referred to Col. Claus Spreckels
Mr.. Brown moved the petition be laid
on the table, to be considered with the
subsidy bill. Agreed to.
INTERIM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON COM
MERGE.
Hon. Mr.. Macfarlane presented a report /
from the Committee on Commerce on |
petition from MoIokai, praying that |
steamer be subsidized to run around Molo- |
kai and call at different ports. The com /
mittee find that the steamer Mokolii has /
been doing the work and has not been paid .
any subsidy. Therefore they recommend .
that an item of s. 200 be inserted in the
bill for substituting the
steamer Mokolii, which is at the rate of $50 .
each trip.
(Signed) G. w. MAcFARLAyE.
J. 7. BAKER.
5. B. DOLE.
+. X. LILIKALANI
Hon Mr.. Macfarlane said the other
member of the committee. Hon. ). G.
Wilder, did not sign because he is largely
in the corporation owning the
steamer MokOlii.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson the report
Of the committee was accepted and laid on
the table to be considered with the Appro-
priatiOn bill.
ELECTRIC LIGHT BILL.
Mr.. Baker read first time an Act to
grant franchise for lighting the city of
Honolulu with the electric light Passed
20 second reading.
CONTRACT LABORERs BILL.
Mr.. Palohau read a first time an Act to
.elease all Iaborers serving under contract
IN Saturdays Passed to second reading.
AMENDING THE RULES.
Mr.. Dole read a first time in English a
new rule for the House. relating to asking
questions OF Ministers; but as it had not