The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-08
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

Yesterday forenoon the Road Super
vlsors' bill, passed the day before, was
reconsidered, on motion of Mr.. Brown
seconded by Mr. Castle, in order to
make an amendment to the section
that requires the road tax to be paid to
the supervisors This was effected,
Mr.. Kaulukou being repulsed in a
motion to indefinitely postpone the bill
If the bill be not kicked down the
backstairs, it will give the country
roads the benefit of the money exacted
from the people exclusively therefor
The bill to confer the rights of citizen
ship on the Messrs. Hohnung was
changed to bill to naturalize them and
passed second reading Mr. Kalua
presented report from the select com
mittee on the two electric light bills,
They found that Mr.. d. p. Smiths bill
was defective in not having conditions
binding him the performance of the
contract, therefore recommended that
it be laid on the table Mr. c. O.
Berger's bill they could not recon-
mend in its original form, but the APP
plying grantee had made amendments
and parties interested had been con
suited, so that on the basis of views
and information obtained they had
prepared a new bill, the passage Of
which they recommended. The report
was tabled to be considered with the
bills. Mr.. Brown had bill Of his, to
provide for the issuing of certificates Of
competency Of engineers in charge Of
the boilers and machinery of steam
vessels, placed on the order of the day
to be considered with bill relating to
the inspection of steam boilers Mr..
Kaulukou had a new bill pushed
through to third reading, to amend
section 1923, Civil Code, relating to
the issuing of executions and proceed
ings thereon. Mr.. Dare, Attorney
General, presented petition from the
executors of the estate of the late Prin-
cess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, praying
for an appropriation of $4IS5 to sat
isfy Judgment in the Police Court for
taxes overpaid Mr. Dare also moved
reconsideration Of the mechanics lien
bill, in order to introduce shorter and
otherwise improved bill, which carried,
and the new bill went to the Judiciary
Committee. A bill to amend section
81, Civil Code, relating to licenses, was
sent to the select committee on the
tariff. Mr.. Hayselden presented the
minority report of the committee or
the redistribution bill, recommending
its passage with an amendment giving
Oahu ten members, six of them fol
Honolulu. AT the afternoon session
the bill introduced by Mr.. Kaulukou
to provide for five judges of the Su
preme Court, was under consideration
Mr.. Brown moved its indefinite post
ponement, holding that there was no
enough work for FIVE judges. Mr.. Ka
ulukou defended his child with ability
and vigor, stating that often the presen
Court had to adjudicate on appeals il
cases that had already been tried be
fore two out of the three judges. Mr.
Dole assented to the argument o
Mr.. Kaulukou, but pointed out tina
the bill provided no assurance that the
evil would not continue under hv,
judges Mr.. Dare said there was ne
place in the world where such a STATE
of affairs existed. AS to work for tn,
Judges, he said they could find usefu
employment, for one thing, in framing
a Practice Act, as at present eacl
judge makes his own practice. Finally
on Mr.. Dares motion, the bill was re
ferred to a select committee consisting
of Messrs. Dole, Richardson, Kaulu
kou and Brown. The Flowerdew petit
ton was indefinitely postponed, oil
motion of Mr.. Dole, who contende,
that the petitioner had made his al
engagements with the Ministers anC
should look to them for redress. MI
Dole's bill to regulate the granting 0
pensions was under consideration whel
the house rose about five o'clock.