The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-06

to the house TO take such action on
it rs may seem best.
Rep. Brown moved the petition
be made the order of the day to-
morrow. Passed.
Rep. Castle, ON suspension of the
rules, asked an explanation from
the Minister of the Interior of the
entrance of the steamer Moskwa
from Yokohama, yesterday, in view
of the Minister'S statement few
days ago, that all ships from Asiatic
ports are required to anchor outside.
Minister Gibson said he had re-
ceived notice, yesterday, from DR..
Brodie, that the vessel was inside,
but that she reported clean bill of
health, and that in some sense, the
vessel was a man-of-war, carrying
Russian naval officers, Minister of
Marine and Russian Prince. He
answered that it was no matter, that
the regulations of the Board of
Health must be observed, and at
once gave orders for the vessel to
steam out. He was glad TO say
that the Admiral on seeing the
order, reproached the pilot for not
having made him acquainted with
the instructions. The vessel went
Immediately outside. a meetingsof
the Board of Health was called.
The physicians were directed to 90
on board, ascertain the exact condi-
ton of things and report. The re-
port brought back was that the YES
sci had left Odessa under man-of-
war regulations, and had no sick
ness on board during the voyage,
and that none of the crew had gone
ashore at Yokohama. The medical
men went on board, and subjected
the ship to thorough fumigation,
the Admiral and officers on board
affording the doctors every facility
for carrying out the same. Permis-
sion was afterwards granted. under
the rules, by the Board, for the ship
to enter the harbor.
Rep. Castle moved n suspension
of the rules, to present a majority
report of the Select Committee to
which was referred bill presented
by the Hon. j. X. kaunamano, to
amend section $50 of the Civil
Code, also q resolution presentad by
the Hon. {. ii. Dickey, relative to
the re-appointment of representa-
| tiyeS The committee recommend.
as follows:-
Article GO, of the Constitution,
requires that the Legislative Assem-
bly, shall from time to time appor-
ton the representation in the AS
sembly according TO the population.
Since the Constitution of 1864,
there has been but one change in
the representation; this was made
by the act of 1868, whereby Wal
luku receives two members. Several
I measures have been considered by
successive Assemblies, but no
further change has been made. In
the meantime changes have oc-
cured, the centers of life andbusi-
ness have shifted and the dispropor-
tons in representation are now very
great. This is shown clearly by the
census of 1884, which also furnishes
Il safe and sufficient basis for new
distribution. That such re-appor-
tionment ought to be made is per-
fectly evident. If the right to be
represented in the Legislative AS
sembly is a valuable one, one fol-
which the citizen feels any concern.
it is clear that great injustice is
now done.
The committee proceed to sci
forth the figures on which the repre-
sentation is based at the present
time. The elected members of the
Assembly are now at the rate of one
to every 2,S7S of the population
but that some districts are over re-
presented and others fall short OF
their proper allowance.
The committee submit draft o1
a bill to apportion the representation
of the people in the Legislative AS
sembly aud establish election dis
tricts. The bill proposes to assign
representatives as follows -
Island of Hawaii. ....................
Island of Maui ..........
Island of Oahu. ...................
Islands of Kauai and Niihau. ........
Islands of Molokai and Lanai. .......
! OF the 8 for Oahu are for Homo
, lulu, the city being divided into dis
| tricts.
Rep. Hayselden moved the repor
f be laid on the table to be considere
J with the minority report.
Rep. Kaulukou said he ought t
move the indefinite pOstponement {
the proposed bill, but would not d
so, as he expected the minority re
: port would kill 1T.
: Minister Dare, on suspension @
the rules, read for the first time,
: bill entitled Enabling Act t
confer citizenship on certain aliens,
: namely, Abraham Hoffnung an
e Sydney b, Francis Hoffnung. o
1 motion, the bill was read secon
: time by title, and referred to tn
: judiciary Committee,
t His EXcellency also gave motto
I of bill to be introduced at til
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