The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-26
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly -Twenfy-:Irst
Day.

TUESDAY, May 18th.
The House met al 10 a. IN. After prayer
| by the Chaplain the roll was called. The
following members answered 10 their
names: Their ExcellenCies w. VI. Gibson
Paul Neumann and J. NJ. Kapena Hons
Cleghorn, Kaae, Kanoa, Martin, Wilder,
( Walker, Lilikalani, Baker, Amara, Brown,
KaulIa, Kaulukou, Pahia Nahale, Nahinu
Kauhane, Kekoa Kalua, Kaukau, Rich
ardson. Castle, Paehaole, Kauai and Palo-
hau. The minutes were read and adopted
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Keau presented a petition from
Pauoa, praying that 81 800 be appropriated
for improving the road into that valley.
and that the Improvements begin near the
Pound. Laid on the table to be considered
with the Appropriation bill
Mr. Pahia presented the following petit
tons from Hilo: l. That $50 900 be appro-
priated for repairing and improving the
streets in Hilo. Laid on the table to be
considered with the Appropriation bill. ,.
That $15 900 be appropriated for wharf at
Hilo to allow vessels to go alongside Re
ferred to Committee on Public Lands. 3.
That the fisheries in Hilo Bay be made free
to the public. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee l. That SO 900 be appropriated
for fish market at IIilO. Laid on the
table to be considered with the Appropria-
ton bill 5. That $4,000 be appropriated
for laying water pipes through the town of
Hilo Referred to Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr.. Kaulukou, under suspension of the
rules, read a petition from Hilo, praying
that All English school be established at
Puuohua. The petition states that the
place has been without school for the
past twenty years, and the school agent
has been repeatedly petitioned for a school.
His Excelency Mr.. Kapena moved it be
referred to the Committee on Education.
Mr. Thurston thought that the President
of the Board of Education, who was in
the House, could give all information on
the matter.
The petition was referred to the Commit
tee on Education.
Mr.. Keau presented petition that sec
ton 1913 of the Civil Code, relating to fish
markets, be amended. Laid on the table
TO be considered with a bill on the same
subject.
Mr.. Paehaole presented a petition from
the island of Molokai. with fftv-four sig
natures, that an English school be estab-
lished at Kaunakakai. Referred to the
Committee on Education.
Mr.. Kauai presented a petition from
Waimea, Kauai, with 10 signatures, that
persons afflicted with leprosy be treated i'll
their own district. The owner of a ahupua
at Waimea offers piece of land for the
erection of a hospital for that purpose.
The petition also prays that no more lepers
be sent to KakaakO and Kalawao; and
that if these hospitals are erected report
should be laid before the Legislative Assem-
bly, of 1888 as to how the experiment has
worked. Referred to the Sanitary Com
mittee-
= Mr.. Richardson presented a petition
from Honolulu that English school be
established at Keawekapu. Referred to
the Committee on Education. Also pc
tition from the same place that persons
over fifty years of age pay no poll tax. Re
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Kaunamano presented the following
petitions from the district of South Ko
hala 1st. That 81 600 be appropriated for
improving the Court House at Waimea.
ID $1,000 for improving roads in South
Kohala Referred to the Committee on
Public Lands. 3. That South Kohala be
made a separate election district. Re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. KaunamanO also presented petitions
from Hamakua as follows: l. That tuition
fees be abolished Referred to the Educa-
ton Committee. ,. That the district of
Hamakua be divided into two judicial dis
tricts Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee. 3. That the law for the appointment
of Road Supervisors in Chief for the differ
ent islands be abolished. Referred to the
| Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Kekoa presented the following pc
tftions from the district of Puma: l. That
the Road Supervisor-in-C Chief for the island
4 of Hawaii be dismissed. Referred to the
Public Land Committee. ,. That licenses
to retail ava be granted at $25 each. Re
ferred to the Sanitary Committee. 3. That
$4,000 be appropriated to assist the
Hilo Boys Boarding School. Referred to
the Committee on Education. /. That
poor parents whose children regularly at
( tend school be exempt from taxes. Re
! ferred to the Committee on Education. >.
/ That the sum of so be paid TO one w. l.
/ Haahu for his services to the Board of In
/ spectors of Election as Clerk in 1884. Re
ferred to the Committee on Education. e.
That Hilo be made two separate taxation
/ districts. Referred 10 the Judiciary Com
/ mittee.
Mr. Nahale presented Il petition from
the district of North Kona. that the Dis
trict Court be made Police Court. Laid
on the table.
/ INTERIM REPORT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Kaulukou, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, on suspension of the rules. pre-
scented a report on the following petitions
l. That the gold law be repealed. ,. That
the currency laws be amended. ;. Re
lating to the salaries of Government Off
GERS. f. Relating to prisoners working in
the district where convicted. D. Against
the granting of pensions. e. That two
Representatives be elected from the dis
trict of Makawao :. Prohibiting Chinese
marrying native Hawaiian women without