The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-17

( appointed from among the members OF tn
!. Legislative Assembly"
D The latter amendment was carried anC
, the resolution passed as amended.
: REPORT OF COMMITTEE OK PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr. Kalua. from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands. presented a report on a resolu
ton introduced by Mr.. Palohau that
draft for 1925 be drawn in favor of one
( Conchee for work done on the roads al
Hawaiian, Kauai. The committee. after
making inquiries in the Interior Depart
ment. found the work had been done, and
that the money was really due. They
therefore recommend that an item of S426
be inserted in the Appropriation bill. The
report was signed by J. w. Kalua, D. h.
INahinu ,. Parker
On motion of Mr.. Aholo the report was
received and laid upon the table, to be con
sidered with the Appropriation bill
KEW BILL.
Mr. Castle read a first time an Act pro-
/ viding for the protection Of life and prop
erty against explosive substances other
/ than gunpowder, approved May -, 1868,
/ a, amended by chapter - OF the Law of
/ 1878.
On suspension Of the rules the bill was
read a second time by title and referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
ELECTION BILLS.
Mr.. Castle moved the report of the Elec-
ton Committee with the four bills intro
duced by them be placed on the order of
the day. Agreed to.
TARo FLOUR BILL.
pr. KauIukou moved that the bill relat-
IL
facture of taro -four with the committee
reports be placed on the special order of
the day Agreed to-
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of an Act to license pawn
brokers.
Mr.. Richardson offered the following
amendment to subdivision 1 of section 3:
THAT the person receiving such license
shall not charge or receive interest at the
rate of more than four cent per month
for any loan under twenty dollars nor
more than two per cent for any sum over
twenty dollars, and under one hundred
dollars nor more than one per cent for
any sum over one hundred dollars"
The amendment was carried and the
bill passed as amended.
THE MIGRANTS BILL.
Third reading of, an Act to amend sec
ton 1, chapter 81, OF the Penal Code, and
the Act amendatory thereof, relating to
Migrants and idle and disorderly persons.
Mr.. Paehaole moved that where the
words with or without hard labor Oc-
eur to strike out ''Or without"
Mr.. Palohau moved the bill be indefi- |
nitely postponed.
Dr. Wight offered the following amend |
ment to be inserted after the words "six |
months, in the first section, "or to bind /
out such idler to labor for a term not ex-
ceeding two years at any one time, with |
any agriculturist, planter or farmer, or |
with any mechanic, artisan or house
keeper The hire (if any paid for the ser /
vices of such idler shall 90, two-thirds to /
the person bound and one-third to the /
Government, and in case the idler thus |
bound shall neglect or refuse to do the /
reasonable labor required of him the person |
to whom he IS bound is authorized to use
such reasonable cOercive measures as the |
Police or District Justice of the district in
which he resides from time to time indi-
cate"
Mr. Dole said that this increasing ele-
ment of vagrancy should be diminished.
The amendment offered by Dr. Wight was
good one. This law, if passed. would
not interfere with the private rights of
anyone.
Mr.. Brown hoped the bill would not be in
definitely postponed. twas just such alaw
as was wanted in this Kingdom. The want
had been felt ever since 1876. There was
actual necessity for protection from the
many Migrants, especially Chinese. They
Will not work, but resort to pilfering, or go
bur4ming among their neighbors.
The motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill was lost.
The amendments offered by DR.. Wight
and Mr.. Paehaole were put and carried.
On rlotion of Hon. Mr.. Cleghorn, the
bill passed as amended
At - 90 the House took recess to 80.