The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-13
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly Fifty-nInth
Day.


The House met at 10 a. IN. Prayer by
the Chaplain. The roll was called, the fol
lowing members answering to their names
Their Excellencies Creighton and Dare;
Hons Kuihelani, Kapena, Kaae, Walker
Martin, Hayselden. Lilikalani, Baker
Kauhi, Amara, Brown, Kaulia, KaulukOu,
Pahia, KaunamanO, Wight Nahale, Ma
hinu, Kauhane, Kekoa Kalua, Aholo,
Kaukau, Richardson, Dickey, Kaai, Pae-
haole and Palohau. The minutes were
read in Hawaiian and English and APP
proved.
PETITIONS.
Mr. Castle presented a petition with
thirteen signatures that Government lands
adjoining kuleanas be sold to the owners of
the latter if they want them. Referred to
Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Kekoa presented the following petit
tons: 1. That the dog tax be reduced to
fifty cents. 2. That the tenants living on
konohiki lands pay an annual tax of s..
Laid on the table, to be considered with
the tax bills.
Mr.. Kaukau presented a petition from
Kaanapah, praying that parents having
large families be paid a bonus of $50 per
annum by the Government. Referred to
Judiciary Committee. Also a petition
that the law requiring licenses to be taken
out for stations be repealed.@
Mr.. Kalua moved the petition be laid
upon the table, as the law had been re-
pealed several years ago. The motion
prevailed.
BILLS APPROVED.
His Excellency Governor Dominis re-
ported that it had pleased His Majesty the
King to approve and sign the following
Acts: l. To regulate the practice in the
escheat of lands to the Hawaiian Govern |
ment 2 An Act supplementary to arti- |
Gle 26, chapter 8, of the Civil Code. 3. An |
Act to authorize the payment of salaries, |
expenses of Court and other expenses to |
the S1st day of August
BILL ENGROssED.
Mr.. Richardson, from the Engrossing |
Committee, reported an Act to amend sec
ton A of an Act, entitled IAN Act to re- |
peal chapter 10 of the Civil Code" APP |
proved January 10, 1865 relating to mar
rage licenses.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO INSTRUMENTS.
Mr.. Castle read a first time an Act TO !
acknowledgements to instruments. Passed |
to second reading.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Aholo, from the Finance Committee, !
presented a report on the following resolu-
ton
Resolved, That the Finance Committee |
be instructed to examine into the payment |
of money to the Japanese Inspector during |
the present period without authority, and !
to make report thereon without delay.
The committee have taken the resolution |
into consideration and find that the jap
anese Inspector had been paid during the |
past biennial period. They also found that
he was paid $3.50 for the months of April |
May and June, 1886. The draft on the /
Minister was dated June 3Oth, and the !
money was paid from the Treasury July /
ID The draft was issued by the late Min |
lister OF the Interior, Chas. T, Gulick. The |
committee are of opinion that the money !
was paid under the Appropriation bill of |
last session, but they find nothing in that !
Act regarding the pay of a japanese In |.
spector Therefore they consider that the |
money was paid without authority. The
report was signed by Hons. Aholo, Keau .
and Richardson
Mr.. Richardson moved the report be laid .
upon the table to be considered with the |
minority report. Agreed to.
Mr.. Diekey presented the following
minority report:
Hon. j. s. Walker President of the Legis-
lative Assembly-Sir: The minority of the
Finance Committee begs leave to report as
follows in regard to the matter of payment |
of money to the Japanese Inspector with
out authority:
Your committee finds that the sum OF
two thousand six hundred dollars has
been paid out by the Minister of Finance
upon drafts of the Minister of Interior .
since the 3Ist day of March last, under the .
head of Encouragement of japanese I'm !
migration" OF this, seven hundred and !
fifty dollars was paid to the japanese In
spector, and the balance to other employ /