Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-06-03

er prayer by the Chaplain, and call
ng Of the roll, the minutes of the
previous days session were read and
PETITIONS.
Hon. member Keau presented
petition from five persons employed as
guards at Oahu prison stating that they
had been paid at the rate of $22
per month uringthepast ten years, they
being entitled to $25per month for that
time: and asking that they be paid the
balance due them. Referred to FL
nance Committee.
Hon. member Brown presented the
following petitions: That no change or
increase be made in the salaries of
Government officials. That Chinese
be prohibited from taking their chill
dren, born of Hawaiian women, to
China. That two English schools be
established in Koolaupoko. That
parents having four or more children
be exempt from personal taxes. That
SIS, 900 be appropriated for making the
harbor of Kahana accessible to vessels
Referred to Committee on Miscella-
neous Petitions.
Hon. member Kaukau presented a
petition that all kouohiki fisheries be
made free to all persons. Referred to
Committee on Public Lands.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Hon. member Brown, from the Judi
ciary Committee, reported upon the
following petitions: That lotteries be
licensed. That the law relating to the
appointment Of District Justices be
repealed and old law re-enacted. That
witnesses in criminal cases be paid
witness fees That lottery bill be
passed. That Hawaiians be not allow
ed to mortgage their lands except
to the Government. That no bank
bill be passed. That no opium bill be
passed That the gold law be re-
pealed. That the currency act be ar
ranged That the pay of all Govern
ment officials be reduced That the
law compelling all taxes over ten dol
lars TO be paid in gold be repealed.
All the petitions were recommended to
be laid on the table to be considered
with appropriate bills. Report
.,l pied.
His Excellency Governor Dominis
reported that the act relating to the
sale Of liquor had received the Royal
signature. (Applause).
Hon. member Kaulukou reported
from the Judiciary Committee on the
following petitions: That Cinnamon
leaving the country provide for their
wives. That prisoners work out their
sentences in the district where con.
yicted. That Makawao have two
representatives. That all men over so
years of age be exempt from poll tax.
That the law regulating the Board OF
Inspectors of Elections, and # the
Board of Tax Appeals be changed,
That the fisheries in the harbor OF
Hilo be made free. The last petition
was referred to the Minister of the In
terior for information concerning the
ownership OF the fisheries The other
petitions were recommended to be laid
on the table to be considered with
appropriate bills. Report adopted.
His Excellency the Minister of the
Interior reported the following bills as
printed To provide for the payment
of certain Coronation bills. To pro
vide for the inspection of steam
boilers. To amend the act relating
licenses. To provide for the preserye
ton of the archives of the Kingdom.
Hon. member Kaunamano from the
Sanitary Committee on the petition OF
II6 lepers asking that Committee OF
thirteen visit the leper settlement,
recommended that Committee of FIVE
be appointed for that purpose to leave
Honolulu at noon of Saturday the sth
inst, Report adopted
The President appointed as the
Committee, Representatives Kauna-
mano, Castle, Kaai, Lillkalani, and
Noble Cleghorn. The Hon. Noble
asked to be excused as he was a mem.
Der of the Board of Health. Upon
his being excused the President ap-
pointed Hon. member Paehaole in his
place.
Hon. member Lilikalani from the
Committee on Commerce and Agri-
culture on the petition asking that the
subsidy to the Oceanic S. S. Company
be withdrawn unless the steamers call
at Kalepolepo, recommended that the
petition be laid on the table to be con
sidered with anv item on subsidies that