The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-16
Afternoon Session.

Afternoon Session.
The House should have reassembIed a
l o'clock, but it was twenty minutes pas
O'Clock before quorum was obtained.
CATHOLIC MISSION PROPERTY BILL.
Second reading of an Actto authorize tn,
Minister of the Interior to quit-claim.
After the majority report of the com
mittee had been read, His Excelency Mr.
kaulukou said there was a minority re
/ port, but the minority of the committee
was not present. The gist Of it was that
/ the committee recommend the bill be laid
upon the table. As the report was lengthy
/ he moved the reading of it be dispensed
I with
/ Mr.. Paehaole said he would like to hear
it read.
The motion to dispense with the reading
prevailed.
His Excellency Mr.. Kaulukou moved the
majority report be adopted. Agreed to.
This passed the bill to engrossment, and
it was ordered to be read third time as
soon as engroSsed.
INDEMNITY BILL.
Second reading OF an Act to indemnify
the Minister OF Finance in the sum OF
$6l, S43 IL
Mr. Hayseldeu said there had been
majority and minority report from the
Finance Committee on the bill The mi
nority agreed with the item, but recon-
mended the amount be fixed at SOL 600.
He moved the majority report be ac-
cepted. Agreed to.
The honorable member then moved that
the bill be read third time after it was re-
turned by the Engrossing Committee.
Agreed to.
BILL ENGROssED.
Mr.. Richardson, from the Engrossing
Committee, on suspension of the rules, re
ported an Act to indemnify the Minister of
Finance.
Mr. Hayselden moved this bill be read
third time by its title. Agreed to.
The bill then passed.
THE DRIVING OF CATTLE BILL.
His Excellency Mr.. AhoIo. from select
committee, presented a report on a bill
prohibiting the driving of cattle ut Moana-
lua. The committee up to the present
time have not been able TO arrive at any
unanimous decision, and therefore return
the bill to the House to act upon.
Mr. Keau said he introduced the bill, but
as it was late in the session and there were
other bills of Importance 10 be considered,
he would ask leave to withdraw it.
The House granted him leave.
EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES BILL.
Third reading of an Act relating to explo-
sive substances other than gunpowder.
Mr.. Hayselden said he was in favor of
such bill, but the test was too high. The
bill was made out for the interest of the !
Eastern States, and would be injurious TO
our California trade. He moved the test
be at 100 instead of ITO degrees"
Mr. Kalua said this law was for the bene-
fit of one firm, who kept the 10 test. /
There is a law fixing the test at 100 He /
moved the bill be indefinitely postponed /
Hon. Mr.. CIeghorn said it was mis- /
take in fixing the test at 10 The bill was /
brought in in the interests OF one house, to /
the detriment Of all others. He thought I
there was some good in the bill, but hoped /
it would not pass without the test being |.
fixed at 100.
Mr. Kalua said he had other objections /
to the bill besides the test.
The motion TO indefinitely postpone the /
bill was carried.
MARINE AND MILITARY BILL.
His Excellency Mr.. Kaulukou moved /
the bill relating to marine and military /
matters be taken from the table.
The bill could not be found.
MOTION LOST.
Mr. kaIua moved that all the remaining
bills be laid on the table
The motion was lost
THE SECRETARY RECORDS.
Mr.. kaunamano presented a resolution
that the Secretary be instructed to com
pIete his records within sixty days, com
mencing Monday, October 18th.
Mr.. KaIua thought sixty days too much.
He moved it be fixed at forty days.
Mr.. HayseIden supported the latter
motion
Mr. Paehaole moved the time be fixed at
thirty days.
The motion for forty days prevailed,
and the resolution passed as amended.
LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
His ExceLency Mr. Gibson said that
several Legislative Reports had been
printed. and some of them were works of
great value, for instance the reports OF the
Board of Health on Ieprosy in this and
also foreign countries. He would say to
the members that there was q large num-
Der of copies left if they wished to obtain
any before they went away.
His ExceLeucy Mr.. AholO said there
we're a number of reports of the Interior
Department and the Bureau of Immigra-
ton left which he would be glad to furnish
to members
Mr.. heau thanked the Ministers for their
offer. He would ike 20 know whether
the members would be allowed 70 take
their law books away with them.
His Exceuency Mr., Aholo said he would
be doing wrong # he allowed the members
10 take them away. If they wished to they
had better present a resolution
a BILL EHGR0ssED.
Nj Richardson, from the Engrossing
Committee, reported an Act authorizing
the Minister of the Interior to quit-claim
10 property of the Catholic Mission. as en-
crossed.
On motion Of Mr. Hayselden the rules
we're suspended, the bill read third time
by It's tide and passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Hayseldeu moved the House adjourn !