Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-05-29
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY FOURTH DAY.

TWENTY FOURTH DAY.
r1ouse met pursuant to adjourn
ment, at 10 o'clock AM, the President,
Hon. ]. s. Walker, in the Chair AZ
ter prayer by the Chaplain, and call
ing Of the roll, the minutes Of the
previous days session were read and
approved.
PETITIONS.
Hon. member Richardson presented
a petition that the sale of opium be
licensed. Referred to the Sanitary
Committee Also a petition that lot
teries be licensed. Referred to Judi
ciary Committee.
Hon. member Kekoa presented
petition that the sale of opium be
licensed. Referred to Sanitary Com
mittee. Also, a petition that remnants
Of Government lands be surveyed in
order they may be sold. Referred to
Committee on Public Lands. Also,
petition that law be passed forbidding
Hawaiians mortgsgiug their lands ex-
cept to the Government, and that
sum of money be set aside from the
public funds to loan Hawaiians on
their land Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Hen. member Paeaaole presented a (
petition that no laws be passed licen-
sing the sale of opium Referred to
the Sanitary Committee. Also, that
the metallic currency of all nations be
made legal tender. Referred to Fl
nance Committee
STANDING COMMITTEES.
His Excellency the Minister of the
Interior reported the following bills as
printed, AN act to appoint Road ,
Commissioners for all the Islands. An
act regulating the making and mending
ofroads. An act providing for an Off
cial stenographer. An act regulating
the practice of law in the Police and
District Courts. An act to assist in
the management of prisoners working
out their sentences.
Hon. member Kaunamano from the
Sanitary Committee reported on the
petition for Government physician at
Koolauloa, recommending that the
President of the Board of Health
appoint a physician for the district.
Report adopted,
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Hon. member Dole from the Special
Committee appointed to consider an
act relating to gaming reported back
an amended bill. To be laid on the
table and to be considered with the
original bill in its regular order. Report
adopted.
Hon. member Brown from the
Special Committee appointed to visit
the Government nursery, parks and
squares, reported that they had visited
Emma and Thomas squares, the plan
tation on Makiki hill, Kapiolani Park
and the. nursery, and found everything
in a very satisfactory condition The
forest culture under the care Of Mr., e.
Jaeger was especially commended By
the Committee. They reported ;sa1
about as acres OF land had bees 4
planted with between zI5,ooo and zzoC \
900 trees which appear TO be coIsg
well. The Committee was of eae 4
opinion that the money spent N this
direction had been judicioasly and
economically spent and they recoea (
mended that the amounts nov zskeG
for to carry on the work be voted, The
report was signed by members Bsowr,
Kalua, Kaunamano, and bts Excel,
lency c. T. Gulick. The remaining
member of the Committee, Hon H$s-
selden stated that he cODcBTs9 NHo
the Committee in the report Df tbe
Finance Committee before signing tibe
report On motion the report was &c,
cepted and laid on the table 10 b. con
sidered with the Appropriation bill
Hon. member Dickey froa. the
Special Committee appointed to ex
anime and report on the public build
ings asked for more time. Granted.
RESOLUTIONS.
His Excellency the Minister Of the
Interior read for the first time an act
to extend the term Of the Commission
on Boundaries to March 3Ist, 1902.
Passed to second reading Also bill
to establish the grade Of streets and
highways in Honolulu, providing for
a Board Of three civil engineers who
shall determine all such grades and
prepare maps Of the same. The rules
being suspended the bill was read the
second time by its title and referred to
the Fire-limits Committee.
Hon. member Baker read for the
first time bill providing for keeping
all public accounts in English and