The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-07

J. H. S. MARTIN
On motion of Mr.. Aholo, the report W.
laid upon the table. to be considered wit
the bill
: ASKING FOR FURTHER TINE.
Mr.. Hayselden, from the Cemmitte
on Accounts, asked for further time to RI
port. Granted.
Mr.. Kalua, from the Committee on Pat
lie Lands, asked for further time. Granted
THE FLowERDEw PETITION.
Mr.. Kalua, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, moved that the rules be sus
pended, so that he could present verba
report on petition from William Flower
dew. The honorable member said it haC
been impossible to get meetings of tn,
committee, and it was decided to return
the petition for the House to act upon as
| it thinks best.
Mr.. Brown moved the petition be placed
on the order of the day for Tuesday
! Agreed to.
| QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
| Mr.. Castle asked the Minister of the In
! terror how it had happened, after his state
ment on Saturday, that steamer from
Japan was allowed to come into port with
out being quarantined?
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said that on
Sunday morning about o'clock Dr.
Brodie, the Port Physician. informed
him that steamer had been brought into
the harbor contrary to the regulations of
the Board of Health. The doctor. in
answer to a question, said he was not
called to go out to her, and did not board
her until she was inside the harbOr. He
further said she had a clean bill of health.
He 1.-THE speaker said that did not make
any difference; the regulations had been
violated. The doctor said the vessel was
in some sense a man-of-war, and carried
marines; also, the Russian Minister of
Marine. He (the speaker) said it would
not matter if the Emperor of Russia was
on board, the regulations must be enforced.
He gave a written order to the doctor for
the pilot to take the vessel outside at once.
The Admiral after seeing the order, re-
preached the pilot, and said if the regula-
tons had been shown him he would
certainly not have come in. The
vessel went outside. A meeting of
the Board of Health was at once
called and the matter fully discussed.
After due consideration, Drs. BrOdie and
vessel outside and report what would be
the proper course to take. Since the vessel
left Odessa there had been no sickness on
board, and while at Yokohama none of the
crew were allowed ashore. The Admiral
was ready to submit to any treatment re-
quired by the Board of Health. In &C
cOrdance with the recommendation of the
doctors, every part of the vessel was fumi-
gated with hot steam and sulphur, and all
articles belonging to the Admiral and the
other passengers were fumigated. He had
had report from Mr.. Dayton that the
process of fumigating was thorough. He
felt satisfied that the Board of Health had |
fully carried out the regulations, consider |
ing the circumstances under which the |
vessel came. The action of the pilot |
{ McIntyre) was censurable, and the Board |
of Health would consider that matter this |
afternoon.
Mr.. Dole asked whether anyone went on |
board of the steamer Sunday morning and |
then returned on shore.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said no one |
was allowed to go on board except the |
physician. One gentleman went alongside |
of the steamer.
Mr.. Dole said the Daily Herald" states |
that the Russian Consul went on board |
when the vessel came in.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said the |
paper was mistaken.
REAPPORTIONMENTO OF REPRESENTATIVES BILL. !
Mr.. Castle, on suspension of the rules, |
presented the following report from the |
Select Committee on the Reapportionment |
of Representatives:
Hon. J. S. Walker, President Legislative |
Assembly-Sir: The select committee to |
which was referred bill presented by the |
Honorable J. K. KaunamanO, to amend |
section $50 of the Civil Code; also, reSo- |
ton presented by the Honorable G. H. |
Dickey, relative to the reapportion- |
ment of Representatives, respectfully |
report as follows: Article so of |
the Constitution requires that the |
Legislative Assembly shall from time to
time apportion the representation in the
Assembly according to the population.
Since the Constitution of 1864 there has
been but one change in the representation;
this was made by the Act of 1868, whereby
Waikiki receives two members. Several
measures have been considered by sue
cessive Assembly, but no further change
has been made. In the meantime changes
in population have occurred, the centers of
life and business have shifted and the dis
proportions in representation are now very
great. This is shown clearly by the census
of 1884, which also furnishes a safe and
sufficient basis for new distribution.
That such reapportionment ought to be
made is perfectly evident. If the right to
be represented in the Legislative Assembly
is a valuable one-one for which the citizen
feels any concern-it is clear that great in
Justice is now done. At the present time
the representation is based on the follow
ing figures:
There are now twenty eight elective
members in the Assembly; the population
of the country is now about 80,574, which
gives one member to every 2,87S on an
average But it is found that on this basis
some districts are very much Over-repre-
scented, while others fall short of their
proper allowance. The representation at
present is as follows:
ISLAND OF HAWAII.
Hilo sends members, or l TO 1894;
population, 1888.
Puma sends l member; population, ga.