The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-17
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative AssembIy-Ome Hundred
and Third Day.

THURSDAY, September 10th.
| The House met at 10 Il. IN Prayer
| by the Chaplain. The following members
answered to the roll call: Their Excellen-
cies Creighton and Dare; Hons Dominis,
Bishop, Cleghorn, Kaai, Bush, Kapena,
Walker, Martin, Hayselden, Keau, Lii
kalani, Baker, Brown, Kaulia Kaululou,
KaunamanO, Wight, NahaIe, Nahinu,
Kalua, Aholo, Kaukau, Richardson,
Dickey, Kaai, Thurston, Paehaole, Kauai
and Palohau. The minutes were read in
Hawaiian and English and approved.
BILLS APPROVED.
His Excellency Governor Dominis. from
the Committee on Revision and Enroll
ment, reported that His Majesty had APP
proved and signed an Act to re-enact chap
ter 81 of the Session Laws of 1884, approved
on the 10Th day of August, 1884, and to
amend sections 1, 6 and 10 of said chapter,
relating to street railroads.
ASKING FOR FURTHER TINE.
Mr.. AhoIo, from the committee having
in charge resolution relating to the pay
of officers of the Legislature, asked for
further time.
Mr.. Castle moved that the committee be
granted two more days
Mr.. Aholo thought it would hardly be
wise to limit the committee to any time, as
it was difficult to get the members to-
gether
The motion by Mr.. Castle was agreed to.
COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS.
Mr.. Hayselden moved that the Com
mittee on Accounts be instructed to report
on Saturday. Agreed to.
The honorable member also moved that
the vacancy on the same committee,
caused by the absence of Mr. Kauhane.
who was in Kau, be filled. He suggested
Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. Brown objected, as he had too much
to attend to as a member of the Judiciary
Committee
The Hon. Mr.. Bush was appointed to
fill the vacancy.
THE MOLoKAI COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Kaunamano said the report OF the
Molokai Committee was nearly ready The
delay had been on account of the absence
of Mr.. Kauhane, a member of the commit
tee. He asked that some one be appointed
in his place.
The President appointed Mr.. Kaukau to
fill the vacancy.
BILLS ENGRossED.
Mr.. Richardson, from the Engrossing
Committee, reported the following bills as
engrossed: An Act to license pawnbrokers;
an Act to amend section 1, chapter 81, of
the Penal Code, and an Act amendatory
thereof relating to Migrants and idle and
disOrderly persons.
THE ELECTION SYSTEM.
Mr.. Castle presented the following reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, The report of the Select Com
mittee on Elections made to this Assembly
on the 10th day of September recon-
mended that a commission of three per-
sons be appointed to consider such altera-
tons and changes in the present system of
election laws as may be necessary, and to
report to the Legislative Assembly OF 1883,
which recommendation was concurred in
by all of the members of the committee:
and
Whereas, On account of various other
matters in said report the same was laid
upon the table for future consideration;
therefore,
Resolved, That commission of three
persons be appointed to consider and re-
wise the present election system OF the
country, and report to the Legislative As
sembly of 1888.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved as an amendment
that the President appoint three commits
sioners from the Mobiles of the House, and
that the Attorney General be one.
Mr.. Thurston was in favor of the Presi-
dent appointing the commission, but not
of combining the selection to the Mobiles.
The Mobiles had not PANIED out very well
this session.
Mr. Kaunamano said if the committee
was appointed from among the representa-
tives. it was not certain that they would be
elected There was more chance of the
Mobiles being present at the next session.
Mr. Castle accepted the amendment that
the President appoint the commission. but
I did not favor the selection being made
from the Mobiles.
Mr. Dole moved as an amendment,
That the committee or commission be