The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-07
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative AssembIy-sixth bay.

THURSDAY, May 9Th.
The Assembly met at 10 a. m. Prayer
was offered by the Chaplain. 1t was ten
minutes later when the Secretary read the
minutes of the preceding day, owing to
quorum of members not being present.
On motion of Mr.. Aholo the minutes were
adopted.
Mr. Nahinu presented petition from the
district Of South Kona, praying that the
Hawaiian language be the official language,
and all accounts Of the Government be
kept in Hawaiian; that the Government
borrow an amount not exceeding SIC, 600,
600; also, that new internal Improvements
be started to increase the revenue of the
Kingdom. Laid on table, to be considered
with other bills on the same subject
Mr.. Nahinu also presented a petition
from the same district, that the sale of
opium be licensed and the license fixed at
$3.50, OOO that no new laws be enacted for
the sale of spirituOus liquors; that the
price of retail licenses be increased to
81 800, and jobbers' licenses to 81 900; also,
that all tailors' shops be required to take
out license. Referred to Committee on
Miscellaneous Petitions.
Mr.. Kauai presented petition from the
district of Wainea, praying that leper
hospital be erected at Hanapepe, and that
lepers of the district be taken care of at the
hospital Referred to Sanitary Commit
tee.
Mr.. Kaai presented a petition for the
erection of a hospital in the district of
Hama at a cost of $1,000. Referred to
Sanitary Committee.
sExPENsEs OF THE SESSION.
His Excellency Governor Dominis said
it had pleased His Majesty the King to
sign the resolution appropriating $35, 900
for the expenses of the session of 1886.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Dole introduced an Act to amend
section 1053 of the Civil Code, relating to
lease of lands. 1t was read a first time
and passed to second reading.
Mr. Kaunamano read first time an Act
to amend chapter 90 of the Penal Code. 1t
provides that where doubts arise as to the
meaning of any passage in the laws, the
Hawaiian version shall be accepted as
binding Passed to second rea ding.
Mr.. Cecil Brown presented a resolution
that the Appropriation bill be the special
order of the day for Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays.
Mr. Castle moved as an amendment that
the bill be a special order for Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
The resolution was carried after di-
vision.
Mr.. Kaai gave notice of a bill to amend
section 56 of the Civil Code.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Richardson gave notice of a bill to
amend chapter $50, Of the laws of 1874.
He also offered resolution that a COM
mittee be appointed to take charge of the
engrossing during the session. Carried.
Mr.. Brown moved that the President APP
point the committee. Carried.
FREE POSTAGE STAMPS.
Mr.. Kauai presented resolution that
each member of the Assembly be supplied
with five hundred two-cent stamps, the
same to be paid for out of the appropria-
ton for expenses of the Legislature.
Mr.. Keau moved as ann0ndIslOrlt that
three hundred be supplied, and Mr.. Dickey
moved that twenty-five be the number.
Mr. Keaus amendment was carried.
wHARvEs, LOOKUP AND CRANE.
Mr. Nahinu presented resolution that
the sum of s. 1000 be inserted in the Appro-
priatiOn bill for a wharf at Hookena,
Hawaii Referred to Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr.. Nahale offered a resolution that
81 600 be inserted in the Appropriation bill
for a Court House and lookup at North
Kona. Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Paehaole presented a resolution that
81 600 be inserted in the Appropriation bill
for the erection of a crane or some other
contrivance for landing freight at Pele-
l1umu, MOlokai. Referred to Committee
on Public Lands.
REFERENCE OF BILLS.
Mr.. Castle presented resolution that
all petitions, bills and resolutions relating
to building Improvements be referred to
the Committee on Public Lands and In
ternal Improvements. Carried.
OSCILLATION LICENSES, BANKRUPTCY, ETC
Mr.. Kaunamano read a first time bill to
authorize the Minister of the Interior to
issue licenses to sugar mills to distill
spirituous liquor Passed to second read
ing.
Mr.. Brown gave notice of bill to regu-
late proceedings in bankruptcy.
Mr.. Kauai presented a resolution that
$1,000 be inserted in the Appropriation
bill for improvements to the roads in the
town of Waimea, Kauai. Referred to
Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Palohau gave notice of a bill to
amend section So, chapter IS, of the Session
Laws of 1882
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. Kalua presented a resolution to the
effect that the Minister of Foreign Affairs
be requested to lay before the Assembly in
writing a statement whether the present
regulations for Chinese coming into the
country have been carried out since they
were promulgated, and whether any more
than the prescribed number have come in
at any time. In support of his resolution
Mr. Kalua said that some time ago restric-
tons were placed on the number of Chinese
coming into the Kingdom. The public
seeing it were pretty generally pleased,