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Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly -Twenty-sixth
Day.
MONDAY. MAY 2Ist

The House met at 10 a. m. PRAYER by
the Chaplain. The roll was called. the
following members answering to their
names; Their Excellencies Gibson. Mem
mann and Dominis, Hons. Walker, Bush
kaae' Kanoa, Keau, Baker, Kauhi, KauIu-
kou' Pahia. Nahale, Nahinu, Kauhane
Kekoa, Kalua, Aholo Kaukau. Castle
kaai. Paehaole, Kauai and PaIohau.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. keau presented petition that DIR
Goto be appointed Government Physician
at the leper settlement, Molokai. the
Branch Hospital, Kakaako. and the Dis
pensary On suspension of the rules, the
petition was read and then referred to the
Sanitary Committee
Mr.. kaukau presented a petition from
hBanaPal that parents having a number
OF children be exempt from personal taxes
Laid on the table, to be considered with a
Dill on the subject. Also, petition from
the same district that the law providing
Ior the appointment of Road Supervisors
In-Chief be repealed. Laid on the table. to
be considered with a bill on the subject.
MI Aauhane presented a petition from
the district of Kau with the following
prayers: /. That the road tax collected in
each district be expended in those districts.
z. That 5000 be appropriated for imprOy-
ing the:landings at Punaluu and Honuapo
Referred to Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Dole presented a petition that the
pay OF the mail carrier for Lihue. Hawai-
hau and Hanalei, island of Kauai, be in
creased to SIS per week. Referred to the
COMMITTEE on Public Lands
NEW BILLS
Mr.. Kekoa read a first time an Act to re-
peal an Act, entitled can Act to mitigate
the evils arising from prostitution.
On motion of Mr.. Castle, the rules were |
suspended, the bill read second time bv
its title and referred to the Sanitary Com
mittee
Mr. Kaunamano read first time an Act |
to provide that all persons convicted bv
Police and District Justices work out their
sentences in the districts where they are
convicted. Passed to second reading.
THE MEMBER FOR PUMA
The President announced he had re-
ceived the following communication:
DEPARTMENT OF THE JUDICIARY
Honolulu, May %, 1886.
Hon. J. S. WALKER, PRESIDENT OF THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY;
Sir: L have the honor to inform the
honorable Legislative Assembly that at the
last term of the Circuit Court of the Third
Judicial Circuit, held at Hilo, on the island
of Hawaii, in the early part of the present
month, over which presided the honor
able Edward KekOa, Representative-elect
for the district of Puma, island of Hawaii.
was convicted of violation of the statutes
OF this Kingdom, prescribing the duties of
the inspectors of Election for Representa-
tiyes OF the people, he being one of the said
inspectors for the district of Puma, and he
was duly sentenced by the Court to paw a ;
fine of $50 and costs
1.-The accompanying copy of the evidence
will give the honorable Legislative As
sembly further particulars of the case.
II have the honor to be, sir, your obed-
lent servant, :
EDWARD PRESTON,
Justice Supreme Court"
Mr.. Kalua said this was a very import q
ant communication relating to the seat of G
one of the members of this Assembly. 1t 7
came from the Second Associate Justice of Il
the Supreme Court, who presided at the "
term, along with the evidence taken. He II
was surprised there had been no petition "
sent in against Mr.. Kekoa taking his seat. p
If petition comes in, and upon investiga- Il
ion the charges are found to be true, the u
proper thing for the House to do was ~
lnseat the member. If not true SI w n
he House should refuse to enter : IL
petition, and the member would, n,arfI l,is IL
eat. If he had not been elecJeIr- according u
o law the House should investigate the III
natter. He moved the communication be Pl
accepted and laid on the table
# the communication being sent to the 10
louise; also its object. All the Supreme
'ourt had to do for this House was to pres a
MT report every two years. If the As
emily required any legal opinion they
ave right to ask for it. There was time
nough to take notice of the matter when
petition was sent in complaining of ir- it
egularity. The communication was I'M Iu
allied for. They all knew about the case. NJ
lie could not see that there was anything Sc
II the House to act upon. fo1
Mr.. KaunamanO thought there was no fro
ecessity for an exhibition of heat in the bai
after. The Justice, in his communica- COZ
On, does not ask for Mr.. Kekoa to be ex- wa
'lled. All the House had to do was to
IMPLY accept the communication and Law rat
on the table. To save time he ha,
ouId move the previous question. Car Ho
3D. rio,
On the question being put, the communi- Coz
ton was laid on the table. sen
Mr. Dole presented the following resoIu- its
IN: col,
WHEREAS, 1t appears by the report of the
2 Hon. f. Preston, Associate Justice of a CO
: Supreme Court, that Hon. E. Kekoa. of I
'mber of the Assembly, from Puma, Ha- beel
ii, was convicted of irregular practices a &c
the matter of the late election for Rep thol
entatiYes at Puma, when he, the said F. of II
koa, was returned to the Legislature NJ
inst the statute on elections, at the Nav had
N of the Third Judicial Circuit. Be it muc
EsoLvED That the seat of the said Ke- an O
, as member OF this Assembly. is Hou
sby declared vacant. the
support of the resolution, Mr.. Dole to in