The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-07-13

| representative hduDdmanO gave nOLlce
of the following bills: 1, to amend chapter
10 of the Civil Code, relating to the Board
of Education; 2, for the issuing of licenses
for the sale OF opium.
Representative Nahinu offered resolu-
ton that, the President of the Board of
Health be requested to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Dr. Baker, of
the districts of North and South Kona.
Referred to the President of the Board of
Health.
Representative Richardson now moved
the order of the day.
Representative Thurston suggested that
unfinished business be first taken up. A
resolution introduced by him on Saturday
relating to the Molokai committee had not
been acted upon He drew the attention
of the President to Rule "a of the House.
Representative Kaulukou said the House
adjourned while the resolution was under
discussion; therefore it appeared to him
that it was defunct.
The President was unsupphed with
| copy of the rules and was unable to get
copy. However, he said he thought the
Honorable member was about right.
Representative Thurston said he did not
wish to waste the time of the House by
| discussing the resolution; he simply wish
ed to bring it to vote
The President ignored the claim of Rep.
Thurston and put the motion of the order
of the day, which was carried
Third reading of a bill to provide for
the payment of salaries and other expenses
of the Government until August 81, 1886,
unless new appropriations are made be-
fore that date. Bill passed.
Second reading of a bill to amend sec
ton IT'S, Civil Code, relating to the quail
fcations for Representatives The amend
ment proposed, debarred Police and Dis
trict Justices and Tax-Assessors and Col
lectors from being eligible to the position.
Representative Kaulukou, moved that
the bill be indefinitely postponed
Representative Thurston said, although
he wished the bill to pass, he had no hope
that it would, Notwithstanding that it
ought to. He expected to see the day,
however, when the principle therein con-
tanned would become the law of the land.
He would not reflect upon members OF
the Assembly, but he would say that, it
was a matter of impossibihty to expect
that Government officer who obtained
seat and opposite the Minister who had
the power to cut of his bread and butter
to expect him to act indifferently He OBJ
jected to the principle of allowing office
holders to be eligible as representatives,
and so did everybody else outside OF Off
cial circles. By an independent man he
did not mean one who was on the Oppo-
sition side but one who could and would
vote as his judgment dictated upon ques-
lions of importance without regard to
party feeling.
The Attorney General said referring
to the provisions of the billy that it was
the first time in his life that he had
known Police Judges, Assessors, ETC., to
be classed with thieves, forgers and idiots.
Representative Dickey (interrupting)
asked if the Attorney General was aware
that the Constitution of the kingdom al
ready provided that no Judge of Record
could be eligible for Representative?
The Attorney General, Eyes, and it ought |
to have been wiped off the statute books, |
long agow
Representative 'Dickey said there were
good reasons extant why Judges of Courts
should not be Representatives, as also in
sane persons, the Constitution recognizing |
that in Article 20. The reasons for pro
hibiting tax assessors and collectors were /
stronger, by law they were the members
of election boards, voters have to procure
their tax receipts from them. Injustice or
fraud could easily be practiced. Apt to
cause a desire on the part of the tax as
SCISSOR or collector to display partizanship.
Representative ayselden, ''How do you
know?"
Representative Dickey, Il know person
ally" Representative was the only Gov
eminent office within the vote of the PEG
pie. Evil disposed officials could cause
great hardship during times of election.
The tax assessors unite two branches in
one, in being Representatives, the Legis
Iative and Executive, they should be separ
ate. At the present time such officials
should be in their districts to attend to
their duties
The Attorney General said that it had
been the practice for centuries for those
who we're on the outside in politics to
blame those who were in. No Legislative
Assembly that ever sat could legislate
conscience into any man.
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs said
that it was evident that, although Rep.
Dickey might have read, he had not
been study ing, the Holy Scriptures, in
4 careful manner of late, or he would not
nave raised the objection he had done to
Tax Collectors In that Good Book there
vas the assurance that in an Assembly
.ar more august and holy than this pre-
sided over by the Founder of Christianity
limself-the Assembly of the twelve
apostles, to it was called Collector of
Faxes (Laughter.)
Representative Thurston desired to call
he attention of the speaker to the fact
hat that was 1900 years ago. Since that
ime Tax Collectors and Assessors had