The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-06-29
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"A sound. II was not intended to place bnrdensom
restrictions the people, but to act as check o
guard against abuses when necessary The othe
towns than Honolulu were growing. and some o
them needed the provisions Of this bill now. In
haina had been struck out because it no fonoe
displayed the activity or vigor Of Il growing city
He urged the necessity of a measure to proven
landlords from putting p teDennents unsafe to hu
man life, and referred to the disaster in New York
where n tenement block tumbied IN. killing seyera
people, for which the builder. tBuddsnsick,. was
sentenced to imprisonment.
The Attorney General. Yes, Mr.. Buddensirl
| got nine years and six months at Sing Sing"
After the making Of several amendments and
the addition OF two new sections the bill passed
the second reading and was ordered to eugross
ment and to third reading on Saturday, the 25lt
| inst
Second reading of bill to regulate the kind.
ling of fires in the city of Honolulu
After but little argument the BILL instead Of be-
ing indefinitely postponed, was, out Of respect for
the Minister of the Interior laid on the table.
The bill to prevent the obstruction Of streets in
| Honolulu, Lahaina, Wailukn Kahului and Hilo,
on second reading but on account of the length OF
the bill and the absence of the Minister of the In
terror. consideration was deferred by the Assembly
adiourning at 4:l5 pm. until 10 am. the next day
FoRrr-TrrH DAY.
THURSDAY, June 9th.
The Assembly convened at about the usual hour
and after the preliminary business of calling Of
roll and reading of minutes of previous meeting
had been gone through with, the following bust
ness engaged the attention of the members:
Representative Richardson from the Engrossine
committee reported the reply to His Majesty :
message as engrossed. Further time was granted
TO the committee in which TO complete the en-
crossing of the bill relating to the grade and
widths OF streets, the bill having been ordered for
third reading this date.
Representative Dole from select committee ap-
pointed 10 consider bill to regulate pensions and
also bills to grant pensions to II. r. Fl. Princess
Poomaikalani, Hons. A. Fernandez, T. w. Everett,
and w. G. Parke, presented a minority report re-
commencing the passage of the bill with certain
amendments, and that the bills providing pen
sions. for the persons named, be LAID on table.
Hon. ]. o. Dominis, from same select committee
presented n majority report on the same matters,
recommending the indegnite postponement of the
bill and that the sums of 5000 TO Il. Il. H. Prin-
cess Poomaikalani, and g, 900 each to Hons. For
nander, Parke and Everett per annum during
their natural lives provided that no such pensions
or part thereof be paid while the person to be ben
Gifted drawing a salary from the GoSernnent.
On motion both reports were received and laid
on the table for further consideration.
Representative Dole, gave notice of intention 10
introduce bill 10 create additional port Of
try on the Island of Kauai
Representative Dole represented the resolution,
making new rule of the House, introduced by
him the previous day relative TO the asking, by
members of the Assembly, of questions CT the
Ministers. After some discussion. and the addi-
tion of an amendment by Rep. Kaulukou to the
effect that ministers reply within three days"
the resolution was carried.
Representative keau read for the first time
bill forbidding the working Of people OF foreign
countries near the wharves of the city.
After some little, very little, discussion, etc,
motion to indefinitely postpone, made by Rep.
Castle, was lost, the majority of Government
members voting in favor of the bill.
Representative Kalua offered resolution that
the Minister of Finance report to the Assembly
on or before Tuesday next (29th inst n statement
IN I'm nTnn n1t fnf Tpfu 1dal
of the Government, the persons TO whom due, the
time contracted, when due and the amount Of in
terest. Carried.
Representative Kaai read for the first time n
bill to amend section 81 Of the Civil Code relating
to the granting of retail licenses. To 2nd reading
in order
Representative Palahou read for the first time !.
bill relating to those who take mortgages OH
lands To Pad reading in order.
Representative Paehole offered resolution
that the Minister OF Interior be requested to re-
port to the Assembly on or before Monday Juae
18th, whether or not the lease of the GOVERNMENT
land at Koliilau, Molokai, was given privately or
by sale at public auction.
Representative Kalua stated that information
concerning this matter had been supplied by the
Minister in 1884 as might be seen by reference 10
Report of that year. The land was one Of the
Bush leases, private, and was to j. Nakallka for
20 years at a yearly rental of $50. He did not
think more information could be desired.
Representative Richardson moved to lay the
resolution on the table. Carried.
Representative Castle moved that the resolution
introduced by Rep Dole, referring to new rule
of the House and which was passed little while
before, be printed in slips. Carried.
The Minister of Finance in answer to the reso
luton introduced the previous day by Rep. Dole
relative to mpOrtations of rice and other goods by
the steamers ldHiashU0 MdFh ana Cng OF Fes1hg
reported, that by the IdRashbo udIW, rice and
other goods imported duty free, (entered by Il. W.
Irwin S2,6jT.S3 By the steamer city Of Pekulg,
goods, duty free, S15929 10 by the Interior Depart
81 m r / ..n1Nt
paying duty SS,56Is3 entered by W. G. Irwin d
Co, I. g. ThrIm, Wing Wo Chan, and others.
The duties collected from the HdmdShiro MdtH on
goods imported amounted to $254.25; by the CITY
Of Picking $30,0S7.5S. On motion the report was
tabled and ordered to be printed,
Representative Palahou gave notice of bill to
prohibit the Minister of Finance from paving
salaries to Government officers while absent from
the Kingdom.
At exact noon, Representative Castle moved the
"Order of the Day" but before the question
put the Minister of Foreign Affairs moved that
recess be taken until 100 p. m. and which latter
motion was carried.
AFTERNOON.
The usual dilatoriuess in arrival was noticeable
on the part of the members, who train with the
"great majority i. being twenty three minutes
after the time set before the President declared
the presence of quorum.
The President now took up the Order of the
Day and stated that the first bill for consideration
was that relating to the obstruction of the
Representative Castle moved that the bill be
considered section by section but, before motion
was seconded
Representative Dole asked that the special COM
mittee on tax matters be permitted to retire and
sit during the sitting of the House.
Representative Kaulukou said that report had
been prepared by the majority of the committee
and would be signed and presented to morrow or
next day.
Representative Dole expressed surprise at the
as he, member of the committee had
10 knowledge of any meeting held to consider the
matters in hand. On the contrary some of the
members of the committee had came to him and
asked that he make this request.
Representative Castle considered that it was ne
cessary that the rules be suspended 10 allow the
granting of the request He thought that the
special committee on the Chinese Taxation Bill
ought also to sit.
After q little more argument pro and con, at
o'clock, after being in convention Just seven min
utes on motion of Rep. Kaulukou, the Assembly
until 10 a. m. next day.