The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
TWELFTH DAY--CONTINUED.
THURSDAY, May 18th

ed to insert an item i'll the Appro-
priation Bill, of $4,000 for the i'm
provcment of roads in Waialua dis
trict. He said that heretofore it
had been the custom for resolutions
of this kind to be laid on the table,
where they might be neglected
when the Appropriation Bill was
being considered. His idea. i'll ask
Ing to have the Secretary insert the
item now, was that it would be sure
to be reached by the house. An
item for an anchor and buoy had
once been asked for by him, but the
resolution was tabled aud neglect
ed and the people of Waialua were
without those conveniences.
Rep. Aholo moved that the reso-
luton be laid ON the table to be
considered with the Appropriation
Bill.
Rep. Amara again urged his case,
saying that, being hard Of hearing,
he was apt TO miss the proper oppor-
tunity for having items for his dis
trict inserted in the bill.
1t was decided to lay the resolu-
tion on the table.
Rep. Castle moved that certain
bills on the liquor traffic, presented
since the reference of similar ones
to select committee, be taken from
the table and given to the same
committee. Carried.
Rep. Nahale gave notice of an act
to make Kailua, North Kona, Ha-
waii, a port of entry.
Rep. Palohau gave notice of an
act to require certain fee to be
paid by Government officials when
they receive their commissions.
Also. of an act requiring persons
loaning money on real estate to take
out licenses. Also, of an act to in
crease the fees to be paid by per-
sons receiving licenses to practise
law. Also, of an act to limit COM
missions received by Government
officials to two years.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Rep. Brown moved the order Of
the day, which carried.
Third reading of an act to amend
sec. 1858, Civil Code.
Minister Neumann, for the pur-
pose of having the bill discussed,
moved that the enacting clause be
stricken out. This was part of the
statute Of frauds, providing that
certain transactions must be in writ.
ing. He would like the honorable
member for Lihue to explain what
the object of the law was. 1t APP
peared to him as if the enactment
that nc title in real estate be recog.
nized except by process or operation
Of law, would nullify nuncupative
wills (wills made verbally. lie
wanted to know of what good the
proposed law was, or what evil i
was to remedy.
Rep. Dole said his attention was
directed to the necessity Of thi
law lately, in case in which he wa
engaged, by one of the Justices o.
the Supreme Court. The case turned
on the cancellation or surrender of
lease. 4 1t was discovered, on citing
an authority, that there was n'
statute of this country conformin.
the practice to that of England ant
America in this regard. In tn
|, opinion of the presiding justic
there was no such thing as an act t
pass the title of land unless ther
5 was something in writing. That wa
4 only one of many similar instances
The act relieves the severity an
: strictness of the statute of fraud:
f Minister Neumann withdrew hi
/ motion, and Rep. Aholo moved tn
Y bill pass, which carried.
e Third reading of an act to amen
a sec. /, chap. 80, Penal Code.
1 Rep. Brown moved the bill he il
n definitely postponed; Rep. Kaun'
S mano that it pass.
: Rep. Dole said they expected tn
o bill to be brought up every session
He did not know whether it was
+ joke or not, nor whether those wi
: brought it up had an idea of benei
e from it. He respected the Hawaiia
It language very much, for its trad
d tions, its literature and its histor,
o But Hawaiians all over the slanC
i were anxious that their childrC
should learn the English languag
J. and there was great deal of pr
s. gress in that respect by the childrc
IS Why was this? This nation was b
p coming n conglomerate one. III
IL English language was the key
l. unlock the commercial and soci
% life of the kingdom to all nationi
m tiles. No one who is confined
er Chinese, Portuguese or Hawaii
\ can do business. A child or mi
j. who knows the English language,
r. how to read it, Is in the line of pr