The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-21
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative ASS embIy EiEhty-first
Day.
FRIDAY. August Goth

FRIDAY, August Goth.
The House met at 10 a. IN. Prayer by
the Chaplain. The following members
answered to the roll call: Their Excellen-
cies Gibson, Creighton and Dare; Hons.
Cleghorn, Walker, Martin, Hayselden,
Keau, Baker, Kauhi, Amara, Brown, Pa
hia, Kaunamano, Wight, Nahale, Nahinu,
Kalua, Aholo, Kaukau, Richardson,
Castle, Kaai, Paehaole, Dole and Palohau.
The minutes were read i'll Hawaiian and
English and adopted.
INTERIM REPORT OF THE PRINTING COMMITTEE.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson, from the
Printing Committee, reported the follow
ing bills as printed and ready for distrlbu-
ton: An Act to regulate the observance of
Sunday proposed amendment to arti-
Gle 40 of the Constitution. An Act to con
tinue the subsidy heretofore granted 1or
mail communication between the Hawaiian
Islands and the United States OF Amer
lea.
CATHOLIC MISSION PROPERTY.
His Excellency Mr. Gibson presented
the following report
Hon j. S. Walker, President Legislative
AssembIy-Sir: Your special committee
to whom has been referred a bill entitled
IAN Act authorizing the Minister OF The
Interior to release and grant claim to Her
man Kockmann, Bishop of Olba anC
Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands
in trust for the Catholic Mission of thu
Hawaiian Islands, of certain premises Oc
cupied by said mission for eleemosynar1
purposes, Z" recommend that the word 'Of
in the seventh line of the bill between tn
words islands and certain" be stricNeI
out.
Your committee, after careful examln
alton of the document, and conferenc
with the Reverend Father Leonor, one o
the Catholic missionaries, with reterenc
to the uses of said piece of land, are salts
fed that it has been devoted to charltabl
or eleemosynary purposes since Its mrs
conventional grant by the Government
FORTY wears ago, and although the frs
considerations have not been literally III
filed, yet it is recognized that the obJec
was to accommodate a religious body Wit
A piece of land to be used for the object
intended, and it is therefore only just an
proper for the Government, under the Gil
.cumstances, to grant them title as sc
forth in the bill, and your committee
therefore. respectfully report that they rt
commend the passage OF said bill with tn
amendment above referred to.
WALTER NJ GIBSON, Chairman,
JOHN T. DARE,
S. w. KAAI.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson moved thl
the report OF the committee be laid upo
the table. to be considered with the m
nority report, with instructions that tn
latter report be presented on or befol
Monday next. Agreed to.
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEES o
sPTRITUoUs LIQUORS.
Mr.. Dole. from the Special Committe
on Spirituous Liquors, presented the 10
lowing report:
Hon. J. S. Walker, President Legisl
tive Assembly-Sir: Your committee,
whom was referred a certain bill, entltlt
"An Act to amend an Act approved o
the eth day of August, 4. D. 1882, relaul
to the sale of spirituous liquors. ntr'
duced by the honorable member for Wa
mea, report as follows: The effect OF Il
said bill would be TO diminish the cost OF
retail license to Yend SpirituouS hquoI
from one thousand dollars, as fixed by Il
present law, to five hundred dollars. 1o'
committee believe that the diminuron
the cost of liquor licenses would be
posed to the best public policy, and co
seouently recommend that the said Dbl
laid upon the table.
S. B. Dole, Chairman.
L. AHoLO,
JOHN. T. DARE,
u, f. RICHARDSON.
ON motion OF Hon. Mr.. Cleghorn, the
mort of the committee was adopted.
OPIUM BILL.
Mr.. Kaunamano read first time an
tn regulate the importation and sale
opium in this Kingdom. Referred TO t
Printing Committee. The bill provides
the issuing of not more than two Icen;
at $40, 600 each.
A NEW BILL.
Mr. KaulukOu read first time an :
to amend chapter So of the Penal Co
relating to elections.
4ha -,,Iac were SuSDended, and the