The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-24


was laid on the table to be considered by
the Committee Of Thirteen on police mat
tiers.
REPAIR OF QUEEN STREET.
Mr.. Keau also presented a resolution
that the Minister OF the Interior order the
easterly extension OF Queen street to be re-
paired, and that the Road Supervisor be
instructed to proceed Immediately with
the work. Laid on the table TO be con.
| sidered with the Appropriation bill.
PETITIONS.
! Mr.. Castle, on suspension of the rules,
presented the following petitions: l. From
! Wailuku, with thirty-six signatures, that
| water pipes be laid at Kahului and Wal
! luku. Referred to Committee on Public
! Lands. 2. Against a $4,000 900 loan bill.
3. Against bank bill being passed. Re
ferred to Finance Committee. 4. Against
the licensing of opium. Referred to Ju-
dietary Committee.
PARK SQUARES AND NURSERY
Hon. \. 5. Cleghorn offered a resolution
that committee OF five be appointed to
visit the Government Nursery, Kapiolani
Park, Emma and Thomas Squares. The
honorable noble asked that the committee
take Mr.. Jaeger with them when they
visited the nursery. Mr. Cecil Brown,
Secretary of Kapiolani Park, would, he
was sure, show them around at that place
and he would undertake the same duty at
the squares.
Mr.. Richardson moved as an amend
ment that carriages be provided for the
committee.
The resolution as amended was carried,
and the President appointed the following
committee: Hons. Cecil Brown, Haysel-
den, KaunamanO, Kalua and His Excel
lency the Minister of the Interior
RELATING To ROAD SUPERVISORS IN CHIEF
Mr.. Kaunamano read a first time an Act
to repeal an Act providing for the appoint
ment of Road Supervisors in chief on the
different islands. Passed to second read
ing.
NEWSPAPERS To BE PAID FOR.
Mr.. Lilikalani offered a resolution to the
effect that as certain newspapers had been
laid on the members desks since the COM
mencement of the session, the Secretary
be instructed to pay ten cents for each
copy of the ADVERTISER, Bulletin, D." ''Gaz-
cite, Eleele" and weekly and daily "Pae
Alma"
I Mr.. Thurston said the daily papers were
five cents each, and the weekles ten cents
T The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Accounts.
His Excellency the Attorney General
moved the order of the day. Lost.
SPIRIT DUTIES.
Mr.. Kauai gave notice of an Act to
amend 516 of the Civil Code. reducing the
duties on spirituous liquors.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Aholo moved the order of the day.
Carried.
Third reading of an Act to amend section
1, chapter 81, of the Session Laws of 1884,
relating to the challenges of jurors.
Mr.. Cecil Brown moved the bill pass.
Carried.
Second reading of bill to regulate the |
kindling of fires in Honolulu.
On motion of Mr.. Castle, the rules were |
the bill read by its title and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Fire |
Limit Bill.
Second reading of an Act to amend sec
ton 16, 16A Is and %, chapter A, of the !
Laws of 1882, as amended by chapter SO of |
the Laws of 1884 relating to the regulation
of the sale of spirituOus liquors.
His Excellency the Attorney General |
moved it pass to engrossment.
Mr.. Castle moved it come up before Com
mittee of the Whole on Tuesday. Carried. |
MORE ABOUT NEWSPAPERS.
Mr.. Hayselden, Chairman of the Com |
mittee on Accounts, on suspension of the |
rules, presented the following report: The |
Committee on Accounts, to whom was re-
ferred a resolution introduced by Mr.. Lii |
kalani this day, that all daily and weekly !
in Hawaiian and English |
should be paid for, recommend that all !
daily and weekly newspapers heretofore, |
or that may hereafter be furnished, shall |
be paid for at the rate of five cents for each |
copy of a daily, and ten cents for a |
weekly"
The report was adopted
SECOND READINGS CONTINUED.
Second reading OF an Act TO prevent the |
obstruction of the streets of Honolulu, |
Lahaina, Waikiki, Kahului and HilO. Re
ferred to Committee on Fire Limit" Bill. |
ADJOURNMENT.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson, the House
until 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, in accordance with resolution pew
Ously passed.
The House adjourned at u 10 O'Clock.
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Bills Before the Legislature.
We continue our summary of new bills
printed and under consideration by the
CRUELTY To ANIMALS
This is a short bill to cure a defect in sec