The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-07-20

statement he having presented the bill fully en-.
crossed. he considered that it might be as well
to wait the pleasure of the Secretary.
The Secretary stated that no such bill had been
sent back TO him enqrosSsd.
little further talk went on when It was finally
aSSertained, by the confession of the Chairman OF
the Enrolment Committee that the missing bill
had been taken by him over to His Majesty for
signature under the supposition that the bill had
passed the Assembly the third time. (IsRughter.l
Second reading of bill 10 amend an Act en-
titled " An Act regulating the practice of law in
the police and District Courts" appoved on the
5th day of August, 1S7S.
After the addition of few amendments the bill
was passed and ordered to third reading on the
18th inst,
Second reading of bill to provide for an official
stenographie reporter for the Courts of the King
dom. After reading, the bill was, on motion, in
definitely postponed.
To place himself in position for reconsideration
the Attorney General changed his vote, and then
made the motion. In support thereof he said that,
he was convinced that this Assembly by its had
not acted up to its usual standard of intelligence
Nothing vas of greater Importance for the preser-
yation Of life and property than the preservation
of correct evidence. The only sure way of pre-
serving evidence was to have a verbatim report of
II, as 1t falls from the lips of the witnesses The
abstract of evidence as taken by stenographic
reporter Is of absolute value to every resident in
this coGntry.
Representative Dickey said it is true that
stenographic reporter is good thing, so is sew
ing machine. He liked the idea of reporter, but
this country was not in rush for one.
On vote being taken the motion to reconsider
was lost by a vote of 16 70 12 a division amongst
the Ministers being noticeable on the subject.
Third reading of a bill to amend section 47 of
an Act, entitled IAN Act to repeal chapter 10 of
the Civil Code" approved January 10, 1865, re-
latiug to marriage licenses. The bill passed as
follows:
AN ACT to amend Section A of an Act entitled
An Act to repeal Chapter 10 of the Civil Code -
approved on the 10th day of January, 1855.
Section l. That Section AZ of the Act entitled
% An Act to repeal chapter 10 of the Civil Code,
approved on the 10th day of January, 1865 bs and
the same Is hereby amended by striking out the
words " twenty-five cents and inserting in their
place the words zone dollar" so that the said
section shall read as follows:
Section a. 1t shall be the duty of the Minister
OF the Interior upon the nomination of the Board
OF Education, to appoint suitable number of
agents IN the several districts of the Kingdom,
whose duty 1t shall be to grant marriage licenses,
agreebly with the laws which agents shall be en-
titled to the fee of dollar for each license, to
be paid by the party applying therefor. Any such
agent who shall charge more than that amount
for the same, shall be liable to fine not exceed
ing fifty dollars upon conviction before any Police
or District Justice
Section ?. This Act shall become law from the
date of its approval
The reading of a bill relating to the keeping of
the accounts of the Government in English and
Hawaii, was passed over, although next in order
snd instead the bill "to assist in the regulation
and management of prisoners who have been im-
priSoued." was read a second time and on mo-
tion, referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Secretary being absent Rep. Castle made
motion that, the sergeant-atarms be instructed to
hunt him up.
Before action could be taken on this motion, a
motion to adjourn was made and carried and the
Assembly at 4:15 adjourned until 10 a. M. next
day.