The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-10
LEcYsLArrvE SUMMARY.


The first business yesterday was the
passage on second reading of MIR.
Thurston's bill to authorize and regu-
late special partnerships, which Mr..
Brown reported from select commit
tee Mr.. Hayselden presented re-
port of the Finance Committee on the
expenses of the session, showing a
balance of $1SS.23 out of the appro.
priation of $4,000. The electric light
bills we're made the order Of the day for
tomorrow Mr.. Thurston's bill for the
relief of certain property owners at
Makiki was referred to the Judiciary
Committee, and MIR. Kaunamano's bill
relating to the education of Hawaiian
youths abroad went to the Education
Committee. Mr.. Keau presented a
petition for a special grant of $4,000
to the Mamalahoa Guards. The bill
TO amend section 4oS, Civil Code, was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Gibson, Minister of the Interior,
in answer to questions by Mr.. Thurs
ton, informed the house that no public
lands had been sold without advertise
ment since 1874. He confessed he
had been negligent in not obtaining
the information asked for by Mr..
Brown some time ago regarding duties
on goods in the Japanese store on
Fort street Mr. Dole questioned the
Minister of Finance: "Please state the
quantity Of spirtuous liquors that have
been removed from bond without the
payment of duties thereon during the
last biennial period, and the names OF
the parties to whom such liquors were
delivered or on whose account they
were Withdrawn, and the quantity with
drawn by each individual respectively
Mr. Keau withdrew the bill he had
introduced to grant n pension to Hon
John M. Kapena. The bill granting
pension to Hon. A. Fernandez passed
the amount being raised from $1,000
to $1,000. A motion to indefinitely
postpone the bill was defeated by ;
vote of 10 to II. The same clause al
| in the other bills was inserted, provid
ing that the pension be not payable
while the pensioner holds a salarieC
office under the Government. TIT
bill granting a pension of 5000 a yea
to the widow of the late John l.. Bar
nard, Clerk of the Supreme Court wa
passed. The bill amending the lay
relating to prisons, jails, and houses @
correction, was referred back to selec
committee. The bill to amend sec
ton 247, Civil Code, relating to tn
branding of cattle, passed second reac
ing. On the third reading of the bi
relating to the property of marie
women, a discussion arose which occi
pied the greater part Of the afternoon
, 1t was strongly opposed by Messr
Palohau, Kaunamano and Nahinu, an
supported by Messrs. Thurston, tn
introducer, Kauhane, Kaulukou, Ricl
r ardson and Dare. The argument
. the opponents was mainly that the bi
. gave privileges to Hawaiian wome
i which many of them would abuse. M
Thurston said that if the members u
derstood the bill they would not o
d pose it. The measure prevented Il
# husband from selling the wlfe's pro
: erty to pay his debts. Mr.. Kauluko
c similarly threw light on the bill. M
Dare said the intention Of the bill W
to put Hawaiian women on the san
is footing as their sisters in other cou
II tries. Finally the bill passed M
e Kaulukou's bill relating to execution
II passed second reading; also the bill
naturallze the Messrs. Hoffnung,
# London.