The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-19

times, and he should be paid the amount
for the sake of peace.
Mr. Kalua moved the adoption of the
majority report. The committee had gone
very carefully into the matter. and the
majority were satisfied that he had no
claim
Mr.. Castle moved the previous question
% prevent useless discussion. The petition
had been presented session after session TO
his knowledge, and the discussion upon il
had cost the country a considerable
amount.
The previous question was put and car
ried
M Keau then made q long speech in
Hawaiian in favor OF his minority report
The majority report was adopted on a
division by II TO 5.
REPORT OF PUBLIC LAND COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Kalua, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands and Internal Improvements, pre-
scented a report upon petition from Wal
luku. containing the following prayers: l.
That water pipes be laid from Wailuku to
Kahului ? That a Government house be
/ Il
house be erected at Wailuku. The COM
mittee report that Wailuku is the second
city in the Kingdom in the amount Of
taxes collected on personal and real estate.
That during the past six years the revenue
from Waikiki had increased. The open
ing of the port OF Kahului had increased
business and goods are imported direct
from foreign countries. The public should
be supplied with plenty of water. large
number of people in Wailuku and KahuIui
are anxious to have water pipes laid. The
committee recommend that the House
take the matter under consideration and
appropriate a sufficient amount of money
TO carry out that object.
On motion of Mr.. Paehaole the report of
the committee was adopted.
Mr.. KaIua next presented a report from
the same committee on the following petit
tions: 1. That the pay of the mail carrier
between Lime and Hanalei, Kauai, be in
creased. ,. That a Post Office be estab-
lished at Waiakoa, Maui. 3. That the
mail be opened at Kaunakakai. The COM
mittee recommend that these petitions be
referred to the select committee having
in charge mail matters. The report was
adopted.
Mr.. Kalua presented another report
from the same committee on number of
petitions and resolutions relating to roads,
bridges, wharves, landings, court houses,
etc, from different districts of the Islands.
The committee recommend that they be
laid on the table to be considered with the
Appropriation bill
Mr.. Kaai moved the adoption of the re-
port.
Mr.. Thurston thought it was no report at
all and moved that it be returned to the
/ committee. The committee should investi-
! gate each petition and make recommends
tions. There was very little advantage in
/ referring petitions to committees if reports
| like this one were to be presented.
| Mr.. KekOa thought the committee should
| have consulted the introducer of each petit
ton before making a report. He was in
/ favor of returning the report to the COM
mittee.
! Mr. Castle said the present time would
/ do just as well as any other to discuss this
matter of referring to special committees.
| He then went on to illustrate how the work
| of select committees in the United States
was performed. Committees should exam
inc carefully and with impartiality. This
report should be returned to the committee
with special instructions.
/ On vote being taken the report was
adopted.
Mr. Kaulukou moved the House take a
! recess until l 80 o'clock.
Mr.. Brown moved the House adjourn
until 10 o'clock Monday morning. Lost
| At 1910 o'clock the House adjourned
! until 80 o'clock.