The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-26
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly -Sixty-ninIh
Day.

cies Gibson, Creighton, kanoa and Dare
Hons. Cleghorn. Kuihelani. Walker Mar
tin, Macfarlane, Hayselden, Keau, Lilika
lani, Baker, Kauhi, Amara, Kaunauano
Wight, Nahale, Nahinu, kauhane, Kekoa
Kalua, Aholo, Richardson, Kaai, ThurstOn
Pahaole and Palohau. The minutes wer,
read in Hawaiian and English anc
adopted.
REPORT OF FIRE LIMIT COMMITTEE.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare presented the
following report from the Fire Limit Com
mittee
Hon. J. ;. Walker, President Legislative
Assembly-Sir: Your Committee on Fire
Limits to whom was referred an Act to
/ prevent the obstruction of streets in Homo
/ lulu, Lahaina, Wailuku, Kahului and
/ Hilo, would respectfully report that said
/ Act has not been considered by said com
mittee, only one member having responded
! to the call for meeting. therefore your
| committee report the same back without
| recommendation
JOHN T. DARE, Chairman.
Mr.. Thurston said he did not know the
object of the Attorney General in return
ing the bill, without it was that the
committee would not attend to its duties
He moved the report of the committee be
accepted.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said the bill
had been engrossed, and when it came up
for third reading it transpired during de-
bate that it should be made simpler and
less annoying TO property holders. The
members of the committee had been neg
I H. -,
bill back.
The President said the Fire Limit Com
mittee consisted of the Minister of the In
terror, Attorney General, Hons. Bishop,
Keau, Castle, Brown and Baker
The motion to accept the report OF the
committee was carried.
Mr.. Richardson said this bill was brought
in by the committee. He moved it be re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee, as he
doubted the propriety of: referring it back
to the Fire Limit Committees they might
return it in the same shape.
His Excellency Mr.. Gibson said this bill
was prepared by the late Minister of the
Interior. His attention was .new called to
the bill and he found he was member of
the committee. 1t had slipped his memory
that he had to succeed his predecessor as a
member of the committee.
The bill was recommitted to the Fire
Limit Committee.
- TAX COLLECTORS AND ASSESSORS.
I Mr.. ThurstOn presented the following
Questions in writing to the Minister of FL
nance: What is the percentage paid in
each district to each Tax Assessor and
Collector during 1884? Also, what is the
same for 1885? Also, what is the number
of dollars paid to each Tax Assessor and
Collector during the same periods?
CURE FOR LEPRosY.
I Mr.. Kaunamano presented the following
resolution
WHEREAS, D. Keaweamahi, Kealoha,
Humane, Haolemaikai, Mahiai, Nose, Ma
manu-, Meleana l. Meeana 2, who were
afflicted with leprosy and have been treated
and cured by S. H. Meekapu, who has had
no assistance from the Board of Health
therefore, be it
Resolved, That an item of $500 be in
serted in the Appropriation bill for the
said S. H. Meekapu for the pupose of en-
cOuraging him in his work.
The honorable member, in support of
his resolution, said that D. Keaweamahi
had been leper for five years, and foreign
doctors told him he was incurable. DR..
Hyde persuaded him to go to the Branch
Hospital for treatment. He did not do so,
and obtained permission to remain outside |
After taking the medicines prepared by S. |
H. Meekapu for one year he felt better and
WIS now perfectly cured. He (the speaker
thought that there were Hawaiian herbs |
that would cure the disease. He moved !
the resolution be referred to the Sanitary |
Committee. Agreed to.
Mr. Thurston moved the order of the |
day. Lost.
MAIL SUBSIDY BILL.
Mr. KauIu<ou moved that the rules be |
suspended and the bill relating to the pro-
motion of mail communication between |
the Hawaiian Islands and the United |
States be taken from its regular order |
The rules were suspended and the honor
able member moved the bill be read |
second time by its title and referred to a
second committee.
Mr.. Thurston said that as the Committee |
on Commerce had very little to do he |
would move it be referred to that commit |
tee.
Mr. Kalua favored the latter motion. 1t |
was not often they had the presence of the |
Hon. Mr.. Macfarlane, who was on this |
in the House. If they gave /
him something to do he would probably /
attend more frequently.
Hon, Mr.. Macfarlane said that if any |
bills or other matters were referred to the !
Committee on Commerce they would he !
attended to with promptness. The COM |
mittee had done considerable work already. |
Ae was ready at any time for committee |
work.
The bill was referred to the Committee |
on Commerce.
Hon Mr.. Cleghorn moved a suspension /
of the rules in order that a petition from |
certain banana growers, relating TO the !
subsidy bill be taken from the table and /
referred to the Committee on Commerce. /
Agreed to.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr. Kalua moved the order OF the day. /
Agreed to.
The President announced that the /
special order of the day was the cOnsidera- /
ton OF, the tax bill in Committee of the |
Whole.
Mr.. Thurston said that there was only /
half an hour left for business as the House /