The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-14

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The total amount expended was So 1886 %
and the average relief for each person was
| So 40. All the accounts of each person are
| presented with bills and vouchers in due
form. The Privy Council authorized the
| expenditure OF $4,000 to provide for tenn
| porary relief, and the committee feel that
they have fully accomplished the object.
The full amount has not been expended.
The accounts are closed, and it was thought
proper they should be presented to this
Assembly. There is some pressure in regard
to few OF the small accounts which are
due. He moved that the report of the
committee be printed. Agreed to.
DILAToRY COMPLETENESS.
Mr.. KaunamanO said that as Chairman
of the special committee on roads and
bridges he called meeting for O'Clock
this morning, but none of the members at
tended. He begged leave to return num-
Der of resolutions and petitions which
were to nave been considered by the com
mittee. He would give another notice
that there would be meeting OF the same
committee directly after the House ad-
journed to-day.
CONSTITUTION OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Mr.. Kaulukou gave notice of an Act to
provide for the appointment of five Judges
the Supreme Court.
RELIEF OF CHAs. b. WILSON BILL.
Mr.. Kalua read a first time an Act to
relieve Mr. Chas B. Wilson, Superintend-
ent of the Water Works. On suspension
of the rules, the bill was read a second
time by its title.
Mr.. Kaulukou said, from what had come
to his knowledge, relief ought to be granted
Mr.. Wilson. He moved the bill be referred
to select committee, with Mr.. Dole as
Chairman.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said he hoped
the motion to refer TO a select committee
would not prevail The House was pro-
vided with standing committees. The
work of the standing committees had been
seriously disturbed because the members
are scattered through select committees.
He thought that ut this late day no more
select committees should be appointed.
The standing committees should be urged
to exert themselves to clear up the work
on their tables He would amend by NOV
ing that the bill be referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Mr.. Dole seconded the motion. If Sc
lect committee were appointed he would
not like to act as Chairman, as he had ad-
vised Mr.. Wilson in this matter. The lat
ter is entitled to an investigation. He
thought the Judiciary Committee the
,,rnDar ono RI which RI rafar tho hill
On the question being put, the bill was
referred to the Judiciary Committee by
vote OF 19 to II.
HOMESTEADS.
Mr.. Dole gave notice of an Act to amend
section 4, chapter IS, of the laws of 1884,
relating to homesteads.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Dole also read proposed amend
ment to article 10 of the Constitution re-
lating to the withdrawal of money from
the Treasury without the consent of the
Legislative Assembly but as it was not
translated into Hawaiian the matter was
deferred.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
Mr. Kaunamano presented resolution
as follows:
That the Assembly returns thanks to
| the Hon S. c. Wilder for his kind invita-
ton to the members of the Assembly to
visit Kalawao, Molokai, by the steamship
Likelike, and that the Assembly notify the
honorable Noble that they accept his kind
| invitation.
The resolution was adopted.
| CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
| Mr.. Brown asked if the Minister of For
| eign Affairs was prepared to answer the
| questions propounded to hun respecting
} the admission of Chinese into the country.
+ His Excellency Mr.. Creighton said: In
! reply to the question put 70 me by the
! honorable member for Koolauloa (Mr.
| Brown, have to say that all persons OF
! Chinese nationality who have landed in
the Kingdom since May Is, 1886, have pos
sessed passports regularly issued under
| the regulations of 1st September. The
passports presented by these people were
chiefly issued ut Honolulu, only women
and children being able TO obtain them al
Hongkong or San Francisco. These all
/ bear the visas of the Consuls General al
Hongkong and San Francisco, and those
issued in Hongkong have also the visa OF
the San Francisco Consulate indorsed upon
them. There can therefore be no doubt as
to the genuineness of these documents.
One of the passports was issued by me
under regulations No. to Mr.. Yep Foo, q
storekeeper of this city, well known tC
| many persons here, who, after the grea