The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-29


Perhaps Mr.. Nahale might have some. The /
Legislative Assembly is the highest author /
ity in the Kingdom, and it is the sole judge |
Of the qualifications OF its members. The
Supreme Court has nothing to do with 1t.
There had been no petition sent in protest
ing against the election. Reports have
been heard from the outside and the AS
sembly should pay as much attention to
them as 70 the bark of q little dog. He
moved the resolution be indefinitely post
pOned.
Mr. Dole supported the motion to in
definitely postpone. The question could
be answered without the assistance OF the
Attorney General. Mr. Kekoa was not ar
rested after the session began, but before,
and the case was only heard during the
session on an appeal. According to the
Constitution members cannot be arrested
during a session.
MI Nahale said he iii not offer the reso-
luton with the purpose Of unseating Mr..
Kekoa 1t appeared to him his resolution
was not meeting with much favor 50 he
would withdraw it.
Mr.. Wilcox, the Interpreter, said there
was discrepancy between the English and
Hawaiian versions of article % of the Con
stitution which seemed to have occasioned
all the trouble, the Hawaiian saying the
mc,nber shall not he tried for any offense,
while the English said they shall not be
held to answer for any speech or debate
made in the Assembly, III any other Court
or place whatsoever
The President stated that ON Thursday
motion to adjourn, simply, was made, and
he asked the House to bear in mind that
the passage of a motion to adjourn without
fixing time might make it difficult to de
termine when the House should meet
again. He also read communication
from His Excellency Governor Dominis
inviting the members of the Assembly to a
luau to be given by the Royal Household
! Guards during the afternoon at Iolani
! Palace
LICENSING OF BOATS
| Mr. Kalua read a first time bill to
/ amend section 1O1 of the Civil Code. relat-
| ing to the licensing of ferry boats. Passed
to second reading.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
| Mr.. Dole read a first time an Act to reg
| uIate the introduction of Chinese into the
| Kingdom. Passed to second reading. 1t
| provides that no vessel shall take any
| more Chinese men into the Kingdom than
| the number of Chinese women brought on
! the same vessel men to mean males over
! u years of age, and women females over
! To- Returning Chinese are excepted.
! SEIZURE OF sPIRITUOUs LIQUORS.
| Mr. Kauai read a first time a bill to
! amend section 80, chapter A, of the Laws
| of 1882, relating to the seizure Of spirituous
| liquors. Passed to second reading. 1t
! authorizes any District Justice, the Mar
/ shall, Sheriffs and their deputies and Con-
! stables to seize liquors exposed for sale
without license, and any vessel, vehicle.
boats or horses employed in transporting
| liquors reasonably supposed to be for ille-
! gal sale The penalty for persons con-
| victed under the Act is a fine of not more
! than $500 or less than 800, or imprison-
mont fas, not moro than ono year or less
! than three months.
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
His Excellency Mr.. Kapena offered the
following resolution: Resolved, That the
Hon. L. A. Thurston, member for Molo-
| kai and Lanai, has abused the privileges on
the floor of the House by grossly insulting
the Minister of Finance and the other Cab
met Ministers, and that it is the sense OF
this House that the offending member
make an apology to this House"
His Exceilency, in support Of the reso-
luton, said Mr.. Thurston had i'll the col
umns of the Daily Honolulu Press" made
lying statement.
Mr.. ThurstOn rose to point of order
the Minister was using unparliamentary
| language He asked for the President 5
ruling.
The President ruled the Minister was in
order, as he was under the impression an
untruthful statement had been made. and
he had a perfect right to say so. 1t would
lnot be in order for the Minister to call a
Smember liar.
! : His Excelency Mr.. Kapena said the ex-
preston he used was common among Ha-
waiians for anything untruthful.
Mr.. Thurston again rose to point of
order, but Immediately sat down.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved the resolution be
/ adopted, and also moved the previous
question.
Mr.. Thurston thought ii rather an indie
cent act to move the previous question
on such motion. OF course he had no
right to speak.
! Mr.. Kaulukou said it was some time
/ since the resolution was offered, and Mr..
! Thurston had wasted his opportunity if he
wanted to speak. Instead of getting up
and answering the resolution, he had oc-
| cupied his time in raising points of order.
! He had no one to blame but himself
| Mr.. Kalua asked if it was in order to
| move the adoption of a resolution, and di-
rectly afterwards the previous question.
/ The President ruled it could be done.
| The previous question was then put and
carried.
Mr.. Kalua moved the ayes and noes be
taken. Carried. He also asked the Presi-
| dent to instruct the Sergeant-at-Arms to
bring in every member.
The following is the result of the vote:
Ayes-Their Exccllencies Gibson, Gulick,
Kapena and Neumann, Hons Kaae, Ka-
noa, Martin, Hayselden, Keau, LIlikaIani,
Baker, Amara, Kaulia, Kaulukou, Pahia.
Kaunamano, Nahale, Nahinu, Kekoa,
Aholo, Kaukau, Richardson, Kauai and
PalOhau-24.
Noes-Hons. Kauhane, Kalua, Dickey
and Paehaole-4.
Hons. Wight, Dole and Thurston did not
vote.
The President declared the resolution