The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-16
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly Thirty-seVemth
Dag.

TUESDAY, June 18th.
The House met at 10 a. IN. Prayer
by the Chaplain. The following members
answered to the roll call: Their Excellen-
cies Gibson, Gulick, Kapena and Dominis ;
Hons. Walker, Parker, Bush, Kuihelani,
Liikalani, Baker, kauhi, Amara, Brown,
Kaulia, Kaulukou, Pahia, Nuhale, Ma
hinu, KaunamanO, Kalua. kekoa, Kau
au, Richardson, Kaai, Paehaole Kauai
and Palohau. The minutes were read in
Hawaiian and English and adopted.
REPORT or THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Cecil Brown, from the Judiciary
Committee, presented the following re
port:
Hon. J. s. Walker, President Legislative
Assembly-Sir: The Judiciary Committee,
to whom was referred the bill to create an
additional port of entry and departure OF
vessels from foreign countries in the col
lection district OF Kealakekua. Island OF
Hawaii, whereby Kailua is sought to
be made an additional port of entry, re-
spectfully report that they have had the
same under consideration and recommend
that the bill be laid on the table for the
reason that the port of Kealakekua is suf-
ficient to do any and all business that
the district may be blessed with in the
next twenty years to come.
(Signed): J. l.. Kaulukou, Cecil Brown,
]. X. Kaunamano, q. b. Palohau.
Mr.. Nahale moved the report be received
and laid on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Cecil Brown likewise presented the
following report:
Hon. J. ). Walker President Legisla-
tive Assembly-Sir: The Judiciary Com
mittee, TO whom was referred an Act sup
Elementary to article %, chapter 8, of the
Civil Code, respectfully report that they
have examined the said bill, and after due
consideration recommend that the bill do
pass.
(SIgneD: }. L. Kaulukou, Cecil Brown,
J. X. Kaunamano, g. B. Palohau.
On motion OF Mr.. Kaai the report was
adopted.
The bill will be read a third time on
Thursday.
His Excellency Mr.. Gulick, from the
Special Committee on bill to establish the
grades of streets and sidewalks, presented
a substitute bill and recommended its pas
sage.
On motion of Mr. Kalua the report was
accepted and laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill.
TX. MEYERS OATH.
Mr.. Kalua submitted paper stating that
it was in accordance with a statement
made by His Excellency Mr.. Gulick the
previous day, as follows:
Hon. J. S. Walker, President OF the Legis-
lative Assembly-Sir: / have been re-
quested by the Minister of the Interior to
state in writing the answer required to the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Baker. The
information desired is this: /. The date of
Il. X. Meyers appointment As Clerk of the
Honolulu Water Works. , The date at
which Z. X. Meyers took the oath of
allegiance and became a Hawaiian sub
ject.
On motion of Mr.. Kaai the statement
was referred to the Minister of the Inter
Tor.
BILL ENGRossED.
Mr. Richardson, from the Engrossment
Committee, reported a bill engrossed.
PEARL RIVER HARBoR AGAIN.
Mr.. Kaulukou presented the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, There are fresh reports cur
rent that the Government OF the United
States Is endeavoring to negotiate a new
treaty with the Hawaiian Government, on
the basis OF the cesSion of Pearl River Har-
Dor to the former Government, and that it
Is being kept secret; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs state to this Assembly whether
these reports are true or not.
The honorable member said that reports
were current about the cession of Pearl
River Harbor. He had heard that the
Hawaiian Minister at Washington had
written to a friend here stating that some
OF the Senators had spoken 10 him about
the use of Pearl Harbor aS a coaling sta
ton He hoped every member in the
House would do his duty to protect such
a cession and try to preserve the indie
pendence of the country.
Mr.. Kalua said that some time ago a
resolution of the same nature was intro
duced and answered by the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs. He had no fear as to any
cession, and the House had confidence in