The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-02


ing that the matter be referred to
the Minister of Interior.
Rep. Palohau moved the report be
adopted.
Rep. Thurston moved in amend
ment that it be laid on the table. If
the balance was due the house
should order it paid.
Rep. Aholo explained that there
was no evidence from the Road |
Supervisor ON The subject.
Rep. Kauhane, who presented the
petition, supported the amendment.
Rep. Kokoa gave personal testi-
mony to the house of the correctness
of the claim.
The amendment carried.
The same member presented re-
port from the Finance Committee
on petition from certain tenants of
crown lands on Molokai, that $3.50
of taxes collected from them be re-
funded. The committee find that
under the law petitioners should
have had recourse to the Local Tax
Board, and that they had their
remedy in the Supreme Court
therefore recommend the Assembly
not to grant the prayer of the petit
ton. Adopted.
Rep. Kaulukou presented report
of the Judiciary Committee on the
two bills relative to the descent of
property, introduced by Reps. Kalua
and Dole, finding that both were
unnecessary and would be in some
respects injurious, and that the
present law was satisfactory and
unders tood by the masses; therefore
recommending that the bills be laid
on the table.
Rep. Dole claimed that the COM
mittee had misunderstood his bill,
and moved the report he laid on the
table to be considered with the bills.
Rep. Thurston supported the mo-
ton, and went on TO show defects in
the present law which should be
remedied.
\ motion to lay on the table,
simply, was carried.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Rep. Dickey presented n report
from the special committee to visit
public buildings. He said the eX-
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nlr.
Gibson). owing to his official con-
nection with some of the buildings,
was excused from signing the report,
although he agreed with its tenor
The report is given in full below
HoN. j. S. WALKER, President of
the Legislative Assembly. SIR
Your committee 10 which was given
the duty of visiting the Government
buildings beg leave to report rs fol-
lows: your committee went first to
the Oahu Prison which we found in
a good state of cleanliness, and the
building generally in good condi-
ton. The new wing has been of
great assistance in caring for pris-
oners, and q similar wing should be
erected opposite to it if the number
of prisoners increases to any great
extent. The floors of cells on the
main buildings need renewing. The
hospital should be better ventilated.
Barred windows in the gable ends
would probably serve the purpose.
The kitchen is too low and too near
the privy. 1t could be moved with
out great expense to another part of
the yard and by adding somewhat tc
the material be made more roomy
and comfortable.
I; We next Visited the Kallaako hos
: pital for lepers and were greatly
! pleased with its arrangement ant
condition. The buildings are wei
arranged and the inmates, under tn
e efficient care of the self-sacrilicin!
It sisters in charge are well provided
v for. Your committee recommen'
= that as the finances of the countr
permit, similar establishments will
e equally good managers if procura
!, BILE, be placed in various parts o
II the kingdom, in order that the re
h naming lepers may he segregate
g in comfort near their homes.
= The Kapiolani Home adjoing is
e model of comfort and cleanliness
'e The only fault we found was that
IL was not full enough of children
- The institution should be filled to ii
. utmost capacity by the children G
! lepers. We recommend to eac
l. member of the Legislature that h
use his influence in his district I
have the children of lepers sent
I this comfortable home where cal
and good education await them.
J. On visiting the Insane Asylu
your committee found the building
in a cleanly state but far from beir
comfortable. The rooms of ma
building are small and poorly vent
as lated as in less degree are those
by the pay department. A great ado
u. ton could be made to the comic
ST. OF inmates and employees by lettiI
"a. on water in pipes which should