Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-05-21

StIuCllOn. lhe Dill amends the law
regulating the transfer of children un-
der II (now r5) from one school to
another. Referred to Committee on
Education,
Hon. member Dickey read for the
first time bill to render ineligible for
election to the Legislature, Judges, Tax
Collectors and Assessors. Passed to
second reading.
Hon. member Thurston gave notice
Of bill for the relief of certain res
idents in Makiki Valley who had
claims against the Government
for land taken for a reservoir.
His EXcellency the Minister of the
Interior on suspension of the rules
reported as printed the following
bills;
An act rertting to the R,C, Mission
certain lands known as "Kalanika-
hua" used by the Mission for elee-
mosynary purposes. An act taxing
Chinese for support of sick and indi-
gent Of that nationality. An act
amending the "Cruelty to Animals"
Law. An act amending Section 1886
Civil Code, An act enabling tenants
on lands to use wood, water, ETC., for
their own use free of charge. On mo-
tion the House passed to the
ORDER OF THE DAY
The President announced the fol-
lowing as the members of the Com
mittee to visit public buildings and
institutions: Hon. members ..Dickey,
Richardson, Dole, Kauhane, Palahao,
and His Excellency w. M. Gibson.
The act defining the "ire limits" of
Honolulu and the style of buildings to
be erected therein passed its third
reading with the following amend
ments: "The interior of fire proof
buildings shall be ceied with fire proof
material, or lathed and plastered," in
stead of being made of tongued and
grooved wood.
The next bill on the list was one
regulating to kindling of fires in Homo
lulu. Several members reported that
they did not have copies of the bill,
and had not seen it, and it was, there
fore, placed at the bottom of the list.
An act amending the law relating to
appeals, providing for only one appeal,
was read for the second time and refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
An act providing that both parties in
suit tried before a jury shall have the
right to challenge two jurors each with
out giving reasons for doing SO passed
its second reading, and was, after a
motion to amend by Hon. member
Dole was lost, passed to engrossment
and ordered to be read the third time
on Saturday the 22d inst.
On motion of Hon. member Castle
the bill relating to pawnbrokers was
read for the second time by its title
and referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The same disposition was made of
an act relating to disorderly and va
grant persons on its second reading.
An act authorizing the King in
Privy Council to.desigpate any harbor
in the Kingdom port of entry and to
provide against smuggling was read for
the second time and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
An act authorizing the Board of
Education to redivide the islands into
election and taxation districts, on its
second reading was found to be defec-
tive and was referred to the Commit
tee on Education.
This finished the business on the
"Order of the Day." and after lively
debate on adjournment, motions being
made to resume work again on Satur-
day morning, Monday morning, and
(this) Friday morning the House ad-
journed to 10 o'clock this friday
A. NJ.