The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-04
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative AssembIy-ThIrd Day.

guessing him 70 attend anu administer INC
oath to the members who were not present
on Saturday.
Mr.. Keau moved as an amendment that
the Committee on Credentials appointed
on Saturday examine the credentials OF the
newly arrived members. The amendment
was carried and the committee retired
few moments later they returned, and the
Chairman reported the credentials of the
following members in good order: DR.. j.
Wight, Messrs F. Pahia, f. Kelloa and L.
Aholo.
The same committee, as on Saturday,
waited on the Chief Justice, but as he was
engaged, Associate Justice McCully at
tended and administered the oath to the
newly arrived members.
VICE PRESIDENT ELECTED.
Mr.. Kaai nominated Mr.. L. Aholo for
Vice President of the Assembly, and /
moved that the rules be suspended and he
be elected by reclamation. The motion |
was carried, and Mr.. L. AholO was de- |
clared duly elected Vice President.
The President announced that petitions |
were in order.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Keau moved that the President APP
point the standing committees. The petit
tons as they were presented could be re-
ferred to them.
Mr.. Kalua thought if Mr.. Keau wanted
the committees appointed first, it would be
necessary to suspend the rules.
Mr. Brown moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the President name his stand
ing committees.
The Attorney General rose to point OF
order. He said if Mr.. Brown would read
rule so he would find that it provided that
the committees should be appointed at the
commencement of the session.
After a few remarks from Mr.. Brown in
explanation, Mr.. Dole said the Attorney
General was quite correct. 1t was always
| in order for the President to name the
| committees at the beginning of the session.
| He could do so at any time he was ready.
| The Attorney General then moved that
| the President should name the standing
| committees. Carried.
| No petitions being presented, the
| President called for reports of special COM
mittees.
Mr.. Dole, chairman of the special COM
mittee appointed to draft a reply to His
| Maiesty's speech, asked for further time.
Mr.. Kaulukou said that the rules allow
a committee five days.
The President then read the list of stand
ing committees as follows:
! FOREIGN RELATIONS.
+ Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, Hon. Samuel Par
| ker, Hon w r. Castle, His Excellency T.
p zKanoa. Hon. S. W. Kaai
I 9. n. DIcKey, lion. J. Keau3 Hon. F. H.
I Hayselden
! MILITARY.
His Excellency p. P. Kanoa, Hon. G. f.
Richardson, Hon. C. H. Judd, Hon.
Junius Kaae, Hon. Geo. w. Macfarlane.
| PUBLIC LANDS AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Hon. Samuel Parker, Hon J. I. Dowsett
Hon. j w. Kalua, Hon. D. H. Nahum,
Hon. Frank Pahia.
ACCOUNTS.
Hon. F. II. Hayselden, Hon ]. Kau-
hane, Hon. A. p. Paehaole, Hon. Jesse
Amara, Hon. f. L. Kauai
PRINTING.
His Excellency CT. Gulick, Hon J. f.
Bush, Hon. J. A. Kaukau.
JUDICIARY
Hon. J. L. Kaulukou, Hon. J. II. S. Mar
tin, Hon. Cecil Brown, Hon. J. X Kauna-
u.
SANITARY.
Hon. Godfrey Rhodes, Hon. J. X. Kau-
namanO, Hon. G. P. Palohau, Hon. f. L. |
Kauhi, Hon. J. K. Nahale.
EDUCATION
Hon. c. r. Bishop, Hon. s. w. Kaai |
Hon. L. A. Thurston, Hon Asa Kaulia,
Hon. E. Kekoa.
COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE AND MANUFAc-
TURES.
Hon. G. w. Macfarlane, Hon. S. G.
Wilder, Hon. S. B. Dole, Hon. f. K. Lii
kalani, Hon j. T. Baker.
REVISION AND ENROLMENT.
His EXcellency J. o. Dominis. His Elk
celIency w. NJ. Gibson, Hon H. a. Wide
mann, Hon. E. L. Kauai, Hon. E. Kekoa.
Mr.. Castle moved that list of the com
mittees be printed but later he withdrew
it.
Mr.. AhOlo moved that a committee be
appointed to attend to miscellaneous bust
ness. Carried
REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
His Excellency the Minister of Interior
ON behalf of the Minister of Finance, who
was confined to the house through sick
ness, presented the Finance report for the
biennial period ending March 81, 1886,
printed in Hawaiian and English.
The President instructed the messenger
o distribute them to the members :
Mr.. Kalua said that the Finance report
lad been presented by the Minister of In
eriOr. The Minister of Finance was not
resent. Where was he? He moved the /
eport be returned to the Minister of Inte- b
ior. The Minister of Finance ought to be g
ere to meet the Finance Committee. He \
earned that he was sick, and hoped that l
ny remarks he might make would not t
luse him pain, s.
The Attorney General asked Mr.. Kalua e
n what motion he was speaking. b
Mr.. X alua replied on motion to return Il
lie Finance report TO the Minister of In W
riOr. He had not seen any official notice fe
at the latter was acting for the Minister
Finance.
Mr.. Aholo would like to know what
ould become of the report after it was N
turned to the Minister of the Interior. is
r. Kalua ought to remember that the in
mister of Finance was very sick. He o.,
81 heard on SundaC that he was dead Z ,