The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-15
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly Thirteenth
Day.
FRIDAY, Nav I4th.

FRIDAY, May 18th.
The House met at 10 O'Clock a. m After
prayer by the Chaplain, the Secretary read
the minutes of the previous session, which
where approved.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Paehaole presented a petition from
Molokai that So 200 be inserted in the APP
preparation bill for substituting steamer
to run regularly between the islands of
MoloLai, Lanai and Maui. On suspension
of the rules, he read the petition Referred
TO Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Amara presented a petition from
the district of Waialua, with sixty sigma
lures, that 800 be appropriated for i'm
proving the roads in the district. Referred
to Committee on Public Lands.
REPORT OF PRINTING COMMITTEE.
His Excellency Mr. Gulick Chairman of
the Printing Committee, reported the fol-
lowing bills as printed: An Act to amend
section 847 of the Civil Code, relating to
the Chancellor and Vice Chancellors an
Act to grant a permanent pension for
Thomas w. Everett.
INTERNAL TAXES
Mr.. Castle read a first time an Act to
consolidate and amend the law relating to
internal taxes. Passed to second reading.
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mr.. Baker said he introduced a resolu-
ton the other day asking the Minister of
the Interior if u. X. Meyers, Clerk of the
Water Works, had taken the oath of allegi-
ance before commencing the duties of the
office. The Minister made some reply
yesterday, but he did not feel satisfied
with the answer. He had been to the In
terror Department, but could find nothing
on the record to show that Meyers had
taken the oath. He introduced the resolu-
ton with the best motives. If Meyers has
not taken the oath, he ought to do so with
out further delay He moved that the
Minister lay before the Assembly the oath
prescribed, so that the date may be known.
The motion was carried.
PENSIONS.
Mr.. Dole gave notice of bill to regulate
the granting of pensions.
HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES.
Mr. KaIua presented a resolution that
His Majesty's Chamberlain, c. IL. Judd,
be requested to lay before the Assembly
an account of the expenditures of the item
household expenses for the past biennial
period. The honorable member, in sup
port Of the resolution said the Assembly
had proper right to know how the appro-
priatiOn had been spent. The resolution
calls for a detailed account.
His Excellency the Attorney General
moved the ayes and noes be taken. Car
ried
The resolution was carried by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Their Excellencies Gibson, Gulick
and Neumann; Honorables Bishop, Dom
inis, Dowsett, Cleghorn, Rhodes, Wilder,
Kuihelani, Kaae, Martin, Macfarlane,
Hayselden, Keau, Lilikalani, Amara,
Brown, Kaulia, Kaunamano, Wight Ma
hale, Nahinu, Kauhane, Kalua, Aholo,
Kaukau, Castle, Kaai, Thurston, Paehaole,
Dole and Palohau. Total, SO.
Noes-Honorables Kanoa, Parker, Baker,
Pahia and Kauai. Total, 5.
PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution that His
Maiestv's Ministers furnish in writing to
the House the amount of debts now owed
and unpaid by the Government, irrespec-
tive of the Government bonds now in force;
and those bonds that may have become
due and are unpaid; and to furnish the
names of the persons TO whom due and
the amount due each person. Carried.
ROAD TAXES.
Mr. Thurston offered the following reSO-
luton: That the Minister of the Interior
report to the House in writing the amount
of road tax collected in each district during
the past biennial period; the amount of
such road tax expended in each district;
A. of no
balance of road tax amounting to $3S, 13l 80
remaining and unexpended on the 3lst
March, 1884; and the whereabouts of the
unexpended balance of $67 1916 16 OF the
road tax collected and unexpended during
the last biennial period Mr.. Thurston,
in support of the resolution, said he wanted
to know what had become of the road tax
for the past biennial period.
His Excellency the Minister of Interior
said that owing to the unprecedented
amount of work to be executed, it was i'm
possible for the printer to have the report
of this department ready at the opening OF
the session. The information called for
by the resolution will be furnished in the
report. The printers have promised the
report early next week.
Mr.. Thurston asked that the resolution
be laid on the table until the report of the
Interior Department comes in. Carried.
MILITARY EXPENDITURES:
Mr.. Dole presented a resolution that the
Minister of Foreign Affairs be requested to
furnish detailed account of the expendi-
lures of guards and voluntary military
companies for the past biennial period.
Carried.
FIRST READINGS.
Mr.. NahaIe read q first time bill to
make Kailua, Hawaii, a port of entry for
foreign vessels. Passed to second reading
Mr.. Cecil Brown read first time an Act
to repeal an Act entitled " An Act to re-
enact an Act to prohibit natives from leav-