The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-28

by Its title and referred to the select
committee on fire limits. Carried.
Rep. Baker read a first time an
act to provide for the keeping of ac-
counts of the public departments in
Hawaiian and English.
Rep. Nahale presented a resolu-
ton that the Attorney-General state
to the house, verbally or in writing,
his opinion on the law regarding the
trial of the hon. member for Puma
(Mr. Kekoa), at the late sitting of
the Second Judicial Circuit at Hilo,
the Constitution providing that mem
bers of the Legislature are exempt
from arrest or trial during session,
or coming to or going from a ses-
sion,
Rep. Kalua moved that the reso-
luton he amended by striking out
the words, verbally or in," as the
reply should be in writing. AS it
was provided that the Assembly
should be the Judge Of qualifications
of its own members, then if it finds
that the hon. member had been
elected contrary to law, it was bound
to unseat him.
Rep. Kaulukou did not know what
reasons the hon. member had for
introducing this resolution. The
Legislature was the highest power of
that kind in the kingdom. 1t was
higher than the Supreme Court.
There was nothing but outside re-
ports regarding the trial in question,
and those should receive no more
attention from the house than the
barking of dogs or the prattle of
children. He moved the indefinite
postponement of the resolution.
Rep. Dole seconded the motion,
but on different grounds from the
mover. The Constitution gives free
dom from arrest to members during
q session, but this hon. member was
arrested before the session, and was
only tried on appeal during the ses-
sion.
Rep. Nahale said it was not with
the object of unseating the hon.
member that lie made the resolution,
but the Constitution said no member
should be tried for any offense, and
he wanted the Attorney-General's 5
opinion on the legality of the pro-
ceedings.
Mr.. Wilcox, Interpreter, pointed
out a discrepancy between the Eng
lish and Hawaiian versions of Art.
55 of the Constitution, which seemed
to have occasioned all the trouble,
the Hawaiian saying the member
shall not be tried for any oflense,
while the English said "they shall
notsbe held to answer for any speech
or debate made in the Assembly, in
any other court or place whatsoever.
Rep. Nahale, saying the sentiment
of the house seemed to be against
his resolution, asked leave to with
draw it, which was granted.
The President stated that yester-
day motion to adjourn, simply,
was made, and asked the house to
bear in mind that the passage of a
motion to adjourn without fixing a
time might make 1t difficult to deter
mine when the house should meet
again. He also read communica-
tion from His Excellency Governor
Dominis, inviting the Assembly to 6
drill and luau of the Kings Guard:
at the Palace at II O'Clock to-day.
Rep. Kalua read first time al
act to amend sec. 101, Civil Code
to authorize the Minister of the In
terror to grant licenses to ferry boat:
for hire, plying in the harbors o
Honolulu, Lahaina, Hilo and Ka
hului.
Rep. Dole read first time an ac
to regulate the immigration o
Chinese. 1t provides that no yesse
shall take any more Chinese mel
into the Kingdom than the numbe
of Chinese women brought on tn
same vessel, men TO mean male
over II years of age, and womel
females over Is. Returning Chi
nese are excepted.
Rep. Kauai read first time a
act to amend sec. 32, chap. A, law
of 1882, relating to the seizure O
spirituous liquors. 1t authorize
any District Justice, the Marshal
Sheriffs, and their deputies, an
constables, to seize liquors expose
for sale without license, and an
vessel, vehicle, boats or horses en-
{ ployed in transporting liquors reason
ably supposed to he for illegal sale
, The penalty for persons convicte
; under the act is fine of not NOR
than $500 or less than 500, or in
prisonment for not more than on
year or less than three months.
Minister Kapena presented tn
, following resolution
Resolved, that the Hon. l.. a
Thurston, member for Molokai an
Lanai, has abused his privileges O
, the floor of this house by grossl
I; insulting the Minister of Financ
> and the other Cabinet Ministers, an
that it is the sense of this Hous
/. that the offending member make a
= apology to this House.