The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-10
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Eighty-sixth Day.
SATURDAY, Sept. 8.

SATURDAY, Sept. 8.
The House met at 10 o'clock, the Presi-
dent, Hon. w. r. Castle, in the chair.
Minutes read and confirmed.
NOTICE OF NEW BILL.
Noble Smith asked leave to give notice of
bill. The object of it is to authorize
remission of postage on the Paradise of
the Pacific" Leave granted. and notice
given accordingly.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Rep. F. Brown announced the report of
the KalaWaO committee printed.
CHARGES OF BRIBERY.
Minister Ashford read the following:
The undersigned, Clarence w. Ashford,
Attorney-General of the Kingdom, hereby
alleges and charges that two members of
this honorable House, to wit, the Hon. a.
Kauhi, Representative for the District of
Eva and Waianae, and Hon. G. p. Ka-
mauoha, Representative for the District of
South KOna, have been, during the week
last past, while such members of this
honorable House, and while attending its
sessions and sitting and voting therein,
guilty of the offence of accepting brides to
influence their respective votes upon meas
ures pending before this House, to wit,
upon the proposed constitutional amend
ment in reference to Chinese, which was
voted upon, and indefinitely postponed by
this House, on Wednesday, Sept. s. 1888;
and also that said A. Kauhi and G. P.
Kamauoha were, during the time afOre-
said while such members of this House as
aforesaid, guilty of the offence of bribing
and attempting to bride other members of
this House, and of promising and paying
money to other members of this House to
influence the votes of such other members
upon the proposed constitutional amend
ment aforesaid, and in consideration of
the votes of such other members upon said
measure as aforesaid. Be it therefore
Resolved, that a select committee of this
House be appointed to investigate the
above charge and all matters incident
thereto, and that such committee when
appointed shall be invested with and pos
sess full power and authority to send for
persons and papers III aid of such inVesti--
CATION and to examine such persons upon
oath or otherwise, and that said committee
are hereby directed to report with all con-
venient speed, their findings of facts there
in, together with any recommendations
they shall think fit to make in the premises.
CLARENCE w. ASHFORD,
AttOrney-General.
September 8, 1888.
After remarks by Mobiles Smith and
Young the AttOrney-G eneral RepS Pae-
haOle, KamauOha and kauhi, the resolu-
ton was adopted. An investigating com
mittee, consisting of Mobiles Smith, Hitch
cock and Dole, Reps. Kauhane and a. S.
Wilcox, was appointed.
CENSUS COMMISSION.
Noble Hitchcock moved that the Census
Commission, appointed yesterday, be auth
orized to procure books and stationery
necessary for prosecuting their work, at a
cost of not exceeding $3.50, and that an
item be inserted in the Appropriation bill
for that purpose. Adopted.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Gift of Land-Third reading of the bill to
authorize a grant of land on Pensacola
street, for charitable institution. Passed.
BILLS AWAITING APPROVAL.
Minister ThurstOn reported two bills
presented to the King for signature.
BILLS BECOME LAW.
The following bills, passed, August ODD
were returned not signed by the King, but
become law by operation of the ten days
clause in Article 48 of the Constitution:
To prevent the issue of commercial
paper as a circulating medium.
To facilitate the segregation of lepers.
Relating to the number Of the Justices
of the Supreme Court.
NEW BILL.
Noble Smith read first time, bill to
authorize the Minister of Interior to allow
a remission of postage on the publication,
known as the Paradise of the Pacific"
On suspension of the rules, the bill was
read a second time and passed to engross-
ment, to be read third time on Monday
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE TO MEET
Noble Smith gave notice that the inves-
tigating committee on the bribery charges
would meet at o'clock p. M, in the room
adjoining the legislative chamber.
At II II the House adjourned to 10
o'clock Monday morning.