The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-08
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Eighty-ffth Day.
FRIDAY. Sent. Z.

FRIDAY, Sept. T.
The House met at 10 o'clock, the Presi
dent, Hon. w. r. Castle, in the chair.
Minutes read and confirmed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Smith reported for the committee
to whom were referred the Wong Kim
claim. Committee find that question Of
law is involved that can be settled only by
the Courts and recommend that, for the
present, the matter be indefinitely post
poned. Adopted.
Noble Dole reported for the committee
to whom were referred the bill to authorize
the Minister of Interior to donate piece
of land to trustees for the erection of
charitable institution. Recommend that
an acre of land be granted on Pensacola
street on the vacant lot formerly occupied
by the mounted police. Laid on the table
to be considered with the bill
Rep. Rice, for the Engrossment Commit
tee, asked further time on the engrossment
of the Appropriation bill Granted.
ACTS APPROVED.
Minister ThurstOn reported seventeen
A cts signed by the King:
I Relating to the Honolulu Fire Depart
ment.
J Suits by and against the Government.
! Honolulu Street Railway.
prevent steam-cOasting vessels of over
$50 tons from carrying lepers or other
persons having infectious or contagious
diseases.
VPIOtectiOn of fish.
Sale of malt liquors.
= Sale OF goods by commercial travellers.
\ Sale of alcohol for mechanical, medicinal,
manufacturing and scientific purposes.
~ Amendment to Homestead Act.
SKOkuaS.
j Encouragement of manufacture and sale
of tarO -four.
TAX on carts and drays.
Z Proof of service.
slCircuit Judges to issue warrants and
examine for commitment.
Conveyance of land to Trustees of Luna
lilo Home.
clerks of Courts to tax costs.
Amend Section % tax laws of 1882 and
1886.
Minister Thurston reported back to the
House the Act to regulate the importation
and sale of opium, passed Aug. 18th, not
signed by the King, but become law by
operation of the ten days clause in the
48th Article of the Constitution.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Desertion-Third reading of the bill to
amend the Act relating to married persons
deserving each other.
pOnement, which was defeated on the fol-
lowing division:
Ayes-Luhiau, G. N. Wilcox, Dowsett,
jr., KalaukOa, NaOne, Kauhi, f. Brown,
Kauhane, Kamauoha, Paris, Nawahine,
Daniels, Helekunihi, Kawainui, A. S.
Wilcox, Rice, Gay, PaehaOle-18.
Noes = Green, Thurston, Ashford,
Wilder, Robinson, Young, Jaeger, Smith,
Waterhouse, Wight, Motley, Wall, Town
send, Hitchcock, Bailey, Makee, Dole, c.
prCx Ii
Nakaleka-23.
The bill passed.
Gift of Land-Second reading of the bill
to authorize gift of an acre OF land on
Pensacola street. to trustees, for charitable
purposes.
Noble Smith moved an amendment pro-
viding that when the premises cease to be
used for the purposes of the Act, the land
may revert to the Government.
Noble Young did not approve of the re-
version amendment. Large sums might
be expended in building on the land and
the premises might, from time to time,
cease to be used, - but it would not be
right that the Government could step in
during temporary period of nOn-Occu-
pancy and take possession of the whole
property.
Noble Dole said it might happen in the
course of so or 100 years hence that the |
Trustees of the institution might want to |
change the location, and they should not !
erty for that purpose. |
Noble Smith amendment passed and |
the bill, amended, passed to engrOss- !
ment, to be read third time on Saturday. |
COMMISSION APPOINTED.
The President appointed commission, |
in terms of the resolution, submitted by |
Noble Townsend, August 9th, and adopt |
ed relative to statistics and the census of |
1890. The commission consists of Mobiles |
Smith and Jaeger.
THE ELS, 900 MATTER
Minister Green said no action had been
taken on the report of the committee on
the Els, 900 matter
Noble Warehouse moved the report be
adopted.
Minister Green asked if it was the inten-
ton of the committee that Mr.. Arm
strong's powers as COnsul-General should
be revoked.
, Noble Smith said it was. He referred to
the terms of the report itself.
The report was adopted.
BILLS AWAITING APPROVAL.
Minister Thurston reported two bills
presented yesterday to the King for sigma
ture.
COMMITTEE ON AUDIT ACT.
Noble Smith said no report has yet been
presented by the committee, appointed
July oath, to consider and report on the
Audit Act.
Minister Thurston said Noble Baldwin