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is really necessary in order to meet the
increasing demands for water in Honolulu,
sufficient power eau be readily obtained
H. P. BALDWIN,
L. A. TRURsTON,
GEO. II. DOLE,
las | DoWsETT lR

l.
Noble Waterhouse moved the report be
adopted. The subject matter of the report
was discussed by MOBILES Widemann and
| Smith and Minister Thurston. The report
was adopted.
| LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
The President said he had received a
communication from Noble Bertelnann
saying that he was obliged to take passage
for the Coast on account of his health, and
asking permanent leave Of absence. With
this note was medical certificate by Dr..
Trousseau. Leave OF absence is granted.
MINISTER'S ANSWER.
Minister Green answered the question OF
Noble Widemann, relating to instructions
to bankers about assessment returns,
stated that no terms and conditions were
made other than the simple one that they
should pay taxes on their cash on hand
and not on the amount of the balances at
the credit of the depositors.
NOTICES OF NEW BILLS.
Noble Richardson gave notice of bill to
amend the law relating to the cultivation
and sale OF ava.
Noble Hitchcock gave notice of bill to
amend sections and 2 and repeal sections
8 and OF Chapter LVI. of the Penal Code,
entitled, ITO prevent married persons
Rep. Kinney gave notice of bill to de-
fine and limit the authority of courts and
judges to punish for contempts in certain
cases.
Rep. Kamauoha gave notice of bill to
encourage the manufacture of taro -four
Rep. Kinney gave notice of bill to faci-
litate the segregation of lepers.
Rep. Kamauoha gave notice of bill to
repeal the Act providing u permanent set
Element for J. o. Dominis.
NEW BILLS.
Rep. Paehaole read, first time, bill to
amend the Act relating to the sale OF ava.
RESOLUTION.
Rep. F. Brown moved that all commit
tees to whom petitions or bills have been
referred be required to report before the
7th OF August Adopted.
RECONSIDERATION.
Rep +. Brown moved that his vote on
the final disposal of the internal taxes BILL |
yesterday, be reconsidered.
The President said the member was un- |
questionably entitled to the privilege of |
reconsidering his vote.
Noble Smith said that possibly the men,
Der wants to reconsider the House.
Rep. F. Brown moved reconsideration of |
the vote by which the bill referred to was
laid on the table. Lost.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Coffee Leaf Diseases-Second reading of |
the bill to prevent the introduction of |
coffee leaf diseases, with the report, of the
9th inst, of the Committee of Commerce
thereon. Passed to engrossment, to be
read third time on Friday.
Fraudulent Expectation Second reading
of the bill to repeal the Act of 1850
to prevent fraudulent expectation of
foreign as Hawaiian produce to ports of
the United States.
c reen, Mobiles Baldwin, Hitchcock and
Widemann, and referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce.
Attendance at School-Second reading Of
the bill introduced by Noble Baldwin, June
8th, to amend section 20 of an Act, enti-
tied an Act to repeal Chapter Y. of the
Civil Code, and to regulate the Bureau of
Public Instrction, approved January 10,
1865, with the report and amendments Of
the Education Committee thereon.
The amended section contained a pro-
viso modifying the prescribed period OF
school attendance from the age of six to
fifteen years, to the effect that pupils might
be released at thirteen it. after due exam
nation they proved themselves well
in the elementary branches. An
amendment to this proviso was submitted
by the committee.
The committees amendment provided
that the release of pupils at the age of
thirteen, should be discretionary with the
Board of Education on receiving satisfac-
Lory guarantees that pupils excused be
thereafter properly employed, and further
the Board to revoke releases
should they find the persons so released
abusing the privilege.
Rep. Nakaleka was opposed to the bill.
He thought that, as rule, children need
Ill the time the law assigns to them, in
chool, and even more. He moved indefi-
lite postponement.
Noble Smith said nothing had been heard
If any desire for change in this law until
he Portuguese came. Parents, among
hat nationality, have generally little APP
of the advantages of education, |
md having large families are anxious to j
ret their children out of school to set them {
o work to earn a livelihood. The Portu- {
,uese will prove a valuable accession to I
he population provided they are educated;
otherwise they will be an element of evil. |
n the interests of the Portuguese them I
elves, he would support the motion to in {
efinitely postpone the bill. The standard
t education should be raised instead of /
0wered.
Noble Baldwin did not believe that five
er cent. of the pupils in schools in the @
utter districts could pass the examination L
equired under this bill. Many are only C
Raging out their time in school, waiting t
Ill they are Fifteen when they will be re-
,ased. This will offer stimulus to chill ! L
rem to endeavor to advance themselves so | t
S to secure their release at thirteen. He v
loved the bill pass to'engrossment. e
Noble Townsend said that the Commit | c
se on Education wished not to open the
cor very wide. They thought that it b
1ould be left entirely discretionary with d
lie Board of Education whether any ex- Il
nptions of this kind should be granted. g
he committees amendment left the door e
lst as wide open as it ought to be. Hell be- e
eyed that the Board ought to have the o
over to revoke any excuse from attend
ace at school which they find is Only b
lding one to the number of loafers and b
no patch iddle'players. There are enough D
this class in the country now. 81
Rep. Kinney said it was well for man b.
1t to get SO far ahead of the age in which | T
: lives that the crowd will lose sight of 81
IN. This, he believed to be a sensible
easure, calculated TO do good. d.
Rep. Kamauoha favored the bill, as it a
Ould act as stimulus to the pupils in the tt
hools. II
Rep. C. Brown moved the amendment al
the Committee on Education be adopted.
Rep. Paehaole thought children ought to Il
i've more time in school. They only be- tt
n to learn anything when about twelve SC
ars of age. If this bill passes, the height al
hifi0n NTH Sorua will no RI oct OT1f 0f \;