The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-27

1OESDA1 y uAC 10
The House met at 10 O'Clock, the Presi-
dent, Hon. w. R. Castle, in the chair. A
quorum was had at 10:13. Minutes read
and confirmed.
PETITIONS.
Noble Warehouse read petition, signed
by AZ taxpayers, for an appropriation of
5000 for repairs on the Waikahalulu road.
Noble Dole presented a petition, with Y
signatures, mostly Chinese merchants,
setting forth that they are law-abiding tax
paving residents of this Kingdom; that
some of them have resided here many
wears, married and have families and pro-
perty here; that in all things wherein the
individual is conducive to the general wei
fare, they will compare favorably with any
other nationality. Petitioners represent
that the Chinese furnish no greater pro-
portion of law breakers than others; that
in offences against public order, their pro-
portion is smaller; that in the domestic
relations their record and the facts are in
their favor They further represent that
they are possessed of the same feelings and
feel an insult as keenly - other people;
that the provision OF the recent restrictive
act requiring photographs OK applicants for
return permits Is insulting lad places petit
TONERS upon the plane OF criminals; that
the provision requiring Zee of five dollars
for return passports is Oppr i've. Finally,
petitioners believing that so enlightened
and honorable body of men" will legislate
Justly respectfully pray Q) for a repeal OF
the photograph clause and (2) for reduc-
ton of the return permit fee to two dollars.
Rep. Kinney read petition from Hama
kua for $3.50 900 for a water supply for
Hamakua. The petition is accompanied
by a document signed by the representa-
tives of HonOkaa Sugar Co., Kukaiau
Plantation Co., Hamakua Plantation Co.,
and the Paauhau Plantation, in which
they offer an annual rental OF $4,000 for
sufficient water for fuming and other plan
tatiOn purposes. Referred to the FINANCE
Committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. F. Brown reported two bills
printed.
Noble Young for the Military Commit
tee, reported new printed draft OF the
Military bill, embOdying the amendments
made by them and by the House; also the
committees report on the petition pre-
scented by Rep. Paehaole, from Honolulu,
Dist instant, for the disbandment of mill
tary companies.
Committee find more than IS persons in
this Kingdom who would rather not have
the Volunteers, and for that part of it,
would rather not have any police either;
but that the circumstances that made the
Volunteers a necessity demand that the
same be kept in high state OF efficiency, |
and recommend that the petition be laid
on the table.
The report was adopted.
Rep. Rice reported a bill engrOssed.
RECONSIDERATION.
Noble Baldwin moved reconsideration of |
the vote of the previous day by which the |
bill relating to the Honolulu water supply |
was referred to the Committee OH Public |
Lands, etc. Carried.
Tho n TO |
tee, consisting of Mobiles Widemann and |
Bailey, Reps. F. Brown and Horner, and |
the Minister of Interior.
NOTICE OF NEW BILL.
Minister Green gave notice of a bill to
provide for the number, charges and COM
pens1tiOn of pilots for the harbOr of Homo
ulu.
Noble Smith read, first time, bill to
amend Chapter LII, laws of 1886, relating
% the observance of Sunday.
Noble WaterhOuSe read, first time a
dill to regulate the keeping of books of ac-
counts by wholesale or retail licensees.
ORDER OF THE cay.
Security for cOsts.-ThIrd reading of the
)ill to amend Section $50 of the Civil Code, |
elating to security for costs. Passed.
Military FOrces.-SecOnd reading of re-
Used military bill, with recommendations
# committee thereon. Considered section
~ section.
Section 1 provides that the military
orces of the Kingdom shall consist of Q) |
he Kings Guard, (2) the Honolulu Rifles
four com panies), 30 the Kings Own, a.
queens Own, 90 Princes Own, TO- LeleiO-
loku Guards. The last four named will
consist of one company each.
Among other provisions, it is proposed
O be enacted that the Kings Guard and
he volunteer organizations shall consist of
lot more than 90 men to each company.
Sections to 10 passed.
MINISTERIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
d Minister Green announced that news
lad just been received, per steamship Aus
raliA, of the death OF the Emperor of
Germany. The Minister moved that, as
oxen of respect to the memory of the
ncaa sod En- nnrnr the HnuSa ad innrrn a |