The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-18
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Sixty-seventh Day.
FRIDAY, Aug. II.

The House met at 10 o'clock a. m, the
President. Hon. w. r. Castle, IN the
chair. Absent; Ministers Green, Thurs
ton. Ashford; Mobiles Dowsett, Jaeger,
Smith. Wight, Hitchcock, Baldwin, Bailey,
Campbell, Widemann, Makee, Wilcox;
Reps, Dowsett. F. Brown, Kinney. Min
utes read and confirmed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Townsend read the report of the
Education Committee on an item in the
Appropriation bill, repairs and permanent
improvements to boarding schools, $1,000
recommending that the item do pass.
Adopted.
The same Noble read the Education
Committee report on the proposed item,
Normal Department in FOrt-St. School, So
900, recommending the same to be inserted.
Laid on the table to be considered with
the Appropriation Dill.
The Same Noble read a minority report
by himself as chairman OF the Education
Committee on the proposed item OF S45,OOO
for building and repairs of school houses
After consultation with the Inspector
General and the President OF the Board OF
Education, the chairman OF committee
concluded that the sum asked can not be
that no miS-appECatiOn of the money Will
be made. Laid on the table to be cOnsld-
cred with the Appropriation bill:
Rep. +. Brown reported one bill printed.
Noble Robinson read the report OF the
Committee on Commerce on the bill intro
duced July "a by Rep. c. Brown, to repeal
Chapter xxx. of the Session Laws OF
1880 being an Act entitled " An Act to
prevent fraudulent expectation OF Foreign
as Hawaiian produce to ports of the United
States" Recommend that the bill be IN
definitely postponed. Adopted.
Noble Smith for the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported on the bill introduced by the
Attorney GeneraI June 5, to provide for
the bringing of suits by or against the Gov
eminent, recommending a new bill. Ac-
cepted, and the new bill read first time,
by title.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
The President read a note from Noble
Bailey saying that he had been obliged to
return home for a few days, and asking
leave of absence. Leave granted.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Minister ThurstOn moved the two bills,
| relating to segregation, be placed on special
orders. Carried.
Coffee-Thlrd reading of the bill for en-
enlargement of the cultivation of coffee.
Noble Wight moved an amendment to
! the first section providing that the pro-
posed plantation be located at Roma or
| Puma, Hawaii.
Rep. c. Brown did not think the proviso
| necessary. The location of the plantation
will be best settled by the parties who in
| corporate to engage in the enterprise.
The Minister of Interior named several
places where coffee of superior quality is
cultivated.
Rep. Kamauoha thought if the Govern
ment is going to subsIdize the company
| with money and land, it ought to have the
| right to decide the question of location.
IL ii h lGNTT
| hampered with this amendment, although
| he hoped the plantation would be started
at KOna.
Rep. Nakaleka moved indefinite post
ponement of the whole bill. 1t looks like
a measure brought i'll to help somebody.
1t will not be necessary to go far, if outside
| the House at all, to find all the stOckhOld-
ers of the proposed company. He does not
believe in the enterprise that sits down and
waits for the Government to start new
! business.
Rep. Kinney said the bill had been suff-
| GENTLY discussed on second reading, and
he would now distinguish himself by NOV
ing the previous question. Carried
indefinite postpOnement was lost on divi-
sion:
Ayes-Robinson, Jaeger, Waterhouse,
Foster, Luhiau, Wight, Motley, Wall, Ma
kee, KalaukOa, NaOne, Kauhi, Mcguire,
Nawahine Gay, NakaIeka, Paehaole-17.
Noes-Green, Austin, Thurston, Ash
fora, Young, Smltn, townsend, hlICn-
cock, Richardson, Dole, Hustace, c.
Brown, F. Brown, Deacon, Kamai, Kin
ney, Kauhane, Kamauoha, Paris, Daniels,
Helekunihi HOrner, Kawainui, A. 5. Will
cox, RIce-25.
The amendment offered by Noble Wight
was negatived on the following division:
Ayes-Jaeger, Foster. Luhiau, Wight,
Wall, Makee, Kalaukoa, Naone, Kamai,
Kamauoha, Paris, Kawainui-12.
Noes-Green, Austin, Thurston, Ash
fore, Robinson, Young, Smith, Water
house, Motley, Townsend, Hitchcock,
Richardson, Dole, Hustace, c. Brown, F.
Brown, Deacon, Kinney, Mcguire, Kau-
hane, Nawahine, Daniels, Helekunihi,
Horner, A. s. Wilcox, Rice, Gay, Pae-
haOle-2S.
The section and the bill passed.
Street Railway-Second reading of the
bill relating to the Honolulu street rail
way, under vote of reconsideration passed,
August 4th.
Amendments were offered by the At
torney-General and adopted, upon which
the bill passed to engrossment, to be read
a third time on Monday.
Noon recess, one hour.