The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-06-18


q presiding officer. Noble Wight
was nominated and upon taking the
chair, formally opened the session.
Noble Smith was on motion elected
president pro TEN, and assumed the
chair.
PETITIONS.
Noble Waterhouse presented q
petition from one j. Goldenberg
praying that the sum of So be re-
funded him for overpaid taxes. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
Rep. Nakaleka presented a petit |
ton from Lahaina, praying that one
term of Circuit Court be held in
Lahaina. Referred to the select
committee appointed to consider the
bill relating to the terms of court.
Noble Warehouse presented
petition from the tax payers residing
on the slopes of Punchbowl, relating
to crown lands. Referred to Sc
lect committee.
Rep. Kamauoha presented petit
ton from Honolulu, praying that q
road be made from Smiths bridge to
Kamanuwai and that 5000 be appro-
priated for that purpose. Referred
to Minister of the Interior.
Rep. Paehaole presented q petit
ton from Honolulu praying that
undue haste be not used in sending
lepers to Kakaako; that doctors be
not confined to the use of pills only
in their treatment of lepers; and
that DR.. S. III. Meekapu be allowed
free access to Kakaako to practise
on the lepers.
Minister Thurston stated that the
pills used at Kakaalo are the pre-
scriptions of DR.. Unna and have
been used with decided success.
Referred to Sanitary Committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on enrolment re-
ferred back to the House bill re-
lating to the desertion of married
persons, as it is very incomplete
and they do not think it their place
| to fix it up. On motion it was re-
| ferred to the introducer.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILL.
Rep. F. Brown gave notice of q
bill to amend the laws relating to
water privileges.
Noble Castle read a first time a
bill relating to liens of mechanics
and material men. Referred to
Printing Committee.
Minister Thurston gave notice Of
a bill to regulate the manufacture Of
poi in Honolulu.
Rep. Kamauoha read first time
bill relating to Konohiki fisheries,
repeating the present law and max
ing the fisheries free.
| Rep. Brown moved to reject the
bill, as it was unconstitutional. He
said we have no right to take away
any vested rights of people in and
to property. We might as well
pass a law that all lands in the
Kingdom shall be free to the use OF
everybody.
Rep. Kamauoha said that the
Konohiki fishing rights are about
all that remains of the old feuda
laws and should be repealed. He
commended that fishes in the sea were
public property and should be free
to all, and not as now obtains. Thi:
law does not take any land away
from any one, it only makes the
taking of fish free to all. The mem.
Der from Koolauloa advocates the
taking of the crown lands from the
King and making them public, bu
opposes this measure; it must bt
that he has some clients who arr
konohikis.
Noble Townsend stated that h,
upheld the principle of the bill bu
thought it needed amending. HI
) considered the vested rights of /,
konohiki, the vested rights Of pi
rate. No man makes the fishes no
does he take care of them. III,
asked that the bill take its regula
! course.
Noble Widemann said if the oh
ject of the bill was to- do away witt
the vested rights of konohikls, w
had better kill it at onte. He dic
t think that konohikis had rights tina
should be respected, and any on
who had no respect for such rights
he had no respect for. He also SAT-
that Canada, America and all othe
? nations, were protecting their fishing
rights with men-of-war.
Noble Castle said that was an in
9 ternational question and had almos
brought war, but it was to decid
/, the three miles limit.
Minister Thurston said he shout
vote for the rejection OF this bill, a
it did interfere with vested rights
And if the Hon. Noble from Hill
t has no regard for such rights, tn
Supreme Court will have, and n
# matter how many laws we may pas
i. taking away property from indiy
duals-for this is property, the SUI
RENE Court will annul such law
. and restore the property. He wa
d with the Hon. member from Koolau
e loa regarding the Crown Land, an
did not consider that he was O
u both sides of the fence. They al
(? distinct classes of property. I'll
konohiki fisheries are private pre-
n perty, and the Crown Lands belon
to the government, and can be di