The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-03
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Fifty-Fifth Day.
THURSDAY, Aug. 2.

THURSDAY, aug. =.
The House met at 10 o'clock, Hon. W.
R. Castle, President, in the chair. Absent
Ministers Green and Thurston; MOBILES
Dowsett, Young, Jaeger. Smith, Baldwin,
Campbell, Widemann. Makee, and Ber-
telmann; Reps. kalaukoa, Kauhi, Kim
ney, Kauhane, Kamauoha, Paris, Daniels,
Wilcox, and Nakaleka. Minutes read and
confirmed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. C. Brown, for the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported on the bill referred to
them, July 26th, relating to attendance at
school. Recommend certain amendments
and with them that the bill pass. Laid on
the table to be considered with the bill,
Rep. Paehaole presented a minority re-
port on the konohiki fisheries bill, and the
bill to amend section LAT, Civil Code, re-
lative to the taking of wood, ii leaves, etc.
Laid on the table to be considered with the
bills.
RESOLUTION.
Minister Thurston moved the following:
WHEREAS, by reason of the death of the
Hon. Samuel g. Wilder, member of this
Assembly, there is a vacancy in the num-
Der of Mobiles to which the Island of Oahu
is entitled.
Resolved, that the Secretary of the AS
sembly is hereby instructed to inform the
Minister OF Interior of such fact, and re-
quest that an election be ordered to fill
such vacancy. Adopted.
NEW BILL.
Rep. F. Brown read, a first time, bill to
amend section 1,O36 of the Civil Code.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
KonOhiki fisheries.-SecOnd reading of
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mauOha, to repeal sections 387, 1888, 389,
800 391, 392, 1874, 395. and 1896, of the Civil
COde-relating to the kOnOhiki fisheries,
and defining their authority as set forth in
said sections, and the bill to amend section
l AT of the Civil Code, with majority and
minority reports of Committee thereon.
Minister ThurstOn moved that both bills,
being unconstitutional, be laid on the table.
The ayes and noes were called on the
motion, as regards the kOnohiki fisheries
bill, with the following result:
Ayes-Green, Austin, Young, Jaeger,
Smith, Foster, Wall, Townsend, Hitch
cock, Makee, Dole, Hustace, G. Brown,
Deacon, Nawahine, Homer, Kawainui. A.
S. WilcOX-18.
Noes-Luhiau, Naone, Kauhi, Kamai,
The bill was laid on the table.
Taking hrewOOd, ii leaves, etc.-SecOnd
reading of the bill to amend section 1, Az
of the Civil Code, with committee reports
thereon.
Noble Hitchcock moved indefinite post
ponement.
The motion was adopted on the following
division:
Ayes-Green, Austin, Thurston, Robin
son, Young, Jaeger, Waterhouse, Motley,
Wall Townsend, Hitchcock, Bailey, Ma
kee, Dole, c. Brown, Deacon, Horner, A.
S. Wilcox, Rice, Gay 30.
Noes-Smith, Luhiau, Richardson, G. n.
Wilcox, Hustace, Naone, Kauhi, F Brown,
Kamai, Kamauoha, Nawahine, Helekuni-
hi, Kawainui, Nakaleka. Kapaehaole-15.
Tuition fees.-Third reading of the bill
relating to tuition tees in Government
schools. Passed.
No tuition fees.-Third reading of the
bill to prohibit the collection of tuition fees
in certain Government schools. Passed.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The President appointed on the tax
assessment bill of yesterday, a committee,
consisting of the Minister of Interior,
Reps. Wilcox and Kinney, Mobiles Town
send and Young.
Usual noon recess. one hour.