The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-11
Eighty-ffth Day.
FRIDAY, Sept. :

FRIDAY, Sept. 7.
The House met at 10 o'clock, the PreSi-
dent, Hon. w. r. Castle, in the chair.
Minutes read and confirmed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Smith reported for the committee
to whom were referred the Wong Kim
claim. Committee find that question OF
law is involved that can be settled only by
the Courts and recommend that, for the
present, the matter be indefinitely post
poned. Adopted.
Noble Dole reported for the committee
to whom were referred the bill to authorize
the Minister of Interior to donate piece
of land to trustees for the erection of a
charitable institution. Recommend that
an acre of land be granted on Pensacola
by the mounted police. Laid on the table
to be considered with the bill.
Rep. Rice, for the Engrossment Commit
tee, asked further time on the engrossment
of the Appropriation bill. Granted.
ACTS APPROVED.
Minister Thurston reported seventeen
Acts signed by the King:
Relating to the Honolulu Fire Depart
ment.
Suits by and against the Government.
Honolulu Street Railway.
Prevent steam-coasting vessels of over
$50 tons from carrying lepers or other
persons having infectious or contagious
diseases.
Protection of fish.
Sale of malt liquors.
Sale OF goods by commercial travellers.
Sale of alcohol for mechanical, medicinal,
and scientific mn pOS1S
Amendment to Homestead Act.
Kokuas.
Encouragement of manufacture and sale
of taro -four.
Tax on carts and drays.
Proof of service.
Circuit Judges to issue warrants and
examine for commitment.
Conveyance of land to Trustees of Luna
lilo Home.
Clerks of Courts to tax costs.
Amend Section % tax laws of 1882 and
1886.
Minister Thurston reported back to the
House the Act to regulate the importation
and sale of opium, passed Aug. 14th, not
signed by the King, but become law by
operation of the ten days clause in the
48th Article of the Constitution.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Desertion-Third reading of the bill to
amend the Act relating to married persons
deserving each other.
Rep. Kalaukoa moved indefinite post
ponement, which was defeated on the fol-
lowing division:
Ayes Luhiau, G. n. Wilcox, Dowsett,
jr., Kalaukoa, Naone, Kauhi, F. Brown,
Kauhane, Kamauoha, Paris, Nawahine
Daniels, Helekunihi, Kawainui, A. S.
Wilcox, Rice, Gay, Paehaole-18.
Noes = Green, Thurston, Ashford,
Wilder, Robinson, Young, Jaeger, Smith,
send, Hitchcock, Bailey, Makee, Dole, C.
Brown, Deacon, Kamai, Mcguire, Horner,
Nakaleka-23.
The bill passed.
Gift of Land-Second reading of the bill
to authorize gift of an acre OF land on
Pensacola street, to trustees, tor charitable
purposes.
Noble Smith moved an amendment pro-
viding that when the premises cease to be
used for the purposes of the Act, the land
may revert to the Government.
Noble Young did not approve of the re-
version amendment. Large sums might
be expended in building on the land and
the premises might, from time to time,
" cease to be used, " but it would not be
right that the Government could step in
during a temporary period of non-occu-
pancy and take possession of the whole
property.
Noble Dole said it might happen in the
course of so or 100 years hence that the
Trustees of the institution might want to
change the location, and they should not
be deprived of the right to sell this prop
erty for that purpose.
Noble Smiths amendment passed and
the bill, as amended, passed to engross-
M no rpod q third fir1oa n n Saturday
COMMISSION APPOINTED.
The President appointed commission,
in terms of the resolution, submitted by
Noble Townsend, August 9th, and adopt
ed, relative to statistics and the census of
1890. The commission consists of Mobiles
Townsend, Smith and Jaeger.
THE 5000 MATTER.
Minister Green said no action had been
taken on the report of the committee on
the $4,000 matter.
Noble Warehouse moved the report be
adopted.
Minister Green asked if it was the inten-
ion of the committee that Mr.. Arm
strong's powers as Consul-General should
20 revoked.
Noble Smith said it was. He referred to
the terms of the report itself.
The report was adopted,
BILLS AWAITING APPROVAL.
Minister Thurston reported two bills
yesterday to the King for sigma |
,ure.
COMMITTEE ON AUDIT ACT.
Noble Smith said no report has yet been
presented by the committee, appointed |
July oath, to consider and report on the |
Audit Act
Minister Thurston said Noble Baldwin |
vas chairman of that committee For his |
part, he had been ready to meet the COM
nittee any time.
Noble Smith suggested the adyisability /
If appointing commission to report to |
next Legislature on the Audit Act.
The President said he had notified /
Messrs- Baldwin Kinney and Foster rnrn-