The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-07-03
.THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
MONDAY, June %.

PETITIONS.
Rep. Kalaukoa presented petition from
the district of Honolulu for more electric
lights near Smiths bridge. Referred to
committee on Public Lands, etc.
Noble Warehouse presented a petition
from John Spencer fora refund OF IS taxes
on a carriage that he did not possess. Re
ferred to Finance Committee.
Rep. Paehaole presented petition from
Lanai that carrier be appointed to carry
mails around the island of Lanai. Re
ferred TO the committee on Public Lands,
etc.
Rep. Helekunihi presented a petition
from Kaanapah to amend the education
laws so that the President of the Board of
Health may be called Minister of Educa-
ton.
Rep. Kamauoha presented a petition
from Kaanapali, with A signatures, that
the konohiki sea fisheries and the fisheries
connected with lands sold by the govern
ment be free TO the people on such lands
and not to others outside OF them. Laid
on the table TO be considered with the
Konohiki fisheries bill.
n Rep. Paehaole presented a petition from
l4I2nal, with 81 signatures, that a Road
Board be appointed for that district, and
$4,000 appropriated therefor.
Rep. Helekunihi presented a petition
from Kaanapali that the law be changed so
that the President of the Board of Health
will become Minister of Health. Referred
10 the Sanitary Committee.
Rep. Paehaole presented petition, with
40 signatures, from Kaanapai, that ami
mails belonging to tenants of konohikis be
allowed the privilege OF running on kono-
hiki or government lands. Referred to
judiciary Committee.
Rep. Nakaleka presented petition, with
16 signatures, that leper hospitals be erect
ed on all the islands of the Kingdom. Re-
ferred to the Sanitary Committee.
Rep. Paehaole presented a petition that
no crown lands be leased or sold to people
other than residents of the Kingdom.
ACTS SIGNED BY THE KING.
Minister Austin reported the following
Acts signed by His Majesty:
To provide for and regulate theinternal
police of the Kingdom.
Relating to the property and rights OF
married women.
To confer upon Notaries Public the
power to administer oaths.
To provide ior the registration of prints,
labels and trade marks.
To amend IAN Act TO regulate the issu-
August, 1884.
To amend Article 81, Chapter XVI, of
the Civil Code, relating to the Registrar OF
Conveyances.
Providing for Prison inspectors, and de-
fningtheir duties and powers.
To provide tor the registration OF copy
rights.
To repeal Chapter LII. of the Penal
Code, concerning rewards to Sheriffs, etc.
Providing for the Communication of terms
of imprisonment OF prisoners in certain
cases.
The Minister added that these are all the
bills engrcssed and delivered to His Ma
jesty up to the present time.
THE KING GOING AWAY.
Minister Green stated that His Majesty
the King proposes to go to Kona on Tues
day morning to be absent during the re-
mainder of this week.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Telegraph Cables.-Secoud reading of
the Inter-1sland Telegraph Cables bill.
The second section was taken up, and,
after some discussion, referred TO a select
committee, consisting of Mobiles Smith and
Hitchcock Minister Austin, Reps. c.
Brown and Kinney.
Parcels Post.-Third reading of the bill
to authorize the establishment of q system
of Parcels Post. Passed.
Chinese Permits.-Third reading OF the
bill to limit the time within which permits
for Chinese to enter the Kingdom may be
used. Passed.
Security for Costs.--Second reading of
the bill to amend Section $50 of the Civil
Code, relative to security for costs. Re
ferred back to EngroSsing Committee.
The following were read, a second time,
by title, and referred TO the several COM
mitteeS named with them:
Proceedings in MISUNDERSTANDING
Committee.
Exempt Steamships from Carrying
Lepers, etc.-Sanitary Committee.
Challenge to Jurors judiciary Commit
tee.
Liens of Mechanics, judiciary Com
mittee.
Konohik Fisheries-Select Committee.
Manufacture of Poi-Commerce Com
mittee.
On the second reading of the bill to
amend the Constitution by adding a section,
to be entitled 47A., debate ensued in which
several members took part. The pro
posed amendment authorizes the legiSla-
ture to restrict or prohibit the admission
of Chinese, SO that no law shall be de
clared unconstitutional because confined
In its operation 10 Chinese, or any body or
class thereof.
Noble Young said-It is seldom that the
honorable Representative from Hamakua
and myself disagree, but we do most de-
cidedlv disagree with regard to this bill to
amend the Constitution with view to class
legislation. l am opposed to tamperlng
with the Constitution; it is too young
baby to be pulled about roughly and have
the hair torn out of its head. No one
knows what the next legislature will be
composed of. There may not be any OF
the present members OF this House there
and If YOU begin to dissect the Constitution
now, and with so bare an end in view as to
provide for class legislation, who knows
what may be attempted next legislature?
| regard this bill as a blow aimed at the
principal industries of the Kingdom ard
will not support it. There are other ways
of regulating the Chinese matters with
much less danger than tampering with the
Constitution. I therefore move the indefi-
mite postponement of the bill.
Rep, Kinney said wish to tell the hon.
Noble that he hasn't got the power TO post
pone the consideration of this question
that this House has not. You may XII
this and kindred measures but you will
not then have succeeded in getting rid OF
this ouestion-it has come to stay The
course of the hon. Noblein thus attempting
to kill this measure in its inception and TO
prevent it going to a committee for lnyes-
tiyation "a courtesy extended to every bull
however crude and i'll adyised) certainly