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

TUESDAY, Aug Z.
The House met at 10 o'clock, the Presi-
dent. Hon. w. r. Castle, in the chair. Alb
sent. Ministers Green, Austin. ThurstOn
and Ashford; Mobiles Robinson, Dowsett,
Young, Jaeger, Wall, Townsend, Richard
son, Campbell, Widemann, Bertelmann
and Dole; Reps. Dowsett, Kalaukoa, Kau-
hi. Kinney, Daniels and Helekunihi. Min
utes read and confirmed
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Public Lands and In
ternal Improvements presented report
on certain petitions, % for street from
Iiliha or King street to Hauhaukoi, %
for 81 900 for a road from Kailua to Oopu-
ola, Makawao, 'aui, 81 for $1,000 for re-
pairs of road from Puma to the Volcano,
"a for So 900 for repair of the road up ka-
lihi Valley The subject matter of the
PRAYER of the first enumerated petition
was disposed Of in the Committed report
of the 18th July. The remaining three are
recommended to be laid on the table to be
considered with the Appropriation bill.
Adopted.
The same Committee reported on the petit
find only two or three premises in the To-
cality not connected with the Honolulu
water works. The cost OF the work prayed
for would be 81 500 or $1,000. The King
street main is too small to properly supply
those now holding water privileges. From
this main there are more privileges granted
than from any other main IN the city. The
undertaking of the work Is not deemed ad-
visable at present Committee recommend
that the petition be referred to the Minister
of Interior. Adopted.
The same Committee reported on the
bill: authorizing the Minister OF Interior
to convey to the Trustees under the will of
his late Majesty w. G. Lunalilo certain
land at kaiwiOkaihu, district of kOna,
Oahu, adjoining Lunalilo Home premises.
The land in question was viewed by some
members of the Committee. Amendments
are suggested, with which Committee
recommend that the bill pass. Laid on
the table to be considered with the bill.
Noble Townsend asked an extension OF
time Cor the Committee on the Fire De-
partment.
Noble Smith asked an extension Of time
for the committee on the Els 900 question.
Rep. PaehaOle asked further time for the
Kalawao Committee, appointed 9TH June.
Rep. Kinney asked further time for the
Alcohol Committee.
All four requests were granted.
Noble Waterhouse presented the report
vi Jlc COLlI1llGISS, GppOIIlGSO IA IIloC.J OIl
the bill to better prevent illicit traffic in
spirituous liquors, approving of the bill.
but believing it insufficient for the purposes
intended, they submit new bill. The re-
port is accepted and the new bill read,
first time, by title.
Noble Hitchcock read the report of the
Select Committee on the General Election
bill. Committee submit a revised and
amended bill. The report is signed, d. H.
Hitchcock, G. Brown, L. A. Thurston, Z.
w. Ashford.
Noble Smith cOncurs with the report ex-
cept on the conclusion reached relating to
Jurisdiction on qualifications of members
and also the penalties for offences under
the Act.
Laid on the table to be considered with
the bill.
Noble Richardson read report of the
committee on the proposed item of $1,000
on the Appropriation bill for the KapiO-
lani Park Association. Committee have
looked into the matter very thoroughly
and, from the facts adduced, recommend
that the item be passed with hope that
the Kapiolani Park Association will be
able to make some kind of an arrangement
with the Hawaiian Jockey Club to remove
the whole or a portion of the board fence
surrounding the race track, within the
coming two years. The report is signed, |
John Richardson, Henry Waterhouse, w. !
A. Kinney.
Rep. Kawainui would concur in the APP
but with the proviso that the |
fence round the race track be removed be- |
fore the Association receives any more !
public money.
The reports were discussed by Mobiles |
Smith, Wight Widemann, |
Ministers Ashford and Thurston, Reps !
Kinney and G. Brown, until noon, when |
recess was taken to 1 ;15 p. m.