The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-23
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Seventy-first Day.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. %.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. %.
The House met at 10 o'clock, the Presi-
dent, Hon. w. r. Castle, in the chair. Alb
sent: Ministers Green, Austin, Thurston,
Ashford; Mobiles Robinson, Dowsett,
Jaeger, Smith, Waterhouse, Townsend,
Bailey, Campbell, Widemann, Makee, Viii
cox, Bertelmann, Dole; Reps. Kauhi, F.
Brown, Nawahine, Horner, Wilcox, Naka-
leka, Paehaole. Minutes read and con-
frmed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Dole read majority report of the
Committee on Public Lands, ETC., on the
petition, 14th inst, for change in the sys-
tenn of letting stalls in the hshmarket and
to abolish the weekly and monthly rentals.
Committee find no good reasons for the
changes asked and recommend the petition
be laid on the table. Laid on the table to
await the minority report.
The same Noble read the report of the
Committee on the petition, 18th inst, ior
wharf at HuelO, Maui, recommending the
petition be laid on the table to be consid-
cred with the Appropriation bill.
Rep. G. Brown moved the report be
adopted.
Noble Townsend raised point of order
that the report contains no findings of
facts and conclusions based thereon. The
report was referred back to the Committee.
Noble Baldwin read the Finance COmit-
tees report on the petition, 14th inst, of
H. G. Crabbe. Recommend that the petit
ton be laid on the table.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Cure of LeprOsy.-SecOnd reading of the
bill, introduced by Rep. Paehaole, 18th
inst, relating to the prevention of leprosy.
Rep. Kinney moved indefinite postpone
ment. Carried.
Dentistry-Second reading of the bill:
to regulate the practice of dentistry, sub
mitted It'll inst, by the special committee
on the bill on the same subject, introduced
May 81 by Noble Castle.
Minister Ashford and Noble Smith re-
spectively moved amendments.
Rep. Kinney moved the bill be laid on
the table Carried.
The same member moved the original
bill be laid on the table. Carried.
The same member moved the amended
bill submitted June IA, on the same sub
ject, be laid on the table. Carried.
Peddling and hawking.-Second reading
of the bill, introduced by Noble Foster
June 81, and the substitute bill, submitted
3rd inst. by the SPECIAL committee on the
original bill, to prohibit peddling and hawk
ing of goods.
Noble Townsend moved both bills be laid
on the table. Carried.
Internal Taxes.-SecOnd reading of the
bill submitted by the Finance Committee
10th inst, for the bill introduced July by
Rep. Kamauoha, to amend the tax laws.
Rep. Kinney moved the bill be referred
to the Judiciary Committee. Carried.
Judges.-SecOnd reading of the bill relat-
ing to the number of Justices of the Su-
preme Court, introduced by the Judiciary
Committee, 18th inst. Passed to engrOSS-
ment, to be read a third time on Thursday.
Commercial Paper.-Second reading of
the bill, introduced June 9, by Noble
WaterhOuSe, " to prevent the issue of com
mercial paper as circulating medium, -
and the report of the Judiciary Committee,
9th inst, thereon.
Considered, section by section, with
amendments proposed by Committee.
Passed to engrOSsment, to be read third
time on Thursday.
PaSSpOrtS.-SeCOndr reading of the bill in
trOduced by Noble Hitchcock, July 10, to
repeal the passport law, and the majority
report of the Judiciary Committee thereon.
The report was printed in full in the
ADVERTISERS report OF proceedings under
Date of July q.
Noble Hitchcock moved the bill pass.
Rep. G. Brown moved it be indefinitely
postponed.
Rep. F. Brown did not think it fair that
the Government should collect debts for
private individuals without even receiving
a commission therefor.
Noble Smith said the law is intended as
a check on bad men defrauding their cred
itOrs.
Noble Townsend said the law is held up
in foreign newspapers as a disgrace to this |
He could see no reason why the |
Hawaiian Kingdom should not be free in |
this respect as well as other countries.
Minister Ashford looked upon the law |
as an Act for bOlstering up rotten credit !
system in business. No other country has |
such a law.
The bill was Indefinitely postponed on
the following division:
Ayes--Thurston, Robinson, Young, |
Jaeger, Smith, Luhiau, Naone, G. Brown, |
Deacon, Kinney, Mcguire, Kauhane, KAN |
AuOha, Nawahine, HOrner, Kawainui, AS. |
Wilcox, Rice, Gay, Paehaole-20.
Noes-Green, Ashford, Wight, Motley, |
Wall, Townsend, Hitchcock, Richardson, |
Makee, G. n. Wilcox. Dole, Hustace, Ka- !
laukoa, F. Brown, Kamai, Daniels, Hele- |
kunihi-17.
Noon recess, one hour.