The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-07-03
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Twenty-Fifth Day.
WEDNESDAY, June p.

WEDNESDAY, June q.
The House met at 10 O'Clock, the Presi-
dent, Hon. w. R. Castle, in the chair.
Minutes read and confirmed.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Kamauoha presented petition
from woman whose son has been taken
charge of by the Board of Health as leper'
praving that he may be left to be treated
by John KeaIiilio at her expense, and that
he would in that case report, from time to
time, TO the Board of Health. Referred to
the Minister of Interior.
The same member presented petition
from two lepers at Kakaako, TO be left
three months under treatment OF John
Kealillio. Referred to the Minister of In
terror
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Smith read reports of the Judiciary
Committee on eight subjects:
l. Petition from South Kona, relating to
certain Anti-Chinese Societies. Recon-
mend the petition be referred to the COM
mittee on Chinese matters.
2. Petitions introduced by Noble Hitch
cock and Rep. C. Brown, relating to Office
of Governor. Recommend the petitions
lie on the table to be considered with the
bill
8. Petition to make the President of the
Board of Education a Cabinet Minister
Recommend that the petition be laid on
the table until proper constitutional
amendments are introduced.
4. Petition to amend articles o9, 6Z, 90
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it lie on the table until proper amendments
are introduced.
3. Petition that no government or crown
lands be sold or leased to persons other
than residents and citizens. Committee
think it would not be wise to enact such
law and recommend the petition be laid on
the table.
6. Petitions a. for abolition of konohih
fisheries and C2) that animals be allowed to
run on konohiki lands. Recommend to
refer petition to the select committee on
konohiki fisheries bill.
The foregoing six reports were adopted:
Z. Bill to amend section 1858 of the Civil
Code, relating to practitioners, IN courts.
Committee think the bill will tail to accom-
plish what may have been the intention OF
the introducer, and recommend it be laid
on the table. Accepted and laid on the
table to be considered with the bill.
g. Bill relating to liens of mechanic
and material men. Recommend sundry
amendments and, with them, that the bill
pass. Laid on the table to be taken up
with the bill.
MEMBERS ABSENT.
Noble Smith, on behalf of Noble Bailey,
stated that the latter had found it neces-
sary, on account of urgent business, to go
to Maui.
The President made a similar statement
on behalf of Noble Baldwin.
Both Mobiles were excused
MINISTER'S ANSWERS.
Minister Thurston answered the ques-
tons of Rep. Kamanoha, relative to claims
for lands taken in the burnt district of
Honolulu for the improvement of the
streets. In answer to the first question, "a list
is submitted of unsettled claims on file
The answer to the second question is that
a settlement of each individual claim is a
matter of adjustment with the claimant,
based upon the application as compared
with a carefully prepared return from the
Government Survey, showing the number
of square feet taken and the nuRIber OF
feet frontage on the new street line, and az
this has not yet been done with the I'M
settled claims it is impossible to give the
area to be taken or amount of compensa-
ton, but the latter amount, after careful
estimate, is placed at $4s ,O4O.
NEW BILL.
Minister Green read, first time, bill
TO provide for the number, charges and
compensation of the pilots in the harbor of
Honolulu.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Military Bill.-Second reading of the
Military bill, section by section, continued
from previous day. Sections II to 16(some
Of, them amended), passed.
The bill, as whole. passed to ,engross-
ment, to be read third time on Monday.
Officers to Take Acknowledgements
Third reading .ot the bill relating to Off
GERS to take Acknowledgements. Passed.
Drunkenness.-Second reading of the
bill to define the term drunkenness"
Minister Ashford moved the bill be re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands
and Internal Improvements, for the reason
that many persons consider drunkenness
10 be an internal improvement.
Noble Hitchcock moved the bill be laid
on the table. Carried.
Noon recess, one hour.