The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-07
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Eighth Day,

WEDNESDAY, June 8, 1888.
The House met at 10 o'clock, the Presi-
dent, Hon. S. g. Wilder. in the Chair.
PETITIONS.
Noble Warehouse presented petition
from residents of Honolulu, praying for
an appropriation of $500 for extension of
Vineyard street. Referred to Committee
on Public Lands and Internal Improve
ments.
Rep Kamauoha read a petition from
Peter W. Waha, setting forth that he had
purchased lot of u 40 acres of land at
Kipahulu, and paid for it, and now prays
that a royal patent be issued to him for
said land. Referred to Minister of In
terror.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Townsend said the Committee on
Education had certain bills under consid-
Grafton, but could not report on them until
they had before them the report of the
Board of Education.
Noble Castle presented vOluminous re-
port of the Commission appointed by the
Legislature of 1885, upon the election laws
of the Hawaiian Kingdom; also draft of
an Act to amend and consolidate the cleo
GlOIl laws Oh Cno hlIlSUOIl.
The report of the Commission and the
proposed bill were placed in the hands of
the printers, and would be ready, in
pamphlet form, about the end Of the week.
The report and bill were, on suspension
of the rules, read by title.
Rep. f. Brown, for the Printing Com
mittee, reported the prison bills ready for
distribution, and that other bills were near
ly ready.
Rep Kalaukoa moved that the Clerk be
instructed TO pay Representatives the $25G
each. to which they are entitled for the
session.
Noble Castle remarked that he supposed
none of the Representatives would vote on
the resolution, as they were interested
parties.
The resolution was ruled to be uneces-
sary, as the Expense Act had become law.
QUESTION TO MINISTER OF FINANCE.
Rep. Paris asked the following of the
Minister of Finance:
Why the appropriation for salary of
District Judge for North KOnO, i'll Table
b. of the Minister'S report, is put down as
drawn in full to March 81, 1888, when SAID
Judge has received no pay from January
l, 1888, to March 81 1888?
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration of the bill to provide for
the discharge of certain duties heretofore
performed by the Governors of the differ
ent Islands.
Minister Ashford moved the bill be con-
Sidered section by section.
Noble Smith moved the bill be referred |
to the Judiciary Committee.
Rep. G. Brown seconded the motion of |
Noble Smith. The performance of all the |
duties of Governors is not sufficiently |
provided for in this bill. The committee |
might supply these requirements. The |
Act, as it is, would entail very serious diff |
fculties in the office of the Minister of |
Finance.
Minister Ashford said this bill had passed |
the HOuselast session. There is no use in |
the office, as now existing. If the House |
thinks there is any advantage in referring |
the bill to committee, he would offer no |
strenuous objections 1t is not too much |
to say that the retention of the office of |
Governor is extremely unpopular at |
present.
Noble Widemann said: Assertion is not |
proof and change is not Improvement. |
The AttOrney-Ge said that the Office |
of Governor is unpopular. 1t may be SO to
the Attorney General but it is mot SO to him,
the speaker. The Minister perhaps knew
the country better than he did, but he
looked upon this as a time-hOnOred insti-
tuition in this country, and as such the
natives certainly regard 1t, and they ought |
to have a voice in the matter.
The ayes and noes were called for on the
motion to refer to the Judiciary Commit
tee, when there appeared:
FOr-Dowsett, ST., Young, Jaeger, Castle,
Smith, Luhiau, Baldwin, Widemann, G.
n. Wilcox, Hustace, DOwsett, jr., Naone,
Kauh1, G. Brown, F. Brown, Kamai, Ma
guire, Kauhane, Kamauoha, Paris, Nawa
hine, Daniels, Helekunihi Horner, Hawai-
nui, A. S. Wilcox, Gay-27.
Against-Green, Austin, ThurstOn, Ash
ford, Robinson, Warehouse, Foster,
Wight, Motley, Wall. Townsend, Hitch
cock, Bertelmann, KalaukOa, Deacon, Rice
-16.
The bill was referred to the judiciary
Police Bill.-Consideratlo of the Act to
provide for and regulate the internal police
of the Kingdom, read a second time, by
title, on Monday.
This is the bill, with the exception of
line or two, passed, under the same cap
ton, at the session of 1887.
The bill was taken up, section by section.
Sections 1, 4, 5, 6, g. 10, IL and II passed
as read.
Sections 2, 3, and passed, with amend
mentS.
At II o'clock, the house took recess, one
hour.
Ate noon.
A quorum was obtained at L IT p. m.