The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-06-26
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The Legislative Assembly.

! shove referred 10 was. and Is, Government
/ lsnd.
In answer to the question, if the govern
| ment intends to issue patents Tor the lands
l referred to the Minister answered, No.
| Minister Ashford said with reference 10
! the REPRESENTATIONS said 70 have been made
| 10 him, $ witness had come from hohal4
and made certain statements which he had
/ taken down, Mr.. J. :. Emerson OF the Sur
vey Office acting interpreter. He had sub
| seQuently been informed that the person
| most directly implicated IN the transac-
! ton wSS lepsr and wsS about TO be taken
| charge of bv the Board OF Health. Another
person was in the business but he did not
| think the evidence against him was Suffi-
/ GENTLY clear 10 obtain conviction.
| Noble Hitchcock said it seemed as If
smother Ak case was opening up. He
/ thought the House ought to md out
| where the money went that was paid the
surveyor. he moved the House direct the
! Attorney-Cieue rAl 10 look into the matter.
! Noble Luhisu did not intend to say sny-
| thing this session. But IS this matter had
| come up. he would state that ne was one VI
! the victims Of the kaoliko survey trsnSsc-
| ions kaolikO had come there with s Gov
I eminent compass. he said, TO survey Gov
! eminent lands. He, Luhisu, had showed
I him piece Of Government land, and had
{ il SURVEYED. and pSid $50 for il. He knows
I INO OElCTS VIC us-l sAaN-> SNANC At4
I them sud paid $50 and $50 respectively.
/ They all supposed the surveyor had been
] sent there by the Government. He learned
that the land he bought was, some time
( ago. advertised Snd sold, down here, st
] suction
Noble Wiiemann said he did not think
/ the House hsi night 10 order Minister;
/ Ii could express its desire thSt certain
I course be taken.
/ The matter was referred TO the Attorney
| General with recommendation to prose
l cute II ne sees cause.
QUESTION TO MINISTER.
Rep. kinney asked the following of the
I Minister u Interior:
Whist efforts have the Ministry made, if
any. 70 ascertain whether or not H h.
/ Armstrong has made himself legally liable
I 10 the Hawaiian Government for the return
/ 81 any moneys received oy him on account
! Of the London loan AND il the Ministry
3 have aScerlSined that said Armstrong Is
Z liable for the return OF any OF said moneys,
have they taken any steps tor the collection
I Of the same OF The removal OF suspension
/ OF said Armstrong from his position IS
Consul General al London. and il 50 with
I what results?
EEPoET OF COMMITTEE.
! Rep. P4elaola read minority report Of
Z the committee Oh the Dill TO amend the
!sw relative - the terms OF the Circuit
Cour. for the Second Judicial District.
I The minority oppose the change OF terms
! from Lahaina 10 Mailuku, lhe principal
reasons gwen being the expense Of erect
/ ing new buildings. L2hsina being the
I ancient seat Of government, snd the petit
I lions received ssaln>t the proposed change.
! iSigned) 4. P. PzehaOle, {. F. Homer.
Noble Makee read the majority report,
4 recommending that the bill pass. and
Z quoting In support thereof the report OF
Z the Chief Justice. which says '' | think
I the time has fully come when the waning
importance OF the town OF LshSina Re
7 cul-eS the transfer OF the December term
E OF the CircuiI Court 70 Nsiuku.h
Rep. Kinney moved the reports be laid
Z or the table until after the Judiciary Com
I mission have reported. earned.
RES1LrT TON
Noble Baldwin moved the following:
Where's, Section !. ChspJsr XIX OF the
/ session laws Of lSs7, fixes the pay OF
Z Representative 81 $50 each for each bisn-
/ nizl period therefore, be it
Resolved That the COMMITTEES on Ac-
/ counts Dc instructed 10 sUtnOTIze the pay
I ment OF so for each Representative AZ
I tending the present session Of the LegiSlS-
I Eure
Rep. kinney said, IS he understood the
4 Constitution, Il was intended that the $3.50
EsS for the term for which Representatives
we're elected.
Noble Smith said the Committee on Ac-
counts had refused 70 pay the first draft
presented 10 fhsm for compensation for
I the present session. He though this =
matter Of construction Of Article IS Of the
4 Constitution
Rep. kzuhi understood that the commit
/ lee we're going 10 report against this pay
I DelI. snd he TsS glS1 il hsd been brought
I'D 81 tki> stage
/ Noble H.dsm4nn thought This touched
! the pockets OF representatives closely. bur
/ I ought 70 touch their honor more closely
1 They ought not 10 b II too much haste.
Noble Baldwin said he was not s lawyer
Z but he thought the constitution put il s.
! plzinly s. English can express II that
I representatives are entitled 70 their COM
I pslSstiOn Tor this session. The COnpsnsa-
non TsS part OF the expenses OF the SeS-
{ son sci forth IN the report OF cOmuiIte5,
. some tine sgO, Of which be was member.
Noble Smith was inclined 70 think Noble
Baldwin and others O the same opinion,
were corTect- But be wanted an zuihoTi-
tzrzye decision Of the question raised
Minister Ihurstun said there was no
question OF his mind a 70 the light q
representatives. 70 compensation for this.
apart IRON the extraordinary session. The
session OF lSs7 belonged 70 one period. the
. pEr>cIE session 10 alULLsT TseTl01. ana
Representatives zrs entitled 10 $3.50 for each
biennial psrio6- according 70 the conSTitu-
ron.
Minister Ashford said the Act OF last
session was al expression Of opinion that
representative are entitled 10 paw for thstJ
= vel A. the present session.
NOo-e Townsend voted against the paw
msDt O. compensation for last session. 50 (
tSr g be could understand, il was not con-
templzts3 IN the constitution that mem
bars should receive The $50 otherwise than
for the time Tor which they we're elected.
Nozzle Hitchcock o. reading the consti-
tuition could not see where Il forbids
representatives getting $50 for this session I
he session q lSs7 vas nCt : session II
this biennial perlOd- Ii gzs Al exrrzor-
dlnzry session entirely oarside OF the
period tor which the SO / specifically
provided
Minister Green said that IN the event Of I
the house being called together next year,
which would make tEo sessions u the pre-
sent biennial period, he could not see how I
i i 20 b supposed that members are 20 1
serEe tEo and : half years under the com
pelSzTOn authorized for only Two wears. /
Noble BALDWIN Rad from The dictionary i
the definition q period II support Of rs 1
views
Representative under the rules being /
disqualified 70 vote on the question. the |
ayes and noes % Ministers and NO55es /
Eere taken Shen there appear rad
For the ResoiutiOu-5reen. Austin. /