The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-11
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Eleventh Day.

Eleventh Day.
SATURDAY, June 9, 1888.
The House met at 10 o'clock, the Presi-
dent, Hon. S. G. Wilder, in the Chair
Minutes of tenth days session read and
confirmed.
PETITIONS.
Noble Hitchcock presented a petition,
with 81 signatures, from HilO, praying
that the office of Governor be abolished.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Nakaleka presented petition from
Lahaina, praying O that a license to re-
tail spirituous liquors be granted for La
haina (2) that prisoners be compelled to
work out their fines in districts where they
are convicted; ~ that parties convicted
of crimes be allowed to vote, except those
convicted of murder; (4) that the selling
of fish be prohibited at Lahaina in places
other than the fish market, the butcher
shops, or by persons peddling it from house
to house; (5) that no persons be allowed to
teach in Government schools except those
who have letters of recommendation from
their teachers or from schools where they
graduated; (6) that the road on the south
east side of Awang's store, and leading to
the fish market, be Wldened. Referred to
the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects.
Rep. PaehaOle read petition from Mo-
IOkai, praying OD that each leper sent to
MOlOkai be allowed an assistant; (2) that
lepers sent to the leper settlement be al
lowed to take their horses with them; 90
that the present doctor at the leper settle
ment be removed and that DIR. GOto be
appointed in his stead az that a ration of
wood be allowed the lepers in the same
manner as other ratlOnS; (5) that all
money allowances to lepers be given in
cash and not in ORDERS co. that there be
two butcher shops at the settlement, one
at X a at X a
that the paia landed at WaikOlu be brought
over, and that the lepers be not required
to take it over themselves. Referred to
the Sanitary Committee.
The same member presented a petition
from MOlokai, praying % that the ex-
penSes of Government be reduced by re-
ducing salaries of Government offices; (2)
that no appropriations be made except for
internal improvements. Referred to the
Finance Committee.
The same member presented a a petition
from Molokai, praying that Articles A. 55, |
SO, 62 and 63 of the Constitution be amend |
ed. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. |
Rep. Kamauoha read petition from |
81 $50 for improvements of roads in North |
KOna. Referred to Committee on public |
Lands and Internal improvements.
Noble Castle presented a petition from |
r. &. Fishbourne, praying for payment of
a claim against the Minister of Finance of
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May 81, 1888, making total of 1898 %.
to Finance Committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. F. Brown reported three bills
printed.
Pay of Officers-NobIe Smith, for Com
mittee on Accounts, reported on the resO-
utiOn offered by Rep. F. Brown, relative
zee recommended as follows: Pay of
secretary, $40 per day; interpreter, $40 per
lay; sergeant-at-arms, So; messenger,
Y so; janitOr, 81
Rep. J. l. Dowsett approved of the re-
'ort, except that he thought that the pay
If the messenger ought to be SO per day. |
The report was adopted.
MINISTERIAL ANSWERS.
Tug Expenses Minister Green read the
Glowing:
In reply to the questions asked by the
ION member for South KOna with regard
o the different amounts in table B of the
eport of the Finance Department, page
0, under the head of running expenses of
he steam tugs, | would state that SIS 900
7as appropriated for this purpose in 1886,
hat this sum was all expended on June
0, 1887, and that in November, 1887,
5 ,269 AZ had been further expended for
hitch amount, at the last session, in De-
ember, 1887, an indemnity bill was passed
IN appropriation of 81, 5S9 was also made
t that session to cover the expenses till
|
lakes the $l7 $50, total appropriation, and
able B shows that So, 1853 48 were drawn,
eing S., 269 AZ over the appropriation and
Or which Overdraft the Legislature of 1887
assed, as have said above, an indemnity
i'll.
NEW BILLS.
Noble Young read, first time, a bill
elating to street railways in Honolulu. {
Noble WaterhOuSe read, a first time a | ]
i'll to prevent the issue of commercial
aper as a circulating medium.
Rep. Helekunihi read, first time, bill !
To amend Section 1 of Chapter LXXIX.
the Penal Code, and to amend sections E
and amended on the 1st day of August,
s78. 7
RESOLUTION.
Noble Smith moved the following:
Resolved, That notices of intention to 9
trOduce bills shall not be received after
tturday. June 18th, excepting such as ]
ay be gwen or introduced by committees t
by Ministers. Lost.
ORDER OF THE DAY. I
Police Bill-Third reading of the bill: To '
-ovide for and regulate the internal Po-
e of the Kingdom. Passed.
Registrar COnveyances-Third reading
the bill to amend Article 81, Chapter .
XVI. of the Civil Code, relating to the I
egistrar of COnveyances. Passed. !
INVITATION TO RACES h
The President read an invitation from L
+. Z. .. Berger, Secretary of the Ha-
allan Club, to members to attend the C
ces at Kapiolani Park, on the 18th inst. C
At IL AS a. M. the House adjourned to s
leSday morning, at 10 o'clock. Il