The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-04
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Fifth Day.
SATURDAY, June 2, 1885,

| The House met at 10 o'clock the Presi-
| dent, Hon. S. G, Wilder, in the chair.
| Minutes of fourth days session were read
| and confirmed
| Rep. KamauOha presented a petition
| from Honolulu, bearing 90 signatures,
| praying that no more lepers be removed
! from Kakaako to Molokai until after the
Legislature has had the matter concerning
| lepers under consideration. Referred to
! the Sanitary Committee.
Rep. Paehaole presented petition from
Molokai, with SO signatures, praying (D
that an Act be passed defining the author
ity and privileges of persons attempting
to cure leprosy; (2) that the law relating
to leprosy be amended. Referred to SAM
tary Committee.
Rep. Kamauoha presented a petition
! from Honolulu, with 80 signatures, pray
| ing Cd that the Crown lands be not trans
| ferred to the Government; (2) that the
| Crown lands be continued as such for the
| benefit of the Crown; 81 that no Crown
| lands be sold.
Noble Hitchcock moved that the petition
be laid on the table, to be considered with
| the report of the Committee on Crown
| lands. Passed.
| Rep. Paehaole read petition from Mo-
| lokai that a carrier be appointed to carry
| mails from Pukoo to Wailau, and that 500
| be appropriated to pay such carrier. Re
| ferred to the Minister OF the Interior.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE.
Noble Baldwin, for the committee APP
| pointed to draft a reply to the Kings
| speech, read a draft of reply, which was
| adopted, ordered to be engrOssed, and
presented to His Majesty by the commit
tee.
On motion of Rep. Paehaoe, the Presi-
dent directed the reporters present not to
publish the reply until after it is presented
to the King.
NOTICES OF NEW BILLS.
Noble Baldwin gave notice of:
An Act to amend Section 20 of an Act
entitled an Act to repeal Chapter X. OF the
Civil Code, and to regulate the Bureau OF
Public instruction, approved January 10,
1865.
Noble Smith gave notice of bill:
To amend Section ,253 of the Civil Code,
relating to the further defining OF the du
ties of agents to take acknowledgements OF
instruments.
Rep. Nakaleka gave notice of a bill:
To amend Sec. l. AT and to repeal Sec. 274
of the Civil Code.
Noble Hitchcock gave notice of:
An Act for the better prevention of the
illicit traffic in spirituOus liquors in this
Kingdom.
NEW BILLS.
Noble Castle read, first time:
An Act relating to Attorneys and COun-
sellers at law and to practitioners IN the in
terror courts of the Kingdom.
Rep. PaehaOle read, first time, the bill
previously given notice of, to amend Art. 60
of the Constitution by substituting the
words, created and altered" for "in-
creased"
Rep. Kalaukoa read, a first time:
An Act to repeal the Act to mitigate the |
evils of prostitution.
Rep. Helekunihi read, irst time:
An Act to amend section of chapter !
XIII of the Penal Code, and to repeal the |
last part of said section and also section
seven.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading of the Act to provide for |
expenses of the session. Passed.
Second reading of the bill authorizing the |
first clerk in the Interior office to sign IL |
cenSeS.
Noble Castle moved that as the bill had |
Just had a second reading the second time, |
it be referred to the judiciary committee.
Noble Widemann supported the bill. He |
understood that 1t had become a very hard |
undertaking, the signing of licenses by the |
Minister of Interior.
Rep. Rice said the bill had already passed |
to engrOsSment and was set for third read |
ing on Monday.
The President ruled that the bill had
come on his table by mistake, and was not |
properly before the house until Monday.
Second reading of the bill to abolish the
office of governor.
The Attorney General moved that the |
bill pass to engrOssment.
Rep. KamauOha reminded the house that |
the bill had been referred to the printing
committee, on Wednesday.
Rep. f. Brown understood the reSOlu-
ton, introduced by Noble Castle, providing
that all bills, after first reading, be referred
to the printing committee. made an eXcep-
ton in regard to bills already printed:
Rep. g. Brown moved the bill be laid on
the table to be considered with the bill pro-
viding for the discharge of duties hitherto
performed by governors.
Noble Hitchcock moved the bill be re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. A
question has arisen whether the Office of
governor can be abolished until the expir-
alton of their respective commissions of the
present incumbentS. He did not want the |
Supreme Court to have any more chances
to pronounce the acts of the house uncOn-
StitutiOnal.
Noble Widemann held that the bill was
not properly before the house.
The President ruled that the bill should
nOtihave been before the house. on second
reading, until printed; that it should be
returned to the printing committee, and II
the house wanted to take it out of their
hands, it could do so.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Minister Green informed the house that
it was His majesty's intention to go to
Kona, the beginning of next week, and to
return during the following week, and that
the Ministers saw no objection to this
course.
The same Minister laid on the table the
Report of the Board of Education, in
and in the English language,
and moved it be referred to the printing
committee.
Rep. c. Brown moved the report be re-
turned to the Board of Education to be
and also printed. He did not
think the house should bear the expense of
printing it.
Noble Smith seconded the motion, not
on the ground of expense, but because the
report was not in due form, not being IN
both languages.
Minister Green stated that he had been