The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-06-12
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,.
Tenth nav.

FRtDAN, June Sth.
The House met at 10 o'clock, the PreSi-
dent, Hon. 5. i. Wilder. in the chair.
Minutes q eighth days session were read
by the secretary and interpreter. and con-
tirmei.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Kalaukoa presented a petition from
twenty-seven residents of Honolulu pray
ing (ll that the House look into the matter
of private ways, t2) that the law relating
to private ways be amended, 81 that the
law state how wide private ways. should be-
Rep, Brown moved the petition be laid
on the table 70 be considered with the bill
given notice OF by Noble Castle on the
same subject. Carried
REPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
Rep, f, Brown reported three bills
printed
NOTICE OF NEW BILL.
Noble WaterAouSe gave notice of:
An Act to prevent the issue of CONNER
eiAl paper as circulating medium.
NEw SILL,
Noble Baldwin read q first time:
An Act 10 amend Section 20 OF An Act
entitled An act 10 repeal Chapter y. OF the
Civil Code. and To regulate the Bureau of
Public Instruction, approved January 10.
1865.
QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS.
Rep. Kamsuoha asked the Minister of
Finance:
/. lit is true that 81, SIS IS had been
taken from the Treasury within the last
two years ending March 81, 1855, to pay
the expenses for the steam tug, and if
S5,969 IS is still due by the Governme nt
for such Service2
:. Whist caused the expenditure of
ST. $50 within the last three months end
ing March 81, 1855, for this Service7
3 The Minister'S report states that
$3.50 - has been expended over and
above the amount appropriated by the last
session. and that the Government still
owes s. ,269 4S-why has the average cost
vi this service for those three months been
80 much greater than for the preceding
eleven months.
ORDER OF TIE Day
Attorneys and C'ounSellorS-Se Second read
ing OF an Act relating to attorneys and
COunseiiOr> al law and To practitioners in
the inferior Courts of the Kingdom. Con-
Sidersd section by section
The third section, providing that attor-
neyS and couusellorS al law pay certificate
fees OF $50 and practitioners in the in
feri0r Courts SIS year, brought on long
and spirited debate, in which Messrs.
Castle, ThurSton, Halaukoa, F. Brown,
Hitchcock kamauoha Smith. Kauhi.
Green, Young, WaterhOuse and Wide
mann took part. MeSSrS. halaukoa,
kauhi and hamauoha claimed that the
payment of the fees would bear unjuStly
on native practitioners The application
OF the proposed tees for the purpose of
purchasing books for the law library, speci-
tied in another section of the bill, Rep.
kauhi claimed, would be no advantage TO
himself and other Hawaiian lawyers who
are not yerSed in the English language.
Noble Young supported this view Of the
matter. On motion of Rep. kauhi an
amendment WAS adopted, by small ma
iority, that the fees payable by attorneys
and CoanseIIOrs be 500.
Noble Castle then moved that the fee Of
S25 for practitioners IN the lower Courts be
$50
Noble Widemaun, abiding to remark
Of Rep. kamauOha thar the SIS fee was too
high for practitioners in the lower Courts
TO pay. said that might be 50, but If the
license was not worth that sum, it was not
worth anything, and he therefore moved
an amendment that the sum of nothing
be inserted instead OF SIS.
Noble Warehouse moved IeCOnsideTa-
ton Of the former vote, which carried. and
the $50 WaS reinstSted in the bill.
Noble Castle withdrew his amendment
Minister ThurStOn at this point said that
he WAS sorry to observe = disposition on
the part of some members, Rep. KaIaukoa
In particular to excite race prejudice IN
the House. Members are not here as
"hFOies" or IS "kanakas,H but as Ha-
waiian citizens, to legislate for people Of
all natIOnalities, OF whatever race or color
The section passed as in the bill.
At noon the House took recess one hour