The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-18
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Firty-sixth Day.
SATURDAY, August IL

ShdE4dlus s1ihutCo vi paSSSu4AAe uas
read and approved.
Rep. Kalua gave notice Of an Act &c
encourage mail facilities with America
2. An Act to encourage cultivation o.
tobacco.
Noble Burchardt asked Minister
Spencer at what points cells Tor lepel
suspects had been established.
Rep. A. Homer read bill to estab.
lish Police Justice for North Hilo.
Noble Pua gave notice of an Act tc
make the District Court OF Hanalei a
Police Court.
Minister Spencer in answer to ques-
tons OF Rep. Waipuilani: l. 1t has not
been generally the custom to pay pas
sage OF foreign doctors. 1t has been
done in two cases, Drs. Lutz and
Thomson. DIR. Lutz's passage cost s., 900
and DR.. Thomson's 800. Both were
sent for by the Board. DIR. Lutz is not
related to any member of the Board.
DR.. Thomson is son-in-law of the Presi-
| dent
Minister Brown on behalf OF the Min
lister of the Interior stated he would read
report on resolutions, etc., referred to
| him:
/. For a bridge in Hama for which
$1,000 was asked the Minister has
found that ST. ,450 is sufficient and recon-
mends that amount be appropriated.
2. On George Kekino's petition, the
Minister reports that the auwai referred
to in the petition is not Government and
that there is no law authorizing the ap-
polntment of any luna, as the petition
requests.
3. In reply to petition OF certain per-
sons for work done on roads in 1886 the
Minister states that no records of any
such work can be found in the Interior
Department and recommends that the
petition be referred to the -oducer as
he is mentioned as the employer of these
men.
4. In reply to the petition about GER
tain gates on Government roads in Ma
kawao district, the Minister states that
he has ordered the road board to remove
all such distractions without delay.
5. In answer to the petition of resi-
dents of North kohala, claiming that a
certain land was laid out by certain
surveyors claiming to be authorized by
the Government, and stating that petit
TONERS paid $3.50 each for survey on the
understanding that the land was to be
conveyed to them, the Minister states
that the surveyors named were not en-
ployed by the Government, and as the
land is leased to a certain estate the land
cannot be conveyed to the petitioners.
s. In reply to two petitions requesting
that land be sold to certain residents of
Kaunakakai, the Surveyor-General re-
ports that the lands referred to belong to
the class of unassigned lands, and are in
the hands of the Bishop estate. One is
in the hands of the Crown Commission.
ers and they have leased it. There do
do not appear to be any kuleanas in
these lands. Nothing can be done with
s thsm gpt the claim et h hepoFt
gests that when that is done the lands
might be sold to the petitioners under
the Homestead Act.
Noble Muller gave notice of an Act to
make all District Justices throughout the
group Police Justices.
the Day.
Second reading of Bill 90, to repeal the
law relating to the shipping of Hawaiian
seamen in deep water vessels. The report
of the Committee on Commerce on the
bill was road. The committee have pro-
posed a new bill, the passage of which
they recommend.
Rep. Lucas moved the committee bill
pass to engrossment. Passed to be read
a third time on Tuesday.
Second reading of Bill 50, relating to
the sale of spirituous liquors.
The report of the committee on the bill
was read, recommending that the bill be
indefinitely postponed, on the ground
that the section of the law which it seeks
to amend has already been declared by
the Supreme Courtn unconstitutional.
The report of the committee was
adopted, and the bill was indefinitely
postponed.
Second reading of Bill 6, an Act to
limit the issue of licenses for the sale OF
liquors, and provide for their sale at
auction.
The committee report was read. The
committee recommend that Board of
Control be created which shall regulate
the matter of issue of licenses, determin
ing whether an applicant is fit person
to receive license, ETC., and fixing its
conditions. The committee amend the
bill in the sense indicated, and recon-
mend passage of the amended bill.
Noble Walbridge stated in defense Of
the report that it was only made after a
great deal of consideration that citizens
and others interested had been invited
to attend. The amendment had been
submitted to several lawyers, who so far
as the law was concerned approved them.
There had been very little opposition to
the proposed amendments, and they
were something which the Legislature
should consider favorably.
Rep. Kalua moved the bill be indefi-
nitely postponed. 1t was an unnecessary
bill.
Noble Baldwin moved the bill be re-
ierred back to the committee to draft
new bill embodylng their amendments.
The Committee had not drafted new
bill.)
Rep. Kalua said the bill as it stands
would simply allow certain persons to
get control OF the whole business. If
they had to pay very high for their
| licenses, they would have to resort to all
| possible means to get their money back.
/ do not think the committee can i'm
prove the present law.
Noble Kauhane-I am not in favor OF
| the indefinite postponement. Ii we can
place any restrictions on the traffic it
will be good thing. l rather like the
amendment proposed by the committee.
The speaker related the case OF the ma
| tive who lately died from the effects of
liquor on the steamer Kaala.) The liquor