The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-07-08

Rep. Rickard-Whereas, a Govern
ment survey for certain road at Wal
mea has been made and money spent on
the road which will otherwise be wasted
resolved, that $50, 900 be inserted in APP
preparation bill to complete said road
laid on the table to be considered with
appropriation bill.
Rep. Cummings resolved that the fol-
lowing items be inserted in appropriation
bill for three streets in Honolulu: 5000
$1,000; $4,000; referred to committee on
Public Lands.
Rep. Kauhi resolved that $500 be in
serted in appropriation bill to fix road on
Waimalu Hill, Eva; laid on table to be
considered with appropriation bill.
Rep. Kamai resolved for 5000 for
bridges in Kailua, etc; laid on table to
be considered with appropriation bill.
Noble Marsden gives notice of bill to
grant licenses for sale of beer and light
wines.
Rep. Kamai resolved for $4,000 for
bridges in Hama district; laid on table
to be considered with appropriation bill.
Rep. Kamai resolved for S, 900 to re-
pair road in Hama. Laid on table to be
considered with Appropriation Bill.
Noble Phillips gives notice of mill to
amend section Y, Civil Code, and to
regulate lodging houses.
Noble Parker, under suspension of
rules, reads an act relating to members
OF the Cabinet. The act is declaration
of the principle that majority of the
Cabinet shall prevail. Bill takes course.
Noble Horner reads bill relating to
sale of spirituous liquors. The bill was
not translated, so that it could not take
its course.
Minister Peterson answered questions
OF Noble Widemann in regard to amounts
paid to outside attorneys during the last
biennial period.
Noble Widemann-I would ask the
Acknowledgement whether all labor to be
performed for these payments was ac-
tually performed.
Minister Peterson = 1t was to my
knowledge all performed except that MIR.
Hartwell was not present in Court when
the instruction cases were tried. He
assisted in preparing them and advised.
The $500 was paid as retainer.
Noble Widemann = Do lawyers keep
the retainer whether they do the work or
not?
Minister Peterson In other countries
they do; here it is an unsettled question.
Noble Widemann- Mr.. President,
have my doubts about the propriety of
endorsing any such itenr. There is
another item of $500 about which am
not SO clear. l, therefore, move that a
special committee be appointed to look
into the matter.
Noble Macfarlane - The matter has
already come to the notice of the Finance
Committee and would have appeared in
our report. Perhaps the Finance Com
mittee can deal with the matter as well.
Noble Widemann- have no particu-
lar desire to take it away from the FL
nance Committee, and | withdraw my
motion.
Noble Horner-I am glad the Finance
Committee have the thing in charge and
glad it has been brought up.
President Walker There is nothing
before the House.
Noble Macfarlane-If the House thinks
a special committee can deal with the
matter better, we have no objection.
Rep. Kapaehaole resolved that $500 be
inserted in Appropriation Bill to repair
Court House and Jail on Molokai. Laid
on table to be considered with Appro-
priation Bill. Resolved that $1,000 be
in Appropriation Bill to import
to kill coffee blight.
Noble Baldwin-There is bill on the
subject; move to lay on table to be
considered with that bill.
Notice was given of a bill to amend
law relating to sale OF spirituous liquors.
Rep. KanealiI reads by title an Act to
provide for the hours of days labor
and to regulate pay Of contract laborers.
Noble Pua resolved that 81 900 be in
serted in the Appropriation bill to assist
in return of destitute native Hawaiians in
Salt Lake City. Laid On the table.
Rep. Richard gives notice, LIST, of an
Act to regulate public instruction; I'd, to
coffee culture; Sd, to amend
the homestead law.
Rep. Nawahi gives notice of, LIST, an
Act to prohibit erection of barbed wire
fences in towns; I'd, to destroy liquors
which have been seized.
On motion of Minister Brown the
House proceeded to order of the day.
On motion of Noble Muller rules were
to permit bill 10 to be taken
up first.
Bill 10. Second reading of an Act re-
ating to suppression of plant diseases
md insect pests.
Noble Baldwin, move reference to
on Commerce to report as
'oon as possible.
Noble Muller--I hope this bill will |
PASS without objection and without re-
erence to any committee. Immediate |
Iction is necessary, to prevent the blight |
preading to the other islands.
Noble Baldwin, had thought of max
ng same motion, and l will withdraw
nine in the hope that it will pass. This
blight is exceedingly dangerous and
preads with enormous rapidity. 1t
Yearly kills the trees which it attacks.
from large funeral lately at the Cath
lie cemetery, where the blight is so
trong, the people am told carried the
Insects away with them all over the
own. We don't know yet what this
light may do. The lady bug eats it,
'ut perhaps the lady bug may not -four
SD in this country. Probably it will l
Understand that the blight has gone
way up the valleys. 1t attacks almost
very kind of vegetation and will prob
bly, attack the cane and the taro. l
hink we can pass this bill to-day. 1t is