The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-11
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Tweuty-seyenth Day.

The House opened at 10 A. NJ. Prayer
by the Chaplain. Minutes read and APP
proved.
Rep. Kanealii presented petition
from Kau, Hawaii, that an English
school be established at Honuapo. Re-
ferred to the Education committee.
Rep. Waipuiani presented petitions
from Kona: that North and South kona
be made two separate election districts
Laid on the table 10 be considered with
the bill on the subject; that licenses
for sale OF salmon be put at $40, and that
the law relating to sat beef be repealed;
that the number OF Judges OF the Su-
preme Court be increased and that the
duty on coffee be increased. All laid on
table to be considered with bills on the
respective subjects.
Noble Pua presented a petition from
Honolulu that pay OF men working on
the wharves be increased to 81 per day,
So per night and 81 per hour. On sus-
pension of the rules he reads the follow
ing petition from Honolulu that the
police force be increased TO 500 (includ-
ing the military; that law be enacted
that all males between Is and 40 years
be subject to military duty; that the
Government erect hospitals on the diff
ferent islands; that the law relating to
vaccination be repealed; that the law
authorizing leper suspects to be arrested
be repealed; that there be no restric-
tons on practice of medicine to cure
lepers that a medical college be estab-
lished by the Government for native
Hawaians; that the number OF Judges
of the Supreme Court be reduced to
three; that the Legislative. Assembly
make lawyers practising in district
courts do their duty by their clients /;
that the Government lease Government
lands to Hawaiians; that the pay of po-
lice be apportioned by the Legislature ;
that Mr.. MakaIua be requested to return
and practice; that native Hawaiians
practice medicine and all foreign doctors
be discharged, and all medical books be
| translated into Hawaiian; that restric-
tons for voting be repealed; that Chi
nese be allowed to vote. Referred to
| Committee on Miscellaneous Petitions.
Noble Mccarthy for the Military COM
mittee to whom was referred the mill
tary items in the Appropriation bill, re-
ports in favor of passing items as follows
Kings Guard $62, 900; band, flags and
salutes $4,000; aid to volunteer mill.
tary companies 81 800; old account A
W. Herring $3.50.
Noble Baldwin moved to lay report on
| 81 80 ha
priation bill. Carried.
Rep. Kamai introduced the fol
lowing resolutions: l, that $500 be
inserted in the Appropriation bill tc
build English school at Waialuanui
Koolau, Maui Laid on the table to be
considered with the Appropriation bill
2, that the committee appointed to visit
the leper settlement be authorized to re-
turn those home who have not leprosy
and examine suspects, and that the
Board of Health be forbidden to senC
anyone to the settlement during the sit
ting of the House. Referred to the SAM
tary committee.
Rep. Horner reads first time bill
to amend law relating to sale of intoxi
eating liquors.
Rep. Kamai gives notice of an Act t.
provide for two district magistrates; t.
amend sundry articles OF the Constitution
and to add certain new ones.
Rep. Robt. Wilcox gives notice of al
Act to amend the military law.
Rep. Bush resolved that $500 be in
serted in the Appropriation bill to extend
breakwater at Waimea, Kauai Lait
on table to be considered with the APP
preparation bill that $500 be appropriated
to improve road leading up Waimea val
ley, Kauai laid on table to be consid
cred with the Appropriation bill.
Rep. White moved that an item o
S., 900 be inserted in the Appropriation
bill to extend water pipes to Iwilei
Honolulu. Laid on table to be consid
cred with the Appropriation bill.
Rep. Waipuilani wishes to ask tn,
Minister of the Interior whether any
one has been sent to the leper settle
ment during the last week.
the day.
Third reading of Act relating to sup
preston of plant diseases and inseC
pests.
Rep. Kalua moves reference to tn
Committee on Government Lands. Tn
bill is incomplete though good as far a
it goes.
Rep. Nawahi-I am in favor of refer
ence to the Sanitary committee as it re
fers to health of plants and trees. fea
the bill is brought in more to give EN-
ployment to people than anything else
Noble Widemann-As | voted yestei
day at the school house on Beretani
street, happened to notice some kikani
trees. They were covered with thi
blight. / have been told that lunas a
the polling place at the second bridg
were literally covered with these insect
which had fallen from trees and whic
they carried home. The first object
to keep the pest from travelling to tn
other Islands. ] think we ought to pas
, the bill at once and not delay it me
ment. l sympathize with the member
from Hilo and Wailuku as to the expense
| was in favor of its being paid for b
the owners, but was outvoted. l NOV
this law do pass and hope at the sam
time that comparatively small appr(
| priation be introduced to import the il
sect which will destroy them.
Noble J. NJ. Horner-These pests al
introduced not merely by plants but ais
in fruit boxes, and very likely it wa
brought here that way. l am much i
favor of the object of the bill and if "
do not get it perfect, experience will b
our teacher in times to come. 1t Wa
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