The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-05
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.


1t was 10 40 o'clock before the House
business.
Noble Widemann said he would like
to call the attention OF the House 10
certain item in the Appropriation Bill.
Last week an item was passed in mo-
ment OF confusion for a subsidy 10 Lower
California. The next morning after the
minutes were read, the Secretary was
instructed to correct his minutes in ac-
cordance with the original motion. To-
day he found in the Appropriation Bill |
this item. " Subsidy to steamship line |
carrying produce and mails between
Hawaii and California Lower, SIS, 900"
That item never passed this House. L
request the President to ask the Secre-
tary whether this wording OF the item in
the bill is the original one.
President Walker-Rep. Brown no
ticed the original amendment, and the
minutes were ordered 70 be corrected.
Noble Maciarlane said that he asked
to have the minutes changed so as to
read as the House passed the item. The
reporters of the ADVERTISER and Bull
letin reported the item in their papers
precisely as he understood it viz, :" En-
couragement of carrying products to
Lower California. sl5 ,000."
Noble Widemann wanted to know how
this wording got in the Appropriation
| Bill ?
Rep. Brown stated, as he had done
before, that he saw the original amend
ment.
The President stated that the matter
would be in order later on.
Rep. Marques presented report from
the Committe on Foreign Relations on
the bill relating to the boundaries OF the
Hawaiian Islands. The committee thinB
that, in it's present form, the bill Is toe
vague and indefinite, and recommend il
be indefinitely postponed: Signed, by
A. MARQUES, J. T. Baker III. G. Crabbe
!, III. p. Baldwin.
Minister Peterson moved the report o
the committee be adopted.
, Rep. Nawahi said he introduced The
. bill, and the committee had not asked
him a question about it. 1t was wei
known that these islands were volcanic
but who can tell that few miles ava,
there are gold and silver mines.
The report was laid on the table, to b
considered with the bill.
Rep Kahookano presented repor
: from the Judiciary Committee on tn
I bill relating to new terms of the Thir
N, al pp,nnnHInO n
The report was received and laid o
e the table, to be considered with tn
bill.
Minister Peterson reported from tn
d Special Committee appointed to formI
, late questions to the Supreme Court o
the constitutionality of the labor bill
8 No. l61A and lob. The COMMITTEE
O recommend the following questions:
LIST. According to the provisions of OF
II Constitution can contract laborer
Or deported from the kingdom at the e!
piration of his contract?
IL I'd. Can any person enter into a leg
t. and binding undertaking with the III
waiian Government or any other parti
| either before, at the time of, or upon e
e tering the kingdom, that he will engas
in no other occupation than that of {
agricultural laborer during the term
l. his contract or engage in any Occupatlt
f or employment other than that agree
upon, he may be arrested and held
3t custody until an opportunity occurs
If deport him to his native country?
3rd. Can any person enter into leg
y and binding undertaking with the II
in waiian Government or any other parti
either before or at the time of or up
lie entering the kingdom that during t
&c term of his residence or employment
the Hawaiian Kingdom he shall not
d. entitled to exercise the rights of a E
al waiian citizen but shall be restricted
the term of residence and employing
u named in the contract or permit to ent
he the kingdom?
- 4th. Can any person enter into lie!
~ and binding undertaking with the L
le, waiian Government or any other part
iaf that upon the condition of permission
enter this kingdom, at or before the
ne piration of the term or terms named
such agreement or permit, ii found Wi
in the kingdom, he or they may be leg
~ arrested and held in custody until
ice opportunity offers to deport him or thu
o'' to his or their native country?
Rep. Nawahi did not think the gu
tons were the proper ones to be s
mitted.
Rep. Kanealii-Suppose the court '
not answer the questions, how are
u" going to punish them. "a noble-Ro
them.)
sit Rep. Kahookano thought the questi
covered the ground, and said that if
'ck jndges refused to answer them they co
M be impeached by the House.
IT.. Rep. Bush had looked over the qr
tons, and was quite satisfied with the
OF They covered the points.
,rt- Rep. White suggested sending
:, court copy of the bills.
I'LL The report was adopted, and the SCI
II. tsry instructed to transmit the questi
olt to the Supreme Court.
Third reading of an act requiring
VII, decisions OF the Supreme Court to
uel translated into the Hawaiian langu
and to publish the same in newspap
-, The bill passed
the Rep. Rosa desired as member OF
on Enrolment Committee to make an
ara PLANTATION regarding the item for carry
IN produce to Lower California. He wis
to exonerate the committee from
:. blame in the matter.
Dy Rep Brown stated what he underst
ii. the first motion was.
on President Walker-I ordered it to
ish altered in accordance with that.
ere Noble Macfarlane-Butl 1t Is not SO
ms Rep. Brown moved that the W
the "lalo F." be inserted in brackets.
Minister Brown did not think tt
C. was any significance TO be attac
oLi- to the word because it was in brack