The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-15
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.


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read and approved.
Minister Cummins reported that II
had pleased His Majesty 10 approve oil
the following bills:
An Act to amend the law relating to
stamps duties.
An Act to define the duties OF kokuas
to lepers.
An Act granting a franchise TO the
Hawaiian Gas Company.
An Act to amend the homestead law.
An Act to amend the road board law.
An Act to appoint Governors on each |
island.
An Act to amend the murder law.
An Act relating 10 the compulsory |
school age of children.
An Act to settle the title OF certain I'M
assigned lands, and effect compromise
with the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate.
An Act to provide for the introduction
OF Chinese for agricultural labor.
An Act TO prevent the mutilation OF
| coin.
| An Act to declare certain lands to be
| Crown Lands and part Of the Royal Do
main.
An Act to transfer the Post Office from
the Department OF the Interior to the
Department of Finance.
An Act to encourage the laying OF a
submarine electric telegraph cable.
An Act to amend the election law.
An Act to regulate the importation,
storage and inspection OF kerosene oil.
An Act granting the Hawaiian Tram
ways Company power to use electric
traction.
An Act granting franchise to the
Hamakua Water Company.
An Act to amend the building law.
An Act to amend the law relating to
the Honolulu Fire Department.
President Walker said that the King
! had signed every bill sent to him, and
announced that he had no further bust
l ness to present to the House.
/ Rep. G Brown, under suspension o
5 the rules, said: Mr.. President, on be
b. half OF the Mobiles and Representatives
desire to express my gratitude, thanks
{ and appreciation for the uniform courtes,
0 and impartiality with which you hav
v presided in this Assembly; also for tin
!. unusual kindness you have shown to
a wards us in all matters brought into tn
4 House. The first part of the session wa
It somewhat bitter, but happily that passe
# away The latter part of the session ma
passed most agreeablv, and in the nam
e OF the Mobiles and Representatives,
}. desire to thank you for your uniforI
courtesy on all questions.
a. President Walker said Mobiles an
3 Representatives., | hardly know what
2 say in reply to this address from til
is hon member on your behalf. l am NJ
unmindful of your great kindness to m
n and | am not unmindful that L hay
Y. made many mistakes. All | have
H. saw, as we are about to leave, is, that
wish you all good health and prosperit,
"a Noble Baldwin - On behalf of Il
at / Mobiles and Representatives, | beg
move a vote of thanks to our Secreta
,a (Mr. Chas. Wilcox for the able and eff
al cient manner in which he has conduct,
,rt the duties of the House. l feel it
90 pleasure to think that a Hawaiian h
IN been able to undertake the business
90 the House with the efficiency that
IN has exhibited. l think l express {
he views of the House in saying that if
II shall be candidate for the position
"a next session, we shall vote for IN
m. unanimously.
Minister Brown-It gives me gre
nd pleasure to second the motion. l C
to bear testimony to the duties required
CIV the Secretary, having occupied Il
nst position myself three sessions. 1
duties are difficult, more especially
ep anyone coming new to them. I
for Secretary was constantly at his wo
asst obliging and gentlemanly at all tim
1OO If it is our privilege to come here ag;
at the session, hope to see the pres'
Mo Secretary again fulfilling the duties.
nd President Walker would like to {
F few words about the Secretary.
ore experience at former sessions leads
sth to say that Mr.. Wilcox has carried
his work in very metho iical mann
Tho His papers were always at MS comma
o. and his memory was remarkable, she
ing that he devoted his attention to
Oh duties.
ion Rep. Paehaole-I desire to express
rba thanks of the House for the effici
~ services of the interpreter (Mr. w.
,;se Wilcox and the secretary. The I'M
prefer had always been up to the ma
ON, and if we did not speak exactly corr,
~ he filled in SO as to make presenta
aan speech. tLaughter.)
Co. Interpreter Wilcox said that when
, as had to interpret for the members of
nm. House it was all right, but when Il
9th got saying such nice things about /
co. he could not do it. 1t broke him all
in The Secretary acted as interpreter
,ns Rep. Paehaole's remarks.
ho Noble J. NJ. Horner-I doubt whet
the interpreters place could be filled
! of any other person in the Kingdom
I'll never heard anything like it befor,
nv life although have listened TO m
n,;u interpreters. We could have filled
:, IN Presidents chair or our Secretary's cl
ion possibly with equal capacity to what
rass been the case, but | doubt if we &C
have filled our interpreters chair.
.bo though something has been said, h
y IS been reioiced every day to hear
-. skillfully the interpreter rendered
speeches. 1t has been theater TO
Another thing was that this Leglslat
,o had assembled amidst thunder clol
e., o. Lightning ran along the ground, a
! bo Egypt Sour things had been said.
100 dav we look sociable, We are friel
n =, there is no blood in your eyes no
a. mine. Most of you We're strangers
nv me at the opening, now there is not
- ~ of YOU whose hand | could not take.
81 other thing is that we have had no
am putes with His Majesty; as the Pr
p;r dent has said, all our bills have b
fonr approved by the King. We have d
pretty we'll for a lot of greenhol
(Laughter.) l have said SO much
session that do not suppose you Xix
ood- listen TO me. would IKE 10 say SO
item thing about our Ministers, but that
don come up next session. IAppiause.)
paid Rep. Lucas-"e sh0uio not forget
save Sergeant-at- arms lor the couileo II
ner and the military bearing with wi
nan he conducted members into the Ho
Up The messenger and the janitor,