The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-03
FRIDAY,
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Ninety-second Day.

THURSDAY, Oct. 2.
House met at 10 Am. Prayer by the
Chaplain. Minutes read and approved.
Rep. Kahookano, under suspension OF
the rules, read petition from the Tram
ways Company praying for permission to
use electric power on their line. The
petition was referred to q select COM
mittee.
Noble Widemann read by title an Act
to amend and consolidate the election
laws of this Kingdom. He would move
reference to select committee of seven
The bill was read second time by
title, and referred to select committee
OF seven.
Rep. Marques introduced resolution
calling for the appointment of commit
tee of five to inquire into the feasibility
OF establishing municipal government in
Honolulu, and to report to the Legisla-
ture of '92
Referred to the Select Committee on
the Revenue, of which Noble j. NJ. Hor-
ner is chairman.
Rep. Kapaehaole- Resolved that the
Select Committee on the Police Court
Accounts be instructed to report to-mor-
row.
Minister Peterson said until within q
few days the committee had not had all
the bills. The report was ready, but not
written out. The member from Molokai
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wished others to be.
The resolution was adopted.
Rep. Kahookano introduced a resolu-
ton requiring the Select Committee on
the Claims of S. Mekapu to report
NOBLE Won Tempsky stated the COM
mittee had meeting month ago, and
the chairman said he would write out
report, but that was the last the commit
tee had heard.
Rep. Kapaehaole stated that the hon.
noble seemed to think it took no more
time to write out that report than to take
finger OF poi out OF a calabash. He
would excuse the hon. noble on account
of his youth.
Rep. Lucas read by title an Act pro-
viding for inspection OF steam boilers.
The bill was read second time by
title, and referred to select committee
with orders to print it.
The House proceeded to the Order OF
the Day.
Consideration of the reports on the
Rawlins' claim.
Rep. Brown moved it be deferred a
week. There were other matters, bills,
etc., of much greater importance.
The reports were deferred.
Third reading of the bill providing for
sale OF Crown land leases at auction.
Rep. Kapaehaole moved the bill be in
definitely postponed.
Rep. Knudsen said in selling leases of
Crown lands, you worked hardship to
natives living on the lands as retainers.
Ii this bill is passed it ought to be
amended so as to secure the rights of the
natives. Waimea had been Il very rich
valley, but when q ten-year's lease was
put on 1t the new lessee made such harsh
terms with the natives living there, for
bidding them to fish in the river, ETC.
that a great many of them were COM
PEELED to leave He would move refer
ence to committee to amend the bill.
Noble Widemann fully understood and
respected the motives of the member
who had just spoken. But the circum-
stances to which he had alluded would
always remain, whether this bill passed
or not 1t made no difference to the ma
tives on the land whether the lease was
sold at auction or not.
Rep. Knudsen said that if the lease
cost large sum the lessee would take it
out of the natives.
Rep. Richard thought there was sec
ton in the bill which would meet the
difficulty mentioned by Rep. Knudsen.
Minister Brown supported the motion
for indefinite postponement. A great loss