The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-09
Afternoon Session.

Minutes read by the Secretary and APP
proved.
Rep r. w. Wilcox presented petit |
ton from Honolulu praying that the pres
ent Constitution be abolished Referred |
to Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Halstead presented the following
petitions from the District of Makawao:
l, with 90 signatures, that the law re-
lating to pounds and estrays be amended
laid on the table until bill on the subject
be brought in. 2, with 60 signatures, that
the law authorizing the shooting of pigs
be repealed; laid on table until bill be
brought in. 8, with 81 signatures, that
the law relating to leper suspects be re-
pealed laid on table to be considered
with bill.
Rep. A. S. Wilcox presented d petition
| from Hanalei, with los signatures, that
| $l2, 900 be inserted in the Appropriation
| Bill for repairs to roads and bridges in
the district. Referred to Committee on
| Public Lands.
Noble Pua presented petitions, l, from
the District of Honolulu, that DIR. Lutz
be appointed President of the Board OF
| dIlu tiIdL bc NC dutuotlLSo W
procure other doctors from Europe to as
sist him and that the doctors now in the
| employ of the Board be dismissed. Re:
ferred to Sanitary Committee 2, from
the same District, that the law establish
ing the Hawaiian Board of Health be re-
enacted. Referred to Sanitary Commit
tee. 8, that native Hawaiians be allowed
to practice among their own people. Re-
ferred to Sanitary Committee.
Rep. Waipuilani presented a petition
from Kona, that hospitals be established
in each district; laid on table to be con-
sidered with bill on the subject.
Rep. White presented the following pc
titions: l, that an appropriation be made
for improving the roads in Lahaina. Re-
ferred to Public Lands Committee 2,
from Hilo, that $1,000 he appropriated for
establishing an English school in Puma.
Referred to Education Committee. g.
from Hilo, that a Government road in
that place be kept open and $500 be ap-
propriated for repairs. Referred to Pub
lie Lands Committee.
Rep. Kahookano presented a petition
from Kohala, with 80 signatures, that
certain Government lands in that dis
trict be sold to petitioners. Referred tc
the Minister of Interior.
, hep. hauldl pTcScutc0 tito lOllOWlLb
petitions from Hama: l. That SIS ,OO(
be appropriated for improving road from
Huelo to Honolulu. Referred to Public
Lands committee g That $500 be ap
propriated for improving landing at Nuu
Referred to Public Lands committee.
Noble Widemann stated that the bill
: "to authorize and promote the construc
, ton of steam railroads on the island o
Hawaii" was printed.
President Walker ordered them dis
! tributed.
Noble j. M. Horner read a first time
his Act to amend section chapter a
3 session laws relating to spirituous Ii
6 quors. Bill took regular course. Th'
l honorable Noble said that when he gav'
/ notice of the bill last week, it was con
sidered joke. He wished to make al
an explanation and then told storv
8 about Mary and her beau.
, Rep. Rice gave notice of bill t,
amend chapter Al laws OF 1882 relatin,
| to spirituous liquors.
r Rep. Cummings offered resolution
, that $4,000 be inserted in the Appro
l priation bill for improving the Nuuanl
a Valley road from the residence Of Hon
J. S. Walker to the Pail. Laid on tabl
to be considered with Appropriation bill
} Rep. Waipuilani read first time hi
Act to increase the duties on coffee i'm
. ported from foreign countries. The bill
fixes the duty at six cents per pound OF
9 all coffee coming in. Bill takes regular
course.
}, President Walker appointed the fol
lowing select committee on the item
education of Hawaiian youths abroad
S.. 200; Reps. Kalua and Knudsen
, Mobiles Isenberg and Widemann ant
Minister Brown.
Noble Widemann gave notice of bill
r to limit the liability of owners of vessel
with regard to the opium and smuggling
laws.
9 Rep Kapaehaole moved the order Q
the day. Carried.
: Second reading of bill to amend sec
a ton 1913 Civil Code.
Minister Brown-The object of the bill
is simply to increase the jurisdiction G
2 Police Courts in assumpsit suits iron
5000 to $500. The Cabinet thinks it
good bill. 1t will save expense to lit
giants and time OF the Supreme Court.
Rep. Kahookano moved the bill pas
to engrossment.
Rep. Kapaehaole moved reference t
Judiciary Committee.
Q The bill was referred to the Judiciar
a Committee.
Second reading of an act to amen
: subdivision first of Section l OF Cbapte
:. XVI. of the session laws OF 1870 relatin
to divorce 1t is amended by strikln
out words three years" and insertin
e one year."
Rep. Brown moved the bill pass to er
= grossment.
t Rep. Kapaehaole moved an amend
,, ment by striking out certain words rela1
Il ing to Chinese leprosy.
s Noble Kauhane moved the bill be ir
] definitely postponed, as if it passes
u will encourage divorces. The law is goo
= enough as it stands.
Rep. White moved to amend by stril
ing out the words " one year " and in
r serting "two years"
Rep. Nawahi favored indefinite pos
pOnement.
;, Noble Wideman thought if this la1
& passed it would be OF more evil conse
Quence to Hawaiians than any othe
: race For the sake of Hawaiians l wis
this law would not pass.
Rep. Waipulani supported the bill
and moved that the ayes and noes b
It taken on the motion to indefinitely pos
pone.
y Noble Won Tempsky moved the prev
Gus question. Carried.
: The motion to indefinitely postpon
the bill was carried
I Rep. Robt. Wilcox moved the Hous
adjourn to 10 o'clock Thursday morning
p, Carried.
Il The House adjourned at 8 :35 o'clock.