The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-17
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Thirty-Second Day.
WEDNESDAY. July l6.

by the Chaplain. Minutes read and
approved.
Rep. Kalua, on suspension OF the rules,
presented a petition from the Board OF
Genealogy OF Hawaiian Chiefs, asking |
for 81 ,266. SO due them for four months |
services prior to repeal Of the Act. Re-
ferred to Finance Committee.
Noble Crabbe presented petition that |
road from Iwilei to Puuhale be finished,
petitioners Offering 10 feet OF land on
each side. Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
Rep Cummings, petition for $4,000
for opening road from Liliha street 10
Nuuanu, and from Nuuanu street to
Waioimu. Referred to Public Lands
Committee. Also, a petition for $40, 600
for opening road from Liliha street to
Palekai bridge, thence to Fort street.
Also, petition for 81 900 for extending
Kukui street to Liliha street Public
Lands Committee
Rep. Bush presented petition from
Koolaupoko, for appropriations for roads,
namely: Pail road, s35 900; Uwapo to
Kaneohe, $4,000; Palekai to Waihee,
81 900; Kaalana, $1,000; Pakole, $500;
Waikane, $500; Uwapo, $1,000. Re-
ferred to Public Lands Committee.
President Walker asked the Secretary
to read the reply of Hon. &. L. Bishop,
President of the Board of Education, to
questions submitted by resolution of
Rep. Kahookano. Enclosed were a list
of teachers employed by the Board, a list
of teachers imported from abroad with
respective lengths of service, and list OF
| dwelling houses provided for teachers.
| In answer to the question as to reason
| for importing teachers from abroad, the
reply stated that it was because the
home supply was inadequate The reply
was ordered to be printed
Rep. Cummings moved that Jas. Aud,
watchman at Aliiolani Hale, be paid
$3.50 for the two years ending March 81 +,
1890. Referred to Minister of the In
terior.
Rep. Bush moved that, whereas state
ments have been made in this House
that certain persons holding offices in the
Interior Department had engaged in
conspiracies against His Majesty and the
Government, His Excellency the Minis
ter OF Interior be requested TO state
whether it is the intention of the Govern
ment to retain these persons in office.
Rep. Nawahi moved that the Educa-
ton Committee request the President OF
the Board of Education to lay before the
House a copy of the instructions issued
to school agents relative to payment OF
expenses of teachers attending the con-
vention in Honolulu.
Minister Peterson gave notice of bill
to enable trials to be held in the Supreme
Court in addition to those in term also, OF
bill to provide for inspection of medical
establishments OF the kingdom; also, OF
bill to amend the Act to mitigate, etc
Rep. Waipuilani gave notice of a bill
to provide accommodation for prostitutes
in Honolulu.
The special order OF the day was taken
up.
Consideration of the Appropriation Bill
in committee of the whole, Rep. Nawahi
in the chair.
Department of the Interior, continued
Compiling statistics of the kingdom
2,4O0.
Minister Spencer said the item was for
the purpose of paying the expense o.
compiling statistics of the different de
partments This would make valuable
book. but should be left to private enter
prise. He moved it be struck out. Car
ried.
Messengers, 81, 400. Passed.
Incidentals, 5000. Passed.
Bureau of Survey-Salary of Surveyor
General, $1,000. Passed.
Expenses, Bureau of Survey, $50, 900.
Minister Spencer, by request, gave {
detailed statement of the expenses max
ing up the item.
Noble Widemann, referring to statet
item of So 900 for survey of Molokai, sale
. he thought there was an appropriation
for this purpose last session. Moloka
seemed to be costing good deal for sur
veys. The House should know NOR
about the expenditures of this bureau
and he moved the item be referred to &
select committee.
Noble Burchardt remarked on $40, 00t
for surveying homesteads, which SCENE,
: a large amount for that purpose.
Rep. Wilcox spoke of the bureau as
'family compact" that excluded youn,
1 Hawaiians who had learned surveying il
the schools. The report mentioned TIL
illness OF one OF the staff as reason TO
. delay of the work. They should not vot
q a salary to man too sick to work Ia
ought to be pensioned.
r Minister Brown, replying to Nobl
Widemann. said one benefit of the SUI
vey's work was the recovery of Govern
D ment lands held in private hands.
Rep. Bush said that the bureau d
:, things without authority OF the Legisla
ture. The item should be investigate
t by committee.
Noble Pua criticised the increase {
$4,000 over the appropriation of las
;. session.
Noble Kauhane spoke of the grea
benefits OF this bureau. Before its estat
b lishment lands were sold without tn
o sellers knowing how much they wer
selling. The Government Survey ha
: cleared up titles and established bour
4 DIARIES.
Rep. Kanealii regarded the none
u expended on this survey as anything BIT
J.. wasted.
Rep. Baker told of employees of tn
bureau killing time around Hllo huntin
k turtles on the beach. One of them wa
6 nearly killed chasing bullocks in tn
Il woods.
The motion to refer to select con
mittee carried.
Registry OF Conveyances-Sa Salary
Registrar, $1,000.
Noble Wldemann said a great bOas
was made by the great Reform Cover
ment last session over the advantage tbs
was to De had from change in the sys
;. tenn OF the office. He thought he tol
them at the time that it would be see