The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-15

OF two years was too short. He would
amend BY making it FIVE.
Noble Widemanu- Il was made i've
years once, and reduced again 10 two.
Minister Peterson thought il unadvisa-
BILE TO block this bill with that amend
ment. Ii would require a good deal OF
discussion.
Rep. Lucas-After line eight there
should be a verbal change. / make an
amendment 10 that effect. think two
years is long enough.
Rep. kapaehaole thought If the
change TO five years was a good thing, IT
ought to be made now.
The first amendment was carried.
The amendment TO change from two
years 10 five was lost.
Reps. Marques and Richard thought
Rep. Lucas amendment supertiuous.
Noble Widemann thought the amend
| ment not necessary, but 1t would do no
harm. He suggested different wording.
Noble Widemann's amendment was
carried.
The amended bill passed to engross-
ment 10 be read third time tomorrow.
Second reading OF bill So, establishing
a Police Justice for Kau.
Rep. kalua moved to strike out a word
in the Hawaiian version, and that the
| bill so amended pass to engrossment
to be read Monday. Carried.
Second reading of bill 81, providing
for Police Justice for Hama, Maui.
The bill passed TO engrossment To be
read on Monday.
Second reading OF bill 81, providing for
| Police Justice for Molokai.
Noble Wudemann-This phrase. dis
trict of Molokai," sounds strange to my
ear. Is Molokai anywhere called a DIS
trictP
Rep. kapaehaole said it was judicial
district. The b'll passed to engrossment
to be read Monday.
Second reading OF bill SO, to amend the
Homestead Law. The bill reduces the
rate of interest payable by homesteaders
to FIVE per cent, and lengthens the time
of payment to ten years.
Rep. Waipuilani moved the bill be re
ferred to 8 select committee, to which al
the bills referring to the Homestead
Law may be sent.
second reading of bill TO prohibit
barbed wire fences. The introducer be
ing absent, the bill was passed over.
A motion to adjourn was lost.
Second reading of bill so, 10 provide
for annulling marriage between lepers.
The Secretary read the report OF the
Judiciary Committee on this bill. Thu
committee was equally divided for ant
against the bill Rep. White being on thu
fence.
Noble Walbridge thought the inten
tons of the bill might be very well, bu
the provision that either party Nigh
marry again SCENE, calculated 10 propa
| a. hn ~ h
indefinitely postponed.
Noble Widemann wanted to know II
case of re-marriage who the children
would be under the law?
Minister Peterson thought the point c
no difficulty. But he was in favor of in
definite reinforcement. The bill allowe
an agent of the Board of Health to gran
"A divorce, and that was wrong from tn
start. 1t was opening the door to YER
serious thing. This was q very loos
:: way to grant divorce. Such attempt
! should be stamped right down now. b
and by we would be having Police Jus
. | tees granting divorces.
Noble Mccarthy moved the previou
question. Carried.
Rep. Cummings said he had intro
, duced the bill at the request of a gres
many of his constituents. The presen
law worked great hardship.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
Rep. Richard asked for one week
!. leave of absence.
Notices OF committee meetings wei
, given.
Rep. Kapanhaole wanted to kno
| What had become of the Sanitary Con
| mittee.
Noble Phillips-It held meetings tim
; time and again-but with one exceptio
: the member from Molokai has neve
turned up.
The House adjourned at 8 40.