The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-22
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,.
Ihifts-sixth Day.
MONDAY, July 81.

1
Rep. Kanealii presented petition from
WaiIuku for Constitutional Convention.
TO Judiciary Committee.
Rep Halstead presented petition from
Makawao for $50 900 for mountain road
in that district. Laid on table to be con
sidered with Appropriation Bill.
Noble Pua presented petition from
Manoa that roads in valley be repaired
and 81 800 be appropriated. Referred to
Public Lands Committee.
Rep Kamai presented petition from
Hama that ali aliens who have taken the
oath of allegiance be allowed to vote.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Nawahi presented petition from
certain Chinese residents who have
taken the oath of allegiance that they
may vote Laid on table to be consid
cred with any amendment to Constitu
ton ON subject.
Rep. Kahookano presented petition
from Kohala from one Mokapa praying
for pay for five months medical attend
ance on lepers. Referred to Sanitary |
Committee
Rep. Kahookano presented petition |
from resident of Kohala that certain
piece of land taken by Board of Educa- |
ton be restored Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Rep. Waipuilanl presented petition
from Kona that road at Hookena be fin
ished. Referred to Public Lands Com
mittee.
Rep. Kapaehaole presented petition
from people at Kaunakakai that land on
which they are living be sold to them.
Referred to Public Lands Committee. 2.
That an English school be established at
| Wailua, Molokai. Referred to Educa-
| ton Committee. 8. From some man in
Lahaina for $50 for repairing fence
around Government building IN Lahaina
| in 1887. Referred to select Committee.
Rep. White presented petition from
Lahaina for $500 for bridge over stream
at Kaanapali. Referred to Public Lands
Committee.
Rep. Lucas presented petition from
thirty residents of Honolulu that the fire
Referred to select Committee. 2. From
| JnO. ~. ~. w IlIc StdtlIlS tlidt uc WAS
employed by the Government to draw
plans, etc, for electric light plant, that
work was done and approved by the
Government, but that he was not paid
and that $500 be appropriated to pay
him, and 800 for work on foundation in
Palace yard: Referred to Committee on
the Bowler Claims.
Rep. White presented petition from
Lahaina that girls school be establish
ed at Lahaina and appropriation for that
purpose be made. Referred to Educa-
ton Committee.
Rep. Kalua presented petition from a
certain Chinaman that $25 be returned to
him forfeited bail money!. Referred to
Finance Committee.
Noble Isenberg from Education com
mittee reported as follows: 1. That the
petition for an English school at Hama
and that native schools be revived be
laid on table; 2. that the petition for an
English school at North Kohala be
granted; 8. from Molokai, l, that equaI
government be established for all, 2,
that all be treated alike regardless o.
color, 3, that policemen and teachers be
paid alike. The first two prayers do moi
come within the province of the commit
tee, the third may be granted if schoo
teachers and policemen are of the same
grade. 4 That the petition that teach
ers be paid equally be adopted by the
Board of Education when their grade to
intelligence, etc., is the same. 5. Tha
the petition for school at Makapala be
, laid on the table, as there is a large
school there now. 6. That the petition
for an English school at Kalaupapa bt
granted. 7 That the petition for anEnglisl
school at Naalehu be granted. 8. Tha
the petition for school constable at La
:. haina be referred to the school agen
i, there. 8. That the petition for schoo
at Honuapo, Kau, be laid on the table
: 10. That the petition praying that schoo
: teachers be paid 81 per day be LETT to thu
: Board of Education. IL. That the petit
!. ton that native and foreign teachers b,
: paid alike be acted upon whenever thes
i. teachers are of the same grade ane
capacity. The committee further fint
that the Board of Education has only
procured teachers from abroad when th'
> home supply was insufficient, that grea
. improvement in the school work ha
l been made during the past biennia
I period. They approve the recommends
!. ton of the Board of Education that
!. deputy inspector of schools, in orde
!. that the work of school inspection ma
r be more frequent and thorough.
: Rep. Brown moved adoption OF tn
report. Carried.
, Noble Muller reported for the Com
:. mittee on Commerce on the alleged ire
J. gularities of the Hawaiian Gable Com
J. pany. The irregularities were suppose'
). to consist in the fact that supplies i'm
= ported duty free for the Cable Compan
had been otherwise disposed of and tn
Government defrauded OF the duty. TIL
y committee find that the supplies hav
been disposed of to another compan
), but to one which was also entitled to it
Z. supplies duty free They therefore fin
that there has been no fraud on tn
revenue, but allege that the transactio
was grossly irregular, and recommend
a stricter Government supervision over a
4 materials imported under special e2
;. emption free of duty.
;. Req. Bush moved reference of the RI
. port to the Attorney-General. Carried
Rep. Robt. Wilcox for the select CON
b mittee appointed on the resolution cal
! ing for the payment of 1900 to C#sa
Celso Moreno, having carefully exam
8 ined into the claim recommend that b
b be paid S. 800 in discharge of the claim
= on the ground that he served for shoi
@ time as Minister of Foreign Affairs an
y for nearly year as Minister PlenipoteI
# tiary. Signed by all the committee.
r Rep. Brown moved to lay report o
s the table to be considered with Apr,
"a priotiop hill Carried