The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-10-15
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
One Hundred and Second Day.

read and approved.
Noble Muller presented a minority
report from the Committee on Commerce
on a petition relating to the seizure OF
the bark G.. d. Bryant for violation OF
the opium laws. The committee recon-
mend that half of the fine be RENTED,
as the captain and officers were not cog
INFANT OF opium being on board the yes
sci. The report was signed by E.
Muller.
Noble Macfarlane said the majority
report will be in Wednesday.
On motion of Minister Brown the
minority report was laid on the table to
await the majority report.
Rep. Cummings from the Committee
on Public Lands reported on the petition
relating to the determination OF lantana.
The committee recommend the petition
be referred to a select committee, two
members from each island, to report to
the next session of the Legislature.
The report was adopted.
Rep. Cummings from the Committee
on Public Lands reported on Bill No.
IFS, relating to the lease of certain Gov
eminent lands on Maui. The committee
| obtained the opinion of the Attorney.
| General and other lawyers, and they say
that suit could be brought against the
Government for leasing the lands to the
| Queen illegally. The committee recon-
mend that new lease be given the
| Queen on certain conditions.
Rep. Paehaole moved the report be
adopted.
Rep. Brown moved the report be re
ceived and laid on the table to be consid
cred with the bill.
| Noble Baldwin knew something of Thu
land. 1t would be an injustice to TIT
parties to whom the Queen had suble
the land.
The report was adopted and the bill
passed TO engrossment to be read a thir,
time on Friday.
Noble Macfarlane reported from tn
Finance Committee on Bill Isl, relatin
to the exemption of certain articles c
import from customs duties. The com
mittee recommend the bill be indefinitel
postponed. Signed, E. G.. Macfarlane
w. White and Z. Muller The minorit
of the committee, G. j. Mccarthy and A
Horner recommend that the bill b
passed with certain amendments.
The report was laid on the table to b
considered with the bill, the latter to b
translated.
Noble Marsden from the Sanitar
Committee reported on the petition of
I'll. Meekapu that the sum of $3.50 b
paid him for services rendered OH leprou
patients. The committee do not COZ
slider he has any claim, and recommen
the petition be laid on the table.
Noble J. M. Horner moved the repol
be adopted.
The report was laid on the table
await the minority report.
THE LIKELIKE FUNERAL CLAIMS.
Rep. Rosa presented the followin
report:
To the Hon. J. S. WALKER, Presider
of the Legislative Assembly.
SIR:-Your Judiciary Committee
which was referred petition No. 263, r.
lating to the claims of certain merchan
and tradesmen of Honolulu for goot
furnished and services rendered for I'll
State funeral of Her late Royal Highne'
Princess Likelike, respectfully begs lea,
to report that said committee have car
fully considered all the matters ar
things stated in said petition, and hay
, examined the claimants in relate
thereto, as also their bills and orders.
Your committee finds that one +. +
Hayselden, who was then in the emplt
of the Government, ordered most of IL
. goods on behalf of the Government
whose charge the funeral was, the boo
J of Her late Royal Highness lying then
state at Iolani Palace, and also on behs
ot His Majesty; and Mr.. Hayselden sa
that he was then acting under orde
from the late w. NJ. Gibson, who w
then Minister of Foreign Affairs al
= Premier, on behalf OF the Governmer
: and also under orders of His Majesty.
Your committee also finds that I'll
rest of the goods and for said servic
rendered, were issued by His Majesty
Chamberlain and others connected wi
the Palace who were known to ha
, something to do with the general q
rangement of matters relating to sa
funeral, all OF which orders, being Civ,
r in the ordinary course of business al
according to custom Heretofore know
; were recognized by said claimants
i genuine.
And your committee here desires
i say that it does not believe that al
+ business mans views of the custO
prevailing in this country at the tim
, and for several years prior there
in matters connected with state funera
n where the orders for goods, etc. cor
i from such responsible source al
= under such circumstances, would for o
moment think OF refusing to fill SUI
. orders; and if such be the case, yo
5 committee does not think that there W
: any occasion to put the claimants up
= their inquiry as to whether the orde
: were genuine or not, or that the who
. transaction was illegal, and in this &C
nection your committee was given
: understand that assurances were Civ
d the claimants by His Majesty, Mr.. Hs
5 selden, Mr. Gibson, and Mr.. Aholo,
= behalf of the Cabinet, that said clair
would be, as was customary in su
cases, submitted to the Privy Counc
u and thereafter be paid. And your Co
= mittee is further given to understa
I that under such circumstances the clai
I ants sold and delivered their goods d
rendered said services, with the no
that they would be paid, as had be
D the custom for several years past up
: all such occasions, many OF whom havi
c been parties to similar transactions.
p The petitioners say, among 9th
things, that they do not see why tn
should not be paid because they ga
n their goods and rendered their servio
: in good faith, and there was nothi
n strange or unusual in the matter
] | arnnSn their SuSnicinn and force the