The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-12
THE DAILY
SATURDAY,
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Twenty-EIghth Day.
JULY II, 1890.

FRIDAY, july IL.
The House met at 10 A.. NJ. Prayer
by the Chaplain. Minutes read and APP
proved.
Rep. Halstead presented petition from
Makawao that all gates on public roads
be removed; referred to Committee on
Public Lands. 2. That law ordering sale
OF Government lands at public auction
be repealed laid on table until act be
introduced 8. That the Board of Health
be abolished; referred to Sanitary Com
mittee.
Rep. Bush presented petition from
Hama that the lease of land of Kahiki-
nui shall be sold only to Hawaiians; re-
ferred to Judiciary Committee. 2. From
laboring men around wharves that i'm
portation of labor which will interfere
with their work be prohibited; referred
to Committee on Commerce. 3. From
Waialua, for Sc, 900 to repair roads there ;
laid on table to be considered with the
Appropriation Bill.
Noble Pua presented petition from
Honolulu that native Hawaiians be al
lowed to practice medicine among them
selves without restrictions; referred to
Sanitary Committee.
Rep. Bush wish to inquire into the
| report of the Opium Committee. | wish
to know the cause of delay. The minori-
| ty, understand, is ready to report, but
is waiting from motives of courtesy for
the majority. IT is currently reported
that the committee have been bribed not
| to report
Rep. Rosa-As chairman of that com.
mittee, | suppose it falls on me to an.
swer the venomous remarks of Rep.
Bush. The committee have good rea-
sons for not having reported. 1t has
been very difficult to get the committee
together. don't care what people say
about bribery. If man with record
for integrity cannot be trusted, it is time
to take action. The honorable member
is himself chiefly instrumental in spread
ing these reports, and now he brings
them on to the floor of the House. The
committee will come together this even
ing or tomorrow to discuss conclusions
| Noble Phillips for the Sanitary com.
mittee reports with regard to the Act
providing for the committal of dipsoma
MACS, recommending that the bill pass
4 L., , 90 To &c
draft of the bill embodying the amend
| ments. The report was signed by -four
members of the committee.
Rep. Brown moves that the report oil
the committee be laid on the table with
the bill reported by them and that the
bill be placed upon the order of the day
| Carried.
Rep. Lucas reports that the reply O
the Attorney-G General on the pay o.
police is ready in English. Ordered tc
be distributed.
Noble Burchardt gives notice of bill
to provide for erection of water works a
North kohala
President Walker appoints the follow
ing Special committee on the bill relating
to the Supreme Court: AttorneyGen
eral. Reps. Bush and Waipuilani, Mobiles
|
President Walker reads communities
ton from the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union requesting that the Legis
lature hear Mrs. Bateham few minutes
on the question of the protection of the
Sabbath. Mrs. Bateham is the repre-
sentative of two great national societies
devoted to this question.
Rep. Richard moves to lay the com
munication on the table.
Rep kalua moves the House receive
the communication and notify the petit
TONERS that the House will fix time t
hear the representative.
Motion to lay on the table was lost, p
to 20.
Rep. Brown moves that the House in
struct the Secretary to inform the Society
that any members of the Legislature
wishing to hear her will attend any adj
dress which she may give on the subject
We are not here to hear outside addresse:
on the subject of the Sabbath or any
thing else. There are plenty OF churche:
here where anyone may go who wishe:
to hear a sermon on this subject.
Noble Widemann-The lady will hole
sermon on Temperance. Now, L car
and do preach sermon to myself OF
this subject morning, noon and night
month in and month out, year in ant
year out. | do not care to hear anyone
preach on the subject, except out o
curiosity. Such thing SO is proposed
is absolutely without precedent in thl:
country and | believe in any other. This
House is not the place for such lecture
| What we have done or omitted to do al
body, that we should listen 10 any sucl
lecture as this, / fail to perceive. Oul
Sunday laws are already stricter thar
| they are anywhere else.
Noble Baldwin rose
Noble Muller-This proposition seem:
SO absurd that | think we ought not t.