The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-10-14
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Ninety-ninth Day.
FRIDAY, Oct. 10.

Rep. kahookano, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported on the bill to amend
Sections Is and IA of the Session Laws
OF 1888, relating to impoUnding estrays.
The bill seeks to repeal that part OF the
law that says pigs and hogs shall be shot
when the owner is not known, and also
to reduce the fee from 81 to 80 cents,
The committee recommend that Section
OF the bill be stricken out; that the
second section, reducing the fee, pass.
Rep. Halstead presented a minority
report.
Rep. Kahookano moved that the re-
ports be adopted.
Rep. Kanealii was not in favor of the
majority report. He did not see any
difference should be made as to hogs.
Rep. R. w. Wilcox moved the pre-
vious question. Carried.
Rep. Halstead-My constituents de-
sired me to draw up this bill. 1t is a
hardship upon those who raise pigs to
have them shot down. Pigs will get out
and run on other peoples lands, and if
they do not know who the owner is, they
can shoot them.
The report was adopted, and the bill,
as amended, passed to engrossment, to
be read a third time on Monday.
Noble Isenberg, from the Education
Committee, reported on Bill I53, relating
to the compulsory school age of children.
The committee recommend the bill be
laid on the table, as bill on the same
subject has already been disposed of by
the House.
Rep. Richard moved the report be
laid on the table, to be considered with
the bill.
Rep. Kanealii moved the report be
adopted.
Noble Parker-I signed the report for
the reason that the President has ruled
that a bill once disposed OF could not
again be brought up.
Rep. Rickard hoped it would not be
considered that this bill was the same as
the one indefinitely postponed.
Rep. Paehaole-lt may be the pro-
visions are not the same, but the final
objects of the two bills are. l support
the motion to lay the bill on the table.
Rep. Nawahi thought there was
difference between the two bills.
Rep. Kauealii-We are waiting for the
Presidents ruling. II it is correct, we
Will support IL.
President Walker-The bills have the
same end in view. do not care to rule,
but let the House act as it sees fit.
The report was laid on the table, to
be considered with the bill.
Noble Isenberg presented the report of
the Education Committee on Bill l49,
" An Act to prohibit the sale of tobacco
to children under 16 years OF age" The
committee have amended the bill, and
recommend it pass as amended.
The report was adopted.
Rep. Rosa reported two bills printed
Ordered distributed.
Rep. Paehaole presented report from
the Select Committee on the resolution
to appropriate $500 for the widow of L.
w. Simeona, policeman who was killed
by leper on Kona while in the execution
of his duty. The committee find that he
left a widow and six children, and they
recommend the item OF $400 be inserted
in the Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Richard moved the report be
laid on the table. to be considered with
the Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Waipuilani moved the report be
adopted.
The report was laid on the table, to be
considered with the Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Paehaole reported from the Molo-
kai Committee on Bill "a, relating to the
duties to be performed by kokuas at the
Leper Settlement. The committee have
amended the bill, and recommend it
pass.
The report was accepted and laid on
the table, to be considered with the bill.
Rep. Nawahi presented resolution
that $500 be inserted in the Appropria-
ton Bill for William Sheldon, who
seized three hundred tins of opium which
were lost through the negligence OF the
Marshal.
The resolution was laid on the table,
to be considered with the Appropriation
Bill.
Rep. Kahookano resolved that the
majority report OF the Judiciary Com
mittee on permits to Chinese leaving the
an Act relating thereto, and
a petition of Chinese merchants, be
taken from the table and considered
now.
The resolution was adopted.
Rep. Brown moved the report be
adopted. 1t leaves it at the discretion of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs to have
Chinese merchant photographed when
they ask for passports. There were
Chinese merchants here of twenty or
thirty years residence who could be |
identified by people here as well as if |
they deposited a photograph. The bill
lid not bind the Minister to waive the
but permitted him to do so
after consultation with his colleagues.
The report and the bill were read.
Minister Peterson-I think it is hardly
he time to change the restriction law;
t has worked we'll the past two years.
As to that part of the report regarding
Chinese who have taken the oath Of al
egiance, the Supreme Court had already
decided that such Chinese did not re-
luire to take out passport. They recon-
nended that members of the merchan-
lie community be not required to de-
,osit photographs. Mercantile COM
nunity - was very wide term. Did it
include every Chinese storekeeper that
old fifteen cents worth a day? The
,olicy of the present Government was to
laturalize Chinese merchants of long
landing who might SO desire. II they
nee opened tine door for getting through
he Restriction Act there would be no say
ng how serious would be the results.