The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-15
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Fifty-fourth Day.
THURSDAY, August Ia.

House met at I'D A. ". prayer oV |
Chaplain. Minutes of preceding day |
read and approved.
The Printing Committee reported five
bills printed.
Rep. Richard under suspension OF
rules presents petition that no further
liquor licenses be granted. Referred to
Liquor Committee.
Rep. A. Horner presented petition
from Laupahoehoe asking for $1,000 for
repairing landing. Referred TO Public
Lands Committee.
President Walker appointed the fol-
lowing committees.
On Oceanic line subsidy: Kalua, Bush,
Richard, Isenberg and Baldwin.
On Tahiti line subsidy: Phillips, Hind,
Waipuilani Maciarlane and Knudsen.
On San Diego line subsidy: Nawahi,
]. NJ. Horner, Halstead, Mccarthy and
Rice.
The President read communication
from the committee appointed in 1888 to
draft a judiciary bill, and presenting a
copy in English. The President stated
that he had had the bill translated.
Noble Phillips read by title an Act to
provide for taking census of 1890 and
subsequent censuses. Under suspension
of rules he presented communication
which he had received, and asked that
it be printed and distributed
Rep. Kapaehaole read by title an Act
requiring publication of Supreme Court
decisions in Hawaiian,
Rep. Kalua read by title an Act TO
establish Wailuku Water Works.
Rep. Bush read an Act to enable
Crown Land Commissioners to sell lands
in certain cases.
Rep. Bush gave notice of bill to re
establish governors.
Noble Phillips presented q petition
from 1877 residents Of Honolulu that steps
be taken to prevent the spread OF Ian
tana. Referred to Committee on Public
Lands.
Rep. Baker read by title an Act pro.
viding for introduction of laborers from
abroad.
Rep. Kahookano read by title an Act
to provide for holding OF additional term
Of Circuit Court for the Third Judicia
Circuit.
The House proceeded to the Order o.
the Day
Rep. Lucas moved bill "A be put in the
Order for to-day. Carried.
Third reading OF Bill A, raising the
tariff for boats III the harbor. The bill
passed.
Third reading OF Bill 80 was deferred
till next Tuesday.
Third reading of Bill SO. An Act t.
reduce the fire limit.
Rep. Lucas moved its consideration bs
deferred
President Walker-The motion should
have been made before.
Noble Muller asked that the report o
the committee ON the bill be read.
Noble Widemann-I consider it ny
duty to move. the indefinite postpone
ment of this bill. The reasons given are
absolutely insufficient for its passage, ant
| it is contrary to the public interest.
The committee report was read.
Rep. Lucas moved the bill pass. Tn,
only objection to the bill was that it tool
/ in some of the water front belonging t.
the Government. In leasing that tn,
| lease could specify that the lessee was t.
put UP fireproof building. The bill wa
a good one, and would beautify the city
Noble Muller moved sthe bill pass al
amended by the committee.
Noble Widemann-The hon. membe
stated last session that there were 10
of shanties on Alakea Street. The bull
of the street is we'll built up. The bill
| NAV be for the benefit of one or two, pos
sibly three people. But don't think VI
ought to pass law to the benefit of tw
! or three.
Rep. Bush thought in view of the ex
element outside (the band was playing
| the House ought to take a recess.
Noble Phillips thought the fact tina
the band was playing was no reason TO
adjourning the House.. The hon. mem
/ Der from Koolaupoko twas that tn
| place p could 60 if he wanted to.
| Rep. Bush--This is not matter to b
| poked fun at. 1t is of great importanc
| to this country.
| The motion to take O recess was lost
| Rep. Lucas-The bill will only benefi
few because there are only few res
| dents on the street. move the previous
| question. 2
| Noble Baldwin, am not resident c
Honolulu, but as have been informe
| the bill is just one. There is no dc
| mand for fire-proof buildings on Alake
| street, and so vacant lots remain vacant
The fire limit can be changed at any
| time. / believe in having fire-proo
buildings in all the thickly-settled part
| OF Honolulu, but / do not think the limi
should be extended to parts where ther
| is no demand for fre-proof buildings.
Noble Macfarlane--It think it positivel
necessary that the fire limit in that pal
of the city should be contracted. TIL
buildings there are residences, and
would lie hard to compel them to replsc
their houses with brick buildings.
Rep. Lucas-There is only one fire
proof building on the street, and tn
stores i'm it have never been opened.
Noble Isenberg- The member fror
Honolulu says part of the esplanade
in that part. This Minister OF the Ir
terror may not allow wooden buildings
be put up there, but another might.
Rep. Lucas stated he was mistaken i
saying part OF the esplanade would b
included.
The motion to indefinitely postpon
was lost The amendment of the Con
| mittee was carried.
The bill went back to the Engrossin
Committee.
Third reading of the Act transferrin
| kahoolawe to the Wailuku district.
Noble w. Y. Horner moved indefinit
postponement. The passage of the bi
would be treating his constituents wit
great discolrtesy. l have here ma
showing that it is not nearer, as has bee
stated, from the island 10 Wailuku tina
10 Lahaina
4 number OF members inspected tn