The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-24


from the special committee to whom
was referred a petition Of one, +. Tur-
rll, praying for remuneration for his
share IN $50 half Id. tins opium
known as the +. L. opium, and to the
effect that on or about April I'd, 1890
thirty chests lnyoiced as tea arrived
by the Oceanic and marked with the
initials Of the Port Surveyor, +. r.
Mr.. Good opened the cases and found
containers one of which ne caused To-
be opened; IL contained opium. 1t is
indisputable that Mr.. Good made use
Of understandable ostentation, his
course was blamable in the highest
degree and one calculated to defeat
the ends OF justice, namely, the appre-
hension and conviction of the owner.
A standing order of many years that
no cases be opened till the same was
permitted was good. 1t is
evident tO'your committee that some
thing was radically wrong in the
manner of making seizures during
Mr. TurriIps incumbency. Under
date of April 3D. the following entry
occurs in the journal of Port Sur
veyOr: "Found in mark Z. Il. thirty
boxes of tea, $40 tins of opium, all
boxes sent to the Custom House.
Opened by Collector-Genera1,n no one
else present. Port Surveyor not mott
fled that the cases were to be opened. -
Mr.. Turrill stated that he wrote the
entry on April I'd, but when it was
pointedly put to him that he must
have known or had previous knowl-
edge or the number of tins in the con
Segment, as the cases were not open
ed till four or five days after that date
In order TO have been tC write $500"
Mr.. Turrill was very much astOnished
and very much confused at the ques-
ton, and later he admitted that he
had written the final entry some days
later. Your cOmmitte are unable to
solve the manner in which Mr.. Turrill
arrived at the magic exactness of 500
half-pound tins unless he had previous
knowledge of the contents, or was
gifted with the power of seeing
through layers of tea and ascertaining
the exact contents. He must indeed
be a gifted person the alchemist of
ancient times would pale before him );
the prodigies in figures would relin-
quish their claim of superiority to
him, and Bishop the mind-reader, if
alive, would be his most humble
scholar. One gifted as he, could, with
such powers, transmute, translate and
transmogrify the opium stored at the
Station House and at the Custom
House into other substances, which
were afterwards found and with like
facilities, might he not have trans
posed also? The committee recon-
mend that the prayer be refused.
The report was ordered translated
and printed.
Noble Cornwell reported for the
special committee on a petition for
the bringing of water from the spring
of Pclepole, Maui, to certain lands in
Kula. The committee recommend
insertion of an item in the Appro-
priation bill for the purpose to be ex-
pended if the Minister of the Interior
deem it expedient. Adopted.
The President appointed the follow4
Banking Act Minister Parker, No
bles Homer, Peterson, Williams and
Kauhane, Reps. A. s. Wilcox, Iosepa,
Kauhi and Ashford.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. Kapahu introduced resolu-
ton asking for $1,000 to subsidiae an
fnter-island steamer for touching at
Mahukona going and coming from
Kau.
The resolution was referred to the
following committee: Reps. Kapahu
and Wilder, Noble Ena, Rep. Ed
monds and Noble Hoapili.
Rep. Kamauoha under suspension
of the rules gave notice of an Act to
appropriate money for expenses of
repairing and matchmaking the roads
of Honolulu. The bill was read by
title.
Noble Neumann moved reference
lei
would bear looking into. THE object
of the bill is to provide $50, 900 for the
payment of T. o. US which the Road
Board have been issuing.)
The bill was referred to the follow
ing select committee: Rep. Kamau
Cha, Noble ThurstoB, Rep. Aki, Min
lister Spencer and Noble Neumann.
Rep. Akina read by title an Act tc
allow lepers at Kalalau, Kauai, Il
remain there.
At 1048 AN. the House proceeded
to the
ORDER Or THE DAY.
Third reading of Bill 109 an Ac
respecting the advertisement of pro
bate and other judicial proceedings
The bill passed.
Third reading of Bill 125, TO auth
Sailors Home Society. The bill
passed.
Third reading of Bill 1870, amendin
the Road Board law. Passed.
Second reading Of Bill 50, an &c
relating to the Royal Guard.
The report of the Military Commit
tee was read. 1t recommends tablin
the bill. The report was adopted.
Second reading Of Bill 1873, to divid
Honolulu into five taxation district:
The report Of the Finance Commit
tee, recommending tabling Of the bill
was read and adopted.
second reading Of Bill 32A, to amen
Section 81 Of the Civil Code.
The report Of the Judiciary Con
nittee recommends tabliug the bill
crhe object Of the measure is 10 pr
hi0it dealers in general meTchandl
from selling salt salmOn.)
Rep. Kamauoha thought the b
was just one. 8 separate license
sell salt salmon alone cost $40.
other dealers could not sell it, more
these licenses would be taken out
Noble Marsden thought if was
the interest Of the country to lea
the law as it was.
Noble Neumann said the object Of
special license was simply to regulg
the sale Of certain articles, like liqu
Of w Inn