The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-20

opinion OF the Supreme Court would
be communicated to the House in
about half an hour.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Smith presented a petition
from Lihue, with 100 names, praying
that the Lottery bill do not pass. Laid
on the table to be considered with the
bill. o. Another from Lihue to same
effect. ~ Another with s. names.
al Another from Koloa with As
signatures to the same effect. 90 Also
a petition from the Lunalilo Home
with "a names. The speaker was a
trustee, but Lad known nothing of it.
Rep. Iosepa presented two petitions
from Hama against the Lottery bill;
also a petition from Hilo to the same
effect; also from Lahains with 27e
signatures against said Lottery bill.
Rep. Smith presented one from Ko-
hala to the same effect.
Rep. A. S. Wilcox presented petit
ton from Hanalei with 50 signatures
10 the same effect.
Rep. Akina presented a petition
from Niihau against the Lottery bill,
and two from Wainea.
Rep. s. K. Aki presented a petition
from Lahaina, praying that the Lot
terry bill pass. All the above petitions
were laid on the table to be consid-
cred with the bill.
Rep. Akina presented a petition
from lepers at Kalalao, that they may
stay there. Laid on the table to be
considered with the report of the San
itary Committee.
Rep. A. S. Wilcox presented petit
ton from the same district praying
that lepers be not allowed to remain
at KalalaO. Laid on the table to be
considered with report of Sanitary
Committee.
Rep. White presented a petition
from Honolulu with over 600 names
praying for a new Constitution. Also
one from Koolauloa to same effect and
one from KOolaupokO. Also from 5th
District of Honolulu. Referred to
Constitutional Committee.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams reported Bills 126A
and 1S5 printed.
Rep. Smith presented a report of the
Sanitary Committee on the Bill to
permit anyone to build houses as he
pleases at the Leper Settlement.
This is already allowed under proper
regulations and the Committee recon-
mend the Bill be laid on the table.
Laid on table with Bill.
Rep. Smith reported from same COM
mittee On Bill 1873 relating t" kokuas."
The law of 1890 provides payment of
so cents per day and this Is reasonable
compensation. The Committee recon-
mend the Bill be laid on the table.
Adopted.
The same Committee reported on
Petition 161, relating to ratiOns. The
prayers of the petitioners have all
been considered in the report of the
Committee of Thirteen, and the Com
mittee recommend the petition be laid
on the table. Adopted.
Also on the petition praying for an
additional Government physician at
Wailuku. The Committee recommend
the petition be laid on the table. Laid
on table to be considered with the APP
propiation Bill.
Also on Petition 24S, asking that the
salary of Government physicians of
Kau be increased from $500 to $500
per year. The Committee recommend
an increase to $1,000. Laid on the ia
BILE to be considered with the Appro-
priation Bill.
Also on Petition 326 from q Hawai-
ian, s. Kane, in Kohala, requesting
permission to practice medicine in the
Leper Settlement. The report of the
Special Committee of Thirteen covers
Mr.. S. Kane's case and the Commit
tee recommend the petition be laid on
the table. Laid on table with Bill.
The same Committee reported on
petitions referring to making Kalalao,
Kauai, place for Kauai lepers. The
Committee recommend the petitions
be laid on the table with the Bill on
the subject.
Rep. Smith for the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported on the Bill to allow
native kahunas to practice medicine,
recommending 1t be laid on the table.
Laid on the table with Bill.
Rep. Smith for the Sanitary Com
mittee, recommend that the Bill to
create a Hawaiian Board of Health
be laid on the table. Laid on table
with Bill.
Also Oh Bill making Minister of the
Interior ex-officio President of the
Board Health. The Committee recon-
mend the Bill be laid on the table.
r.
Noble Thurston reported for the
Committee on Public Lands regarding
Bill 126, relating to public roads. The
committee recommend the passage of
the bill with one or two verbal amend
ments. Laid on the table with bill.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Noble Horner, for the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported on an
item of salary for deputy assessors.
Laid on the table with Appropriation
bill.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Secretary read q communica.
ton to the House from the Chamber
OF Commerce, conveying a copy of
the resolution passed by the Chamber
OF Commerce concerning the Lottery
bill. The resolution is as follows:
1.-THE Chamber hereby expresses its
decided disapproval of said Act as
being opposed to the best interests of
this country, and respectfully requests
the Legislature to express its opposi-
ton to 1t in such terms as shall leave
no doubt as to its regard for the i'm
portant interests committed to its
care" Signed by Charles r. Bishop,
President; and ]. B. Anterior, Secre-
tary.
Tabled for consideration with bill.
Noble Marsden presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
"That as the Minister of Finance
had previously made the charge that