The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-27

Noble Baldwin presented two petit
lions ~ From Makawao, Maui, ask
ing for the erection of q schoolhouse
and a teachers cottage at Halehaku.
Referred TO Educational Committee.
~ From MAXWELL, Kauai, praying
that Makaweli be made port of en-
try. Laid on the table to be consid-
cred with the bill.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Rep. Ashford presented a report
from the Judiciary Committee on
Petition 243. as follows:
Said petition comprises three subjects
for request. ID That hereafter admins
traitors of estates OF deceased persons
shall not be appointed by the Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. Upon this
subject the committee states with regret
that it is unable to advise this honorable
House. The request might be compared
10 request that no court OF this King
dom shall render judgment after an ac-
ton is tried; perhaps there may be
wholesomeness in the suggestion that
the court shall try the case and the law
yer on the other side render judgment,
or to bring the suggestion closer within
the range Of this petition, let the court
hear the proof and someone who has
designs upon the estates appoint the adj
ministrators (2) That hereafter law
yers sail mol he allowed to charge re-
tanning ices The good people who
address this request to this House have
evidently never been involved in litiga-
ton, else they would have kn2wn how
difficult it is 10 retain lawyer even
after payment OF retaining fee. What
then would be the result il no retaining
lee were permitted to be exacted OF paid ?
The committee was unable to say with
becoming gravity whether such an act as
forbidding retaining fees would hurt the
litigant more or the lawyer more. (3)
That married women be given the right
10 vote. This subject is too delicate to
be handled by some of the coarser mind
ed members of this committee, therefore,
the same subject being embodied in
previous petition and wisely having been
by this committee unanimously referred
to its most gallant and handsome mem
Der, the committee will respectfully re-
quest the House to await the incoming
report Of that member. The committee
in fine recommend that this petition be
tabled for The present until some acts are
introduced embracing thosethree subjects
respectively. Signed Neumann and Ash
ford.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Noble Neumann presented report
on Petition 249, rs follows:
This is a petition of drivers OF hacks
praying that they be not required to pay
more than one license each year. 1t APP
p-ars that the drivers of hacks whenever
they leave their employers and are en-
gagged by some other owner of hacks are
required 20 obtain new drivers license.
This is an unlawful exaction, and while
this House need not act in the premises,
the committee respectfully recommend
that tbs Minister of Interior put an end
to this extortion, if it exists by regulations
which by authority of law he may make.
The other matter made subject of request
in this petition, viz: that this honorable
body enact a law making it misde-
meanor ''for people who maliciously ride
in hacks and refuse TO pay when fin
ishei" is matter somewhat abstruse
for this committee to deal with. They
regret to state that the position is not
tenable, as little as it would be to enact
penal law declaring it q misdemeanor
for person mnliciousiy to absorb meal
in q restaurant and refusing to pay for
their fare when finished. 1t cannot be
done. Perhaps suggestion for rem
edy of such an evil may be in place. Let
the haekdrivers follow the example of
their colleagues in other countries and do
what they never do here that is over
charge the passengers who do pay and
thereby recover their losses on those
who do not.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Noble Thurston read report from
the Public Lands Committee, as fol-
lows:
On Resolution 95, for the appropri-
alton of $4,000 for the purchase of the
wharf at Kahului, the committee re-
port that upon inquiry they found
that the present wharf is the property
of the Kahului Railroad Company, q
corporation; they were also informed
by such company that the cost of con-
struction of such wharf had been about
$4,000. The said company also stated
that 1t declined to sell the said wharf
for $1,000 or any other sum, and the
committee know Of no law by which
the company could be compelled to
sell. Under the circumstances, it is
impossible for the Government to OBJ
tain the ownership of such wharf ex-
cept by the Legislature passing bill
authorizing the condemning of the
wharf, and the appointment of com.
mission to assess the value of the
property taken. AS this question is
not before the House, the committee
recommend that the resolution be laid
on the table to be considered in con-
nection with any bill that may be in
PRODUCED upon the subject. Signed by
all the members of the committee.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Noble Thurston also presented the
following report from the same COM
mittee:
Relating to Petition 2S4, of the Ka-
lihi Church, for 500 for road damages.
The committee recommended the
same disposition of this petition as
has been made of others Of like ma
ture, and therefore recommended that
it be referred to the Minister of the
Interior. Signed by all the members
OF the committee.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Noble Williams reported certain
bill as printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox read for the tirst
time three bills: N To amend Art
icle 81 of the Constitution; (2) to
amend Article SO of the Constitution
of 1887, as provided for by Article So
of said Constitution; (3) to amend
Article 20 of Constitution, as provided
for by Article 80 of said Constitution.