The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-03
THE LEGISLATURE
One Hundred and Thirty Sixth
Day.
FRIDAY, Dec. ,.

Day.
FRIDAY, Dec. 2.
The House met at 9 AM. I; roll call,
% members present. Minutes of the
135th day read and approved.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Kauhane presented report
of the Educational Committee on the
inquiry why the Board of Education
had not built school-house at Naa-
Iehu. An answer of the Board of
Education is annexed to the report,
and the committee find that the an
swer of the Board is sufficient.
The report was adopted.
Noble Kauhane presented report
on the building of certain school
houses at Koolauloa, commencing
reference to the Board of Education.
Adopted.
The President stated that there was
a question whether the Constitutional
amendments required the signature of
the sovereign.
Noble Thurston said it did not re-
guire the signature of the Sovereign.
The Constitution did not say so. Laws
required the signature of the Sovereign
merely because the Constitution re-
quired it. The Constitution provided
that a two-thirds vote of the House
should make an amendment law.
Noble Williams thought it proper
hof he 81, hn n6 tn
sign at anyrate.
Rep. Smith said the only two pre-
cedents were in 1868 and 1882, and in
Sovereign was appended because the
Constitution expressly provided that
the Sovereign must assent. The new
Constitution required nothing to make
an amendment law but the assent of
two thirds of the Legislature. The
amendments just passed were now q
part of the Constitution of the King
dom. He saw no objection, however,
to asking Her Majesty for her sigma
ture.
Noble Thurston saw a decided OBJ
lection to doing so. 1t might be made
the basis of claim that her signature
was necessary.
Acknowledgement Brown said he
would agree with the last speaker if
it were not for the preamble of the
Constitution, which contained the fol-
lowing:
Now therefore, 1, Kalakaua, King of
the Hawaiian Islands, in my capacity as
Sovereign OF this Kingdom, and as the
representative of the people hereunto by
them duly authorized and empowered,
do annul and abrogate the Constitution
promulgated by Kamehameha the Fifth,
on the goth day of August, A. D., 1864,
and do proclaim and prornulgate this
Constitution.
He would not assert that the signature
was necessary; but in view of this
preamble, he would think it better to
do so to save all question.
Rep. Smith proposed submission
to the Supreme Court, and the Attor-
ney-General assented to that.
Rep. Smith said he would propose
a resolution to that effect.
The same member presented a reso-
luton calling upon the Minister of
the Interior to cause the Constitution
to be bound with the present Session
Laws. Adopted.
Noble Pua asked the Minister of the
Interior whether the vacancy caused
by the resignation of William Tell at
the Settlement had been filled.
Rep. Kamauoha moved the ques-
tions be returned to the introducer.
Rep. Waipuilani said the questions
were perfectly proper and the Min
lister could give the information as
we'll as the Sanitary Committee. III
it was true that the Board had ap
pointed leper who occupied the
house where healthy people stopped
when they went to the settlement it
was an outrage.
Rep. S. K. Pua introduced resolu
ton that each member of the House
be furnished with copies of the Com
piled Laws and the Laws of 1890 anC
1892.
Rep. Smith protested against the
resolution. The members had alread,
had the use of the Compiled Law
and the Laws of 1890. They should b'
satisfied with the Laws of 1892, an,
he would so amend the resolution.
Noble Thurston opposed the resolu
ton.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox said those VIII
had conscientious scruples Nigh
leave the law books.
Rep. Smith said he would like t,
have his water rates paid by the Leg
islature.
Noble Thurston moved to amen
by providing that those who did no
want law books might have TIL
choice of lot on Punchbowl.
Rep. White said members had al
ready written their names on thei
books, so they might as we'll TAX
them home with them
Rep. Smiths amendment wa
adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.