The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-11


STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Neumann presented a major
ity report of the Judiciary COMMITTEES
on Bill No. So, relative to the prepar
alton of jury lists and the drawing o
jurors. The report was signed by
Mobiles Neumann and Peterson anc
Rep. Smith, and recommended that
the bill pass, and so that its bene
fetal provisions may be applied IL
the coming term in August held or
the island of Kauai, that the House
take immediate action upon it. A
minority report, signed by Rep. Ash.
ford, was presented, to the effect that
the signer could not concur with the
majority report because the bill seeks
TO impose conditions of trial on the
circuit courts of the outside islands
which does not apply to Oahu. 1t fur.
tner seeks to perpetuate the bad fea-
ture OF having no jury lists on Hawaii
ana Kauai for foreign juries, and
leaves the selection of foreign 'iuries
on said islands to haphazard and
chance. Those features should be eli
minated from the bill. The reports
were received and tabled for consider
alton with the bill, which, on motion.
was made the special order of the dav
for Tuesday next.
Noble Neumann also reported on
Bills AZ, So and 50, and petitions No.
l23, 229 and Us. The committeesTe-
ported that bill No. AZ is proposed
amendment to the Statute of Limita-
tion, and the committee recommend
the bill herewith presented as a sub.
stitute for bill No. AZ and recommend
that said substitute pass. Bill No. Sc
Is bill providing for the abolition of
Office of tax assessor-in-chief. The
committee recommend that said bill
be referred to the Finance Commit
tee to whom its consideration proper-
~ belongs. Bill No. 50 is the So
called kerosene warehouse bin under
which name the hon. members of the
Legislature have become familiar
with the measure, the committee
recommend the passage of this bill
amended as proposed in the amend.
ment offered by Noble Macfarlane.
Petltlon No. 129 is claim of John
Samoa for $1,000 for false imprison-
ment. The committee recommend
that Mr.. j. Samoa be allowed
TO seek the redress which he deserves
from ajury of his countrymen from our
Courts. AS to petition No. 173 being
rounded upon claim of aka LEI
Ali " for 5000 for breach of contract.
the committee recommend that said
petition be taken from this committee
and referred to the Finance Commit
Lee. Lastly, as to petition No. 1913,
that the Hon. r. w. Wilcox
De seated Immediately, the committee
las ascertained by ocular demonstra.
Ion that Hon. r. w. Wilcox is
F. seated" now, and that the legisla-
i've experience and well known cour-
esy of the Hon. r. w. Wilcox are
uf1lclent guarantees that he will re-
main seated, except when it shall be
N order 10 rise, we therefore recon-
mend that the hon. member for La
lalna, who presented this petition.
INFORM the petitioners that their petit
ION cannot be granted, as the mem
'er for Waialua cannot be seated.
he is seated already. Signed
y Paul Neumann (chairman), Will
lam o. Smith, A. 2. Peterson.
Rep. Smith wished to condemn the
aazy way of reporting by the Judiciary
Committee.
Noble Neumann said that the 70.
mark of Rep. Smith was the more
roper because he was not in the ses-
ions of the committee at all. The
My effort displayed on the part of
he Representative for KoIoa is that |
e signed it without even reading if.
'erhaps he did it because he had CON
,dence in the Chairman of the Judi
larry Committee. He thanked him
Or his censure.
Rep. kamauoha thought the report
ught to be returned to the commit
&C.. He did not approve the attitude
t the committee.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
nd balance of the report laid on the
able. ' - ''-0
NOBLE Neumann reported also on
ertaln amendments to the Constitu-
on. AS to Article 55 in respect to
to Representative thew
commend that the same be rejected.
nd that substitute therefor. here.
ltn presented, be adopted by this
to be ratified as provided
the Constitution by the Legislature
1894. AS to Art. IS, in respect of
roceedlngs upon q veto being inter-
osed by the Sovereign, they recon-
END that the said amendment do NOT
ass, because the change sought to be
ade in the procedure now prescrib-
is entirely unnecessary, and its
'i1cy is questionable. AS to Art. 30
respect of qualification of electors
Mobiles, that the same be rejected
r the reason that the amendment of
30 is faulty, incomplete and crippled ,
ID does by mistake leave out ali pro- p,
SOS contained in said section, ex- :
pit proviso No. 2. AS to Art. Sc. in :
spect of qualifications for Mobiles.
e., requiring that no one but Ha-
allan citizens shall be eligible, thew :
commend that the same be left as #
by this Legislature. AS to Art. 60,
respect of qualification of electors !
representatives, that the same be :
1ended in such manner as to pre- :
we the right of franchise for such
'ldents who may under the Consti- !.
non be entitled thereto at the time
the adoption and ratification of said
lcle. AS to Arts. SO and So. the
recommend that the "
lendDcents be adopted and ratified q
this Legislature. y y,
P. NEUMANN, q
A. P. PETERSON, u
w. 0. SMITH. p
n 81, T.. ~