The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-07-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
FORTY.NINTH DAY.
TUESDAY, July 2G, 1892.
Orning session.

President Walker in the chair.
Prayer by Chaplain Waiamau. Min
utes were read by Clerk Mccarthy
and Interpreter Wilcox. Approved
rs read.
Under suspension of the rules
Noble Baldwin presented the follow
ing petitions: CD From Makawao
that school house and teachers
residence he erected at Halehaku.
To Committee on Education. (2)
From Makawei that Makaweli be
made Il port of entry. Tabled for
bill.
Rep. Ashford, from the Judiciary
Committee, presented report on
petition that CD Administrator of
estates of deceased persons be no
longer appointed by the Chief JUS
tice. On this the committee say
that they are unable to advise the
House. (2) That lawyers shall not be
allowed TO charge retaining fees.
The committee is unable to say with
becoming gravity whether such an
act as prohibiting retaining fees
would hurt the litgant more or the
lawyer more. (3) That married wo-
men be allowed to vote. The COM
mittee say that this subject is too
delicate to be handled by some ct
of the coarser minded members of
this committee. Therefore the same
subject being embodied in previous
petition and wisely having been
unanimously referred to its most gal
liant and handsome member, they
recommend that the petitions be
tabled to await bills on the subject.
Adopted.
Noble Neumann from the Judiciary
Committee presented report on a
petition of drivers of hacks that they
be not required to pay more than
one license each year. The commit
tee recommend that His EXcellency
the Minister of Interior put an end
to this eXtortion if it exists by rcgu
lations which by authority of law he
may make. Another matter made
subject of request in this petition,
viz. that a law be enacted making a
misdemeanor for people 'who ma
liciously ride in hacks and refuse to
pay when finished" is matter
somewhat abstruSe for the Commit
tee to deal with. They regret to
state that the proposition is not ten
able, as little as it would be TO enact
a penal law declaring it a misdemean-
or for person maliciously to absorb
a meal in a restaurant and refusing
to pay for their fare when finished.
1t cannot be done. Perhaps a
suggestion for the remedy of such an
evil may be in place. Let the hack
drivers follow the example of their
colleagues in other countries and dc
. what they never do here, that is,
overcharge the passengers who dc
pay and thereby recoup their losses
on those who do not. Signed by
Paul Neumann, w. O. Smith, G. W.
Ashford and VIM. White. Report
was, on motion, approved.
Noble Ihurston, from the Com.
mittee on Public Lands, reported OF
petition of the Kal,hi Church fol
5000 for road damages and recon
mend the same disposition of this
petition that has been made by other
of like nature and therefore recon-
| mend that 1t be referred to TIN
, Minister of the Interior. Repor
adopted.
The same member from the sam
, Committee reported on resolution
a that $4,000 be appropriated to pur
chase wharf at Kahului to the eff
feet that they find the present whar
is the property of the Kahului Rail
; road Co., corporation. They ais
have received information that TIL
u cost of construction has been abou
! $4,000. The corporation decline t
sell the wharf for $4,000 or any othe
sum and the Committee know of II
o law by which they can be compelle
}. to sell. Under the circumstances
y is impossible for the Government t
. obtain tie ownership of such whal
y except by the Legislature passing
- law authorizing the condemning {
the wharf and the appointment of
er commission to assess the value {
10 the property taken. The CommittC
1t recommend that the resolution !
s laid on the table to be considerc
o. with any bill on the subject. Repo
= adopted.
Rep. Robert Wilcox read for Il
first time bills CD To amend Attic
"a of the Constitution. CD
amend Article 80 of the Constituto
II, (3) To amend Article 20 of the Co
"a stitution.
at Rep. 5. X. Pua presented que
III tions to the Minister of the Inter-
OF relative to the number and hOldC
as of licenses for the sale of spirtuo
h, liquors.
nd Rep. Robert Wilcox offered t
ne following resolution:
ce Whereas, the prosperity of the
Il Islands must largely depend on sh
An ping and commerce, ard where's
m, the opening Of an inter oceanic cal
OF would make Honolulu an imports
yer port and commercial center The
ms fore, be it
Resolved, that the sum of t