The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-08
SDINa COMMITTEES.

STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams reported that the
English report of the Committee to
the Leper Settlement was printed.
Noble Thurston rose TO question
of privilege. One of his constituents
had being trying to scall him be-
cause he had read report in the AID
vERTIsER, in which he was made to
say that the inhabitants of Spreckels-
vile were tough, which was not what
he had said
Noble Cornwell also rose to a ques-
ton of privilege. 1t had been brought
to the notice of the House that the re-
ports In the ADVERTISER were not
correct. This morning that paper re.
ferred to the Military Committee as a
useless body. He did not propose to
be insnlted, and If this House would
not take 1t up, he would do so outside.
The paper might say what it liked
about him, but not about the other
members Of the Committee.
Rep. Kamaaoha moved reference of
the two matters to a select committee,
which should have authority to eject
the ADvERTISER reporter.
The President ruled the matter out
OF order.
Rep. White, in order, as he said, to
switch the matter off, presented, I'M
der suspension of rules, two petitions
from Lahaina, asking for new con-
stitution. Referred to the Constitu-
tional Committee.
Rep. Kanealii presented petition
from Wailuku, praying that marriage
contracts be annulled when either
party has leprosy. Referred to Judi
ciary Committee. Also petition
asking for $1,000 for road at Waihee.
Referred to Public Lands Committee.
Also that taxes on real estate be re-
duced to three-fourths of per cent.
Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means. Also petition from Waihee
that water from Wailuku Valley be
not taken to Wailuku. Referred to
Public Lands Committee. Also that
the privilege of voting be taken from
the Portuguese. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Noble w. Y. Horner presented a
petition from Lahaina, praying that
duties on rice be repealed. Referred
to Rice Com mittee.
Rep. Koahou presented a petition
from Puma asking for an English
school. Referred to Educational Com
mittee.
Rep. Nawahi presented a petition
from Hamakua asking for new Con-
stitution. Referred to Constitution
Committee.
Minister Spencer announced that
Her Majesty had signed the following
bills: l. Relating to keeping of stall
lions. 2. Relating to disease among
animals. 8. To provide for compila-
ton of criminal law.
Notice of meeting of Opium Com
mittee No. was given.
The President said Opium Commit
tee No. / was overdue.
Rep. Ashford said he had spent part
of his vacation writing report. A
number of distinct matters had been
submitted to the committee, some of
them very complicated.
Noble Marsden resolved that the
Ways and Means Committee be au-
thorized to employ assistance in draft
ing n bill to increase the revenue.
There was no accessible Attorney
General, and the committee were
therefore constrained to ask assist
ance. Neither the late Attorney
General nor any other lawyer could
be asked to work for nothing. The
committee had several bills in hand
-One of them to reform the licensing
system of the country. They were not
lawyers, and needed the assistance of
a lawyer.
Rep. Kanealii did not favor the reso-
luton. A lawyer had been employed
to draft the election law. See the
result.
luton. A lawyer should be employed
to devote his time to the subject. The
license system had grown up piece
msal, and was very unequal in its
application. 1t would require care
full study of the existing laws, which
would take some time, and no mem
Der of the House competent to do the
work had the time. If something OF
the kind were adopted there would
not be so much crude legislation. In
the House of Commons, he was in
formed, no bills were allowed to be
presented which had not been sub.
mitted to attorneys regularly en-
ployed by the House for that purpose.
This committee was doing good work,
and was entitled to the aid requested.
Rep. Kaunamano favored the reso-
luton. The practice suggested would
be gain in the end.
Rep. Waipuilani did not favor the
request of the committee. The matter
Of licenses was q very easy one, and ii
required no great amount of brains to
draft bill on that subject. The reso.
luton was dangerous. In q former
case a lawyer had been employed to
draw little bill, and his own little
bill came to $500. He considered there
was ability enough in the House to
draw ali the bills. Look at the Jul
dietary Committee. Right within
his own reach was man rep. Ash
ford) who was renowned for his
ability to draw bills. There was only
about $4,000 left of the legislative APP
preparation, and the lawyers would
soon have that. He would move that
select committee of the lawyers in
the House be appointed to draft bills
for the Ways and Means Committee
Rep. r. w. Wilcox favored the
resolution. The idea of it was simply
that the committee did not feel that
they were qualified to draw this bill
The lawyers in the House had theil
hands full already. Supposing it die
cost $500; what was wanted was @
law that would stand the test of the
Courts, and not be set aside owing to
some formal defect.
Rep. kaneaiii favored the indefinite
postponement of the resolution. He
was afraid the committee would draft
more bills than necessary which
would bring endless expense to the