The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-27


promptly at 10 AM, President Walker
in the chair. After prayer, the min
utes of preceding day were read and
approved.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Kamauoha presented petition
from Kohala, that Honoipo be made
port of entry. Laid on the table with
bill on the subject.
Rep. Bipikane presented a petition
for road to Kuakini street, asking
that $4,000 be appropriated. Referred
to the Public Lands Committee.
Rep. Koahau presented petition
from Central Hilo, asking for the APP
| pointment of a district magistrate.
Laid on the table with bill on the sub
ject.
| Rep. Kanealii presented petition
from Kalaupapa and Kalawao, with
$50 signatures, praying that lepers be
| allowed to sell houses; that rations be
increased, and that Mr.. Myers be re
moved. Laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the report of the COM
mittee.
Rep. Nawahi presented q petition
from Hilo, praying that a road be
opened giving access to homesteads at
Kaiwiki. Referred to Public Lands
Committee.
I. Rep. Kamauoha presented second
petition praying that Honoipo be
made a port of entry. Laid on the
table with bill.
Rep. kaunamanO presented petit
ton praying that the duty on rice be
not removed. Referred to the Rice
Committee. Also petition from the
Board of Genealogy, praying for
$1132.2l, which they claim is due
them for services. Referred to Fin
ance Committee. Also a petition
from Hawaiian, that he be paid 500
for painting the Court House at Ko-
hala. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
KEEP. Koahau presented a petition
from Central Hilo, with 102 sigma
lures, praying for an appropriation of
$40, 100 for roads and bridges in that
district. Laid on the table with the
Appropriation bill.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams reported Bills 62,
6S, Il and 72 printed.
Rep. Smith said the Sanitary Com
mittee would probably report on Mon
day on the Kalihi matter.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Rep. Kapahu said there would be
meeting of the Peter Lee Committee
on Monday morning at $3.50.
Rep. Koahau asked for more time
for the Opium Committee.
Rem TOGana asked for fs1rtE er firnn
for the Committee on Bills 81 and &c.
RESOLUTIONS.
The answer of the Attorney General
concerning the prosecution of one All
Hung for illicit liquor-selling, was
read to the House with correspon-
dence. The reason given for permit
ting the defendant an appeal to plead
guilty, thereby reducing the fine, was
that the judgment of the Court below,
for plain legal reasons could not be
sustained.
Rep. Ashford moved reference to
the Judiciary Committee. The cir
cumstances were very peculiar-the
law-adviser of the Crown requesting
the charge to be changed, and that
the lightest statutory penalty be in
flicted; asking also the Court to ac-
|
to the charge of prior conviction
being incapable of being sustained !;
that was not the law, and the Attor-
ney-General would have known
it was not the law if he had taken the
trouble to inform himself as to the
statutes. These same learned officials
advised the prosecuting officers, just
as if they did not knowthat an appeal
was trial de novo, and that the evil
dence not brought below could be
! brought there. These were some of
: the features which rendered the whole
transaction exceedingly shady. If
! private parties could retain an attor-
: ney to fix the case for them with the
: Acknowledgement, who could then
: employ the same attorney to prosecute
: and "stick" another party in the
same offense, it is high time for an
!, Investigation. He cast no reflection
whatever on Noble Neumann, who
was of course bound to do all he could
for his clients.
The Attorney-General said there
was one legal error in the letter re-
= ferred to; but, as to the other points,
: the hon. member was mistaken. The
l district judges were compelled to send
I up transcript of the charge and some
= of the evidence. The shadiness of the
= transaction existed entirely in the
y members own mind. There was alb.
y solutely no harm in having an honest
y attorney prosecute one case and de-
2 2 fend another when press of business
in the Attorney-Generaps department
: required it.
Rep. White moved the reply be laid
on the table. Carried.
The Acknowledgement answered the
. questions of Rep. Ashford regard.
= ing the treason cases by declining
to answer as the matter being under
Cabinet consideration, such course
;, would be contrary to public policy.
J. The reply was laid on the table.
:, Minister Spencer answered the
Z question of Rep. Kamauoha in regard
= to road from Smith street being pro
= vided for in the general appropriation
= for roads and bridges, Honolulu, by
: stating that an item for that purpose
: was not specially included in the ap.
preparation.
. Laid on the table.
The Secretary read the answer o.
the Minister of the Interior relating t.
the water supply and laying of pipes
in Makiki valley. The cost incurred
q so far has been $4,000; $1,000 more will
= be required. The water supply has moi
u been Increased, because the pipes are
not all laid. The cost of q reservoir
!. would be about $4,000.
The President presented the list Of