The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-07

lately Killed by an insane person.
Laid on the table to be considered
with any bill which may be brought
in on the subject.
Noble Pua read by title an Act APP
pointing district magistrate for Ka-
laupapa and Kalawao.
Rep. Kaluna read by title an Act to
compel drivers of vehicles TO carry
lights.
Rep. Kamauoha resolved that His
EXcellency the Minister of the In
terror be instructed to pay +. G..
Hitchcock $500 to build fence around
the Court House at Kohala, and that
the item be inserted in the Appropria-
ton bill. The hon. member stated
that the fence was necessary in order
to save great many valuable trees.
Rep. Smith moved reference TO the
Public Lands Committee.
The Attorney General moved it be
laid on the table to be considered with
the Appropriation bill. Carried.
Noble Neumann gave notice of the
following bills: l. TO provide for
registration of male residents of the
Hawaiian Kingdom, 2. Providing for
compensation of administrators, eX-
ecutors and guardians. 3. Amending
the bankruptcy Act. 4. Amending
Chapter 80 of the Penal Code, relating
to bail. 5. Amending Section 1156 of
the Civil Code, relating to new trials
in civil cases. 6. Appropriating money
to complete the Volcano road.
Rep. Iosepa resolved that $1,000 be
appropriated for building Courthouse
at Kipahulu. AS far back as Gibson's
administration, there was an appro-
priaton fer the purpose, and the peo-
pie are waiting yet. The Judge has
to hold court wherever he can get in.
There were several hundred Japanese
laborers there, and no place to lock
up disturbers of the peace. Laid on
the table with Appropriation bill.
Rep. Iosepa said the harbor of Hama
was probably the best in the kingdom
outside of Honolulu, but the landing
was bad he would resolve that $4,000
be appropriated for improving it.
Laid on the table with Appropriation
bill.
Noble Cornwell gave notice of a bill
| to regulate licenses of vehicles for
transporting passengers on Maui.
Rep. Akina read by title an Act to
provide for keeping Government ac-
counts in the Hawaiian and English
languages.
Rep. Akina gave notice of an Act to
amend Chap. AL, Laws of 1877, and to
re-enact Chap. 9, Laws of 'S6; also to
amend Section 1920 of the Civil Code.
Noble Macfarlane read by title the
bill of which he gave notice the day
before, being an Act to re-establish
the Commission on Boundaries.
Rep. Akina resolved that $4,000 be
inserted in the Appropriation bill for
making dam in ditch at Kauai.
Laid on the table to be considered
with the Appropriation bill.
The House proceeded to the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The Appropriation bill.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, Noble Marsden in the
chair.
The Secretary read the first part of
Section /.
Moved, when the committee rise,
it recommend the House to leave the
amount blank. Carried.
Her Majesty's privy purse, $4,000.
Rep. Bush moved reference to q
the Crown lands should be inquired
into, in order to ascertain what the
revenue .of the Queen was, in order
that, if necessary, the Crown lands
could be used as public domain.
Rep. Waipuilani moved the item
pass as in the bill.
Noble Thurston seconded the mo-
ton of Representative Bush. The
matter was bound to come up
during the session. 1t had been
extensively discussed during the cam
paign. He certainly intended to do
what he could to bring up the ques-
ton of opening up the Crown lands
for settlement, and he would earnestly
support the motion of the member for
Koolau.
Rep. Ashford also supported the
motion, and was glad to hear the sem
timents expressed by Noble Thurston.
The lands were a public trust in the
hands of the Commissioner. They
were placed there in 1866, and made
| inalienable, so that domain could
not be dissipated, which was looked
| to as source of revenue. The lands
were not the property of anyone in
particular, but a public trust pure and
simple. The income was about
| $4,000, and could be vastly greater.
The lands had been used hitherto as a
corruption fund for political purposes
| To leave matters as they were was to
say this kingdom could be more gen.
erous to its Executive than the United
! States, whose President ruled over
| siXty-five millions of people. The
country could not afford such a course.
It should be just before it is generous.
He heartily supported the motion.
Minister Widemann had not many
words to say. The salary appro-
priated was the smallest in the
history of the country. He saw
no connection of the Crown lands with
this matter. He haG had his own
convictions about the Crown lands for
twenty years, but this matter was not
! before the House.
Noble Neumann said it warmed his
heart to hear sounds from the last
campaign, but he could not see what
the salary had to do with the Crown
/ Lands. For himself he thought the
lands should be treated by the Repre-
sentatives as the property of the peo-
ple But the matter had nothing to do
with the allowance to Her Majesty in
the Civil List. The motion was en-
tirely premature.
Rep. Smith favored the motion to
refer the item to a select committee.
He wished to express his appreciation
of Her Majesty's willingness to have
her salary reduced. If any action
should be taken as to the Crown
Lands, this item might not be suffici-
ent. The matter was very closely con-
nected with the Crown Lands. He was
surprised that Noble Neumann could