The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-23
THE LEGISLATURE
TwENrY-SECOND DAY.
THURSDAY. June %, 1892.
Morning session.


Assembly convened at 10 o'clock.
Prayer and reading of minutes. Min
utes approved.
The following petitions were pre-
sented:
BY Rep. Akina, from Hawaii, that
an appropriation of $1,000 be made
for dam across q certain stream.
To Public Lands.
BY Rep. BIpikane that $4,000 he
appropriated for improving Nuuanu
valley road as far as the Halfway
house.
Noble Wilcox, from the Committee
on Education, presented a report rec
ommending action on various petit
tions as follows: On petition that
sum of money be appropriated for
education of Hawalians in medicine,
the committee say that law passed
in 1890 which applies to the subject,
(2) that petitions praying that Eng
lish schools be established at Koolau-
loa, Oahu, and Mana, Kauai, be re-
terIed to the Board of Education, as
also the resolution to appropriate
$4,000 for English schools at Waialua
and Kamalo, Molokai. (3) That
resolutions relating to appropriations
(S1000) for girls school at Kohala
and (S4000) for the Hilo Boarding
School, be laid on the table for con-
sideration with the Appropriation
Bill. The committee say that "they
do not feel it our duty to recommend
the House 10 appropriate the money
Of the people for the support of pri-
vate schools. If one receives support
from the Government all have an
equal right to it and the Treasury Is
not in condition TO meet appropria-
tions of that kind. As many petit
lions of the kind may yet appear we
return these to the House for their
action, the fate Of these may settle
all others of similar kind" Signed
by four members of the committee.
On motion the report was adopted.
Noble j. NJ. Horner gave notice
of bill to abolish the office of tax
assessor.
Noble w. Y. Horner gave notice
Of bill to regulate Chinese immigra-
ton. Also of a bill to reduce the
duties on rice.
Noble Pua offered a resolution that
the Judiciary Committee be instruct
ed to report on the Constitutional
Convention of 1890 by tomorrow.
The resolution was on motion of Rep.
Smith amended to read ian early
date" and adopted.
Rep. White gave notice of a bill
relative to the practice of dentistry.
He also offered a resolution that
$1,000 be appropriated for assistance
to Ioani College. Tabled for future
consideration.
Rep. Biplkane presented a resolu-
ton bristling with "whereas" and
instancing in the clearest ones that
"R. w. Wilcox is kept in contne-
ment at the Station House in Homo
lulu under simple commitment
which does not incapacitate him from
his seat in the House, and whereas
lie remains Representative as long
as regular trial has not declared
him guilty of crime:
"ResoIved, that this House in
order to enable Rep. r. w. Wilcox
to attend to the meetings of the
Legislature, requests the Govern
ment to order his immediate release
and grant him full freedom to go tC
and from the House, up to the dry al
which his regular trial will come be.
fore the next term Of the Supreme
Court"
Noble Marsden moved that thu
resolution be referred to the Judi
ciary Committee amended by Rep
Kaunamano that the committee b'
instructed to report tomorrow.
Rep. Ashford doubted the legalit,
of the resolution as presented ant
offered the following amendment:
Resolved, that The Judiciary Com
mittee be instructed to inquire ant
report, CD whether it is compelen
and legal for the Attorney-Genera
to at once abandon the prosecution
against r. w Wilcox and his code
PENDANTS ca Whether the Attorney
General has agreed OF promised /
abandon the said prosecution upo
the happening of any event or events
If so whether such event Or event
have happened or occurred, why tn
promise or agreement of the Atiur
ney-General has not been carrie
out.
In speaking to the resolution Req
Ashford said that as he understood
the facts they were that counsel All.
friends of V. V. Ashford were pre-
missed that as soon as the said V. '
Ashford left the country the Attol
ney-General would at once set til
other defendants at liberty. AS 500
as Judge Dole had given his decisio
releasing some of the defendants I'll
statement was made in open coul
that warrants would be issued IL
their rearrest on a charge Of col
spiracy. IL was brought to the y
tention of the Attorney-General {
his deputy that this action might |
allayed by the departure of one {
the defendants, Although he kne