The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-28
THE LEGISLATURE
Hundred and Fiffy-Sixfh
Day.

rum at 3:OS A. NJ. The minutes were
s read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Nawahi presented a petition
from South Hilo praying that a new
Gonstitution be drawn up.
The Clerk read petition from NJ
Rose, of Kaneohe, praying that inves-
tigation be made Of certain Crown
Land leases which Hon. J. +. Bush
refused to take any action in the mat
ter. Referred to Hon. ]. e. Bush.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams reported several
bills printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rep. EdmOnds presented resolu-
ton praying that the Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee be requested to
return Bill 81 on Waikiki Water
Works, and that il be made the Order
OF the Day for Thursday, December
10Th.
Rep. Smith, Chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee, replied that he had
not seen the bill, but the committee
would soon report.
Rep. Edmonds then withdrew his
resolution.
The House proceeded at 9:26 A. NJ. to
the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Unfinished business: Second read,
ing of Bill 1879, Election Law.
Section was read.
The section was stricken out.
Section provides for specimen bal
lots of red and green.
Rep. Kamauoha moved that speci-
men ballots be the same as ballots for
Representatives and Mobiles.
Section 5 passed as amended.
Section 6 was read. IL amends
Section 20 as follows: "In cases where
general and special elections are held
at the same time and are incorporated
upon the same ballot, If the provisions
of subsection be violated in one or
more of the several elections thus
held upon one ballot; the whole bal
lot shall not be considered as invalid,
but only the election or elections or
general I'm which such violation oc-
ours"
The motion to strike out the section
was lost and it passed as In the bill.
Rep. Nawahi opposed perpetual tin
kering with the Election law.
After considerable debate Section 7
passed as in the bill.
The Title and EnactIngclause passed
and Thursday was set for the third
reading.
Consideration of the Constitutional
Convention bill in Committee of the
Whole, Rep. Kauhi in the chair.
The majority and minority reports
of the COMMITTEES were read. The fol-
mer opposed the bill and the latter
favored it.
Rep. Kamauoha was in favor of the
bill. He moved it be considered Sec
ton by section.
Noble Kauhane did not favor con-
stitutional convention. Those who
wished to have new constitution
could go before the country on that
special issue at the next election. The
Constitution had been accepted by
Sovereign and people, and the people
had a great deal more to say about
the government than they ever had
under the old constitution. 1t did not
satisfy everybody of course. The great
expense OF constitutional convention
was further reason for not bringing
the matter up now. He therefore
moved that when the committee rise
it recommend referring the bill 20 the
Legislature of 1894.
Rep. Nawahi favored the bill. 1t
was not intended to bring trouble
upon the country, but simply to secure
q Constitution which would DE salts
factory to the people. The present
Constitution gave the people too much
power. Some of it should be given to
the sovereign. 1t was true that the
but it was unwillingly. 1t had been
forced upon the King with threats of
violence, and had shortened his days.
1t was providential that so many of
those who had been engaged in this
had died or been compelled to leave the
country. He called on the Cabinet to
assist in passing this bill. If they did
so, he should support them; if not, he
might be compelled to vote against
them. He had no personal grudge
against any of them.
Rep. Bipikane said this was the bill
which he had been waiting for. 1t
was his favorite mistress. In 1887 he
was one of the few natives who went
to Warehouses; store and got gun,
because he thought the King was
taking too much power into his hands,
and he wanted TO get his rights back;
but, under this Constitution, they
were worse off than ever. Mr.. Water
house had gone so far as to kill a pig
for the people who were making the
new Constitution, and on Sunday at
that.
Rep. Pua was only carrying out the
wishes of his constituents in favoring
this bill. The property qualification
was the great objection to the present
Constitution, and should be done
away with. This was the feeling of
the Hawaiian people.
Rep. Iosepa moved the committee
rest, report progress, and ask leave to
sit again. Carried.
At 1855 the committe reported, and
the report was adopted.
Rep. Smith presented a report of
the Judiciary Committee on the Wal
luku Water Works. In 1890 an appro-
priation was made, but there was no
provision for acquiring water rights.
The committee present an amended
bill providing for the acquisition of
such rights by the Government, and
the report was tabled with the bill.
Minister Jones gave notice of an Act
to further defray the expenses of the
Legislative Assembly of 1892.
Minister Wilcox reported that Bills
ii and pa had been presented to Her
Majesty.
At L NJ. the House adjourned.