The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-24

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After prayer by the Chaplain, the |
Minutes of the preceding day were
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Rep. Akina presented petition
from Waimea, asking that $4,000 be
appropriated for a dam across a GER
tain stream. Referred to Public Lands
Committee.
Rep. Bipikane presented a petition
with forty-eight names, praying that
$4,000 be appropriated to improve the
Nuuanu road as far as the halfway
house. Referred to Committee on
Public Lands.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Wilcox, from the Committee
on Education, presented a report re-
commencing action on various petit
lions, as follows: On petition that
q sum of money be appropriated for
education of Hawaiians in medicine,
the committee say that law passed
in 1890 which applies to the subject;
~ that petitions praying that Eng
fish schools be established at Koolau-
loa, Oahu, and Mana, Kauai, be re-
ferred TO the Board of Education, as
also the resolution to appropriate
$1,000 for English schools at Waialua
and Kamalo, Molokai; (3) that reso-
lutions relating to appropriations
(SlOO0) for girls school at Kohala and
$4,000 for the Hilo Boarding School,
be laid on the table for consideration
with the Appropriation bill. The
committee say that "they do not feel
1T duty to recommend the House
to appropriate the money of the peo-
pie for the support of private schools.
III one receives support from the Gov
ernment all have an equal right TO it,
and the Treasury is not in a condition
to meet appropriations of that kind.
AS many petitions 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.
moved that the report be adopted.
Rep. Smith thought that the House
should not commit Itself to the policy
OF giving no aid to private schools
without careful consideration. He
was not prepared to say whether the
state of the Treasury would permit of
such aid or not, and would move that
the report be laid on the table simply.
Rep. kamauoha said that would
come to the same thing, as the COM
mittee made the same recommends.
ton.
Rep. Smith withdrew his motion
and the report was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Noble Horner gave notice of an Act
10 abolish the offices of Tax Assessor
and Collector-in-C Chief.
Noble w. Y. Horner gave notice of
an Act to regulate Chinese immigra-
tloni also OF an Act to reduce the duty
on rice.
Noble Pua introduced resolution
calling on the Judiciary Committee to
report tomorrow on the constitutional
amendments passed last session.
Rep. Smith said the committee was
considering the matter carefully, and
would report when it was ready. He
moved to amend that the committee
report at an early date.
Adopted as amended.
Rep. White gave notice of an Act to
regulate the practice of dentistry;
also resolution calling for $4,000 to
assist lolani College. Laid on the
table with the Appropriation bill.
hep. Bipikane introduced resolu-
lion calling for the release of r. w.
WILCOX until his trial, in order that
ne may attend the meetings of the
House.
Noble Marsden moved the matter
DE referred to the Judiciary Commit.
tee.
Rep. Kaunamano moved TO amend
by instructing the committee to re.
port on the following day.
Noble Neumann said the Commit
tee would decline to receive it on such
terms.
Rep. Kaunamano said the matter
was simple enough. The committee
consisted of five good lawyers, anC
tney could answer on the next day i
they felt so disposed.
Noble Neumann said he was willing
TO do any work the House assignee
MIN, but this matter was more i'm
portant than appeared on the surface
ana 1t indicated lack of confidence
III the committee to require them t.
report the next day.
Rep. Kaunamano expressed bound
less confidence in the committee.
While Rep. Nawahi was speakino,
Noble Neumann rose and said thu
committee would report the following
day if the House desired.
Rep. Ashford said he doubted thu
legality of the resolution, but would
offer the following amendment:
Resolved, that the Judiciary Com
mlttee be instructed to inquire anC
report, ~ whether it is competen
and legal for the Attorney Genera
to at once abandon the prosecution
against r. w. Wilcox and his code
PENDANTS; (2) whether the Attorney
General has agreed or promised t,
abandon the said prosecution upoi
the happening of any event or events
Ii SO whether such event or event
nave happened or occurred, why th
promise or agreement of the Attor
ney General has not been carried out
Rep. Ashford said the ATTORNEY
General had promised the counsel TO
the defendant that as soon as Colone
w. Ashford had left the country, h
would let the others go. All LAWYER
knew that the Attorney General coul,
file certificate in the Court at am
time declining to prosecute an indict
ment, upon which the defendant i
and must be set at liberty at once
This matter was brought to the atten
ton of the Attorney General or hi
deputy within five minutes afte
Judge Dole had rendered his decision
Immediately following the decision
the Deputy Attorney General an
n0unced that warrants would at ono