Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-04-27
FIFTY-THIRD DAY, APRIL q
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

tlves present when the House met
this morning promptly at ten
d. o'clock. A handsome bouquet
graced the Speakers desk and the
members generally looked as if
''that tired feeling" of Friday last,
had passed away.
The Speaker received a COM
munication from the Judiciary
Department, being the concluding
pages of the Chief Justices bien-
NAL report as follows: The Chief
Justice states that as a reason for
delaying the issuance of these
pages which formerly incorporat-
ed all of the expenditures and re-
ceipts of the department for two
years, the new act relating to this
matter substituted a new period
ending January 1st instead of
March 81. The exhibit contained
a report of receipts and expendi-
lures for twenty-one months, end
ing January |, 1896.
Committee on public lands re-
commended passing of House Bill
No. 81.
! Committee appointed to act on
a petition from Chinese residents
relative to certain pieces of land,
while they favored granting the
request, believed that, inasmuch
as action in the case necessitated
the passage of an act to cover its
points, petition be laid on the
t,ble until such act might be
passed.
Petitions asking that increase
of appropriation for roads in Ha-
makua, Hawaii, be raised from
$3.50 to $4,000 and from North
Kohala, Hawaii, asking for a
$1,000 appropriation for a road in
certain portions of that district.
Committee on public lands re-
commended granting said petit
tons. Report accepted and mo-
ton to lay petitions on table to be
acted upon with the bill, passed.
A petition from residents of Ku-
la, Maui, relative to roads was so
indefinite that the committee re-
commended handing the petition
over to the Minister of the Inter-
Tor for investigation; passed.
Bills relating to Chapter 80 of
the penal code, or an act thereto
were submitted. No unfinished
business.
Judiciary committee proposed
an amendment to the senate bill
relating to sections 1880 and 1881
and recommending the repeal of
said sections. Committee believ-
ed that section 1880 had no bear
ing on the case division and for
fixture of property in case of
divorce for adultery and recon-
mended repeal Of section 1881
only.
Bill appropriating $4,000 for ex-
pc SEES ofLegislature passedsecond
reading. MotioA that bill
be read the third time tomorrow
was defeated and motion to refer
to finance committee passed by a
majority of one, the speaker
voting aye.
A communication from some
citizen asking if the government
was aware that certain natives of
Hawaii were living in the grave
yards of Honolulu and sleeping
on the graves, was read. House
Bill 81, amending Section 7 of the
Act entitled can act to promote
fencing, was discussed for over half
an hour. Under the amendment the
government can compel any per-
son owning land adjoining gov
eminent land to bear half the |
cost of fencing, but the private
owner cannot compel the govern.
ment nor lessees of government |
property to pay for any fencing
he may see fit to do. Attorney
General Smith interpreted the !
law now bearing on the point.
Attorney General Smith replied |
to the following questions from
Rep. Hanuna:
Q. l. Is the board of health |
aware that people are dying from
time to time without medical at |
tendancey Answer: The board .
is aware that such is the case. q. |
2. What measures, if any, are
being taken to ameliorate the trou-
BILE? Physicians are appointed in
the various districts of the different !
Islands who are government ply
sicians, and reports indicate that
more people are availing them