The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-25

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A petition from Lahaina, with six
ty-eight signatures, asking that the
Circuit Court term be not discOntin-
ned at that place, was presented by
Rep Pail.
The Printing Committee, through
Rep. Richards, reported the Minister
of the Interiors bill, relating to leases,
printed; also copy Of the Senate
appropriation bill. for salaries aud pay
rolls, received.
The Great Seal.
Rep. Robertson presented the report
of the Joint Committee on Grea' Seal
as follows: The Joint Committee of
the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, appointed TO consider designs
for a Great Seal and department seals,
and to report the same for adoption,
beg leave to report as follows:
With the permission of the Execu
tive we gave public notice in the
newspapers that there would be an
open com petition, and that prize of
$50 would be paid to the competitor
whose designs for Great Seal would
be adopted by the Legislature. In
pursuance of said notice twenty seven
different designs were submitted to
us, and we have carefully examined
them and considered their respective
merits. We have concluded to recon-
mend for adoption the design submit
ted under the nom de plume "AngIO
Dane" that being in our opinion the
most meritorious and constituting
handsome and appropriate design for
Great Seal.
A description of the design, tOgeth
er with a key to the technical terms
therein used, will be found in another
column.
AS to the department seals, we are
of the opinion that they should be OF
uniform design, and we think that
the design now used by the Interior
Department is suitable and well
adapted for the purpose. We, there
fore, recommend that that design be
adopted by the Departments of For
eign Affairs, Finance aud the Attor-
ney- General, as we'll as the Interior
Department, but inserting in each
respectively the proper department.
name.
Joint Resolution.
The following joint resolution was
read by Rep Robertson:
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Senate and
House of Representatives:
First-Tnat the Great Seal OF the
Republic OF Hawaii be circular in
shape, three inches in diameter, and
of the design herein below attached,
and more particularly described as
follows:
Arms-An heraIdic shield quartered;
first and fourth, stripes of the national
banner proper; second and third,
ball argent on staff sable; e-cutcheOn
surcharged, bearing five-pointed star,
or at the fess point; field vert.
Supporters On the dexter side ka-
mehameha l., attitude as represented
by bronze statue in front of the Judi
ciary building in Honolulu cloak and
helmet, or figure treated proper. Sin
lister, Goddess of Liberty, wearing a
Phrygian cap and holding in right
hand a Hawaiian banner partly I'M
furled.
Crest and Motto "A rising sun ir
radiated. surmounted by the figures
1894 in Roman numerals, the whole
surrounded by the legend, Republic
of Hawaii,n and the motto Qua mau
Ike ca ka alma ka pono" in Roman
characters, escroll all the lettering
or,
Further Accessories = Below the
shield the fabulous bird Phoenix overt
issuant from flames; further, eight
taro leaves interlaced with branches
of ferns and banana foliage ascendant.
Second-That the official depart
mental seals of the Department of
Foreign Affairs, Interior, Finance and
the Attorney General shall be of the
design herein attached, except that in
the seals of the Departments of For
eign Affairs, Finance and the Attor-
ney- General the appropriate depart
mental name shall be inserted in each
respectively.
Rep. Richards moved that the re
port oe made the special order of the
day for Wednesday.
Rep Kamauoha moved that the
report of the special committee be
referred to the Printing Committee to
be translated and printed. Carried.
Rep. Kamauoha read for the first
time his Act to create an additional
port of entry and departure for foreign
vessels in the collection district Of
KeaIakeakua, in the island of Hawaii.
Under suspension of rules the bill was
read far the second time by title. Re
ferred to Printing Committee.
Minister Smith presented the report
of the Commission appointed under
an Act of the Legislature of 1892, to
revise and coGify the penal laws of the
kingdom. The Commissioners ap
Dointed on March 20, 1898, were as
follows: Chief Justice Judd, Cecil
Brown and William Foster, the last
being appointed compiler. After
CONFLICTING the work he made a
ronort to the Com mission, who ap-