The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-03
House of Representatives.

Rep. Bond reported for the Com
mittee on Public Health and Education
as follows:
"Your committee, to whom was re-
ferred the petition from South Kona,
Hawaii, for a schoolhouse and teachers
cottage in Alae, having had the same
under consideration, beg leave to report
that they find this to be the same as
petition received from the same locality
during the special session of 1895, and
favorably reported on by the commit
tee to whom it was referred at that
time.
"A sum sufficient for the purpose was
included in the appropriation for the
Bureau of Instruction, but for want of
available funds the work was not car
ried out.
Your committee find that a sum nee
essary for the erection of a new school
house has been asked for by the Board
of Education, and recommend that an
additional sum of $500 for teachers
cottage be inserted in the same bill in
which that appears, when it shall come
before the House for consideration"
Report accepted and laid on the table
to be considered with the bill when
brought up.
Rep Richards reported House Bills
Nos 16, II, IS and 10 printed; also,
Bill No. 6, typewriter.
Minister Cooper presented the report
of the joint committee, to whom had
been referred the question of electric
railway franchise. This was accepted
without being read and referred to the
Committee on Public Lands and Inter
nal Improvements. Minister Cooper
was then given permission to withdraw
the report in order to allow him to have
a copy made for presentation to the
Senate.
Third reading of House Bill No. 6
announced on the order of the day.
After reading Section 5 Rep. Rich
ards moved that the schedule which
had been so studiously avoided during
the first two readings be read now.
None of the members knew anything
about the figures therein contained.
Carried.
After reading part of the schedule,
Halualani got mixed up on the figures,
and arising in a helpless sort of a way,
said: Il don't see the use in reading
that part of the bill. None of us under
stand those figures. That part of the
bill is for the Survey Department"
Rep. Bond-Maybe Rep. Richards
will point out the errors in the SEIZED
ule.
Rep. Richards-It's just this way, Mr..
Speaker. How are we going to know
about that schedule if we do not read
it through? For all we know some one
might be giving us a great big ghost
story.
Upon being put to vote the bill pass
ed third reading unanimously.
House Bill No. 16, entitled, AN Act
to amend Act 81 of the Laws of the
Provisional Government, entitled, AN
Act to prohibit gambling and gaming -
by adding new section thereto, to be |
called Section ga, relative to gaming, |
read.
House Bill No. II, entitled, "An Act |
to provide punishment for libidinous |
solicitations and procuring" read.
Bill No. Is, entitled, IAN Act to re- |
strict target shooting on Sunday" read |
Bill No. 10, entitled, IAN Act to re-
peal an Act entitled, An Act to mitigate
the evils and diseases arising from
approved August oath,
1860, read.
All four bills were referred to a spe-
ciaI committee of five.
Rep. Rycroft-The matters which
this special committee will have to
deal with are very delicate and require
careful work. 1t is necessary that the
committee be made up of men who will
probe the matters under consideration
to the very bottom.
The Senate Committee report on |