The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-01
HOUSE.
Tenth Day. February %.

Tenth Day, February %.
Representative Kahaulelio presented
petition from Molokai expressing dis
satisfaction at House bill No 8, provid
ing for the placing of that Island in
the First Judicial District Referred.
Representative Kahaulelio presented
another petition, this from Lahaina
District, asking for an appropriation of
$500 for a bridge at Olowalu Refer
red.
Representative Robertson presented
his minority report on House bill No.
1 provided for the suspension of SEN
fences in certain cases. He recon-
mended it's indefinite postponement
Report accepted and laid on the table,
to be brought up with the majority re-
port when the bill is taken up for con-
sideration.
Representative Pogue propounded the
following question to the Attorney
General: Have orders been given the
Sheriff of Maui to transfer from that
district to Honolulu all prisoners whose
sentences are for more than three
months? If So please give your rea-
sons for so doing.
Other questions were as follows:
Representative Kaeo to the Minister
of Finance: "Will the Minister of Fin
: ance kindly inform this House if there
: are employees of the Custom House,
non-registered voters. If so, how many
and are they eligible to qualify as
voters upon application and why were
they appointed in preference to voters
: of the Republic of Hawaii"
Representative Achi to the Minister
of Finance: please to state if any or
ders from either the Finance Depart
ment or from the Postmaster General
have been given the postmasters in the
country district not to cash any police
: orders. If so, please state the reason
for the order?"
Representative Loebenstein express
ed his intention to introduce bill re-
lating to the maintenance of highways
and amending certain sections of the
: Civil Code.
The rules were suspended and Repre-
: sentative Kaai read the following COM
munication from committee at the
Settlement ON Molokai: I'm accord
ance with resolutions adopted at the
Settlement in meeting held on the
; public square, the undersigned pray
: that a select committee from the House
be sent to the Settlement to make in
t vestigation into the needs of the place
5 in order to obtain proper recognition
y from this Legislature"
/ At the request of the Attorney Gen
S eral, the House referred the commune
S cation to the Committee or Public
= Health, with instructions to confer
/ with the same committee from the
II Senate The Attorney General said ht
was anxious to have a committee &C
J to the settlement to investigate the
IL needs of the place aside from the BOARD
e of Health.
g Representative Robertson read the
:. following Acts which passed frs
u reading:
l. To allow assignees to prescott,
u actions in their own names in certain
II cases.
, q Regulating the publication of tn,
/
10 Court.
$ Representative Gear read his bill re
/ lating to chooses in action. Passed frs
reading.
le Representative Achi introduced a re
u solution to the effect that an item o
y $500 each be inserted in the appropria
&c ton bill for the building Of jailors
houses in North Kohala, Waimea, Kai
&c lua, Hookena and Waialua, Kona; alst
IL an appropriation of 5000 for Jail a
Mahukona, Hawaii. Referred to Com
ii mittee on Internal Improvements.
Le Representative Kahaulelio introduc
a, ed a resolution to the effect that al
~ item of $4,000 be inserted in the appro
~ priation bill for the maintenance of
o mountain road from Ukumehame AM
y Maalaea, Maui Referred to Commit
II tee on Internal Improvements.
Representative Kahaulelio introduc
ed a further resolution to the effec
~ that each member of the House b.
" given u two-cent stamps each weel
ie until the close OF the session. Thi
was amended by the Attorney Genera
giving each member so two-cen
= stamps. Carried.
g Representative Kaai moved for al
le appropriation of 5000 for Court Hous
LII at Kipahulu This was laid on tn
table to be brought up with the bill
Representative Loebenstein read hi
= n bill on road supervisors in CHIEF
u Passed first reading.
~ Representative Robertson expresse,
le his intention to introduce a bill t
ie define and establish the rights and du
=. ties of bicyclers, riders and users G
y bicycles, bicycle tandems and othe
~ machines and vehicles of a simila
nature.
Adjourned at 1:15 a. m
he First Heat.