The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-02-03

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Tho House went into committee Of the ~hose ~ M
,a~rsecond reading. "a. A.. ,,tt,e oppoai-
The bill was passed, eec'ioi = rssJ;ng to-morrow.
The House then went into committee on o. IN, .n ot ~ the Judiciary1
Richardson in the chair: The sections /. s : sr 8 secsian $40, the
conm;ttee rose. and the House adjourned. "a.
nun" 81 WrDSEsnAr' :"
The Bspciu Bin passedA final reading.
ORDER OF rus pAT;; ... vent into CON-
mittee on the CiviI Code, and on motion o. ar Ia n .has ~ indres
g. ! was "a , EssGnsiass re- ss sna IL a% sSs House > Eeprsssn.a.ivs.
The House then proceeded TO take up = m@ns r1ssed With
ons ansndment. In the course OF discussion, Mr soa,b;n, far
occasion to give some of the members . ;mn and common
principles OF law, and told them that they .ne $ his. matters went
selves the laughing stock o, the au a,oi,te rose and the House
on more Ape'"""
'''ai THURSDAY a -
ORDER OF THE DAY.. Of
The House again resumed the considsra,ion o. : =. y $50 we're
the Judiciary. Mr.. Kipi in the Chair. Secnohs pc - Ctrrn;t
nassei with but two amendmenta, providing that TIM 2 snS n
Court q 70 shs 4 latter pss.b half was stricken out, which provides that
g thereafter, upon the appointment o u Dis ISL. ~. arnroval Of
r. Iust,ces OF the Supreme Court, to provide that sucn Jus -
shall receive as compensation; IN lnu 9, a. nN sy;eS before him"
Adjourned. Fanny Ian. %.
nn,n,c.t,on a received from the Mobiles, Transmitting
The Fencina Act. conquered in by them with a slight amendment
The amendment rent w 4 commitee to to translate the petition from
Hio on the Sunday day. law y. dep g : fslo !" SAA'e =
guage. ~ Mnss - P~nresenfafiues or Mobiles Of The Ha-
.rc;;an Tsynnds. IN Le0isfGfiUe COuncu -
We the UNDERSIGNED, re 1s ts,u ~ now in force prohibiting
sisoaa ~ he sabbath is attended with no benefits, temporal
moral or religious u . !" 'e "A
evil, tho, advantage is frequently taken OF said statute BY
- we so xnow ~e nsaa as a pretext to annoy, to curry favor or for
pecum LAY eh hmr.,rsd wears fter the birth of our Savior, and
a.. =, SnI y . warrant in his teachings. That it originated N
a desire t to further u r = sp Pcia1o statute pat to foster sectarian interest,
hence it is contrary to the broad principles o. law orsh ao1 God ao O.
cording To the dictates Of his own conscience. -.
cre q = derived from the Christian Bible, feel that their rights s are
trenched upon in a very serious and often n a very = amsst;on'
and annoying manner in consequence o. ne e. a. var;ons creeds
derived from the Bible are of the opiniUa t that pure eo relssr1n s such
nm snnnort from it: that the lessons OF history omi :.
legal Intervention 10 behalf OF religion a W sm", v.u q . 4
wna,s : Int NJ now superceded by a new cispensation morally an
nuIing said law. u.~.;.n neon,e IL is
the candid opinion Of your petitioners that the ( ' ;nan,r o11giass
- The necessity OF ,porking SIR days in case the seventh 10
ne to rest is a conceded fact, hence, if one part OF the
osi gu "a - ar ought to be enforced also. and if one part is left
to the free observance of mankind, the other part ousnt 70 e
in question, as now standing in the statutes OF this kingdon, -
useless as a helper to I pure !, ff II Injurious . t to temporal enHI and spirit
uai interests. and that its antiquity fails to hahow II % ny
Trusting that your honorable body win take the above prayer
into serious consideration side ratio, and grant Hsrs relief aaf,sw SO i ySu sir pss,snoesr' as
IN pa asy te the committee on the judiciary.
The House went into committee on the Civil Code, and re-
sumed the consideration of the Department Of the judiciary.
~ sATuaDay, Jan, ~,
:, the appropriation bill for the purpose of repairing the bridge
"a Wa;Ina al H;lo. Adopted.
" The sneaker laid before the House a communication from the
M;nis,sr of Foreign Relations. with two Enclosures, as follows:
FOREIGN OFFICE.
49,. o,or ON behalf M the Kings Government,
to submit to you Tor the eoghi1an mnv !" ~ az ! disna,cb from the
which you 30 Mor nar " pthe United States. dated oath inst, in
when me n aeirits with, with the provisions of the treaty with the
United states, N suggests Ill "u y" - c..,,,;s
L enclose also copy % a ID p Wa;as,v dated o5tb inst. in
which he takes similar grounds in regard to that fixed duty, a ae,
termined by measure, and not by hrst COST 5 II ne'S D'"S
spirits. j., hu ho,, Co,,r,;ss,on-
In view OF the inequahty comprinea ~ y Do - tha lois.
lature to take the subject into their prompt and careful Consider
alton. ~ o. n HI, Honse al
which You are Speaker. 1 have n honor = =, sr;
- your r. C.. WYLIir.
Speaker OF the Hon. hoase o. PHSTrnS SITE.
No. LEoAIloS ,Sto
80, .,s aom snnOi mr " Win = the - riew Of call.
SIR:-I address you TINS eommunicaeon Will -. e. ,a Meet
of the duties now imposed on spirituous liquors imported INTO
this kingdom. .sa time ar h reaso that
So anisia,i Counc;I Of vonr Government is now in session.
Ii =, z nJarstoo that the laws regulating your system OF
d duties N imports are to undergo a revision during the present
Bw the d article of the treaty between the United States and
IT II Majesty of the 10th December, lS49, it is stipulated
among other things that !. the United States of America and His
Majesty the King of the Hawaiian Islands do hereby engage
that the subjects or citizens of any other State shall not enjoy
any favors. privivileges n immunity whatever IN matters Oh
he extended to the Subjects or citizens of the other contracting
parties" This LANGUAGE is plain, and speaks for itself
By its terms. the Hawaiian Government Is bound TO place the
United States on a parity Of right aud privilege with the most
favored nation.
The existing law imposes the same duty OF i've dollars Oh a
gallon of American whisky which can be delivered at the port OF
Honolulu for sixty or seventy cents a gallon, that it imposes on
a gaIlon of French brandy, which costs. delivered here, not less
than three dollars a gallon
The idea of rarity is utterly inconsistent with special favors
to apy other nation, and 1 need not say to you (who are so well
aw,re of the fact) that this law has worked very unequally and
uniustly against the interest of the United States I fatter my
self therefore YOU will unite with me in saying that by every
principle of Justice II. H. Maiesty's Government should place
the two Governments of the United States and France on an
equality by modifying a system that comedies to France such a
decided advantage over Is in this article of trade.
The treaty lately negotiated between II. II Majesty and the
Emperor of the French. If ratified. will reduce the duty from S.
to a per gallon on Preach brandy, which win not be a duty on
that article equal to one hundred per cent; and l respectfully
submit whether in the enactment of the new tariff, the duty on
spirituous liquors, the manufacture oil the United states, should
not be reduced to an ad oaiorem duty not exceeding one hun