Polynesian., 1860-08-25
No. IL.

IL.
city of Honolulu, and treating the evil as fire, to
quench 1t while 1t is SMALL to prevent the spread oft
to rural districts and to stay its ravage in the subjects
themselves by timely treatment It is not license 10
vice, for the registered prostitutes wise excepted
from the operation of the adulry and fornication laws
albeit there is seeming inconsistency in permitting
acknowledged prostitutes to go through the hands Of
the police without prosecution, still they would not
then be better known TO be prostitutes by this registry
than they are now notorious to the police although
there may be legal proof of single violation of the
law. Again, it argued for the law, that it would
create public sentiment dividing the vicious from as
sOciaton with the virtuous and make the former
marked and sequestered and degraded class and thus
bring the motive of shame bear on the prevention of
vice. motive almost wanting in Hawaiian society
and if should depress this class below their present
level, by much more would it raise society generally
Another bne6t would be that it would teach the native
population the advantages and necessity of taking timely
action when diseased
The argument against it, that it only gave immunity
to vice would apply equally to the aid afforded by the
Hospitals and all relief afforded to those whose misor-
tunes are the consequence of their folly.
The arguments against the law were that it would
promote the vice by atOrdng relief from the conse-
quences of 1t will license vice by giving il the
ton of the State it will lead to other enactmens d-
recty authorizing licenses prostitutes for money! and
to keep houses Of prostitution conravenes the law
OF God which has ordained disease be the direct pun
ishment of this sin should allow it to take its own
| course.
10y referring 10 the reports OF 10th and 10th dayS
it will be seen that the bill lost on Saturday and
reconsdered and passed on Monday.1
| SEVENTY FIFTH Day, August lS.-Mr Chamberlayne
read first time bill to amend Section 64 which is by
abolshing the limit as to the number. and the re-
strictiOn to Hawaiian subjects Passed To second
reading and referred to Committee upon Commerce
The third reading of the {" Act to diminish the evils
arising from Prostitution the first business of the
/ day. Mr. Baldwin moved 10 lay upon the table The
ayes and being taken Is for and II against
| he Tho AL
vote Was tied and the motion lost On the question of
its final passage, MeSsrs. Naapaakai and Kahulanui
who had hitherto voted with the friends of the BILL
changed and the bill was lost. Mr. Kip then moved a
reconsideration means of cnching the vote first
taken, but withdrew his motion on the request of Mr.
Widemann, would only prolong debate needessly
at the present time.
Mr.. Webster reported from the Committee of Confer
ence upon the amendments to the Appropriation Bill
| in which the House concurred.
Mr. Baldwin reported bill amending the laws re-
atlng to commissioners of private ways, to give
them jurisdiction over controversies respecting rights of
water. Passed to its second reading
On motion Of 4lr Widemann tn. Joint resolution from
the Mobiles, fixing the time of adjournment of the Leg
lsature on Wednesday, the 22d inst. taken from
the table and amended to Thursday, 3d. and passed
In Committee the Bill to protect places of sepulchre
was considered and passed The Committee rising,
Mr. Ahoo moved to reconsider the action of the House
| on the resolution to adjor n. and motion Of Mr..
| hamakau it was amended to Saturday
SEvENrY-SIxTH Day, August 20.-Mr. Dowsett,
committee on Commerce, reported the petition of
retail spirit dealers of Honolulu the infringement
by wholesale dealers upon the privileges of the retail
deers, that the existing laws were sufficient to meet
the difficulty if enforced and therefore moved to Law on
the table Also, upon the petition from merchants to
amend the Auction laws, submitting a bill to amend
Sections 81 and 20 of the Civil Code by abo hing the
provisions to restrict the number and conning Ha-
waiian subjects Also select Committee TO rectify some
inaccuracies IN the Hawaiian version of the Civil Code
Mr. Webster reported upon the petition of Mesrs.
Caste Cooke that the goods imported by missionaries
ana books and tracts for gratuitous distribution that
the change in the old law had been made without
consideration and the Committee were of opinion that
IL word not now be expedient TO reestablsh the prin
ciple ot exemption TO this class of mporations That
the original necessity for it did not now exists that the
regular importers were jealous of the exception that
1t made confusion and trouble in the Custom Houses
that subjected these gentlemen, however unusty to
imputatOns unworthy of Christian ministers that in
regard to books and the Committee had been in
formed that they not all grauitousy distributed
but that as many sold could be and the money
for them RENTED to the American Tract Society Un-
der these circumstances discrimination could not be
made between these and other books. Messrs Baldwin
and Green said that far the books and
concerned they thought there was Misrepresentation
and asked the House to defer action until minority
report could be brought in.
Mr.. Naiapaakai moved reconsideration of the Pros
titution Bill lost Saturday. Carried fifteen to
Mr. Green moved to postpone indefinitely and repeated
his previous arguments against the bill He wished to
record his protest against the bill So did Mr. Bald
win In the debate ensuing Mr.. Nahinu said TINT he
would favor the Bill if its provisions were extended TO
other places than Honolulu Mr. Dowsett said that he
would cheerfully receive such an amendment he had
asked members 10 suggest amendments he had but
one purpose, and that to promote the health and
life OF the people Of this nation by any which
should seem best adapted to that end Yet he thought
IT would be more practicable institute this system at
| Honolulu only to begin with. Mr.. Aholo wished to
have general law for the Kingdom, and to strike out
| " prostitutes and insert ' any person having vene
| real disease The previous question being ordered,
the motion to postpone indefinitely lost and the
Bill being put its passage was passed by sixteen TO
ten Messrs Green and Baldwin alone Of the foreign
members against the bill.
The amendments TO the Constitution being taken up.
Articles lst and 21 passed without discussion and
Sd and 4th ordered to be referred Upon Article 5th,
which provides that the Kings Ministers eligible to
election to the House of Representatives. it deba-
ed Mr. Green moved TO lay upon the table. Mr..
| Ukeke seconded. Messrs. Hopu, Mahoe, Chamber
layne Nahinu. Ukeke and others followed in support
! of Mr.. Green's motion contra, Messrs. Widemaan,
Naiapaaka and Webster. Laid on table by IS to 9.
SEvENTT-SEvESTH Day, Aug. 2lst-Business
meneed with the Amendments to the Constitution, Art.
., providing to pay Representatives by salary Of $50
per session. Mr.. Kaulia moved to lay the table.
Mr. Mahoe was in favor Of the amendment He said
that if the members would apply themselves to business
early and late. it would be accomplished in thirty dys
Mr. haauSai said that his great objection TO the amend
ment was that the length Of the session being uncertain,
| it could not be known how much pay to draw each
| week. Mr. Dowsett said the amendment had but one
object to shorten the sessions Of the Legislature he
would send it to its place" Laid the table
% to 4.
Article 4 prescribing the mode Of appointment to the
House of Mobiles, was laid on the table.
Article sth TO take the census every tenth year and
apportion the representation accordingly instead Of
every sixth year, under discussion when Mr. Ka-
makau moved the Committee rise he had heard that
the hlng was coming down on Thursday 70 prorogue
the Legislature, and moved the House lay aside the
Amendments to the Constitution and proceed TO other
krnair.