The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-07-28
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE.
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commune from FFsE E4ts-
Mr.. Ii said that be admired very much the re-
marks made by the Hon. Mr. Rhodes in his long
speech Of Saturday last. in favor Of the bill. but
was sorry be could Tot side with him. and address
- the Assembly al some length regarding the re-
marks q the last speaker against tue bAl- adyO-
eating the existing law IN the strongest terms ne
could onmaud
his vote was taken. he wanted the Assembly To
understand that be was not a hovylimeIIj. Tor the
existing law Vas in direct CONFIRMATION 70 Section
432 Of Civil Code. He was III favor Of IL repeal,
and said that he would not vote one side or the
other on the bill. but would be a neutral.
Mr.. Kupau was in favor OF the passage Of the
bill, a. b. thought both natives and foreigners
should enjoy thu same privileges.
,utis-aI. a. ~oaII ~ seen ~ th- decision gwen by the supreme
Court Of th- case q Rex -. Boob. ard % great benefit 70 TIE
nat Ess, and though; that tie constituents q the member. pre-
Sent in a p-uu1a 20 ryr-sl tae law.
Mr. kamal9 vas against ;h= iIH. and favored the existing
iaI trD.fiisE :.qnor to ~ furnished TO natives as his eo1s;-
Co. - -.rss.S-oi -5,s he --n,-s. ia. in from ,,-
as, sPeAA-r. .nd .ad i,'i IN. existing !~ va a' a mission
Gov Nat-ei-i1a favored - Indefinite Postiou-uent.
Mr.. KaasaGA I ~u! say m r.ga-d . ;a= remarks made ~
have liquor cone from s4a frznu,,', AMI pes through iae
Custom House. ~hy Dos b n"t shu- GP an the door. and
prs'sgi taeI irotn getting Il any~hzfe IG"ug TIE Lsi -
-ioa . ta- L~--iaiufe ~hen ne pablo houses ser q strir; ia
e.1h-e1 sosstAer .ud aaisst-i sons f-u So francisco. ! say
lie laE noT existing Is not a god on. - ;ts natives get drums
t=eaEse they c-u'- gst liquor ~ aA tines, aud when they get e
chance taey truk al they can and thus become iat3Nira;-I- !
.no~ e native Esehani5s IN .h- town, 81, 20 aud ct their
druS- rezuI~rly, aud The sane Z he car; men. yet iEey Gou't
'F-nd a. Their money fgHshly on liquor. The MiHis'er Of L.
terror has sad q The h~ vas r,I-alel . would encourage
nst'es and others q st o. gros shops ia TIE oaisiis districts
% III country. don't believe Il. Dvrau-e NY would have TO
get = LICENSE before they could 30 ..
Nr Rhodes. ] have % fw remarks % make in regard 20
but in D. way can Iasrrr win tier remarks. I vi.h 20 cgm-
pare the rymaI.s q Mr. Bishop s;h those . The Governor o.;
fmt ~ G@v-,1.-~ K, -. -, M. In ,E- St-..st-5 q;
tn= last session of q man Sho VS. U1f.Ttaratey addicted
be should have received by the Government. aud : must al
men fall ~Lo fnalf-hiy give way % ims We, they must all fall
10 matter what ranS th~y UaE hold want Il understood
that l Do not favor the natives getting drunk or any such
quoted freely from the Birie; I sill refer lin 70 tie first ten
9Th ,ha, doctrine AID ~i,h ne fr believing THAT doctrine, aud
SEl ,hym,ei,ss ghris:,ans. Wy | vii Civ up ny a5sumgai;
been requested by ihrir constituents L. vo's against This bin
and feS others. Let ire ask them what ~ruIi becrme 81 The
horse and dog tax 4 they hat followed tl-!r d.rre,ons' l
VIII say if these gentlemen wish 70 act hcn"rshiy. reasonably
and vel, they must not follow tie directions Il their e'nsii'u-
tents, but the dicttes q thrr own conscience, IS they are
elected on account o. ih-ir superior kroEiedge' ard Is .o'n "A
way, l all r~e way il 1 an convinced ,tat l am ia The wrong.
p;l y. = - -S 80, -; ,n - - -
,bey ,bi6k mics I an coryi1csd Tn I-r,-al q, the ia Char.
ter + The Penal Code j. already affected rs the l5 section uf
the CiTi Coie a regards the District Of Lahaina- Who shall
1 nov come to the remarks made by the Minister q Interior.
| must say that mos all the argument from the other side tas
been advanced by the Minister of Interior. who has drawn an
awful picture 70. Us. Bat l can't believe it. lie has said that
small grpE shops would b. started all over the Kingdom. and
that they would club together and bug liquor from Honolulu,
and mothers, fathers, sons and daughters Hil be seen drunk
together aud living Ia a strte Of bea-tlneSs. have not such -
poor opinion Of my CnuutTymeu IS To- believe they should do
such things. and viii say that in Honolulu, a seaport town !
have seen very little drunkenness among the natives Of the
port town. / will here relate a little ircnms;a that happened
at Eva. during the cultivation - rice in that district, about the
same time tie hotels made up their minds not u furnish any
liquor 10 natives and adhered To Il fr some time. 4 rice
planter had 10 give ~ cuinVaiiuG rice, On account II his men
getting drunk on IOtAb-s, melons. &c which were ieEmyntrdi
hut by s'mr device he brought liquor from Honolulu, aud gave
his natives a drink occasionally. by winch mraus be got back
Ill his men. | say this i 4 bad lw and ought o. b. modified.
not repealed. The fact II drinking wine i not considered a
crine al over the world. unless taken with the intention ~
becoming drunk. excepting only in = few puHtauical corners
TIE policemen are all trying 10 catch dealers furnishing liquor
llicitly T. natives. and now and then get a conviction. but at
the same tine the property Of the residents 20 unprotected.
Lately attempts have been made - rob several places by
women and liquor houses. The horrible picture painted 10y the
Minister % Interior ! can't believe. But I vii say that ava
and opium i just n had and worse than liquor when used I'M
and to some extent. / have hearl liat ava and opium
hem ana has 4 FAR worse effect than iut0xacation from liquor.
Il i known that when 4 man u drunk with liquor, he - pun
shei. but those made druoL by ava and opium. aTe thrown
INTO a i.thargtc and inanimat- state, the effect e Which - far
Nahanu. d" that u was the wish Of the majority of the popnla-
ion to retain the existing law ] viii 10y tiat u j. tyr.uuicdl,
the majority Of a class generally bully over tie minority.
A motion TO indefinitely postpone the bHl "a put 10 vote
I'D carmel. 20 TO 10.
Nr. Kaiaksua doubted the vote ard thought tia: the rr-
irners had not a right to yot. on tue question z; issue accord
~ to rule iOth - ih- House.
MIR Kahauieio said cha; Lis Interpretation - the sOth rule
cuai, as t4ty iks naiiy,s we're personally Interested in the
question az is-ue-
ca motion Committee rose and reported the iuieh'ite post
onenent ola hill to repeal sect !, Clap. - q Penal Cole.
Assembly adjourned.