The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-06-04


| as follows Every one shall be allowed n horse
taxed at 80 cents, married men. two; mules and
asses % cents. The dog tax shall remain al
present but all taxed shall wear a tag, others art
to be killed without mercy by the police or others
The House went into Committee on the bill
Mr. Phillips in the Chair.
, Mr.. Hitchcock moved to recommend the passage
Of Section l.
Mr.. Judd moved to reject, on the ground thai
il would cause endless disputing with the Taz
Assessors, ard to insert as follows: All horses
mares and colts shall pay yearly tax of 50 cents
provided. however, that this shall not conflict
with the laws in relation to stations
/ Mr.. Bishop amended 10 insert IS cents in place
= of 80 cents. This amendment was LOST, 10 10 20
/ and Mr. Judds amendment carried by vote
! of % to 3. The Assembly adjourned.
MONDAY, May 3Oth.
PETITIONS.
From Honolulu praying that S4 900 be appro-
! ~priated for building up the spring of Kunawai,
I near Liliha street Referred.
From EVA and Waianae asking for 81 1000 to
build bridge at Waiawa for 81 900 to build a
lookup and court house at Eva, and 81 900 for a
scow at Puuloa.
From Wailuku praying for abolishing the horse
tax; for exemptions of parents of children from
personal taxes for raising the rate of labor to
Sl.OO per diem; to amend the adultery law; to
ing public highways be removed.
From Kona praying for yearly allowance for
the maintenance Of doctor in the districts of
North and South KOna. Referred
ELLIS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. kOmoikcehUelIu read for the first time a
bill amending Section $50 of Civil Code, relating
to the number of representatives to be returned
from the different districts. Bill passed to it's
second reading.
This bill provides for Representatives as follows
Oahu 8, Hawaii ., Maui s, Moloka and Lanai .,
Kauai 4.
The select committee, to whom referred the
resolution of Mr.. Wahine in regard to charges
made upon Hawaiian seamen by the L. ). Consul
when shipped in American vessels. reported that
they had learned that tie Consul charges Hawai-
ian seamen SI.00 each according to the law of
his Office and had rectified the same by ordering
the harbor master to collect said fee from the
captain IF the uYe55eaded 90 the order Of the day
the same being the bill to repeal Section l4l7 70
l425 inclusive, considered i'll Committee Of the
Whole.
Mr.. Hitchcock opposed the bill, and stated that
! he did not agree with MIR. Thompson when he
said that the law not understood or properly
carried out by the outside magistrates. That
there had not been a single petition to the Assem-
by, to repeal this law and il it repealed the
result would be very disastrous He had been
among the labOring classes for the past twelve
! years and never heard any complaint, and as for
and Thompson) they did not have any such expe-
rience and all their knowledge of the labor ques
tUn was what they had heard from others and
not from personal experience. He thought the
present contract system, backed by the law, was
the only safeguard to the employer in case of a
refusal of the employee to perform his part of the
agreement, which often the case in this coun-
try. In regard to imprisonment of a laborer it
was all with the labOrer himself as he is impris-
oned for a refusal To work, and released immedi-
I 4. a Sboi
| was only severe those who were rascals and
/ inclined To do wrong, against whom masters
! ought to be protected by the existing law. He
! alluded TO several instances of the manner in
! which laborers acted at times. He thought
that country only fifty years old, could
! not take the wings of an eagle and fly to the
| State Of enlightenment of countries of over two
! hundred years old. Such thing cannot be done
| here, and the Assembly ought TO remember that
in present state of civilization ought to be
/ governed by circumstances. If Il labOrer got so
/ low down as to not mind a written contract the
| law must force him TO perform his agreement, and
/ if he refuses to do 50, imprisOn him. This does
not check his liberty, but checks his license. He
| thought it strange that the members from Kohala
! and Honolulu should have become acquainted
with all these gigantic errors victim wear past
and he was of the opinion that the rcFea of this
act was first brought up in the labor meet
] and that znm5 % O., h held t'ei~ .lts
/ ups1a promise o. repea- lhis 81. :, in wh.cl -iey
thing was nothing bot a G2Gge. In his
ouiuI1n tho-e Who were 81 f.t.. .0posst - the
present mastsrs and ssrv8rt= i.-E must De- asleep
as tr-v did not csrrlg un1eI= -- the wJrsln. "
-.e 80. Bar aii f..F ElCE Wis rom talk, as y
.-at.ur. 5'l If.. or .cJ... IAUnala and Honolulu
nIr. Hitchcock spoke at some length against the
repeal, and stated when bill to amend the mas
ters and servants law came up he would then
speak on the amendments.
Mr.. Kaluapihaole favored the bill. DE and
fba rasf of fhp rat
Legislature TO lcgisate for planters alone, but for
the greatest good, and he should vote In favor OF
the bill, as il would remove great burden from
the poorer people, and at present in his opinion
they were suffering from the effects of the present
masters and servants law. The speaker alluded
to the manner in which labOrers were obtained
First, the planter sends to u shipping master for
certain number of men, for which he agrees to
pay so much head for the shipping masters
service. The shipper in his greed for gain gets
hold of any body, lures him into a contract for
number of years, by large advance and long
rlgmarole of his bright future in the way of easy
labor, luxurious accommodations, and the best of
IOOu. Inc IaDOrer after while sees his employer
who appears tc be man he does not like, and he
IS deceived and unsatisfed, and if he attempts to
nd himself OF the evil he has unconsciousy thrown
himself into he Is thrown into prison. if he re-
fuses to exc out miserable existence, while
fulfilling the bad contract into which he was
drawn by gross deceit.
Mr.. Kuapuu thought the masters and servants
law was a rotten and sinking ship He did not
believe in clinging to such thing The greatest
part of the natives trouble was brought about by
the present law many could not even nav their
taxes through the wrong done them in the making
of the masters and servants act. He did not be-
lieye in Mr.. Hitchcock's experience among the
laborers or in Representatives elected through the
influence of planters. By his action he did not
mean anything to hurt or rub out plantations,
but he was doing what he thought was right and
just by his people.
Mr.. Phillips (Attorney GeneraI)- His remarks
will be found on the inside of the paper.l
Mr.. Bishop fully believed that this question
was by far more important and far reaching than
any before the House. He could not speak