The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-06-01

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BY Mr.. Komoikehuehu from Eva and waiauae,
praying frst that $4,000 may be appropriated for
Bridge at wsiawa, second, for 81 900 for scow at
Puuoa, third, for 81 600 for Court House and Jail
for the district.
BY Mr. Kepoikai from Waikiki, praying that the
tax on horses may be taken of, that parents with
many children may be released from School Taxes,
that tea shops and hotels may pay license, that the
law in regard to adultery may be abolished, and
costs collected of the father of an adultress; that
gates across public roads be taken away, that labor
ers be paid 81 per day
BY His Ex Mr.. Hutchison from Kona, praying
that there may be an appropriation for physician
at Kona and representing the unfortunate condition
of the District at the present time
The above petitions were referred to the proper
Committees.
Resolufons.-Mr. Komoikehuehu introduced a
Bill in reference to the Election of Representatives
to amend section $50 of the Civil Code The nature
of the Bill was to increase the number of Representa-
tives, giving to Hawaii for the District of
Hilo three. One more for Maui, making eight, Civ
ing one more for the District Of Hama, and one more
for the Island of Kauai, making four. Bill read and
passed to second reading.
Mr.. Kepoikai offered resolution that the Clerk of
\ the Assembly be ordered to return to the member
/ for Waikiki, Bill which be brought forward in
1858, but which was not acted upon. Returned to
the member on account of the indefinite nature of
the resolution.
Rules were suspended and His Elk. Mr.. Dominis
answered the resolution of Mr.. wahine regarding
the American Consul and Hawaiian seamen. He In
connection with the Minister of Interior had ex-
/ amined the subject and found that the American
Consul had oversteppcd the regulations of his office
| but that the matter had been rectifed. Approved
| by the House. - 2 .- Z 90 ~ D. q =
Order of the ddy-First on the Orders was Bill to
repeal sections 1417 to 1925 inclusive of the Civil
Code. House went into Committee, Mr.. Kaiue in
the Chair.
Mr. Hitchcock said that he should only discuss the
Bill to repeal, and not at all on any proposed amend
ment First he would answer tine remarks of the
member for Honolulu, wha: he had said against
the Judiciary of the conntry, except the Supreme
Bench. The member had said that only one of the
Justices, and he, the Police Justice of Honolulu,
understood law, all the rest were comparatively ig
norant He knew that in some of the Districts JUS
tice well dealt out that there were almost no
appeals to a higher bench; did not this show that
some at least of these Justices appeared TO under
stand the law? The member had made it to appear
laws synonymous with slave, now none knew
better than he and all the House knew, that It was
not So The word "kauwa" meant servant and only
servant. He himself was servant a school-masier
under the Board of Education, and so were others in
the same circumstances, the member for Honolulu
for Kohaa any other, could not deny the truth
of this As for the Bill before us in the first place.
not single appeal or petition had come in from
those who were working under the law he had been
amongst the workmen, the contracted servants uu-
der this present law, for twelve years and had
never heard complaint. But now here at Homo
lulu, his were filled with the sound raised by
Others, not the working men, He did not wish
TO be understood as being here champion for the
masters, no, he was independent, and he would &C.
knowledge that there were and great ones in
the present SYSTEM but he could not that reason
vote for repeal of every guide we had the mat
teri on the contrary the only proper course to
amend the laws and he would be In favor of that The
argument had been used, that must take the same
ground here that taken in highly civilized coun
tries, in places where every advance had been made
We were not on the ground or in the same
condition, could not egislate for this people the
same as was done for the Anglo Saxons or any
other highly enlightened nation. This law was
made for the unprincpled and bad, and should be
looked at only in that light it bore equally hard on
the bad master as on the servant In Hilo master
had been sued for maltreatment of servant, the
was fairly tried in court, and the master fined
$500 this was by of the justices that the mem
Der for Honolulu called ignorant and entirely under
the influence of the masters. In the District of
Hilo, justice was thus dealt, and for that reason,
there was but little trouble there compared with
other districts. 1t had been said that men were
imprisoned under the contract system for no cause
and for the most trivial causes. 1t was not so,
when a man had been imprisoned 1t had been for
reason, and for good reason. He instanced case:
a man was given some work and refused 10 go.
saying that he wished to do something else the
master then said that he should have to sue him,
"a all right" said the man; when he was brought
before the court he said Eyes, he had refused to
work. in answer to question from the judge
" Will you return to your work!' mo" was the
answer, g. Then l shall have to send you to Jail,
till you willing to work again." said the Judge;
"a Well, I'll not return to work." answered the /
man, and so he went to Jail Now, where was the
wrong in this |, Had not the man agreed to work? |
md now was he not stealing the time of the mas
Ter! were not thieves sent to jail? But this nan
must not be imprisoned, oh moi he had not stolen
money, only its equivalent. The law only pressed
hard on those who would do wrong. The member
or Honolulu had said that he had considered this
subject only year, and now here he came a CHAM
,ioR for repeal, and that after only year of con-
ideration on this subject that had been law for
many years. he wondered at the sudden awakening
If the member, and Of all the defenders of repeal
1 was very strange that the wrongs that were
,orne under this law, should have suddenly come |
o light within year, when the law had been in
orce for many years. The supporters of the Bill
I'D not had experience in the working of the law,
hey made their opinions from what they had heard
4 its abuses, and these abuses the exceptions
ot the rule; but must do away with all of
hese laws. because that there were wrongs and
wills arising, on account of the doings of bad men,
u both sides, the masters and servants? The |
uestion Of labor and capital bad been brought in I
be argument was made that capital tyrannized over
.bor; chat might be in other countries, but
ere it was not So the natives could work, or not
5 they pleased, gracious Providence had given
5 fruits and vegetables in great plenty, and If
ian was lazy and did not care to work. he could
We and support his family his friends or by
ding TO the woods and eating what grew there
lie wished to draw broad line between liberty
nd license; the most perfect liberty that Of
Dnscienee then law must step in and enforce .
ght doing between and man. The repeal Of