The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-07-20
Legislative Proceedings.

Chair. After prayer by the Chaplain, the minutes
of the preceding day were read and approved.
Reports Of COMMITTEES. Committee on Education
reported consideration of an Act 10 amend Section
20 of Chapter 10 OF an Act to regulate the Board o.
Education, and recommended its passage with some
amendments Also of Bill to regulate the sessions
and teachers of independent schools, the passage o
which they recommended with amendments Re
port accepted and tabled for consideration with
the orders of the day.
Judiciary Committee reported back the Bill con
eerniDg Hawaiian coasters with attendant subjects
as constructed from Mr.. Rice's three Bills those
subjects. Report approved
Committee to consider Bill on false personation,
reported back the act as reconstructed. Report
approved.
Order Of The DGy.-First under the head of unfn-
ished business, the Bill on Hawaiian coasters, re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee above, came
before the House for consideration. Section LIST
read by the Clerk.
Motion was made by Mr.. Lyons that the Section
be separated and become two.
Sir. Rice moved to order to engrossment.
His Ex. Mr.. Hutehison moved to indefinitely
postpone further consideration of Section LIST and
! the whole Bill ~.
Hon Mr. Bishop spoke OF the various petitions
]
ains aud owners Of coasting vessels praying for
lief in regard TO licensing, wharfage and mail carry
ing. They considered themselves as more heavily
taxed than other industrial branches. The Commit
tee had reported these various petitions adverse
ly, in consideration of the fact that these coasters
were allowed the use of buoys, lights &C, all of
which cost the Government large sums of money.
But the Committee had recommended a reduction
of
in their opinion would be perfectly allowable, and
| could be done in accordance with the public good
and safety.
Motion to indefinitely postpone was lost, and Sec
tion LIST was ordered to engrossment, Mr.. Lyons
motion having been passed.
| Section End was read. .t.-.
Motion was then made by His Ex Mr.. Hutchison
indefinitely postpone further consideration of the
Section. He stated that the annual cost of these
vessels, far concerned regular charges, $40
$40 of which for license and SO for inspection
Motion to indefinitely postpone was lost, and Sec
ton End was ordered TO engrossment.
Section 3rd was then read, motion to order to en-
grossment lost, and the Section was rejected
Mr Lyons moved the introduction of a new Sec
tion, to repeal Sections 6 and of the law as it
now stands in the Civil Code; the nature of said
/ Sections being to order captains to ask women why
they came 10 Honolulu, which was a standing in
I sui: to all females. Motion lost. The title OF
the Bill was read and ordered to engrossment and
as whole the Bill was indefinitely postponed, on
motion of Mr.. Kaukaha.
House took a recess, after which Mr.. Hitchcock
moved reconsideration of the above Bill
Motion was carried, and Mr.. Rice moved that the
Bill amending Sections and of an Act regarding
the carrying of passengers be taken from the table,
and placed under the title of the preceding Bill,
which was carried, and the new Bill ordered to en-
/ grossment.
| Au Act to amend Section 146 of the Civil Code
was read End time Motion made by Mr. Rice
to order to eugrossment, but the Bill referred
/ back to Committee Commerce for reconstruc-
tion.
An Act to encourage Hawaiian Whalers on End
reading was then before the House. and on motion
of Mr.. Lyons the preamble stricken out.
/ His Ex. Mr.. Smith moved that the Bill be indef-
ntely postponed, it proposed absurdites offering
to give equivalent for 1854 year TO these YES
/ sells. He hoped the House would support his mo-
/ ton
Mr.. Rice explained that his reasons for introdue-
ing the Bill were, that whaling feet labor un-
der many disadvantages, from which the whalers of
/ other countries are free
Mr.. Lyons moved to strike out Sections l and
8, and opposed the motion to indefinitely postpone.
The above Sections proposed to allow to Hawaiian
whalers 10 days Wharfage free and the right to i'm
port duty free various articles to be used in their
business. The Government should allow every ad-
vantage possible to our industries, therefore he
hoped the balance Of the Bill would pass.
Considerable further discussion arose. but the mo-
tion to indefinitely postpone carried by a vote
of2O to S
An Act to regulate the relations between Kono-
hikis and landless persons, was next before the
House on 2Ed reading Motion was made by H. H.
W C. Lunao to indefinitely postpone further con-
sideration.
Mr.. Kuapru was very much opposed to such treat
ment of his Bills. The motion to indefinitely post
pone carried.
An Act to encourage the establishment OF wooden
and cotton factories next the orders, on its
2nd reading. Bill considered by Sections.
Section Ist read. Its nature was to permit the
importation duty free of machinery to be used for
such factories. Ordered to engrossment
Section End read. 1t provided that the Govern
ment should pay to said factories, for the first hun
dred pair of wooden blankets made from Hawaiian
wool 5000, and the same sum for the first hundred
pieces of cotton CLOTH each containing less than
forty yards, made from Hawaiian cotton.
Mr.. Rice said that lie had introduced the
Bill believing it Of good the country and that the
time bad arrived for initiating the work The es
tablishment of such factories was of undoubted
good, but was attended with much expense but the
public good 10 be derived would authorize the as
sstance of the Government to considerable extent
and he thought this assistance would be better paid
that is with more justice and assurance of success
if, as was proposed in this Section, certain sum
should be paid the production OF actual material
from these factories.
Mr.. Bishop was in favor Of the principles ad-
Yanced in this Bill, but the machinery and workman
ship in connection with the manufacturing of cot
ton, was very expensive and delicate, and such
factory probably never would pay here even if es-
tahlished, thai those provisions might be left in
the Bill, they probably never wond be Of service.
The aid proposed by Government was perhaps rath-
er high, and more than was necessary further,
nothing was said to the quality of the blankets
proposed it would not pay to aid in manufacturing
a poor material, therefore, be amended, that such
blankets should be y inches in breadth, Sc inches
long and weigh II pounds He further amended
to reduce the amount Of bonus to $1,000 These
two amendments passed.
His Ex Mr. Harris believed that little judieious
aid might be given ts young manufacturers. How
ever he did not believe that under the provisions of
this Bill, any factory would be established, but be