The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-05-16

From Walubu, that tie Kings salary be reduced
70 5000; the Queen Uewa<cr's 70 $1,000; the Rep
reseutatiycs q 500 per Session; AMI that salaries
generally &c reduced.
REPORTS oE COMMITTEES.
Hon. Mr.. kaukaha frcm the select Committee on
the bill 20 regulate marriages between Chinese aud
Hawaiian women, reported recommending the passage
Of the bin. Tabled Tor the present, unit the report
Of the minority shall De made.
Hon. Mr. NaBah5 offered the following Resolution .
That whereas, il appears that JAe Australian line Of
steamers has violated the Sabbath; therefore, this
House hereby directs the Attorney General 10 cause
the sabbath law 20 be executed.
Hon. Mr.. hak2ni moved o. lay on the table This
House has nothing 20 10 with the execution of the
aWs-ihat Is the business Of the executive officers q
the Government.
The President ruled the Resolution out Of order.
HIS TX the Attorney General sand that II any gen
tleman VIII come % his office and make complaint Of
any ~infraction Of law, the law will he enforced
The President read a letter from the EDITOR Of the
Gazette, 70 the effect that . q mistake may have been
made in the reports Of that paper, either by the ~
porter or the copyist, and that If any error has been
made it will be corrected in its proper place"
The President said he hoped that in toe future, uu-
less slaring errors are made in the reports ot the pro-
~ceedings, the House will not compromise its peace
and dignity by taking too much notice OF newspaper
errors. Mistakes viii sometimes occur.
Mr.. Haupu complained that in one Of Mr.. Whit
ney's papers (the Ruokoa) his name appears as Mr..
Habuku, (Grab-all) He did not like this queer
name, and he thought it was high time Mr.. Whit
ney's papers be attended to. (Laughter)
ORDER OF TIE DAY.
The Nine Hours Bill was taken up in Committee
Of the whole.
Hon. Mr.. Kipi moved to amend by inserting ten,
instead Of nine, with one hour for rest at noon.
His Ex. the Minister of Foreign Relations said this
was a serious and difficult subject for legislation. lie
had no interest in any sugar plantation, beyond that
which every man has in the prosperity Of the country
at large. Nine hours steady work in his opinion was
enough for any man; that was what was agreed to
between employer and employee in the Honolulu Iron
Works. But II Is impossible TO expect the same stead
mess or amount Of work from hands In the field. The
matter of terms ought to be settled, not by law, but
between the men and the employers. Mr.. Green
gave an Instance in which the ship-building business
was driven away from the Thames owing 10 the com
bination of the workmen against the employers. We
must take care that the same result does not follow
here. The FIJI Islands are naturally capable Of pro-
ducing sugar quite as well rs we. II we place diff
cultes in the way of agriculture, we may crush the
planters so that We shall lose the sugar business also.
He strongly recommended this House to let this sub
ject alone. He would add, in other countries the la
Dor laws apply to factories and large manufacturing
establishments, and not agricultural pursuits.
Hon. Mr.. kaukaha said that ii we pass this law,
the next Legislature VIII be asked 10 buy watches
for the feld-hands, in order that they may keep the
run Of their time. In fact, this thing Of just so
many hours of time. will be a fruitful and danger
Gus matter Of dispute between the men and the
overseers. If we undertake to tie up the employ
es with this sort of laws, the labOrers will be the
u ShtlST
Hon. Mr.. kuikahi supported the bill.
Hon. Mr.. Bishop said there was no question but
that everybody was interested in seeing the sugar
interest prosper. for it was the one important inter
est OF the country, which supports the government
and the people. And If this House does anything
that will embarrass the planters, il will strike a
blow at everybOdy's interest and welfare, through
out the country. Therefore, this subject of labor
should be considered carefully. The burdens of
the sugar planters at this time are great. and they
are many of them in a struggle for existence.
This bill under discussion, wOuld ia his opinion,
be productive of no good. but ON the contrary is
would result in difficulties and damage in the
agricultural districts. He deprecated the idea
that had been put forth here, that some members
were to defend the interests Of employers while
others would defend thoae Of the employees. He
hoped, that rs all the members were here under
the same obligations, they would alike seek the
good and the advancement Of the interests of all
classes and Of all sections Of the county. 1t
would be better, he thought for both the employed
and the employer, to let this matter OF the hours
OF labor remain just as 1t is. without Interference.
After an hours tYrtheg discnssion.-io ~shi"h~
Hon. Messrs. Nawahi, Mikalemi. Kaai and Nau-
kama argued for the bill. and Hon Messrs, Dow
I<~-fofnvcnuchu against, the amendment
(ten hours with one hour for nooning) was passed.
The Committee rose, and the bill as amended was
ordered to be engrossed. Adjourned.