The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-06-27

the bill. Adjourned.
FORTHWITH DAY, Tuesday, June %.
On a suspension of the rules. the Hon. Mr.. Kaai
read a petition from Geo. c. Siders, of Honolulu. as
follows
To the Honorable the Mobiles and Representatives
bled
The humble petition of Geo. c. Siders. of Homo
lulu in the island of Oahu, respectfully sheweth
That your petitioner hath been 4 resident of
these Islands for nineteen years aud upwards
That for nearly four years last past your petit
toner hath carried on the business of n Licensed
Retailer of Spirituous Liquors, AT the Bank EX-
change in Honolulu.
That in the month OF January last. your petitioner
was fined by the Police Magistrate of Honolulu in
the sum of three hundred dollars for furnishing
intoxicating drinks TO a native of this Kingdom.
which fine your petitioner Immediately paid.
That thereupon His EXcellency the then Minister
of the Interior caused your petitioner and his
surety to be sued on their bond. and at the last
April term Of the Supreme Court the said cause
was tried, aud yonr petitioners said bond and
license were adjndged TO be forfeited.
That your petitioner paid to the Hawaiian Govern
ment the sum of One Thousand dollars, being the
amount Of the penalty of the said bond, and in ODE
dience to the judgment Of the said Court closed his
place of business on the first day of May last.
That your petitioner respectfully represents that
although at various times other persons have been
convicted Of similar offenses to that charged against
your petitioner, yet in no other case has the extreme
penalty of the law been enforced; that for the sake
of the community at large the laws of the Kingdom
should be enforced against all persons alike, and that
if the Government for the time being should see fit,
in its discretion, not to enforce the law against other
persons, your Hon. Body will interfere 70 prevent in
Justice being done to one individual in particular.
Your petitioner therefore prays that your Hon.
Body will take his case into consideration. and will
see fit to direct His. Elk. the Minister of Finance to
refund to your petitioner the said sum of One Thou
sand dollars so paid by him, and also TO direct His
Elk. the Minister of the Interior to permit your petit
tiopar IN carry N bS bncinaSS undor he sa;l I;ooueo
for the remainder of the term thereof; or that your
Hon. Body will make such direction in the matter in
favor Of your petitioner, as to your Hon. Body may
seem just, and your petitioner will ever pray.
GEO. c. SIDERs.
Hon. Mr.. Wilder offered a resolution inslructing
the Secretary of the House to pay to the agent Of
the steamer RiiaueG the sum Of $500. for EXPENSES
H;o e. che Attorney UeneraI read first time, a
bin to quiet titles INLAND claims by right of Inherit
ance. Ek1
The same gentleman gave notice of intention to
bring forward a bill of indemnity.
-A ORDERS OF THE DAY. I
The Bill to authorize the King to merge several
Offices in one, came up on its second Teadiny. After
a somewhat lengthy debate, in which Hon. Alessrs
Kaukaha, Kipi. Kahanu, Kaai, Kauai, and Dowsett.
supported the Bill, and the Hon. Messrs. Mikalemi,
Naukana, and Haupu opposed it. it was amended
and passed to engrossment. -
The Bill to amend Section 1895 Of the Civil Code,
articles exempt from sale under execution-came
up on its second reading A motion by the Hon.
Mr.. Dowsett to indefinitely postpone was lost, and
the Bill was ordered to be engrossed.
The Bill to further amend Section 278 Of the Civil
Code-the organization of the Board of Health-was
read a second time, and on motion Of the Hon. MIR.
Aholo laid on tue table.
The Bill to regulate the number Of hours of labor
TO constitute n days work, (from the majority of the
Committee, fixing it at ten hours) came up on its
second reading, and was debated at length.
Hon. Mr.. AholO said he had no desire to accom-
plish any legislation which would be detrimental to
the planters, or that would be against their interests.
the employers and the laborers. He hoped that the
original bin introduced by him, fixing the hours of
labor Mt nine. and which had once already been or
dered to be eT crossed, do now pass on its final read
ing. This measure would not cause the failure Of
sugar planters; the Plantation Associations of La
haina have failed in former years when ten and
twelve hours a day were allowed, and it was evil
IDENTIFY not on account of a reduction of the hours Of
labor that they had so failed. He concluded by NOV
ing that this Bin be rejected.
Hon. Mr.. Kaai supported the motion to reject this
Bill. He was in favor Of the Nine Hours Bill.
Hon. Mr.. Kaukaha in a lengthy and argumenta-
dive speech deprecated any legislation on this subject
Eof fixing the hours Of labor. He considered that the
passage Of the Nine Hours Bill would result very
iniuriously to all concerned The other day, the
House had ordered that Bill to be engrossed without
giving the subject that consideration which its i'm
portauce demanded, and the consequence was that
a petition had been sent in from parties in Honolulu,
interested IN plantations, asking Tor q consultation.
The Nine Hours Bill had not been asked for by any
one,-the laborers themselves had not petitioned for
it-but it had originated solely in the brain of the
member for Lahaina (A1r. AholO). Let the House be
careful how it exceeds its province in passing laws TO
interfere in matters OF contract between parties. If
nine hours is declared TO be the legal limit, the con-
sequence viii. be that employers will exact the nine
hours in all cases, and it will be worse for the Ia
borer than before. Quarrels and disputes and i'll
feeling will result, for the laborer will always be sus-
pecting that he is worked more than the legal num-
Der of hours. The House Is well aware Of the fact
that the planters are now struggling with difficulties
is it common sense, to say nothing Of justice and
right, to add to those difficulties by this kind Of leg
%islation, The sugar planting interest is the only
one in these islands that supports the government
and puts money in circulation; if that fails and goes
to ruin, what is to prevent everything else going the
same road-includiug even the national i~ndepend-
ence3 Let members consider well before they agree
to any measure that touches the agricultural inter-
ests. Everybody with common sense must admit
that the sugar planting interest alone IS what sup
ports the government to-day, therefore where is the
good Of placing any restrictions or burdens en- that
interest? Does any one say that our people are
overworked? The trouble is in the lack Of industry.
Were the masses of our people more industrious,
they would be more %yirtuous, more happy, and less
diseased. He did not doubt but that a great proper
ton of the leprosy that has sent people to Molokai,
was the result of idle habits. He should regret very
much to see the labor system Of the country hamper
ed with any laws, useles.ly fixing the hours Of labor,
and he therefore supported the motion to indefinitely
postpone this Bill.
Hon. Mr.. Kakani opposed the Bill. The watch Of
the overseer in the field would be the criterion in
executing any such law as this, and no good would
result TO the laborer.
The motion to postpone indefinitely was carried,
26 to II, as follows: .4yes-H. II. Chas- kanaina,
His Elk. P. Nahaolelua, His Ex. the Attorney Cen
eral, Hons. Kuihelani. Moanauli, J. II. S. Martin,
Nawahi, Nahinu, Kuikahi, Haupu. Kaai, Aholo,
Napaepae, Kaukau, Kepolkai, Birch, Kapule, ka-
Tue, Kupihea, Mikalemi, Kakina, komoikeehuehu'
Naukana, Koakanu, Kauai PC.
.Noes-Their Excellencies, Kanoa, Green. Hons.
| Bishop, Kahanu, w. T. Martin, Parker, DOWsett,