The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-06-12

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beverage, and 1t cannot be deemed uniting oil
unjust that Hawaiian Legislators should impose
the same restrictions upon all fellow subjects, OIL
: fellow residents. who may be within the scope OF
their legislative action, that they imposed upon
themselves.
Your committee fully appreciate that the strict
enlOrceaentof law which restrain Chinese as well
as native HawsInans from the free use or sale OF
ardent spirits would for = time result IN some loss
of revenue; but your committee do not hesitate
to say that such a consideration of probable pecC-
MARY loss to the revenue of the Kingdom is utter
~ insignificant and not to be weighed against the
great and widespread mischief done to the Ha-
waiian people by the free and extensive use OF IN
toxicating drinks in the hands OF a race who give
every where proofs OF being prone to illicit traffic,
and TO offer temptations TO vice 10 the young and
the ignorant or all races.
And furthermore your committee are unhesita-
tingly of opinion that any supposed loss to rev.
enue, owing TO a more general prohibition of ar
dent spirits as a beverage, would be more than
supplied and compensated for by increase OF
health, industry and general welfare of the people.
The committee recommend that the report be con-
sidered in connection with two bills on this subject
now before the Assembly.
I W. NJ. Gibson, \. Kalauli, j. X. Kaunamano,
G.. n. Wilcox, Committee.
Mr.. Gibson, chairman OF the committee, moved
that the report be laid on the table and considered
with a bill on the same subject.
A motion was made to adopt the report.
Mr.. Rhodes said he thought this was the prop
er time TO make one or two objections to the
course proposed TO be adopted. He was of
opinion that the Assembly had to be careful on
the legislation Of this subject. Two important
considerations, policy and principle, must not be
lost sight of. A bill had been presented from
Chinese to tax them only, in order that a Hospi-
tai be built, and that they might be treated in it.
This was the principle of class legislation, and it
would be beneficial to them and to the whole of
the community of carried out. The Attorney
General told US that the prayer was not granted
because principle was involved. In his opinion
it had been the fault of this Government to de-
part from principle to satisfy expediency. The
policy is opposed to what should be the true
policy of this Government. The Chinese outnum-
Der the able-bodied males of every other nation
atty in this country They are given to illicit
traffic, breaking laws and leading youth astray.
We say they shall not use spirits and that we
shall. Will they bear this quietly. His belief
was we shall be preparing our way for riots.
If the law was universal, embracing other for
eigners as well as Chinese he might vote for 1T.
He thought such a measure as prayed for could
not be carried out, and if tried it would pave
the way for breaking laws and rioting. The
laws should be made as general as possible, and
if we vote according to race, we shall undoubt-
edly come to grief. For these reasons he would
support the motion to lay the report on the table.
Mr.. Gibson said, that great discussions had
taken place in regard to class legislation and he
HaONS6 hN - AhANSh -SNNNAb6 w SAoSo AN6o
lation in Great Britain, showing that this system
is adopted there. 1t is done with the object Of
protecting ignorance and youth. He regretted
that it should be required here, but this country
has thought it fit to adopt it. He was favorable
to the general prohibitory law. The Hon. gen.
tleman related instances of the illicit liquor traf-
fc, and he had not the slightest doubt that for
eigners or other races had been engaged in 1T,
but the larger amount of it was in the hands of
the Chinese. He had seen at Lahaina IL pack
ages of liquor landed from the LikeIke and ad-
dressed to Chinese residents. Chinese are rarely
intoxicated, but we often see other races so. Re
ferred to what had been said about the appre-
hension of riot; he said we have vagrancy and
riotous conduct already, and we have also that
which is hurtful to the best members of society.
Chinese sell melons and other fruits ostensIbly
and at the same time have gin concealed in their
huts. HIS great desire was to carry out measures
for the welfare Of the common people. He
thought something different must be done from
what had been done hitherto. We must arouse
and devise ways and means to meet this matter.
There must be a strict enforcement of the law
and more effectively put in force. He would
therefore move the views of the committe be con-
sidered in connection with other bills on this sub
ject.
Mr.. Castle spoke in favor of universal restric-
ton, and related his experience in former years
on the importation and use of alcoholic drinks.
He would therefore vote in favor of restriction.
The motion to lay the report on the table to be
considered with other bills was carried.
Mr.. Cleghorn asked that his bill to amend Sec
ton Al Of the Penal Code he made the order of
the day for Tuesday next. Carried.
PETITIONS.
That 81 900 be granted for improving roads In
Honolulu. Laid on the table.
That a house be built for the gaoler in Maui.
The Minister of Foreign Relations moved that the
petition be returned to the introducer, Mr.. Glen
don. Carried.
Other applications were made for opening of
roads, and ordered to be considered with the APP
preparation Bill.
That 81 200 be granted for mail carriers on the
island of Kauai.
The Minister of the Interior said that estimates
had been made for mail carriers all over the
islands.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The further consideration OF the Appropriation
Bill.
The first item in the Appropriation Bill was
passed.
for Foreign Office Department.......- 500 90
The next three items
Band. FiaSs. Saiuies and cidentais.::" S0''S52 S 65
Aid to Volunteer Military Companies....... 1900 90
were referred to the Military Committee.
DIR. Smith proposed that the item for 800, 900
for the encouragement immigration be next taken
into consideration. Carried. He then moved
that the item pass.
The Hon. member fer Honolulu moved that
the item be reduced to $50, 900, stating that it is
that the planters are doing well and he
thought they ought to provide their own labor.
The Minister Of the Interior said that the
planters are willing to pay for their laborers, but
the idea was, that the Government bring women
and children at Government expense. If the
planters had only to do with it, they would bring
nothing but men and that is what they wished to
guard against.
Mr.. Keau moved that the item be made So
900.
Mr.. Gibson said, that at the commencement of
every enterprise there must be mistakes. We
see that every Portuguese has cost the Govern
ment $3.50, besides the cost to planters. The
South Sea Islanders cost $40 each 10 the Govern
ment, and $44 to planters. He quoted from sta
tistics which showed that Islanders could be
brought here at a total cost of $50 per head. He
stated this. not with a view of opposing the