The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-08-07

.e3S. and 339, OF the CIVI Coue, reiating 70 INC
re Department Of Honolulu, Was read Tor the
q 81 time.
Nr lIanuna asked that the bill to amend
'chapSer Al OF the Penal Code, known as Mr.
B-Esr's Iiuu1r bull be taken up again and made
|the order 0f the day fr to-day.
The President ruled the motion out OF order.
Mr.. GIbs,n said that Ir the defects In the bill
were merely rammatica errors, or that the
Numbering OF the sections WAS an error. be was
oi optnion that there cIuld be no objection to the
hill being again brought before the House.
y TlT dents ruling WIS sustained.
ruI.nEDER OF TIE DAY.
ion bill on It's third reading.
nP0ay, lie and passed.
AZ IL O'Clock, noon. a Sn. 80 to Ies"1a .,id the ~ i% opGsa
sorn, MOVED that it be read By its title
Tie minister Of the Interiur said the bill had
been rushed through on IT. FIRST and second read
ings, and he thought il only right that it should
nov be read through, a. the members were prob
ably not aware Of the harm that was in this bill.
Ne would move that the bill be indefinitely post
poned, and he could not let tins opportunity pass
oT denouncing n bill that was 20 detrimental to
ths welfare Of the cpuntTy. lie asked, why is
such n sum as Sl20 900 per annum offered, know
ing that iJ must cOme lrOm the pockets OF the
poor. lie was not in favor of Honolulu being
made a depot for the manufacture Of opium.
Why did the Chinese ak TO be allowed to come
tcre and prepare OPIUM Because they are not
albwed To carry On the practice in their owD
4 1ntry. HOngkOng did not allow it. They
r lnerly PAID $500 900 a year license in that
Itilish colony, but now 10 was stopped, and shsll
" HLwaiians. allow ourselves to be tempted by
psluy Sl2O 900 a year The bill states that
, sale and use Of il shall be restricted to Chi
% only, but you ali know that where there is
oking going ON the pipe passes freely from one
NJ the other, native as well as Chinese. Californ-
II haa mat paaaad N Ian EnrhtddIuU the naa of 0ni-
t-I 10 thar state, and are we To make this an en-
1um for the preparation of opium to supply
T. Pacific Coast, South America, and Australia?
~. tins bill, the liquor bill, the Chinese steam
3rbsidy and the SIC, 900 900 loan and Hawaii will
ago dOen TO nothing: then the Chinese will mon
= qpphse and invade your territory. He would
H Day 90 the Hawaiians, look at your position and
think where you might be financially. Ten years
ago members of this House know that $500 900
and $500. 900 was all that could be estimated for
the receipts OF two years. It was only q few
years ago when the reciprocity treaty was con-
cluded, that increased taxation was thought nee
essary. Two years later it was shown not to be
necessary and the law which inflicted such heavy
taxes was repealed. When the present Ministry
came into Office the receipts of the country began
20 increase. The House has passed an appropri-
alton three times in excess Of what it did six
years ago. No man had at that time any hope
Of passing such a bill as 8, 195 COG rs with the
hope of collecting such a sum. How is it done?
Simply through the generosity of the United
States and the reciprocity treaty. AS sure as
you lose that reciprocity treaty you will &c back
to your former condition. Lose that treaty and
no more high wages. No more g per day for
laborers, and no more profit for planters ii they
have to pay duty on sugar. Act wisely and do
not be led astray, and the prosperity of this coun-
try Is assured Is there q member in this House
that can say there is a particle of good in this
bill except the $50, 900 per annum to the reven-
ue2 The life and prosperity of this nation de-
Ponds upon the reciprocity treaty. The passage
Of the item of S24, 900 for a China Steamer line
will strike a blow that will cause Hawaii to sui
fey- However, there may be some good in q
steamer line, but the evil that will ensue counter
balances it. Pass this opium bill and Hawaii
will suffer to such an extent that she will NOT
easily recover.
Mr.. AhoIo said that be bad read the r~eciproci-
ty treaty and he saw nothing to the effect that
the passage of an opium or a liquor bill
would interfere with it. During this Ministry it
Is true that the receipts have been increased, but
it is not due TO the present Ministers. but to the
treaty that was made before they came in Office.
All they nave done Is to sell Government lands.
The ayes and noes were taken on the motion to
indefinitely postpone the bill as follows:
~ATEs-Mezrs Wilder. Preston. KAnOs. Cleghorn. Kui-
heisnt, Rhodes, smith, Judd, k9ulukou' sa~Ahi' Woods.
~NoEs-Bush. LiIikalani. Baker. Keau. KAlAma. KAhuIu.
Wahins, KAunamano. Kapahu. MAhOe, Kuspuu. KskinA,
Kupfhea-I9.
The motion to pass the bill was carried.
An Act relating to marriages was referred TO q
Select Committee
An Act to authoriz, the importation and sale
of poisonous drugs or IT'S third reading. Passed.
An Act relating To rtundries and wash-houses
on its third reading. Passed.
An Act relating to rewards and informers on
its third reading Passed
An Act relating to corporations ct Pilots at
Kahului and Hilo on its third reading. Passed.
An Act to fix the compensation of Pilots at
Kahului and Hilo on its third reading. Passed.
An Act To amend section 237 of the Civil Code
relating TO pound fees on it's third reading.
Passed.
An Act 70 provide for the safe costody of wills
and lestamentary papers on Its third reading.
Passed.
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to in
ternaI taxes on its third reading. Passed.
The House adjourned at 4 p m.
SEvENrY-sEcoSD DAY-Saturday, July 3lst, 1880.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading Of an act to authorize the issue
Of ROYAL Patents for the sale Of school lands and
-chooi sites by the Board Of Education. Passed.
Third reading of an Act to perpetuate the gen.
eology OF the Chiefs of Hawan, on its third read
ing. Passed.
Mr.. Castle presented his report on the bill to
levy an additional duty on imported rice.
Mr.. Rhodes also presented his report.
The Minister of the Interior moved that the
renorts be referred to His Msjesty's cabinet, who
would report on the same on tuesday next Car
ried.
The House adjourned at noon.
SEyESrY-rHIRD DAY-Monday, August End, 1880.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. KaIua introduced the following vote of
want Of confidence.
WHEREAS, a divided and Facilitating executive
!, = constitutional government is a condition Of
weakness, and affords occasion of danger to the
State, and
WHERE'S. the Ministers Of His Majesty exhibit q
IamentabIe state Of divided cOunsels, and want OF
harmony and efficiency as a cabinet, made mani
test To the consideration Of the Assembly IN the re-
mort Of the Minister OF Finance, wherein he COM
mains of undue action OF the Minister OF the lnte-
rior in The matter Of overdraits as also has been
manifest 10 the Assembly in the passage of impor-
tant bills, when ministers have been divided IN
their discussions and their votes, so as to present
a spectacle OF mutual antagonlsm ana vaciIiaton
caIcuIated TO iuiure their influence with the Repre-
sentatives Of the people (; and furthermore, as has
been shown in respect to many public measures
-. "a nth the Ministry