The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-06-19


therefore feel that TO grant 4 license for the sale
of opium would be contrary in principle to The
feeling alluded to.
The committee therefore recommend that the
further consideration Of this bill TO license the
sale OF opium be indefinitely postponed.
Your ommittee further report that they have
prepared a bill in the place OF the two bills in
troduced by the Hon. member for K~oolaupoko,
which they present 70 the Assembly and recon-
mend to the consideration of the Assembly.
Edward Preston, @. y. Wilcox, j. W. kalua.
Moved that this report be laid on the table, TO be
considered with the minority report and the bills
10 which it refers. Carried.
The Select Committee appointed TO report on
the Hon. r. Hoapili Bakers liquor bill. present.
ed an amended bill, which was ordered 10 be
aid Oh the table until the minority report ap-
ears.
4 petition for $1,000 for buoy in the district
OF tamakua, was ordered to be considered with
theAppropriatiou Bill.
A-esolution relating TO carriage hire to wit
ness te drill on Saturday next. was quashed by
the Trident. who objected to the money voted
ior Leslative expenses being expended in this
Mariner.
An Ac,to amend section I477 of the Civil
Code was lad for the first time. Referred to the
CommItteet Revision.
An Act 4 release poor people and INDECENT
parents WITH 20 or more children from poll and
az ia A1S LIS III
Resolved tn $50, 900 be appropriated for
buying out the n fisheries of the KOnohikis by
the Government, L the benefit of the public.
Mr.. Rhodes sal that there are come rights
that cannot be ~aoi.ated, and this was one. If
they wish to obtalhthese rights, let them club
together ana buy tn!A, and then they could do
as they like. These rigs have existed from time
aud cannobe taken away witbutt
the owners consent Id on the table to be
considered with the APPROPRIATION Bill.
The Minister of the Inteqr gave notice of his
intention to introduce an AZ relating 70 laund-
ries and wash houses.
Also an Act to amend sectiousO of an Act an
proved August LIST, 1878, entit4 an Act to
promote the construction of railwa. -
Resolved, that $500 be inserted the annro-
p~riation bill for pay of letter ~carri.s between
Lahaina and Kahakuloa. Referred / the COM
mittee appointed to report on postmtters and
mail carriers.
That the hour of assembling on Tuesdas and
Thursdays be at one O'Clock p IN. during u re-
mainder of the session. The resolution was,ot
acted upon.
ORDER OF THE Day. :
The consideration OF the bill introduced by the
Hon. Mr.. Cleghorn, to amend section l, chapter
Al of the Penal Code, relating b the furnishing of
intoxicating drinks to natives Of the Kingdom.
DIR. Smith moved that the ill pass to engross-
ment.
Mr.. Keau moved that it e indefinitely post
pOned.
Mr.. Rhodes said that he cdld not support this
bill. He could see nothing i 1t but the seeds Of
mischief and dlscord. He SPIKE Of it not only on
account of the loss of revenu'it would cause, but
on account of the immoraIy that would arise.
Ii is said that the country iswarming with Chi
nese who sell spirits illiciy, but we have laws
to prevent this still we fnoout they do SO. Is it
reasonable TO suppose that we, make other laws
we shall be more successl ? No if this law
goes into force Me shall prent respectable men
from getting a living and tFOw it into the hands
of all the scoundrels of thcouutry. We should
have still in the hooks of lie mountains, if they
could not get to give by ir means, they would
get 1t by foul. 1t is im'ssible to law down by
repression. Other law ust be put into fierce.
We all wish Justice and Urality to prevail.
Mr.. Cleghorn, the inOducer Of the bill, said
that a large number of pltions had been presen-
ted on this subject, and snething should be done
in regard to the sale liquors. The Chinese
were worse than others hey not only sell liquor
in coffee shops, but ty go into the cane fields
and peddle it. Uniess'e restrain Chinese, it is
better that the tabu ouquOr be abolished. The
quantity they sell is ermous, and the cheapest
that can he manufactud. He produced a COPY
of q manifest Of a vessshortly to arrive showing
that she has on board quantity of liquor equal
TO 59,82S bottles, a3ng which is 1000 cases
of gin inVoiced at SAINTS per bottle. This will
DC cOlO ny IOUOCIb ObA'OCC hhp VIII Cldi i Ill
a profit of $50 percent to 200 per cent. The
Gin of Nankin Is tIvessel referred to and there
are other vessels ooIDg to Hackfeld & Co. He
would ask if we z here to legislate for a few,
are we here to sacrco the whole country?
His Elk. the A:tney General said if any officer
has any reason complain of the illicit sale of
liquor, he had thdeatest cause. 1t gives more
trouble than all 0 other crimes of the country.
He knew many IN who give money to Chinese
TO procure liqu1rDr them, because they did not
want their enpsers to know they drink. He
felt satisfied taChinese are not more guilty
than others. L week before last a man APP
piled for u lneB and he was refused. he sold
liquor in DETAINED the law and was fined $500.
He mentioned I name OF a prominent Good
Templar who v lately convicted for selling
liquor. He std many instances where others
than Chinese en;ed in this illicit traffic. The
passage of this Twill make it more difficult to
detect the gull than it is now. If he thought
that it would p the sale of liquor, he would
vote for it. If ried, it would be worse in quail
ity, and thougsonvictions are hard to be OBJ
tanned now, it aid then be much harder.
Mr.. Cleghoraid that although the Attorney
General state6at Illicit traffic gives more
trouble than ahing else, still they do not bring
forward any Isure to remedy the evil. The
chief of policAd sheriffs are in favor of this
bill. and he wsurprised that the head of them
all is u~nfavora to il. He thought it would be
q SIcEI uSal w " tioNC II ttCC ~ al tLldu IL
is now.
On motion Indefinitely postpone the bill the
ayes and noesre taken as follows
~AYEs-Their Simon E kasi, I'd Preston. Hons W
T Martin, J Mdi, G Rhodes, j Z Bush, A X Kunaia-
kea, L X LihHi, Il II Baker, J Keau, C n KaIama. H
y Kahulu. J Sanaans, L Aholo, A Nahaku, J W IA
lua, Robt W W., G Glendon, J h Hanuna, ! E Kau-
namano. ; + Ne E Euapuu,J KakinE, 5 K Hupihes.
"a. .
hanu, A $ Glen, 5 y Castle, ] Mott Smith, C H Judd,
ii KauIukou NJ Gibson, D b Wahine, Jas Woods, S
" KaPi q Wpo. g y Wilcox.-14.
Third req of an Act to amend Section 498
of the Civide. This bill related to division
of distr,ctPassed.
Third rhg OF an Act to provide for the
number oours TO constitute a days labor
where noecifed by contract.
DR. SmFas Of opinion that very few of the
members re aware of the bearing of this
bill wheupassed it's second reading. a bill
of a simitenor was rejected a few days ago.
The Iay.ssed in 1876, in the Statute book,
e%ontainsi that is necessary on this subject.
Nobody dispute that the number of hours
a man labor can be eettled mutually by
master servants. If a man wanted 20
work ours he did Sound if 10 hours he