The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-05-21

pruvosed to amend, but also on the bearing any
changes might have on other sections IN we Co1es
precedent was not always guide, but the action
Of the Committee having change OF the oil re'At,lk
10 diseases in animals had considered othei
sections than thosc proposed IN the OIL reiefIe1
{, them, and had recommended ehanees etc
Representative Aholo moved that the hiii tanueI
discnssionl the report Of the Judiciary Oomrnit'ee
and tie amendment proposed BY the Attorney
General be referred to the Committee OF une
whole On the 18th inst Carried.
Nsts the Assembly vent into the Ccmmittee
% the Whole. Hon J. Mott Smith IN the ehair'
and took CD the consideration Of tho bill nitro
ducCd hy Representative lilikalani. relative 70
granting nceases e for the importation and sale
Of opium, with report from the judiciary Oo'n-
rniifre that the hill be indefinitely posiToneu.
HE ATTORNEY General objected to the passage
OF the bill. II for no other reason than that me
rst section llicerses to be granted 70 Chine7 nsi
made the bill Unconstitutional Il may be desifs-
bic 10 Kali Of the Chinese exclusively, but II must
be done legally, He moved that the COMMITTEES
recommend tho acceptance Of the report oil the
Judiciary Committee.
Reprrsentafive I.ihkalani. the iutroducer OF the
bill stated that, be would like to give few reas,s
vhy the bill was intraducod 10 the notico Of the
Assembly, and, far from feeling that he had over
stepped the bounds Of prudcuce, be recaTued tne
present, As one Of the pro1dcst DAYS OF his ne
He hoped the members would give attention while
be explained. The bill was not new one, u had
betn introduced in one form or another At several
sessions He vas 81 opinion that the dudieiNiy
Committee who had reported on It were really ~
fsvas of i IS they had presented -ecornnend
for certain amendments 10 enable the baii 70 ne-
come law. He was satiSied that the committee
spoken of liked The idga Of the bill but deSifed II
- he amended. The speaker was IN doubt MIN
SELF regarding some Of the measures proPosssni'
bat considered taat if referred - select commit
tee the ball would come out all right. Moved mat
the Committee recommend Inference to special
committee.
Representative KaunAInano thoucht that, Ill Who
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vuald IN favor OF the passage Of the bill. he
bill would CRATE a revenue. II The last Assembly
had passed ball Of tins kind. with lcsnse at ay.J
even, there woGld have been money enough OBTAIN
Cd from that license alone, to have completed a
ruad over the Nuuauu nsli. Opium was nov IN
the country and was continually being imported;
hot Il came here no one seemed 90 know, but oN
licensing the slle, the smuggling would be SOP
ped, He cid not think that the sugar interests OF
The Kingdom would he injured by the proposed
Representative Aholo; Was a member Of the
committee to which the bill bad been referred;
they had given Il very careful consideration
Thcfe was considerable discussion among the con-
niftee relative making the provisions in accord
with those Of the old liquor law, to prevent the
sale to or use by Hawaiians. he believed in
creating revenue, bit II should be done in
proper manner. Did not ahink that the bill would
remedy the evils Of Smuggling. II he could see
how the use Of opium colld te kept from Hawaii
ans he would be vl!liIS, to recommend the pas
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that could he done he favored the acceptance Of
the motion Of the Attorney General
The Minister OF Foreign Affairs begged 10 say
that be was opposed TO the bill The permission
10 license the sale Was not Of great moment but
the serious point 70 be considered was the imPor-
iatlul Of crude oplcra and the establishment OF
m-lufac-orleS n the country. He felt sure the
United States would ohjec; 10 such manufactures
in, his country especially as she shows such anti
paihy % the drug As to forbid her vessels taking
part II the great clrInC trade, IN this article of
II the East Indies He knew that a
great deal Of money had been offered IN 1880 10
larry through the measure. He would say nothing
regarding the good or evil Of the drug. but spoke
Is a matter Of public policy.
On Epo:ioH. vote was taken, and the committee
lCreea IN Recommendation to the Assembly, that
he report Of the Judiciary COMMITTEES be accepted
At SIS the Assembly convened again and Hon. !
]. Mott Smith reported that the Committee on the
Whole had approved Of the report of the Judiciary
Committee. and that ths bill relating 10 the i'm
,ortatioa and sale OF opium be indefinitely post
,oned. Approved.
The Assembly a; 40 pm. adjourned until pm.
N tie 18th i1S.