The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-08-19

finite postponoment of the section,
and Mr.. Kalua. its passage.
Mr.. Kaulukous motion carried.
Section 6, bringing the Act into
force from date of approval, passed
as Section 3, the title was slightly
amended and the third reading ap-
pointed for Wednesday.
An Act for the better protection
of creditors in cases of insolvency
was taken up. The first section
provides that every merchant and
tradesman shall keep correct ac-
counts in either the Hawaiian or
the English language; the second
that debtors failing to meet the re-
quirements of the first section shall
be debarred from discharge in insol-
vency, and the third that the entry
of fraudulent accounts shall be cause
for fine or Imprisonment or both.
Mr.. w. O. Smith moved the in
definite postponcment of the first
section and of the bill.
Minister Neumann said the Act
did not comprehend small hucksters
or peddlers having no settled place
of business. 1t affected no man
who pays his debts or buys mer-
chandize for cash, and there was no
oppression in it or anything to be
feared by any honest man. There
was no need to disguise the intention
of the measure, for there were noto-
rious cases in view, some of which
he related, where people were de-
prived of their property and their
rights through the keeping of books
in the Chinese language, which
could not be understood by the
Courts except through the agency of
q Chinese interpreter. The measure
was in accordance with the laws of
European countries.
Mr.. Dole said he had been in
favor and even contemplated the
framing of such n measure, but
upon mature thought he believed it
would be impracticable.
Mr.. W. o. Smith asked if there
was any such law as that proposed
in California.
Minister Neumann said there was
not. The large Chinese houses had
convinced the Legislature, by argu-
ments that he need not mention, that
such law was wholly unnecessary.
(Laughter.)
Minister Neumann, while not
denying that there was little hard
ship in the measure, yet one hour n
week would suffice to post the books
of the merchants aimed at. The
section was passed.
Minister Neumann moved to
amend the second section by sub
stituting the word bankruptcy"
for Insolvency"
Mr.. G.. Brown moved to amend
the section by substituting for the
penalty Of not receiving discharge,
that the bankrupt should be deprived
of his traders license. He held that
as it stood the section only repeated
a provision of the bankruptcy Act
already passed.
Mr.. Dole deemed the proposed
penalty next thing to depriving the
bankrupt of his liberty.
Minister Gulick pointed out that,
traders licenses being only granted
for year, the deprivation would end
| WIN tnat perlOd.
Mr.. w. o. Smith advocated going
slow in this matter, as the law would
be great hardship, especially out
side of Honolulu. He moved the
indefinite postponement of the sec
ton.
The section passed with the amend
ment proposed by the Attorney
General.
The third and fourth sections
passed.
Upon the title being read discus
sion was carried on between Minister
Neumann and Mr.. Cecil Brown, the
latter holding that the title and even
the whole bill we're unconstitutional
Minister Neumann moved the title
be amended to correspond with the
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