The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-05-15
THE LEGISLATURE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14.-Continucd.

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day. Unfinished business came
first, and Act to amend Section 1442
Civil Code. This bill was referred
to Committee of whole and will be
made special order for Thursday.
Special order of the day was an
Act to regulate the importation and
sale of opium in this country. The
House resolved itself into Committee
of the whole. Hon. Mott Smith
chairman.
Mr.. Isenberg moved suspension of
the rules that the bill be read section
by section. Carried.
The first section was then read by
the Secretary.
The Attorney General said he
thought every member would agree
with him that the first section makes
the whole bill unconstitutional. He
would move that the report of the
Committee be adopted and the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Lilikalani said he was the in
troducer of the bill, 'and was glad
to have an opportunity to explain it
and considered to day one of the
prnudest of his life; he would move
the bill be referred to select Com
! mittee.
Mr.. Kaunamano spoke in favor of
the bill, and thought if passed it
would foster the prosperity, and
help the revenue of the country. If
this bill had passed the session of
1882 enough money would have been
made to have built good road over
the Pail. He would like to know
why there is so much opium in the
country. He thought some of the
Mobiles were favourable to the bill,
and he hoped that His Majesty s
Ministers would give their support.
Mr.. Aholo said the Judiciary Com
mittee had considered the bill very
carefully.
Minister Gibson said the honorable
member from Hamakua seemed to
think His Majesty's Ministers would
favor the bill. He rose to explain
for himself that he was decidedly
opposed to it.
Mr.. Kalua said that he had heard
that the Chinese residents on Maui
were told to collect money and dis
tribute $4,000 among the members
of the Assembly to help to give the
passage of this bill a lift. The
Honorable Member said in answer tc
question that most of the opium
smuggled into the country came
through the port of Honolulu. Ayes
and noes were then called for the
motion to indefinitely postpone will
the following result:
Ayes.-Gibson, Kapena, Neu.
mann, Bishop, Cleghorn, Wilder
Isenberg, Mott Smith, Kanoa, Mar.
tin, Walker, Macfarlane, Keau
Brown, Kalua, Aholo, Kaulia, Kane
alii, Richardson, w. O. Smith, Ka
makele, Gardner, Nawahi, Nahinu
Hitchcock, Kauwila, Kauhane, G
Brown, Pilipo, Dole, Rowell, Palo
hau, Kupihea, Nakaleka. Total "a
Noes.-Bush, Kaae, Llikalani
Kaulukou, Baker, Kaunamano. To
tai 6.
The House rose at 4:10 pm. anc
reported the bill indefinitely post
poned. The report was adopted anc
the House adjourned at 4: 15 pm.
THURSDAY, MAY Is.
The House assembled at l p. NJ.
After prayer by the Chaplain, til,
minutes of the preceding day wer,
read and approved.
Mr.. Kamakele preseted petition
from the district of Makawao, fo
$4,000 for improving roads through
the district of Kulu, Waikapu, Maui
Referred to Committee on Interna
Improvements.
Mr.. Kauwila from the district oi
Puma, that the Konohiki sea flsherie
be thrown open to the public.
Mr.. Cecil Brown, that $4,000 b,
appropriated for improving Govern
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