The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-06-09

tlNh huIs iu'It WtIc ONtI ONO WI
California, Oregon and the Pacific
Coast, and 30 or more in Peru and
Chill. He vcnturcd TO say That there
were not less than 800 IN The
United States aud other parts OF
America. There were probably 200
or 300, possibly more, in parts IF
Polynesia. Now, what was he to
deduce from tbaty The hon. mem
Der for llilo and the hon. Noble
Parker could 60 freely, without any
restrictions, yet there was some fear
on the part of Hawaiian chiefs that
there was necessity for some re-
strictions. While the restrictions
were not imposed unfortunately,
Hawaiians were anxious that their
people without education and ex-
perience to guide them should not ship
in vessels thoughtlessly. There were
no real restrictions on freedom.
Minister Neumann said it was
rather late, but he hoped he might
be excused for making few feeble
remarks. His reason was that when
the bill came up last time he pro-
missed himself that If the house
would permit him he would have
something to say. First he had TO
say that whenever people were to
legisla,e, and whenever they were to
be moved to legislate in one way or
another, the effect should I've sought
to be made on their judgment and
not on their sentiment. Wise legis-
lation must be based upon that and
not on question of feeling. He
saw no harm in that law, he saw
nothing oppressive in it, and, while
he felt himself TO be n friend of Ha-
waiians, he could not see that there
was in it humiliation to any Ha-
waiian gentleman or to any Ha-
waiian who was common laborer
and not gentleman. He made
this distinction between the two as
between a man who has had tue
opportunity of acquiring an educa-
ton and one who has not had the
opportunity of acquiring one.
Rep. Dole-Would you favor hav-
ing the law applied to white menY
Minister Neumann-Most unques-
tionably.
Rep. Brown-Then move an
amendment to that effect and l will
support the bill.
Minister Neumann said the most
striking proof of the force of his
arguments was the sudden CONVEX
sion of the hon. member. The other
day he Mr.. N. said if this law had
only done the good which he stated
in one instance it was a good law
and had better rest there. Now,
the hon. member for Lihue and Ko-
loa was witty and sometimes would
let his wit loose on some people he
liked very well like himself { MN. },
and was pleased to let it loose on
what he chose TO call the speaker S
reference to morals. He might
state, for the information of the
house, that it was with his morals
as with his religion. He sometimes
felt bent of pure devotion, and
when he felt that way he went into
church and stayed there and help
ed the devotions. A voice--How
often! He did not throw his face
into those wrinkles supposed to
signify devoutness and go into
church for the purpose OF being
seen. Anybody who understood
morality would know that he ac-
comp)ished great deal when he
was keeping within the bounds of
the decalogue. His course on this
bill was, however, not on account of
morals, but OH account of the repu-
taion of these Islands. Morals had
taken a deep root here, and the
kingdom had reputation for
morals, education and the love of
freedom. He had heard before
coming to these Islands from men
whom he had no reason to believe
were liars, that the hula was q
lascivious dance. He had now seen
it about twenty times, but could not
see where the lasciviousness came
in. That pruriency obtains more
with people who never lived ON the
Islands than with those who had. II
was the statements made to him
about hula troupe going to Sar
Francisco that caused him to do all
he could to prevent persons leaving
these Islands for such purpose.
Not because he looked upon it as
bad, or that it brought anything to
his mind that would not be brough,
by any other dance, but because they
would be taken to dives to be eX'
hibited. And it was not ON ac.
count of morals, but on account OF
the reputation of this country. i
had been said that it was a hard
ship to obtain permit. He believed
it had never been refused eXcep
in the case of a few children
who were TO be sent to Salt Lake
Utah. If that was hardship why
would not the hon. member for Ii
hue join him in passing law intro
ducipg the right of polygamy here
What did this Government mean b,
Withholding its consent to maj
having as many wives as he pleased
Rep. Brown rose to q point o
order,