The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-14
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative AssembIy-One Hundred
and TWenty-sixth Day.

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The House met at 10 a m Prayer by
the Chaplain. The following members
answered to the roll call Their ExcelIen-
cies Creighton and Dare; Hons. Dominis,
Bush, Kaae, Walker, Kapena, Macfarlane,
Keau, Lihkalani, Baker, Kauhi, Amara,
Brown, Kaulia, KaulukOu, Pahia, Kau-
namanO, AhOlO, Kaukau, Richardson,
Dickey, Kaai, Thurston, Paehaole, Kauai
and PalOhau The minutes were read in
Hawaiian and English and approved.
BILLS ENGROSsED.
Mr. Richardson, from the Engrossing
Committee, reported the following bills as
engrOssed An Act to regulate the Cur
rency; an Act to exempt certain persons
from personal taxes and taxes on personal
property at Kalawao; an Act to prohibit
the Minister of the Interior from disposing
of Government lands an Act to regulate
the importation and sale of opium in this
Kingdom.
THE BREWERY BILL.
Mr.. Lilikalani said that the bill to license
the brewing of malt liquors had been re-
ferred to a committee, who reported back
a revised bill and recommended it pass.
He moved it be taken from the table and
placed on the order of the day
The President said it was already on the
order of the day.
THE MARKETS BILL.
Mr.. Keau said that the bill relating to
markets was in the hands of a committee.
He moved the committee be instructed to
report on Thursday. Agreed to.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Amara offered a resolution that the
Assembly continue in session until all the
business on the Secretary's table and in
the hands of the various committees be
disposed of.
M. Kaunamano moved the resolution
be adopted.
Mr.. Brown said the reason the Judiciary
Committee had not reported on Mr..
Amara's bills was because they were un-
constitutional.
The resolution was not adopted.
THE OPIUM BILL.
Third reading of an Act to regulate the
sale and importation of opium.
Mr. Dickey moved the bill be indefinite
lypostponed.
Mr. KaunamanO moved it pass
Mr.. Dickey said he would make one last
appeal to the Hawaiian members not to
vote for this bill. 1t would be the death
knell of the remnant of the Hawaiian
race. The use of opium dulls the moral
sense of everyone addicted to it. The land
is full of opium, and the native Hawaiian
will get it. They had a motto, HOoulu
Lahui." This bill will increase sterility
I'M q
ADVERTISER, from Bishop Willis, which
shows that clearly. (The letter was read
by Mr. Dickey) 1t comes from a high
source, and he has statistics to back him
If this bill passed it would drive the last
nail in the coffin of the Hawaiian race
Mr.. AhoIo said he did not intend to say
any morelon the question, but Mr. Dickey
had talked about a letter published by
Bishop Willis. He would like to know
what Bishop Willis knows about the mat
ter? 1t was only his opinion. He had
been told there were so many children IL
! China that they did not know what to dc
! with them. The same arguments had been
( brought forward on this question as in the
/ LIQUOR bill last session. 1t was said then
I that if the Liquor bill passed it would XII
/ off Hawaiians. AS yet they had not seen
/ any evil or bad results. He did not claim
/ this bill was perfection. They were al
/ liable to make mistakes, but it was better
/ than the present law in force. Mr.. Dlckey
/ SAYS that Hawaiians will acquire the habit
/ Does he not know that great many have
done so already. They get opium in some
way This law is to keep the business
within bounds. a great deal of the oppo
sition to this bill came from people who
were engaged in smuggling opium. H'
moved an amendment to section 8, by
striking out the words two years and IN
sorting -four years, and also moved the
/ previous question.
Mr.. Thurston asked on what motion
Mr.. Aholo had moved the previous ques
/ ton.
Mr.. Aholo said on all three motions be
fore the House.
The President said he could only NOV
the previous question on the amendment
Mr.. Dole asked if he could not speak OF
the main question.
The President said he thought not. MI