The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-27

Code, relating to the Lords Day,
commonly called Sunday"
Minister Neumann moved to in
sert among the exceptions sellers of
meat, fish and fruit.
Rep. Castle-And bread.
Minister Neumann would not 60
rs far as that, because they could
get bread the day before.
Rep. Castle said the bill was on
the whole q good one. but he should
not like that cattle drivers should
select that day for their work on the
ground that it was sci apart for that
purpose in this bill.
Rep. Hayselden moved to insert
after ''livestock" the words, "landed
from any vessel.
Rep. kaunamano moved the
further addition, ''or being driven
to water" Several members observ-
ing that such would come under
works of necessity, he said they
were making laws for other people
to execute, and should make every
provision against abuses.
Minister Neumann said that was
right.
The amendments were put as one
and carried.
Rep. Hayselden moved to insert
"or weekly" before paper, but ac-
cepted an amendment by Minister
Neumann, to substitute "a news
paper" for "daily paper" in the
bill. which carried.
Rep. Thurston moved to strike
out the words "or in view Of before
'any public place" According to
this section man might open his
blacksmith shop and make as much
noise as he pleased, provided he was
out of public sight.
Noble Widemann asked whether
the street was not public place.
If so the objection of the hon. MEM
ber did not apply.
Rep. Tburston did not see what
the Hon. Noble meant, and gave a
further explanation of his amend
ment.
Minister Neumann said the amend
ment was a proper one. Men had
been arrested for working in their
gardens, for trying to get home in a
boat, and so on. This provision
would allow q man to get in by his
back door and make all sorts of
noise in his shop. He seconded the
amendment.
Rep. Dole said the more he looked
at this bill the less he liked it. All
the necessary provisions of it were
in the old law. Although that law
was bad enough--modelled after the
Blue Laws of Connecticut-yet il
was an equal law, while this was 8
very partial one. 1t was altogether
in the interests of the great com.
mercial class and gave no privileges
to small manufacturers or mecha-
MICS. 1t had been amended to-day
so as to allow certain persons to
carry on their business all day,
whereas they should only be allowed
the privilege for certain limited
time in the morning. Then there
was no provision for persons whit
feed the public, hotel and restauran
keepers, to keep open on Sunda.
the most necessary places in Homo
lulu. Again, shipping operations
the driving Of drays of goods through
the streets, livery stables, etc.
could go on all day, no matter hov
much they disturbed the rest of TIN
community. A man may keep
private billiard room, with the ball
laundering all day, although sicl
man was at next door, or nigh
shoot at target in his back yar'
unless it was next to church. III
held that the family and the indivi
dual's rights in this matter wer
above those of the church. Al
though inclined to move indefinit
postponement he would be willin
to have the bill doctored up.
Noble Widemann said the oil
law was good enough, the onl
trouble with il being that it wa
enforced sometimes with the spir
of the Blue Laws. He spoke of
governess he had once, who ha
been brought up under the laws n
ferred to, and who, while very stri'
about how other people kept SUI
day, was not averse to keeping I'll
servants employed for hours SO th'
she coulddrive to church in ca
| riage also of a clergyman, who droN
D ten miles to preach, who, he conten'
ed, was thereby working on Sunda
earning his bread and butter.
Rep. Kaulukou hoped the hi
4 would not be indefinitely postpone'
and moved it be referred to Il
Committee on Education.
Rep. Dole said he was Statistic
with the amendment to strike OF
! the words indicated, and would wit
: draw his amendment to indefinite
n postpone the bill.
@ The amendment to refer the b
to the Education Committee carrie
y Rep. Nahale moved the house a
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