The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-10-12

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forced opium into China, and yet
they are having England upheld TO
them all the time and told to follow
it. For twelve years they had been
trying to keep opium out, but it was
of no use. Here was this bill to try
and regulate. 1t had been said that
this bill was bad one; well, then
go to work like doctor and treat it
section by section. Mr.. Brown said
the title was one thing and the bill
another. He was glad he had called
attention to it, and they would
remedy that. After hearing all the
remarks, he felt the bill would be
amended and passed sometime
during the afternoon. He knew
opium was bad thing, and they
had got the evil, but no remedy was
proposed. 1t has been said that we
should offend the Emperor of Japan.
The Minister of the Interior has
power to put IN some restriction so
that the Japanese could not get
opium. With regard to deaths, if
they looked at the hospital books
they would find that opium has a
very small proportion. An old man
at Lahaina had been kept alive for
several years by using opium. They
hear of people dying, but not from
opium. 1t was the Honolulu fevers
that were killing them. If, as the
Attorney-General says, it was de-
moralizing for the young, the Gov
ernment should take some steps to
prevent it. 1t was stopped in Japan
because the Government took hold
of it. Opium was not the cause of
the straitened condition of planta-
tions. He did not clam this was u
good law, but it was better than the
present one, and he should vote for
it.
Rep. Kaulukou moved to strike
out the words Sin the city of Homo
lulu" and insert in place Sin this
Kingdom. Also to add at the end
of the section ''for one year"
Minister Dare said that Mr.. Aholo
had spoken of the Government pro-
posing no remedy. No new remedy
was necessary, as there is sufficient
law on the statute books, if only
enforced. Let him devote his
talents to educating the people that
smuggling opium was crime. If
they found the germs of cholera in
their port would they stop it or let
il spread? They have thieves among
them, then why not make thieving
legitimate? There is II great deal
of opium in this country. People
are brought down to the very lowest
level by its use. His Excellency
then gave an account of the effects
of opium on a man whom he was
acquainted with.
Rep. Aholo said they had opium
here, and as they cannot drive it
away the only thing left is to regu-
late 1t. All this talk about keeping
it out was like holding up mat to
ward bullet off. If there was a
law on the books they could not
carry out let them repeal it. He
moved the previous question, which
carried.
Rep. Brown moved the ayes and
noes be taken. Carried.
The motion to indefinitely post
pone the bill was lost on division 10y
the following vote:-
Ayes-Gibson, Dare, Bishop,
Dominis, Cleghorn, Wilder, Kuihe-
lani, Bush, Kapena, Parker, Kauhi,
Brown, Wight, Kalua, Dickey,
Thurston, Dole-17.
Noes-Kanoa, Kaae, Hayselden,
Keau, Lilikalani, Baker, Amara,
Kaulia, Kaulukou, Pahla, Kauna-
mano, Nahale, Nahinu, Aholo, Kau-
kau, Richardson, Kaai, Kauai, Palo-
hau-19.
Rep. Brown moved section l pass
as in the bill.
Rep. Kaulukou said it seemed
that as the member could not defeat
the bill he wanted it to pass as in
operative as possible.
The amendments offered by Rep.
kaulukou were put and carried, and
the section passed as amended.
Section 2 was then read.
Rep. Hayselden moved to insert
"licensed by the Interior Depart
ment" after the word physician" +"
Carried.
There not being quorum present
the President adjourned the House
to 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
The House adjourned at $3.50
O'Clock,