The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-23


be taken. Agr--i 10.
The on wa passed 20 engrossment on
division b. the -oliowing vote:
Aycs-Gjb. on, Creighton, RarOa, Oar
Kuihelani, Hayse,den, Keau. Bake
Kaulia. Kaulukou, Pahia, Kaunaman,
Nahale, Nahinu, Aholo, Kaukau, Richard
son, Kaai, Kauai-19
Noes-Bishop, Cleghorn, Martin, Parke
hauhi, Amara, Brown, Wight, Dicke,
Thurston, Paehaole, PaIohau--2
Mr.. Dickey moved the bill be read
third time December 25-h
Mr.. Hayselden moved it be read thin
time on Saturday. Agreed to.
/ APPoRZIoNMENT OF REPREs ENTA-IvEs Bill
The bill 90 amend section $50 of the Civi
Code to appOrtiOn he Representatives o
! The people n the Legs ative Assembly anC
establish election districts, was then takeI
up, the report OF the committee havin.
| been found
The report was read. the majority Oh the
committee recommending a substitute
BIZ,
On motion, it was agreed to consider the
bill section by section.
Mr. Hayse-den moved that the bill re-
por,ed by the majority be laid upon The
table.
Mr.. Dickey called for the ayes and noe.
M. AhoIo said they ought 30 consider
whether the majority or minority report Of
she committee should be adop-cd.
The first section o. the bill was then
read, which provides for the number OF
representatives on each Is and.
The reading o. the section in Hawaiian
was dispensed with
Mr.. Hayselden moved the section be
Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Dickey said that he introduced Che
resolution on which this law was based
because he considered that continuation
OF the present condition of things was
standing defiance of the Constitution. He
cou-o noS imagine how the members OF the
last three sessions o. the Legislature could
nave found it consistent with their oatn9
to keep silence on this subject. Article 60
OF the Constitution declares plainly tlat
the representatives OF the people shall be
based upon the principle of equality. and
shan be regulated and apportioned by the
according 10 the population, to
be ascertained from time TO time bv the
Official census. Their oaths compel chem
20 support the Constition, therefore il is
'helr duty pass law regulating the repre-
sentation, as the reports OF the committee
nave shown plainly that it is now very
He believed the majority report !
10 cover the ground fully, and 20 be as near
perfect plan for equal representation as |
Fan be made. He therefore supported it. |
Wlth regard 10 the election of only one |
member from each election district instead |
Of electing number of representatives. in |
4 lump by one ticket, he thought the idea
vas good one. In large districts the |
iiferent parts had very different interests.
which should be represented by their
number in the Legislature. For instance.
n Honolulu the outer portions-such as
Waikiki and Palama-have rice-pIanting
interests, and Moanalua has large fishing
'3htS to be looked after. TIE main center
las commercial and manufacturing in
erests. One portion Is well supplied with
water, another partly supplied 1t is
'lainly TO be seen that all of these conflict
ng interests cannot be properly repre-
ented by number of persons who may
eslde in the same part of the district. Each
'nblic interest of Importance should be
represented by a member elected by those
Interested, IN order that it might be pro-
'erly protected in the Legislature The
Failuku district is something like Homo
ulu, but in less degree; the northern end
5 well filed with sugar plantations, and
hose interes- ed therein. The southern end
5 stock grazing section. Makawao dis
riot is similarly divided in interests; the
Western end being occupied by the i'm
'ortant sugar plantations of Hue,o and
1amakuapokO; the Makawao and Ku-a
nd being composed mostly of stock
anches, potatoe and corn farms. He
bought the plan of dividing large dis
rieas into election precincts, as provided
Y the law, was a good one, ana one that
7ould best secure the protection OF the
interests of all classes, and would be
redt convenience to voters as the voting
laces would be more numerous To in
efnitely postpone the section would be
ontrary to the oaths OF the members.
His EXcellency Mr.. Gibson said it had
cen truly said that the lett er killeth. but
ne spirit maketh alive" The spirit of the
Constitution was that there should be a
rOpOrtion. The recommendation Of the
omm,ttee was based On the letter of the
constitution, but it did not show that il
Tas consistent with tIe spirit. He was
atisiied the trainers of the Constitution
al no idea there would be such large
M increasing foreign non-voting popula-
ion. They never expected The tens of
thousands of Chinese, the numerous Por-
nguese and Japanese. Now, # they were
D act strictly in accordance with the Con-
Il .ution that there should be one Repre-
enta5ive for every three thousand in
it was possible there might be
istTict with three thousand Representa-
YES, and only one voter in it. He was
OF going TO say that the non-voting for
ign population should not be represente
t was a Lite too soon to adopt the sug-
e7tiOn o; the majority report, and there
o-e he seconded the motion for indefinite
M. kaulukou said thai Mr. Dickey,
hen talking about violating the Conssi-
Ition, viewed the matter in his usual
ar-ow-minded way.
On the question being put, the section
as indefinitely postponed by rising
ote of 10 to g.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved to reconsider the