The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-23
WEDNEzpAr. September 22d.

OF labor contracts between master an
servants, introduced by the Hon. G. 1
PalOhau, have had the same under con
sideration, and now offer for the con aicel
alton of the Assembly substitute bill, ant
recommend that the former be Laid on "a
table.
GEO. Z. RIcHAROsoN, Chairman.
CECIL Brown,
L. A. THUR5CoN,
JOHN T. DAEE,
FRED. H. HAZszLDEN.
The report of the committee was adop
ted
Mr.. Kaunamano moved the substitute
BIZ be read second time by It's iii E.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Kalua moved it pass to engroa.-
ment and be read third time on Satur-
day. Agreed to.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Brown moved the order OF The day.
| Agreed 20.
Second reading OF an Act to amend sec
! son $50 of the Civil Code, as amended by
c-le Act approved on the 22d day o. ~ le,
&. d. 1869, relating to the number o. Rep
rcsentatives.
Tie report OF the committee was read.
Mr.. Richardson, on suspension o. the
rules, moved that the substitute bill rec
commended by the committee be read a
second time by its title. Agreed 10.
The title was then read as foliow-: An
Act to amend section $50 of the Civil Code
to apportion the representation of the
people in the Legislative Assembly and
establish
Mr.. Thurston moved it be considered
section by section.
Mr.. Aholo said the report of the minor
ity OF the committee had not been read.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved that while the
Secretary was looking for Che report, the
House take up the consideration OF bill
to amend section 5, chapter &C. OF the Penal
Code, introduced by himself Agreed to.
The bill and the report of the committee
were read.
Mr. Kaulukou moved the bill pass. 1t
was simply to have the English version
agree with the Hawaiian.
Mr.. Thurston said this bill was step
backwards in the history of legislation re-
lating to elections, and he was sorry 20 see
it supported by the Attorney General and
other influential members of The House.
The last election had exceeded all others by
far in corruption. 1t was owing to the
present machinery running the elections.
1t was outrageous for men running as can
didates to appoint the inspectors OF cleo
ton. What would be thought OF a law
that would permit one of the parties IN a
a law suit the selection of the jury, and
compel the other parry to abide by the
decision of such jury. At the election a.
which he himself was elected, these abuses
were very conspicuous. The Judge was
kupihea. The Tax Assessor was Kupihea.
The Tax Collector was Nakaleka. Kupihea
and Nakaleka were both candidates for
election. Kupihea appointed as his sub
stitutes the deputy judge and an active
runner, and Nakaleka appointed his
clerk. One member of the Board attended
to putting the ballots in the box, one kept
two lists OF the voters. showing who they
yo5ed for, and the third had charge o. a
deck OF cards cut into quarters and num-
beTed from one upwards. Each voter VINO
voted the Government ticket received one
of these checks, which, upon presentation
at house across the way, served the double
going, and emitting the holder to be filed
Up with pig and poi. He hoped al would
take the stand for better election law.
If they changed this law, and make the
English agree with the Hawaiian, it would
simply ratify the Kind of elections held in
the past, and would result in revolution
or serious disturbances. If people cannot
have unbiased Boards it will lead to dis
turbance, therefore he favored disinterested
inspectors of election.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said that in
committed a crime. In a recent decision
of the Supreme Court in the case OF the
King VS.. Z. Kekoa, much stress was laid
upon the meaning of the word absence"
Upon examination of the law it was found |
the word absence" was not in the Ha-
waiian version. 1t seemed 20 him to be
harsh and extreme A man might have
goods in danger of fire, and stay away
from the election to look after them. That
was unavoidable. Or a man might have a
sick wife or child, and act the part OF tie
ministering angel, instead of going to the
poll. That was also unavoidable. The
question before the House is whether the
law shall be amended to make the English
version agree with the Hawaiian. He had
talked with men well verSed in the election
laws, and they were decidedly in favor of
having the English version amenCed. He !
did not think that Mr.. Thurston, while he |
might be honest in his ideas, was justified |
in painting the matter as dark as he had |
done.
In answer to question by Mr.. Thurs
ton, His Excellency Mr.. Dare said he did
not think any man standing as a candi- |
date would appoint members of the Board |
and act as agent.
Mr.. Thurston said it was apparent that |
the Attorney General had signed the reporo /
without knowing much about the matter. /
He would say that there are twenty-eight |
districts, and this kind of thing occurred in |
twenty-six. The Attorney General was
assisting the bill through ignorance. not |