The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-06-08
Legislative Assembly.
9TH pAY-June z.

AFTEeNooN sEssIoN-CoNTINUED
Section four was read.
Rep. Kalaukoa said that it might be
all right for white women to have
these privileges, but for the average
Hawaiian women who have only q
limited education, the law will not
work. The proper title for this law
should be, An Act to encourage
quarrels and discussions among mar
ried people. If we are going to
pass law of this kind, the husband
should be protected from the mis-
deeds that may be done by his wife
as administrative, or an executrix of
estates. The Minister of Interior
should have higher ambition than
to introduce law that is bound to
cause trouble among Hawaiians.
He was not surprised that lawyers
were in favor of this bill, as it will
lead to untold litigation, and conse-
quent demand for their services.
He moved that this section be re-
lCIISu W ~ CUiuuilllcc,
Rep. Kauhane said he favored the
passage of the section as read. He
could not see that evil consequences
would arise from the law as was pre-
dicted by the Hon. Kalaukoa. He
did not see why Hawaiian women
should not be allowed the same
privileges as women of other nations.
Passed as read.
Sections . and 6 passed as read
without discussion.
Section was read and Noble
Widemann said that necessities
should be scheduled.
Minister Thurston said it would
be impossible to do that, as what
would be considered necessity for
one would be considered luxury
for another.
Noble Widdeman said that COM
mon sense could not always be
trusted in determining what necessi-
ties are. His wife who is now old
might go and ask for necessities and
be refused, on account of being
old; another young, good looking
woman might go and ask for such
articles and be told she might have
everything she wanted.
Rep. Kalaukoa said that section
should be introduced, whereby all
costs accruing from suits growing
out of this bill should be collected
from the estate of the introducer of
the bill.
Minister Thurston moved that the
words "aS if she had died sole" be
stricken out. The section then
passed as amended.
Section 8 was then read and
passed without debate.
Section 8 was read and debated.
The principal objections were the
same as those offered to other Sec
tions.
Rep. Kalaukoa moved to refer
this section to select committee,
which was carried.
Section 10 was read, and Noble
Hitchcock moved to strike out the
words 'or her husband" in the
second line and, "and the name and
residence of her husband" in the
3rd and 4th lines.
Rep. Kamauoha moved that this
section be referred to select COM
mittee. Carried.
Sections IL, u, and 10 were read
and passed as in the bill.
The title was then read and pass
ed. The enactment clause was
read and passed.
Minister Thurston moved that
the committee rise and recommend
the passage of the bill, with the ex-
ception of sections 2, 8 and 10,
which were referred to q select
committee.
Noble Smith moved to refer the
whole bill 10 a select committee.
Carried.
Noble Hitchcock moved to take
up the Governor bill. Carried.
Second reading of p bill to abolish
the office of Governor.
Noble Hitchcock moved that the
bill be referred to the judiciary
Committee. Carried.
Second reading of the Military
bill. The bill was read by its title
Rep. G. Brown moved to refer tn,
bill to the Military Committee. Car
ried.
Noble Castle, under suspension
of rules read first time a bill Il