The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-14
ORDER OF TIE DAY.


Third reading of the bill to pre- |
vent the taking of fish with explo- |
sive substances. Passed.
Third reading of the bill to pre-
vent the introduction of coffee leaf
diseases. Passed.
Third reading of the bill relating
to divorce.
Noble Hitchcock moved to indie
finitely postpone the bill, and urged
the members to support his motion
and not open the door further for
obtaining easy divorces, and thus
invade the sanctity of the marriage
vow.
Rep. G. Brown spoke in favor of
the bill. He said that it was more
than probable if people were separ-
ated for one year, that such separa-
ton would continue for three years,
and he did not see the dire effects
that the honorable Noble from Hilo
depicted if this bill pass.
Noble Smith spoke in favor of the
bill and said that the law as it now
is, is rather strict. He did not want
to make divorces easy, nor break
down marriage relations. He would
therefore move to amend the bill by
making it mot less than one year
nor more than three"
Noble Townsend said that for the
good of the state, he believed peo-
pie should be married for three
years and not for one. He thought
that the law was palpably wrong,
and did not believe that any such
law could pass that House. He
would call the attention of the sup
porters of the bill to where it is
seven years before suit can be
brought to dissolve The marriage
tie for desertion. He considered
that the law should be strengthened
and not weakened.
The AttorneyrGeneral spoke in
favor of the indefinite postponement
of the bill. He was of the same
opinion as the Noble from Hilo, that
marriages should be for more than
one year. 1t had been said that
when trains arrive in Chicago, the
brakeman cries, twenty minutes
for DIVORCE" and if this bill passed,
the stewards of steamers when the
vessel arrives in this port, will cry,
'Two hours for divorces He be-
lieved that the law as it now stands
was quite loose enough, and were
its provisions known abroad, we
would have an Objectionable class
of tourists on our shores all the
time. If any amendments are re-
quired to our divorce laws, they are
such that will make divorces more
difficult to obtain.
Rep. Kinney SAID that all the
loose talk had been on the side of
the opponents of the bill. They
were all aiming at the same object.
The men voting for this bill are not
immoral, nor have they personal
object in view. We must consider
the country and the people we have
to deal with in making laws, and
under the present system of the
execution of the laws in this king
dom, one year is quite long enough
for parties to be separated before
action for divorce may be COM
menced.
Noble Baldwin spoke in favor OF
indefinitely postponing the bill. He
said that divorces were too easily
obtained now. We should try anC
educate the people up TO higher
standard, to honor and defend the
marriage relations, and not bring
the law down to meet certain clas:
of law-breakers, that they may tallC
advantage of it and thus lead lif;
of shame.
Minister Austin said that the mar
riage relations was one of great i'm
portance to the community, and HI
was In favor of keeping up thu
standard of such relations. He wa
opposed to placing anything in th
hands of the young especially, tina
which would help them to easily dis
solve the marriage contract.
Rep. Kauhi spoke in favor of tn
bill. He did not consider that tn
marriage ceremony was so solemn
compact as some of the member
had described it. 1t was at on
time, but since anybody can per
form the ceremony, the solemnit,
of it has been lost with the nativ
Hawaiian.
Noble Richardson moved the pas
sage of the bill and spoke in favo
of it.
The ayes and noes were called OF
the indefinite postponement of thu
bill. Ayes 22; Noes 19.
Noble Hitchcock asked for a sus,
pension of the rules that he might
introduce resolution. Permission
was granted; and he presented G
resolution TO the effect that the
House open at 8 a. M, and continue
in session, except one hour at noon
until 4.3O p. M, except on Satur
day, when the House shall adjourn
at II m.
Noble Richardson moved to indie
finitely postpone the resolution
Carried.
Minister Austin reported that h
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