The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-07


to make divorces easy, nor break
down marriage relations. He would
therefore move to amend the bill by
making it "not 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. Ii 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 and
educate the people up to higher
standard, to honor and defend the
marriage relations, and not bring
the law down to meet certain class
of aw-breakers, that they may take
advantage OF it and thus lead life
of shame.
Minister Austin said that the mar
riage relations was one of great i'm
portance to the community, and he
was IN favor of keeping up the
standard OF such relations. He was
opposed to placing anything in the
hands OF the young especially, that
which would help them to easily dis
solve the marriage contract.
Rep. Kauhi spoke in favor of the
bill. He did not consider that the
marriage ceremony was so solemn s
compact as some of the members
had described it. 1t was at one
time, but since anybody can per-
form the ceremony, the solemnity
of it has been lost with the native
Hawaiian.
Noble Richardson moved the pas
sage of the bill and spoke in favol
of it.
The ayes and noes were called OIL
the indefinite postponement of thu
bill. Ayes %; Noes 19.
Noble Hitchcock asked for q sus
pension of the rules that he nigh
introduce a resolution. Permission
was granted; and he presented /;
resolution to the effect that th'
House open at 8 a. M, and continu
in session, except one hour at noon
until 4.30 p. M, except on satur
day, when the House shall adjourn
al y m.
! Noble Richardson moved to indie
finitely postpone the resolution
Carried.
Minister Austin reported that hi
had presented to His Majesty tw'
bills for his signature.
Noble Hitchcock moved a recon
sideration of the vote to indeiinitel,
postpone the divorce bill. Carried
Noble Hitchcock then moved t
indefinitely postpone the bill.
Rep. Cecil Brown moved t
make it the order of the day 70
Tuesday.
Motion to indefinitely postpon
was lost, and Rep. G. Browns mo
tion to make it the order of the da
was carried.
Consideration of the bill amend
ing the law relating to school agents
The bill was read Il third time las
week, and referred TO the Judiciar
Committee. They reported the bi
back with the title amended. Passed
Third reading of the bill to regl
late the imDOrtatiOn and sale c