The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-07-13
Afternoon.
BILL AWAITING APPROVAL

BILL AWAITING APPROVAL.
Minister Austin reported bill presented
to His Majesty for approval.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
EXplosives.-Second reading of the bill
| to amend the Act relative to the use of ex
plosives in taking fish. with the majority
report of the Judiciary Committee, pre-
scented July 9th, and the minority report
presented July It'll; also, the substitute
bill submitted by the minority
Rep. G. Brown moved the original bill
| be laid on the table and the substitute bill
| be taken up and considered. Carried
The provisions of the bill are:
Section L. That Section l of an Act en-
TITLED An Act to prevent the use of explO-
SIve substances in taking fish, approved
June 3, "A. d. 1872" .be and the same is
hereby amended by adding to said Section
the following words: The possession of
fish killed by giant powder or other explO-
sIve substance shall be prima face proof
that the person in whose possession such
fish were found used giant powder or some
other explosive substance, in taking fish
contrary to the provisions of this Act"
Section 2. That Section of said Act he
and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: " Whoever violates the
provisions of this Act shall be punished by
fine not exceeding two hundred dollars
and not less than fifty dollars, or bv i'm
prlsonmenl at hard labor not exceeding
one year, or both, in the discretion of the
Court"
Minister Thurston moved the bill pass.
KEEP; r. brown did not like it. He
moved it be tabled.
Rep: Kinney approved of it, The de-
struction of the fisheries ought to be
checked.
Noble Hitchcock would like to know who
are going to hold the coroner's inouests ON
fish no &c tod
chased, while the inquest and trial are 90
ing on the fish will spoil. then who is going
to pay the damage? There are no experts
about the islands to decide how dead fish
are killed. He wanted to know if people
are going to have the police peering into
their cookhouSes2
Noble Wight thought members were
taking extreme views of the matter. The
bill will aid in making existing laws effect
i've. 1t will only be necessary for buyers.
sons from whom they buy. The use of
explosives In fishing Is too common. and is
destructive to the fisheries.
Minister ThurstOn was surprised at
Noble Hitchcock ridiculing the bill Giant
powder destroys all fish within large area
about where 1t is used. The fisheries are
being destroyed and no attempt made TO
save them from destruction.
Noble Townsend wanted to know what
prirna facIe evidence is. If it requires no
more than a personal denial of an offense.
it is not strong enough; if it requires one
to prove his own innocence or otherwise be
adjudged guilty, 1t is too strong.
Noble Luhiau said there is no trouble in
identifying fish killed by explosives and
those killed by lawful methods Persons
now members of the House, were the first
to introduce giant powder in tlshing at
K ohala, He was III favor of the bill. He
believed some members would rather get
cheap fish themselves than have the de-
n Il or
Noble Smith moved an amendment "the
possession by a fisherman, ;" ETC., and
that the person" read that the fisher
man." The principle of making person
guilty until he has proved his innocence is
simply outrageous.
Minister Ashford cited the law relating
to the carrying of guns, which has a SINH
lar provision