The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-21
9th DAY-Aug. 18th.
MORNING SESSION.


President w. r. Castle in the chair.
Roll called and absentees noted.
Rep. f. Brown, under suspension
of the rules, presented petition
from II. G. Crabbe, praying for the
sum of $500 back pay. Referred
to Finance Committee.
Rep. Nakaleka, under the same
suspension, presented a petition
from the occupants of the market
praying that the rents of stalls and
tables that are sold at auction be
abolished, and that the stalls be
sold annually instead of semi-annu-
ally. Referred to Public Land Com
mittee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Rep. f. Brown reported that the
native version of the proposed
amendment of the Constitution was
printed and ready for distribution.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
Noble Hitchcock read first time
bill, to encourage the cultivation of
ramie. Referred to Printing Com
mittee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Third reading of the bill relating
to the importation and sale of
opium.
Consideration of the bill to regu-
late the sale of liquor.
Rep. f. Brown moved that Sec
ton be passed as in the bill.
Noble Richardson spoke in favor
of the indefinite postponement of
the bill.
Noble Waterhouse spoke in favor
of the section as in the bill. He
said if he was going to be showed
! in, he had rather be showed in a
thousand feet deep than to have his
name go before the public as an ad
vocate of this traffic.
Noble Townsend said he was
ready to be showed under on this
issue, and should support the sec
tion as in the bill.
Minister Thurston was in favor Of
striking out the section, not because
he was not prohibitionist or an
advocate of temperance, but he
thought that they had q larger fish
to fry than these social evils, and
they should not be brought forward
to cause division in the House.
There are other ways if prohibition
legislation is wanted, than this nag
ging by passing law that the
saloons shall be shut up at 10 p. m.
and this screen law. They do no
good nor do they advance the cause
of temperance one particle. There
are other issues that command the
attention of this House.
Minister Ashford said that the
issue is before us, and we must dc
something with it. He thought that
if asked, he should not have advised
such q bill, but it is here, and We
must dispose of it. He was NJ
puritan, but he did believe tina
this law would have q great ten
dency to promote temperance. II
we are at the mercy of the gin in
terest, let us know it; the sooner th'
better for all hands. He was agains
the traffic on principal. If allowed
to exist it would invade the politics
of this country as it has done il
others.
! Noble Townsend said that he be
/ lieved in prohibition, but did no
r think it practicable now. He though
the time would come when prohibi
S ton would be an issue. He was no
, here to work for reelection. III
: thought it one of the great issues @
} the country and should stand by it
$ Rep. Kamauoha spoke against tn
, section as in the bill. He though
0 that the passage of this section as j
o the bill would do more harm tina
4 good.
o Noble Waterhouse read an extrac
from the report of the Attorney
e General, where he advises the clos
l. ing of saloons at 10 p. M, and ths
:. the anti-screen law be tried.
g Rep. Helekunihi spoke in favor {
S the section as in the bill. He We
n surprised that there were so man
IS in the House who were afraid of th
e liquor dealers. He was not afraiC
= Rep. Kauhi wanted to know if til
e trainers of that section thought tn;
e if all these screens and darkene
= windows were removed, that til
: proprietors would be ashamed of I'll
r traffic and throw up their licences
If so, they are very much mistaken
as it is the liquor sellers, living ar
they are going to stick to 1t. 1t WI
}. all nonsense to bring a bill of tn
le kind before the Legislature tn
would not meet the approval of Il
ID general public.
ID Noble Young said he wished
explain his vote. He was tempe
l. ance man but could not support tn
t, section. He stated that he went b
s. fore the public as candidate (
If the issue that nothing should
done with the temperance questio
t. If we pass the bill we will do mo
IS to promote the liquor traffic th'
anything we can otherwise d
ID He did not believe in sta
e. bing man in the ba
ID He moved to indefinitely postpo