The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-07

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Smith, Wight, Townsend, Richardson
Campbell, Widemann. Makee, Wilcox and
Bertelmann; Reps. Dowsett, Kalaukoa,
Kauhi, Mcguire, Kauhane, Paris, Horner,
and Nakaleka. Minutes read and con-
frmed.
| The President presented petition which
was read by the clerk, from HilO with Il
signatures, praying for all appropriation of
So, 500 each for Doctors Mohabeer and Koch
to secure their services in this Kingdom.
Referred to the Sanitary Committee.
Rep Rice presented a petition from
Kauai. praying that better care be taken
CT letters at the Lihue post Office, and for
better arrangements in delivery of letters,
| etc. Referred to the Minister of Interior.
Rep. Kamauoha presented petitions:
l. From Puma for 2 English schools in
that district and for $1,000 for a school
building. Referred to Committee on Edu-
| cation.
2 From Puma for $1,000 for improving
| the roads as far as the volcano. Referred
to Committee on Public Lands, etc.
| 3. From Honolulu, with 116 signatures,
| On setting forth that the President OF the
| Board of Education has so much private
| business to attend to that he does not and
| cannot perform the duties OF his office, CD
| praying that the Secretary of the Board OF
| Education be removed, he being unable to
| perform his duties in a proper manner.
Referred to the Committee on Education
| Noble WaterhOuSe presented petition
| from j, w. Gibbs, Duncan McGregor, Geo.
Barker, James Campion, and J. Taque,
claiming 40 days work performed, for
| which they have not been paid, on the
| Molokai water works, and asking an inves-
| tigation Referred to the Finance Com
| mittee.
| Rep. Paehaole presented petition from
| Hama, with 100 signatures, praying that
! Father Theodore and o. Unna be agents
| to distribute medicines gratuitOusly and
! that the government provide the necessary
| supply of medicines for the purpose. Re
| ferred to the Sanitary Committee.
| Rep. DOWsett presented petition, with
| 80 signatures, praying for an appropriation
| of So 900 for repairing the road to Kallhi
| Valley. Referred to Committee on Public
| Lands, etc.
| REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
| Rep. f. Brown reported bills printed.
| NEW BILLS.
/ Noble Dole read, a first time, a bill relat-
| ing to the tax on carts and drayS.
The bill provides that the tax on carts
| and drays shall be 81 each
| Rep. Paehaole read a first time, bill to
| amend section 81 of the Constitution.
| The proposed amendment was to strike
| out the words " of Hawaiian, American or
european DlrJn or descent ana insert IN
| the place thereof the words, . whether
native or naturaliZed, and every denizen of
| the Kingdom"
Rep. 9. Brown said he thought the
House might as we'll fix that bill right
away 1t will give every Chinaman who
| sees fit to use it the right to vote He did
not approve of tampering with the COnSti-
| tuition. He moved the bill be rejected.
Rep. Paehaole said he was not in favor
of allowing the Chinese to vote. He had
intr cod fha Il pfQ to fhoI
wishes OF large number of voters.
The bill was rejected.
QUESTION TO MINISTER.
Rep. Kamauoha asked the Minister of
Interior for certain statements relating to
the powers of two-thirds of the members of
Road Board, acting as the whole Board
RECONSIDERATION.
Rep. Kinney moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the Honolulu Street |
Railway bill had passed to engrossment, on |
Friday. The specific object of the recon- |
sideratiOn Is to reopen section 2 for |
amendment. Carried.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Noble Hitchcock read the report of the |
committee to whom was referred, I'd inst,
bill relating to the sale Of ales, wines, |
etc, for the purpose OF amending the
title. Recommend an amended title
Laid on the table to be considered with the
bill.
The same Noble read the following, on
passpOrtS'
To the honorable VIM. r. Castle, President
of the Legislature:
On the part OF the minority of the Judi
ciary Committee, to whom was referred
the bill relating to the adjustment of the
passport " system, L would beg leave to
report as follows
The only reasons offered by the majority
Of said Committee appear to be two,
namely-hrSt, to keep those raScals in the
islands who do not intend to pay their
just debts, and secondly, that the Govern
ment derives revenue from the sale of
said passports.
Now, | deny that " the rascals" are kept
in the country by the passport system.
If any persons get away without passports, |
1t Is always just those who intend to de-
fraud their creditors.
There is no doubt but that the system |
was framed to make the Government col
lectOrs OF the merchants bad debts. But it |
does not seem to me to be legitimate
business for the Government. Our present
laws are sufficiently secure for the purpose | ,
of OBTAINING wilfuIIy absconding debtor.
The passport law only tends to the uphold |
ing OF the credit system, so much misused
on these islands. If there were less of the | ,
system of almost indscriminate trust, ,
there would never arise a case when a | {
passport need be stopped. And who make |
this necessary? The very persons claim
ing its authority in the end. 1t is not the '
debtor but the creditor that makes the t
need OF the passport system. Let this Leg $
lslatnre abolish the system and with It ,
would tumble that curse to this country I
that of indiscriminate trust, and in a short +
time merchants would be better off, and
it would be better for the people.
This law does not propose to abolish forth :
with this system, but within few months Z
giving the merchants ample time to close :
up their accounts with shaky debtors. If
six months is not long enough to collect I
what may be outstanding from persons
they dare not trust, no longer time will be, t
and of what use is it to keep such a class +
of men in this country. They ought to Q
leave and the community will be greatly 8
Oettered by their absence. ;
SecOnd-as to the matter of revenue +
This statute was never placed upon our r