The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-10

with his quiet and repose. II is notori |
Gus that two persons living at one end OF
the town prevented game OF ball at the
other. The players as q result drove all
over town and il ended in grand
drunk. That was all legal, but the game
of ball wasn't.
Noble kauhane thought the bill a step
in the wrong direction. Last session
Sunday was reduced TO 6 hours-9 till
3. This bill seeks TO reduce il to
hours-ll TO 8. The workingmen are
not the whole community. This bill
iegislates for people who are not willing
after six days OF pleasure and dissipation
to allow other people six hours rest and
repose. | have children growing up and
l want them TO respect the Sabbath.
Noble Cornwell moved the previous
question. Carried.
The molten to indefinitely postpone
was withdrawn and the bill was referred
TO select committee consisting of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Noble Baldwin, Rep.
Knudsen. Mobiles Hind and Mccarthy.
Second reading of Bill No. lo2, relat-
ing to the military.
The bill was read section by section.
After Section had been read, Rep. r.
W. Wilcox moved to substitute word
militia for volunteers. Carried.
The section passed as amended.
Section 2 was read.
Noble Mccarthy stated that the Mill
tary Committee had recommended that
the militia be disbanded, as they thought
that it would tend to the peace and safe
ty of the country. move Section be
stricken out.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox said proper care
was not taken OF the soldiers, and the
object of the section was to provide for
regulations. Volunteer military COM
panies existed for years without endan
gering the peace of the country. The
first time that happened was in 1887. If
1 mistake not the last speaker was
member of one of those companies.
Noble Mccarthy said his objection was
this: If a captain and two lieutenants
are officers enough for company Of 14l
men-as in the United States-it must
certainly be enough for sixty-five men.
There is no use in having three staff
officers besides. If the captain and lieu
tenants can't draw up their own regula-
tons they ought not to be there.
Rep. Brown know as much about
military as cat about a church. But
my opinion is that we don't want any
military at all, except body guard for
the King, and think the act of 'SS is
sufficient. We have just had the volun-
| teers disbanded. Let things remain as
they are. If the rules in vogue are not
correct they can be changed. l am not
| in favor of the bill at all. / move it be
referred to the Military Committee.
| Noble Widemann was not in favor of
the present law. The King is Comman-
der-in-Chief by the Constitution and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs by the
statutes-one of the absurdities of the
Legislature of 'SS. hope the bill will
| be referred to committee.
Rep. Brown said there was one thing
in Section which might cause trouble.
The staff officers are called "perma-
nent and no way is provided tor re-
moving them. They might be held to
hold Office for life. If Rep. Wilcox OBJ
jects to the Military Committee have
no objection to select committee. /
have only glanced at the bill, but it does
not provide any way of disbanding any
volunteer troops which may be organized
under this act
Noble j. Nj. Horner was glad to see
that Noble McCarthy's head was SC
clear on this point (not that it was not
clear on other points,. Twenty men
were enough for a body guard; in fact
they were twenty more than is necessary
A king should be guarded by the law
and the love of his people. 1t was toe
late to think of getting up big force in
this country. This was too serious d
matter to pass lightly. He would vote
to refer it to the Military Committee.
| Rep. r. w. Wilcox saw no use in any
reference to the Military Committee. /,
| is idle talk to say that the love of the
people will protect the King. If anyone
said that to me outside of the House,
would knock his head off, but have re-
gard to the decorum of the House Peo
pie say there will be no trouble, but
say that if the people are not granted
their rights the streets will be sticky
with blood. We will have another 30th
of June. Buildings will be blown up
many people killed, and l myself will
take hand ii the people are not granted
their rights.
Rep. Knudsen was not in favor of any
military bill, nor any military. The
King did not need any guard. AS for the
enough. The public money was needed
for other things. What good did the
guard at the Palace do2 None whatever
|
member of the House agreed with him
only he might not like to say SO. He
would move to lay it on the table.
Rep. R. w. Wilcox asked the last
speaker if King Oscar of Sweden had any
guard.
Rep. Knudsen-He has an army, but
no guard, and the King here does not
need any guard.
| Noble Widemann turning to the ma.
tive members and speaking in Hawaiian
called attention to the national motto
above the desk, telling the Hawaiians
that the life of the land depended upon
their doing right themselves.
Noble McCarthy-The member for the
fifth district seemed to think the Mill.
tary Committee would not give the
cause a fair hearing. | am willing tt
resign and give him my place. (Rep
Wilcox-I will take it,. Very well, Mr.
Chairman, offer you my resignation. il
you will take it. l would give him q
fair hearing and as chairman OF thai
committee l have tried to do my duty
and have recommended what thought
would be for the peace and harmony o
the country. l have recommended the
disbanding of military organization o
which have been long time mem
Der and In which / have many friends
did that for the peace of the country
and as long as | am in this House / viii
give my voice and my vote against al
attempt to create another such organ
ization.
While Noble Mccarthy was speakin,
he was twice interrupted by Rep. 4. w
Wilcox, but Noble Mccarthy insisted il