The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-06-10
amend Laws Of 1885, sec. 2, chap. So, re-

sent them to the Marshal and hopes tC
have an answer ready tomorrow.
Rep. Kapaehaole resolved that $500 bt
inserted in appropriation bill to improve
road over Pail at Wailau, Molokai. LaiC
on the table to be considered with the
appropriation bill.
Rep. White presents resolution tina
SIS 900 be inserted in the Appropriation
Bill for road from Lahania to other side
of island; laid on table to be considered
with Appropriation Bill.
Rep. Waipuilani presents resolution
that following items be inserted in Ap
preparation Bill: l. $500 for enlarging
wharf at Keauhou, Kona; 2. 5000 fol
storehouse at keauhou, Kona; 8. $20(
for storehouse at Kailua, Kona; laid or
table to be considered with the Appro
priation Bill.
On suspension of rules, Rep. Kalua
for Judiciary Committee, presents follow.
ing reports l. Recommending that the
petition from Kula, that Kula be made
Judiciary District, be laid on table
until bill be introduced; adopted. 2
That petition from Hama, praying that
native Hawaiians be forbidden mort
gaging their property to foreigners, be
laid on table; adopted. 8. That the
petition from Kula, Maui, praying that
Governors be re-instated, and that petit
ton from Wailuku that Cabinet be re-
moved from Office, be laid on the table
adopted.
Rep. Brown moves order of day /;
carried.
Second reading of bill, No. r.. an Act
to Repeal Chap. 5S, Laws 1888, being an
Act for the Protection of Fish.
Rep Kapaehaole says bill affects only
mullet and one other fish less than six
inches in length. 1t works great hard
ship on Molokai when the small mullet
is very plentiful and many people earn
their living by catching it.
Rep. Kalua moves bill be indefinitely
postponed. The bill has hardly had a
fair trial; it has only been in operation
short time. / think the law is good
one. Fish is becoming scarce since the
Chinese went into business. Chinese
used to catch fish OF all sizes. Ii we re-
peal the law it will only benefit the
Chinese, who will fish with their small
nets night and day. 1t seems to me that
natives of Molokai are asking for repeal
for benefit of their Chinese friends there.
We on Maui have not found this law op-
pressive.
Rep. Kahookano thinks all this talk
about exhausting supply of fish in ocean
is nonsense. L am no great landowner,
but | think if this law is working hard
ships on Molokai, we ought to regard the
petition of these poor people and relieve
them.
Rep. Nawahi = Honorable member
who now wants law repealed helped to
make this law, if L am not mistaken.
Perhaps people Of Molokai are afraid of
being choked to death by fish bones and
so want to eat the fish before they have
any bones. But prefer big fish to a
little one every time. There is tradi-
ton that there were no mullet in HilO,
but that few came from Molokai, and
since then we have some What will
we do if the small fish are all caught at |
Molokai before they migrate to Hilo?
Rep. Brown is in favor of indefinite |
postponement. introduced the original |
bill. Every civilized nation has found it |
necessary to protect the fish. A visitor
to the Fish Market two years ago would |
have found fish of the smallest size. The
Chinese spare nothing. l am only sorry
varieties of fish. The natives let the
small fish go. The Chinaman never do
that. The act protects all fishermen who
in fishing accidentally get small fish into
their nets. 1t is for the interests of the
kingdom to protect the fish. Since the
Chinese went into the business, the
takings of Anaihalo have steadily de-
creased to almost nothing. 1t stands to
reason that if we catch the small fish we
are going to diminish the supply.
Noble Pua-Am in favor of the bill.
The present law only applies to particu-
ar kinds. 1t ought to apply to all.
Since this law was enacted fish have
1een scarce and high
Noble BaldWin-Am not in favor of
Indefinitely postponing any bill of any
member without first giving it careful
| therefore move refer
nee to committee on Commerce
Rep. Baker-Am in favor OF reference
o committee on Commerce We eat
)eef and sometimes like a change to
'eal. The people of Molokai may be
lick of eating large fish (teeth may be
oose) and want to try small. Native
<ahunas also need the small fish in
heir operations.
Rep. Kanealli is in favor of reference
o select committee.
Rep. Kauhi is in favor of reference to
sanitary committee because Sanitary |
ommittee has to do with matters of r
reservation of life, and the question r
ere is the preservation of the lives of r
hese small fishes.
Noble Kauhane-The bill has been i
efore the House some little time and c
very0ne probably understands it thor {
ughly. No doubt every member has j
1ade up his mind and the House is t
eady to 60 on and dispose of it now. f
IN therefore opposed to reference to a
Ommittee. C
Rep. White-Am in favor of indefinite e
1t is black bill and a .
ommittee can't make it white. l know
eople on Molokai make living from t,
lese small fishes. They bring them e
yer to Lahaina and sell them stale to A
and make our children sick. They b
0 them without cleaning them. NY s.
hildren have been made sick by eating "
lem in that way. Il
Rep. Waipuilani-Am in favor of re- a
renee to committee. a
Rep. Kapaehaole-Am introducer of Y
le bill and think this bill is directlv for A