The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-11
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
One Hundred and Twenty fifth Day.
MONDAY, Nov. 10.

rules read petition from III. Kepohoni,
praying that laws be enacted that will
prevent licensed hack drivers from en-
ticing young girls away from their homes
for the purpose OF prostitution, etc.
Noble Crabbe moved the petition be
indefinitely postponed; it was too late to
enact law.
Rep. Waipuilani said the House will |
now see the folly Of indefinitely postpon-
ing his bill No "a, which would have
remedied the evil
The petition was laid on the table |
to be considered with a bill on the sub
ject.
Noble Baldwin presented the minority
report of the committee on the Sunday
law as follows:
Hon. J. S. WALKER, President of the
Legislative Assembly.
SIR: As a member OF the committee
to whom was referred Bill No.100, a pro-
posed amendment to the Sunday law, |
beg leave to present a minority report.
Two petitions were referred to your COM
mittee on this subject, representing about
| 584 signatures, praying that Section of
| the present law might not be repealed las
proposed. The petition from Honolulu
contained about 500 signatures.
This move to amend the Sunday law
is made, as we understand 1t, by some of
the laboring classes, who wish to have
the present restrictions removed on pub
lie amusements, shows and games.
The Sabbath was instituted as day
of sacred rest. The command to observe
it as such was placed in the ten COM
mandments of the Old Testament. The
ten commandments are the foundation
of all law in civilized and enlightened
countries, and the Christian portion of
the world claim that they should have
protection under the laws of the land in
order to secure the quiet observance OF
the day. 1t is right that they should
: have this protection, and this is recog-
nized and granted to a greater or less
degree in all enlightened countries.
The principle that underlies our pres
ent Sunday law is the recognition of the
right of the community and individual
TO quiet and repose. Only works of ne
cessity and mercy are allowed, and pub
lie amusements, games and sports are
prohibited. At the same time the Law
: allows amusementS OF more prl
vate nature, so long as they are
conducted in such a way as not tC
f disturb the right of the community anC
, individual to quiet and repose. The law
has not been executed in such a way as
to be offensive, and considerable latitude
has usually been allowed in its interpre
s tatiOn.
The most important amendment re
commended in the majority report pro
poses to allow public amusements,sp sports
games and shows, to be conducted II
such way as not to Interfere Will
the right of the community to quiet anC
repose.
1t is plain to see that this amendment
will open the door to all manner o
amusements, such as theater, concerts
: public games and shows.
To those of the laboring classes VIII,
are DESTROYS of having the present restric
tons on public amusements on. Sunda,
removed, l would say that the principle
- in the law that closes the door to amuse
}. ments is the same principle that close
it to labor-that to disturb this principle
in the law with reference to amusement
e will be sure to lead to disturbance @
-. the law with reference to labor.
d The history of other countries will bea
IL me out in this assertion.
h The danger of this result was fully TN
derstood by the laboring classes in Lon
, don, where they have strict Sunda
V law, when a short time since there was
move to open the museums and librarie
l. by and for the benefit of the poor.
Or The laboring classes petitioned that
might not be allowed, as they feared
u might be the entering wedge that woul
e lead to labor on Sunday.
To allow public amusements on tn
D. Sabbath will have tendency to so de
moralize the community that it will nc
= be long before unnecessary labor will
, sanctioned by law.
l. We must not lose sight of the objet
l. for which the day was instituted.
Countries that have the highest an
Is truest sense of the object for which tn
,e day was instituted afford the create:
protection to all classes of labor in tn
IL right to day of rest from the tolls of th
Ie week
On the other hand, in countries thu
to great extent have lost sight Of an
D drifted away from the true object OF tn
; day, and use it as holiday for anus,
ments, a large portion of the laborin
a classes get little or no rest land are reall
r oppressed.
- There are three divisions in the con
1 mittee as to the manner of amending {
a. dealing with the bill.
Three members of the committee al
lie in favor of allowing public amusement.
is and a somewhat more liberal constru,
ton in the present law relative to nece!
IA sary labor on Sunday.
20 The fourth member OF the committe
wishes to allow public amusements, bu
to make the law stricter than it now
e with reference to labor.
~ As the fifth member of the committe
, | recommend that we let we'll enoug
lie alone, and indefinitely postpone the bill
n Respectfully submitted,
H. p. BALDWIN.
, Rep. r. w. Wilcox moved the repol
[. be accepted and laid on the table, to b
- considered with majority report an
, bill.
n Rep. Waipuilan moved the majorit
p report be adopted.
The report was laid on the table, to b
d considered with the bill
,e Rep. kahookano resolved that wherea
there are a number OF bills not yet befor
> the House, that the House sit at o'cloc
s. each evening, commencing this evening
The resolution was adopted.
J. President Walker: 80 o'clock, an
l. no smoking.
Noble Won Tempsky-I object.
The House proceeded to the order {
= the day. Unfinished business-cor
= sideration OF the Labor Bill.
The House went into committee OF tn
n whole, Rep. Paehaole in the chair.
o Section was further considered.
is as follows:
Sec. ,. Before issuing the specia
# residence permits, as hereinb before pro