The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-12
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Seventy-sixth Day.


read and approved.
Noble w. Y. Horner for the Commit
tee on the Hours OF Service of Govern
ment, recommends that Government
offices and all Government services keep
the game hours as the business houses;
also that in all cases Of mechanics, ETC.,
working for the Government, the same
hours be kept as in other cases. He
moved the report be accepted.
Noble Cornwell moved it be laid on the
table.
Noble j. NJ. Horner thought it not
right that the men who created the
wealth of the country should work twelve
hours to pay men who only worked six.
In his country the Government officers
were called public servants. Here they
seem to be the masters. II this report
was adopted, it would save money and
the public would be better served.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox did not sympathize
with the remarks of Noble Horner who
wanted to put Government employees on
the basis of plantation labOrers-make
them get up at An and get into the
cane fields without time to wash their
faces. Government employees were sup
posed to keep neatly dressed. They
wanted little time to say their prayers,
etc. The plantation laborers had to say
theirs after they got into the cane fields.
Minister Brown saw no use in opening
the Offices any earlier than at present.
All the business was transacted within
the hours, and if it was not, the clerks
worked earlier and later than the hours.
The Post Office clerks worked day and
night sometimes. The offices were al
ways open when there was any necessity
for it.
Noble j. M. Horner said that the Min
lister OF Finance himself had said certain
Custom House clerks were way behind
with their work They would not be be-
hind if they worked an hour longer The
report called only for one more hour,
which was not unreasonable.
The report was laid on the table-1s
to Is.
Noble Phillips reported for the Select
Committee on Subsidy to Steamship
Line to Tahiti, and recommending that
subsidy of $1,000 be paid for each
round trip, and that an item of 1000
be inserted in the Appropriation Bill for
this purpose. Laid on table with ApprO-
priation Bill.
Noble Cornwell resolved that all petit
tons relating to Constitutional Conven-
ton be referred to the special committee
on that subject Adopted.
Minister Peterson presented answer to
question of Rep. Il. w. Wilcox. A letter
from the Marshal in answer to the in
quiry was read. The letter states that
the men were in the Station House for
the purpose of redistribution in order
better to protect the suburbs and being
there they were kept until after the mass
meeting was over.
The House proceeded to the Order of
the Day.
Third reading OF Bill 61-licensing OF
tenements.
Rep. Richard moved the bill pass.
Noble Pua moved it be indefinitely
postponed.
Rep. Richard moved the clause with
regard to prostitutes be stricken out, as
they could not be prevented from enter
ing the houses unless they wore yellow
badge like the cantoniers.
Minister Brown said striking it out
would simply give prostitutes the right
to assemble in these houses.
Rep. Richard did not wish to weaken
the bill, but he thought this section
would work hardship on the lodging
house keeper. 1t makes him liable for
what he would have no knowledge.
The amendment was lost.
The bill passed.
Second reading of Bill 1903, regulating
practice of law in the lower Courts.
Bill was read by title and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Second reading of bill to amend Chap
ter 80 of the Penal Code.
The bill was read by title and referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Second reading of Bill 10S, to repeal
the Passport Law.
The bill was read by title and referred
to the Finance Committee as Minister
Brown stated it would make large hole
in the revenue.
Second reading of Bill 81, to encourage
Paradise of Pacific.
The report of the Committee on Com
merce was read, recommending that the
bill be indefinitely postponed, as, though
it would be useful, the Government
ought not to take hand in it.
Noble Mccarthy said that when the
bill was referred to committee, it was
considerably discussed and most of the
members have made up their minds in
regard to it. I think it would be well to
come to discussion without further de-
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ment.
Rep. Kapaehaole moved the bill be in
definitely postponed. He doubted
whether the circulation of this paper
would do much good. When people
paper, they would throw it down as there
could not be much news in it.
Rep. Lucas favored passage of the bill
at it would advertise the country. People
went around in other countries telling
about leprosy and injuring the country.
The daily papers do not publish things
which attract tourists. The paper is sup
ported chiefly by few small merchants.
Most OF those who signed the petition
did not subscribe to the paper at all.
Every tourist who came here spent any
where from 500 to 81 900 Some people
seemed to think that if the Paradise of
the Pacific was helped the ADVERTISER
and the Bulletin would want subsidies.
That was not so. He himself had letters
from people who would like to come here
but were afraid of the leprosy.
Noble Macfarlane had favored the bill
when it first came up because everything
which would develop tourist travel
would be of great benefit to the country.
1t has been said that l favor the bill be-
cause tourist travel will help the hotel.
l am very sure that it will, and to avoid
misapprehension l will state that l am