The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-13
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Fifty-second Dav.
TUESDAY. August II.

NODie WalDrldSe pfeoeHteu TIC iCpoiS
of the Liquor Committee on bills No. 81 |
and 90. The committee recommend that |
the first bill be indefinitely postponed.
because the section OF the Session Laws
which it amends has already been de-
clared unconstitutional. To the second
bill, providing for the sale OF liquor
licenses at auction, the committee offer
several important amendments, and
they recommend its passage as amended.
The committee think the system OF sell
ling such licenses at public auction un-
just and unwise.
Laid on table to be considered with
the bills
Rep. Nawahi under suspension of the
rules reports for the minority OF the Ju-
dietary Committee, recommending that
the bill providing for quieting titles to
real estate be indefinitely postponed.
The report was accepted and laid on
the table with the majority report to be
considered with the bill.
| Noble Macfarlane reports for the FL
nance Committee on the bill amending
the law relating to the stamp duties,
recommending that the bill pass with
certain amendments.
Minister Brown moved adoption of
| the report
President Walker-It is not trans
lated.
Noble McCarthy-The bill is the same
as the old one, except that certain lines
are struck out.
President Walker-The adoption of a
report will pass the bill to engrossment.
Noble Muller moved to lay the report
on the table to be considered with the
bill. Carried.
President Walker appointed select
committee on education appropriations
as follows: Rep. Marques, Noble Macfar-
lane, Reps. Bush and Paehaole, Mobiles
Anderson and Cornwell, Rep Kamai,
Noble Marsden, Reps. Waipuilani,
Apiki and Knudsen, Mobiles Kanoa and
q. N. Wilcox.
Noble Widemann gave notice of an
act to amend the law of corporations.
Noble Crabbe gave notice of an act to
regulate the importation of live stock
and to provide for quarantining of same
Noble Muller under suspension of rules
read petition to refund S. 900 paid by
Bark G. ID. Bryant as a fine. Referred
to Committee on Commerce.
Noble Pua presented petition from
Kalawao and Kalaupapa, Molokai, ask
ing, l. That Mr.. Evans be removed, be-
: cause he makes kokuas work without
pay; 2. That he makes lepers work and
and pays them only SOC day; 3. Be
cause he prevents them from gathering
, irewood 4. Because he has taken money
belonging to the lepers; s. (The fifth
reason was so badly written that the in
! terpreter could not read IT.. 1t was ex
planned that the fifth reason was that ht
interfered with the cook.
Rep. Kalua moved that the petition bs
referred to the Molokai Committee
Carried.
Rep. Kapaehaole presented petition
from the Leper Settlement praying tina
Mr.. Evans be removed Immediately be
cause he has torn down two or tire,
houses, and has told certain lepers tina
if they did not move from Kalawao t.
kalaupapa he would not allow them an,
3 | rations Referred to the Molokai Com
, mittee.
Rep. White reads by title an Act t.
| repeal the Road Board law.
The House proceeded to the Order O
the Day.
t The bills on third reading were de
Q ferred, because the engrossing clerk hat
not returned them.
!. Second reading of the Hilo and Hama
a kua Railroad Bill.
Noble Phillips moved consideration b.
deferred one week. Carried.
4 Second reading of Bill So on the liabll
:. ity of ship owners for opium struggled il
| their ships.
: The report of the committee on com
q MERGE was read, recommending the pas
sage of the bill, with certain changes.
q Noble Pua moved the bill pass to en-
+ grossment as amended by the committee
Rep Kalua-I hardly agree with thi
t bill. If the ship is loaded with nothin,
I but opium, all the captain has to do is t.
say, II didn't know it," and he goe
: scot free. think that is going too far
+ | think the law we have is a good one
The captain is responsible for the shi
i and its contents, and if he can't clea
= himself he suffers the consequences
How does the opium get here. 1t doe
. not walk nor fly. 1t comes in ships
Q This clears the ships and compels tn
8 Government to fix the resp onsibllit
L in some poor sailor. The route to Homo
s lulu is a favorite one with captains, an
| think most of them are not abov
smuggling. They are worshippers of tn
s almighty dollar. Only short time ag
vessel came into Kahului, and tn
port surveyor went on board. and foun
e nothing. Perhaps he saw nothing. !
o. short time after Mr.. Good, who was new
went up there, went on board the vessel
y and found some false ceiling in tn
4 cabin, and behind it a lot of tins of opium
with their eyes shut, waiting for the ma
l. with money to let them out. That opiur
r could not possibly have got there with
out the knowledge of the captain or off
GERS. The case afterwards came befor
= the courts, and she was brought to He
. nolulu. l don't know what became {
% her. / think we ought to indefinite
y postpone the bill.
- Minister Brown don't like the bi
Il any better than the last speaker. In tn
e first place the title is all wrong. 1t ough
:. to be, "A Bill to encourage and promot
smuggling" With all respect to til
8 committee, l think this is very bad bill
a Ships which come here are frequentl
owned by corporations. How are yo
u going to find the owners of the stock
l. The present law compels shipowner
when they select a captain to get goot
J reliable man. 1t compels the captain
70 be vigilant and careful. A captain VIII
knows his ship can easily tell whethe
l. there are concealed compartments in II
V Rep. Rickard-I contend that this is
bill calculated and intended to mete OF
Justice. 1t is impossible for owners {
S be responsible for their captains TIL
owners reside in ENGLAND America &