The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-07-29

Rep. Observation-Disclosures l first reao
the bill I was opposed to it, but wher
one considers what the word dipsoma
MAC really means, what strong word
it is, / think the objections to the bill
lose their force. The district judges
will have no jurisdiction, and therefore
there will be no chance for abuses, Sc
far as they are concerned. The idea OF
the bill is good, but agree with the
| honorable member from Honolulu (Rep.
Marques) as to the power to commit on
complaint of any one. The bill ought to
provide punishment for persons who
make unfounded complaints. | there
fore move that when the committee rise it
recommends reference to select COM
mittee.
| Rep. Kanealii-I am opposed to the
bill. / consider it on a par with the
leprosy bill and others which cause the
Hawaiians great trouble.
Rep. White moves that the committee
rise and report progress. Lost.
| Rep. Brown want to speak on the
motion to rise. We can vote on the
matter in five minutes, and either kill
the bill or refer it to committee. 1t Is
good bill and we ought to help it.
fetched up at some future time.
President Walker-I object to this
manner of behaviour-talkinga and doing
nothing. The House has done nothing.
1t appears to me that there are men here
who have nothing to do but to stay here
six or eight months The idea OF ad-
journing after all this talk without doing
anything is ridiculous.
Noble Phillips.-I agree with the hon.
orable Noble Walker. There are num-
Der OF men in the back seats who have
terrible faculty of talking a great deal
and not saying much. They remind me
of Josh Billings and the Deacon. Josh
had terrible habit OF swearing. He
was once called to account by deacon.
Well, deacon, you pray good deal and
l swear a good deal, but We neither OF
us mean much. People don't seem to
know what a dipsomaniac is. He is a
man who has no control over the crav-
ing, and when he begins to drink doesn't
know when to stop. A man is not a
dipsomaniac merely because he gets
drunk Saturday night and stays so all
Sunday. This law is taken from the
Massachusetts Act, and what is good
there will be good here. | am in favor
OF the section passing as in the bill.
/ Rep. Nawahi-I am afraid if this law |
goes into effect, the honorable chairman |
of the committee (the last speaker) may |
be one of the first to suffer under it. l
think the little that we have said is suffi-
cient to show that the honorable Noble is
very far astray.
Noble ]. NJ. Horner-What l under
stand by dipsomaniac is man who
can't take care of himself. This law
tries to restore his manhood to him.
Rep. Kapaehaole- The honorable
Noble Phillips has just told us that this
is an exact copy of the Massachusetts
law. Now the Minister of the Interiors
report states that the Massachusetts law
is far from perfect. Calls of question:
Noble Phillips : Did the honorable
from Molokai ever know of a
human law which is perfect. He wants
a select committee. What for? He has
had the bill in his possession two weeks
already. Calls of question:
Rep. Kapaehaole said that if the hon.
orable noble wanted a perfect law drawn
up he would be glad to lend his assist
ance.
Rep. White began to speak, but the
cries OF " question were so incessant
that he had to yield the floor.
The motion TO indefinitely postpone
was, on rising vote, tie, land the Chair
man voting with the negative 1t was lost.
The motion to refer to special COM
mittee was carried.
Noble Marsden moved that the COM
mittee rise. Carried.
The committee rose and reported pro-
yress. The report was adopted.
The House adjourned at 8 As O'Clock.