The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-07-15
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Twenty-Etghth Day.
FRIDAY, July II

kIOhcu-
Rep. Halstead presented petition from
Makawao that all gates on public roads
be removed; referred to Committee on
Public Lands 2 That law ordering sale
OF Government lands at public auction
Oe repealed; laid on table until act be
introduced 8. That the Board OF Health
be abolished; referred to Sanitary Com
mittee.
Rep. Bush presented petition from
Hama that the lease OF land OF Kahiki-
nui shall be sold only to Hawaiians; re-
ferred to Judiciary Committee. 2. From
laboring men around wharves that inn
portation of labor which will interfere
with their work be prohibited; referred
10 Committee on Commerce. 8. From
Waialua, for Sc, 900 to repair roads there /;
laid on table to be considered with the
Appropriation Bill.
Noble Pua presented petition from
Honolulu that native Hawaiians be al
lowed TO practice medicine among them
selves without restrictions; referred to
Sanitary Committee.
Rep. Bush | wish to inquire into the
report OF the Opium Committee. l wish
70 know the cause OF delay. The minori-
", understand, is ready to report, but
is waiting from motives OF courtesy for
the majority. 1t is currently reported
that the committee have been bribed not
20 report
Rep. Rosa-As chairman OF that COM
miUtee, suppose it falls on me TO an
swer the venomous remarks OF Rep.
Bush. The committee have good rea-
sons for not having reported. 1t has
been very difficult to get the committee
together. | don't care what people say
about bribery. Ii a man with a record
Tor integrity cannot be trusted, it is time
to take action. The honorable member
Is himself chiefly instrumental in spread
ing these reports, and now he brings
them on to the floor OF the House. The
committee will come together this even
ing or tomorrow to discuss conclusions.
Noble Phillips for the Sanitary COM
mittee reports with regard to the Act
providing for the committal of dipsoma-
MACS, recommending that the bill pass
with sundry amendments. He presents
a draft of the bill embodying the amend
ments. The report was signed by four
members OF the committee.
Rep. Brown moves that the report OF
the committee be laid on the table with
the bill reported by them and that the
bin be placed upon the order of the day.
Carried.
Rep Lucas reports that the reply of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT on the pay OF
police is ready in English. Ordered to
De distributed.
Noble Burchardt gives notice of bill
TO provide for erection Of water works at
North Kohala
President Walker appoints the follow
ing Special committee on the bill relating
TO the Supreme Court: Attorney-Gen-
eral. Reps. Bush and Waipuilani, Mobiles
Baldwin and Isenberg.
President Walker reads communica
zion from the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union requesting that the Legis-
iature hear Mrs. Bateham a few minutes
on the question Of the protection of the
Sabbath, Mrs. Bateham is the repre-
sentative OF two great national societies
devoted TO this question.
Rep. Richard moves to lay the COM
munication on the table.
Rep. Kalua moves the House receive
the communication and notify the petit
TONERS that the House will fix time to
hear the representative.
Motion to lay on the table was lost, 81
TO 20.
Rep. Brown moves that the House in
struct the Secretary to inform the Society
that any members of the Legislature
wishing to hear her will attend any adj
dress which she may give on the subject
We are not here to hear outside addresses
on the subject of the Sabbath or any
thing else. There are plenty of churches
here where anyone may go who wishes
20 hear a sermon on this subject.
Noble Widemann-The lady will hold
sermon on Temperance. Now, can
and do preach sermon to myself on
this subject morning, noon and night,
month in and month out, year in and
wear out. do not care to hear anyone
preach on the subject, except out OF
curiosity. Such a thing as is proposed |
is absolutely without precedent in this
country and | believe in any other. This |
House is not the place for such lecture. |
What we have done or omitted to do as |
A body, that we should listen to any such |
lecture as this, 1 fail to perceive. Our
Sunday laws are already stricter than
they are anywhere else.
Noble Baldwin rose
Noble Muller-This proposition seems !
so absurd that | think we ought not to |
waste another minute talking about it,
and SO move the previous question.
Noble Baldwin, think l have the |
floor. am not in favor OF any lecture |
here while the House is in session,
but | think we ought to treat the |
communication with respect, and would |
move as an amendment that commit
tee Of three be appointed to fix an even
ing when those can come here who wish
TO hear. 1t is not unprecedented at all,
either in this or other countries.
Noble Mccarthy think the COM
munication is little premature. The
bill of which have given notice is not
vet before the House, and when it is 1t
will be referred to a committee, and this
lady can appear before that committee if
she wishes to and that meeting can be
public. l am therefore in favor OF Rep.
Browns motion.
Noble Widemann-I have absolutely
no objection to such a meeting as the
honorable Noble for Maui proposes, but
that is not what this petition asks for