The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-06-04


not had II fair trial. He had seen
Chinese fishermen catching these
small fish day aud flight. Whatever
IL had done on Molokai, the law had
not been n hardship on Maui 1t
should have n fuller trial.
Keep. kahookano thought all the
talk about eNllausting the supply OF
lish IN the ocean was nonsense. The
people would wear themselves out
before they could diminish the myti-
ads OF fish. Some consideration
should be given to those poor PEG.
pie who wanted restrictions ON the
fisheries removed.
Rep. Nawahi said the member
who wanted to repeal the law assist
ed in passing il. The people OF Iia-
wall dad not object 10 the law. Ilc
preferred to eat large fish rather
than small ones. If they did 40.
protect the young mullct they could
not stock their waters with that tish.
1t was Is wise to say that they
could not exhaust the li.h in the
ocean, as it would be to say that
fowl could not be exhausted by
killing all the chickens before thrv
laid any eggs.
Rep. Brown was for indefinite
p0siponcment. Every civilized
country protected its fish. He had
introduced the law Before its
passage the Chine4e fish stand, were
stocked with thousands oi small
I.h
Noble Pua was in favor OF the
bill. II The law included all kinds
OF ISh instead of onl Y two, il might
be all right. Women at EVA made
a living from these small G,h. Since
the passage Of Tue law the cost III
fish had greatly increased,
Noble Baldwin did not believe in
indefinitely postponiug the bill
without giving bearing to all
points. He moved it be referred to
the committee on commerce.
Rep. j. +. Baker supported the
reference to committee on COM
mefce. Thi, may be an important
matter To Hawaiians, as small fish
are Indispensable in the practice %.
kahunaS.
Rep. kanealii moved the hill be
referred To a select committee. OF
which the iutroducer should be u
member.
Rep. kauhi thought the bill should
be referred to the sanitary commit.
tee, as it affected the lives o: the
small fishes.
Noble Kauhane thought the House
ought 10 deal with the bill now.
Every member had doubtless made
up ms mind.
Rep. White was in favor OF indie.
Unite postponement--no use in re-
ferring to u committee. IT was a
black bill and could not be white.
washed.
Rep. kapachaole hoped the mem
hers would support the bill in the
interest Of the poor people. 1t
would be wiser to protect the hig
fish that produce the spawn. He
objected TO the committee on com.
mcrce because Rep. Brown, orgi.
major of the Objectionable law, was
on that committee. He moved the
ayes and noes be called, which car
ried.
The motion to indefinitely post
pone the bill WAS lost on the follow
ing division:
Ayes--Ministers Austin, Damon,
Thurston, and Ashford; Mobiles
Widemann, kauhane, Hind, Bur.
chardt, Marsden, Anderson, Won
Tempsky, Isenberg; Reps. Brown,
A. Horner, Richard, Apiki, White,
Kalua. lis.
Noes-Nobles Cummins, Macfar-
lane, Muller, Pua, Mccarthy, Phil
lips, Crabbc, ]. NJ. Horner, Bald.
win, w. Y. Horner, Walbridge, G.
n. Wilcox; Reps. Cummings, Mar
ques, Lucas, II. w. Wilcox, Rosa,
Bush, kauhi, Baker, Kahookano,
Waipuilani, Kapaehaole, Kancalii,
Halstead, Kamai, Rice, A. $. Viii
cox. ---2S.
The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on commerce.
At IL: lS the House adjourned till
10 O'Clock Tomorrow.