The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-17

some changes pass.
Rep. Brown moved the clause exempt
ing country auctioneers from giving
bonds be stricken out. The committee
did not think it wise TO free him from
bonds. He might embezzle, and then
the party has a remedy against his
bondsman.
Noble Widemann seconded the mo-
ton and moved an additional amend
fnent requiring payment TO the Govern
ment of half of per cent on each sale.
Rep. Kahookano said So was too
large fee. In some districts sales were
very rare and an auctioneer seldom real
ICED as much as SIS. He moved it be
SIS fee.
Noble Widemann had no objection TO
a reduction OF the fee but thought half of
per cent on sales should be charged as
commission. Sometimes the business
was very profitable. He spoke from ex-
cense on Kauai forty years ago.
The amendments of Noble Widemann
and Rep. kahoOkano passed. The
amended section passed.
The bill then passed.
Second reading of Bill AS, changing
the name Insane Asylum" to Ha-
waiian Hospital
Rep. White moved indefinite post
ponement of the bill.
Rep. Brown explained the object of
the bill.
Noble ]. NJ Homer thought this was a
very proper thing to do. To keep people
in good spirits was a medicine in itself.
Noble Widemann had no doubt that
some of these people might be hurt by
the name, but they are still more hurt by
being confined there. Ii We want to
please them, we must let them out al
together. 1t is mere fancy. If the
House spent its time in passing bills like
this, people would think the House
ought to go there.
The bill was indefinitely postponed
Second reading of Bill regulating the
police. The bill was read by title and
referred to the Police Committee.
The Constitutional Convention Bill
was passed over, awaiting the report of
the committee.
Second reading of the bill declaring
konohiki fisheries free.
The majority and minority committee
reports were read recommending respec-
lively the rejection and the passage of
the bill.
Rep. Richard opposed the bill because
it would involve a larger expenditure
| than the country could afford. He moved
adoption of the majority report.
The first section was read.
Noble Widemann asked whether
Crown Lands are subject to this bill or
not. (Rep. Bush said no.) This section
is unnecessary, for Government fisheries
are free anyway.
Rep. Brown moved section l be in
definitely postponed; since all Govern
| ment fisheries were already free, and
since, unless the konohiki actually set
apart each year certain fish for himself,
| he had no right to it, and as matter of
| fact he knew of no konohiki who did
that. The speaker went on to show that
the present law did not work any great
hardship. If the House went on to pay
the konohiki owners the value of their
rights, it would take 100000, if not
more.
Noble Widemann said nine-tenths OF
what the member from Honolulu had
stated was true, if not all. He had
stated it fairly and we'll. Personally he
was not great fish-eater, and sym.
pathized with the introducer of the
bill in his objects. But he underestim-
ated the value of these fishing rights.
The price we would have to give would
be ten times the value of the property
acquired by the people The konohiki
fishing right of the land of Waianae
plantation alone was worth, on fair val,
uation, $4,000.
| Rep. Bush stated that he had prom.
Used his constituents before the election
to bring iK this bill. Holders of kono-
hiki fisheries had no right to lease their
right to 9th er parties. He merely had a
right to fish sufficient for his own use,
and nothing more. That was the way it
was under the old feudal system. The
leasing of these rights, which had become
custom, was an abuse. Noble Wide
mann's right would hardly be worth a
thousand dollars, especially as he did not
eat much fish.
| Noble Widemann said the konohiki
had no right to sell, and neither had the
common people. But the common peo-
pie have the right to sell all they want,
| and so have the konohiki, and SO they
| did in feudal times. If this law were
| practicable, he should vote for it, but it
| is not.
Rep Bush said that in old feudal
| times there was no barterlng.
Rep. Nawahi said the question was a
vexed one, disturbing bigger nations
| than ours. He moved it be referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Kauhi wished to speak two min
utes, more or less. He was tired out
| listening to the discussion over this bill.
1t was not practicable. The time to
| break a twig is when it is young and
| tender When this bill has been to an
| other committee it will be tough and
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| We all think as much of our constituents
as the member from Koolaupoko, but he
asks something which cannot be carried
out. The law gives nearly all the fish to
the people now.
The ayes and noes were called on the
motion to indefinitely postpone the sec
| ton.
Noble J. NJ. Horner did not know
enough about it to vote intelligently, and
would ask to be excused.
Noble Marsden asked to be excused
Noble Widemann said he would have
voted to send to committee, but the ma
jorlty was SO large it was useless.
The section was indefinitely postponed
by the following vote
Ayes-Ministers Cummins, 6. Brown
Peterson; Mobiles Berger, Macfarane,
Mccarthy, Phillips, Crabbe, Kauhane,
Hind, Burchardt, Baldwin, w Y. Horner,
Cornwell, Anderson, Won Tempsky, G..
n. Wilcox, Kanoa, Isenberg; Reps.
G. Brown. Rosa, Kauhi, A. Horner,
Richard, Kahookano, Waipuilani, Apiki,
Kaneaiii, Halstead, Knudsen, Rice, A.
Wilcox-32.
Noes-Nobles Muller, Pua; Reps. r.
w. Wilcox, Bush, Nawahi, Baker,
White-7.
The House adjourned at 30 M