The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1892-09-21
AFTERNOON SESSION.

ar Eh-NOON oLoSlO-fs
The House was called to order at
LAS.
Rep. White favored the amendment
as proposed by the Legislature of 1890.
II the other were passed, it could not
take effect until 1896.
Noble Hind said the Government
could not afford the expense, and the
Legislature should show the country
and the world that it appreciates the
situation. He should vote against any
increase at all.
Noble Pua favored paying the
Mobiles and increasing the pay of the
Representatives.
Noble Horner said the Attorney
General had been opening mis- eyes as
to this amendment. 1t appeared that
a law would still have to be passed to
give the Representatives $500. With
| that understanding, he did not object
| to the amendment, as the law need
| not be passed until times were better.
Rep. Smith called attention to the
| fact that needed improvements were
going to be neglected. There was a
steel bridge at Waimea, Kauai, rust
| ing, because there was no money to
put it up with. He could not go back
to his constituents and tell them he
could not get them their school house
and bridge, but had voted to double
the pay of Representatives.
Consideration of the bill was post
pOned for the present.
Bill No. 81.
A report of the Judiciary Commit
tee was read on Bill q, 2lA, and 30,
concerning contract laborers. The
| Committee recommend the passage OF
Bill 21A and the rejection of the other
two.
Rep. Kamauoha said he had intro
duced Bill q. He now moved that
all three be laid on the table. Ola
was practically the same as the law at
present.
Noble Marsden said that was not
the case. The object of this law waste
compel the laborer to serve just the
time for which he contracted and no
more. The speaker was not in favor
of the contract system, but at present
the islands could not get along with
out it. He moved Bill 21A be taken
up.
Rep. Kamauoha withdrew his mo-
tion.
Noble Baldwin said there were two
classes of contract here which was
not always thoroughly understood.
|
mau to work 26 days in each month,
and that was all he ever asked them
to do. This would not affect the Ha-
waiians in any way. But it was
needed for the immigrant contracts
which ran for three calendar years.
If the man was sick all that time the
plantation was just that much out. Ii
) the man ran away and was gone the
whole time, the plantation could not
compel him to work after that. This
law was therefore a just law. 1t would
: remedy the loss of labor when men
ran away.
Rep. Kamauoha moved considera.
tion of the bill be deferred until after
consideration of the amendment tC
, the Constitution relating to Chinese
and japanese immigration.
Minister Neumann said the member
had been the first to introduce this
legislation. The Committee haC
. amended the bill, following the ideas
I of the member. The bill was gooC
one and should be passed.
l Rep. Kamauoha said there was Law
enough on the subject.
, Minister Neumann argued in favor
of the bill.
Rep. Kaunamano favored laying al
? three bills ON the table.
A discussion ensued on the ques
ton whether contract labor was slav
|. cry or not; Rep. Kanealii maintaining
E that it was.
: Noble Baldwin said he had very
few Hawaiians under contract. 1t wa
the Hawaiians themselves who came
and begged to contract.
:. The House having been without 6
quorum for nearly half an hour mo
tion to adjourn was made and lost, ant
a few members took their seats.
Rep. White made humorous speech
in native and English. He contend
: ed that none of the sugar planter
T should vote.
The President asked the membe
t from Lahaina if he had not spokel
: long enough.
:. The Bill 21A finally passed to en-
y grossment and next Tuesday was Sc
for third reading.
g The House adjourned at $3.50