The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-07
THE LEGISLATURE
Thirty-second Day.
WEDNESDAY, July 6.


After prayer by the Chaplain, the
Minutes of the preceding day were
read and approved.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Williams reported printed,
bills Nos. ss, SO, 80, 81, 92, SO, SO, 100,
10I, 102 and 104.
Noble Marsden, for the Committee
on Rules, reported, as follows:
"Your Committee on Rules respect
fully report that recent experience has
shown the necessity of restricting de-
bate upon matters before the House,
in such manner that no one member
against the wishes of the majority can
hold the floor indefinitely;
fYour committee therefore respect
fully recommend the adoption of the
following as Rule of this House to be
numbered 90:
"Rule 95-No member of this House,
unless by consent of majority of this
House, shall speak longer than ten
minutes exclusive OF the time con-
sumed in the translation OF his re-
marks) at any one time or upon any
one motion, amendment or other mat
of the committee.
Noble Young was one who would
be opposed to choking off debate, but
yesterdays experience as well as that
of other days showed the rule to be
necessary. Bona-f1de discussion would
never be interfered with.
Rep. Nawahi said the House was
responsible for the debate of yester-
day, because they had refused rea-
sonable request, viz, to refer the bill
to committee. The members who did
that were determined to choke the
bill as one kills pig; but the time
would come when they would shed
bitter tears of repentance. Now the
native members would revenge them
selves by killing the kerosene ware
house bill. SO the native members
had hitherto favored the Oceanic
steamship subsidy, but now it was
doubtful whether it would pass it.
Yesterday there was an attempt to
kill a bill-now there is one to kill
debate. He moved indefinite post
ponement.
Noble Thurston said some notice
should be taken of the attempt of the
member to draw the color line. He
was as good Hawaiian as the men,
Der, and had as good a right in the
country as anyone, no matter what
the color Of his skin. The member
claimed he was q Hawaiian because
his father was born in the country ;
so was the speakers father. The at
tempt to stir up race prejudice was the
members sole argument, and it was
ah0ut time tO Sit down on il.
Rep. Nawahi said he did not say
anything about the color of anybody's
skin. He had simply spoken of Ha-
walians and foreigners. If all here
were Hawaiians, brown skinned and
white, why were the white skins
always trying to defeat the bills OF
the brown skins. All he wanted was
to have the bill treated with common
courtesy. He never gambled himself
and did not approve of the bill but il
looked strange to him that members
who did gamble should get up and
move the postponement of the bill
and say that gambling was a bac
thing.
Rep. Kamauoha moved to amend
by allowing member to speak fol
half-an-houT, including the transla
ton.
Rep. White said members haC
thought that they could wear hin
out; but he had wind enough to tall
for two or three days. Such rules a!
the one proposed did not exist in othe
countries. A man in Canada hat
kept the floor for twenty-eight hours
and carried his point. If the speake
had talked two or three days he woult
have convinced the House. AS it was
the strength of the arguments used b.
him had so moved two of the Noble
that they came and famed him, 8
that he might be enabled to speal
longer. The whole trouble was causes
by the other members of the House
The motion of the hon. Noble Neu
mann, for whom he entertained tn
warmest friendship, had caused tn
debate. If the hon. Noble Marsde
would withdraw his report, the diff
Guilty would be over.
Noble Marsden asked the membe
if he intended to occupy the floor a
day again?
Rep. White said that if the membe
would withdraw that red rag of his
he would sit down.
Noble Marsden If the member wi
sit down, / will have something
say about that red rag.
Rep. White preferred to keep hi
lcGb lOE
Noble Marsden said, to Judge by th
members behavior, the report wa
indeed q red rag.
Rep. White, in conclusion, said tn
report looked, to him, like piece {
retaliation, and he should vote agains
it.
Rep. Nahum said he had signed til
report, and the rule seemed to him
good one. Yesterday there had bee
fault on both sides. The member wa
entitled to some courtesy, even if b
had introduced foolish bill. On tn
other hand, member got up an
talked five hours, and very littl
sense. If man talks longer than te
minutes, as a rule, he is either repeat
ing himself or talking great deal {
rubbish.
Noble Baldwin said the report di
not necessarily have anything to d
with Rep. Whites bill. AS a rule
member could state his arguments fo
bill in ten minutes. There was n
need of long speeches. If in any cas-
the time should be insufficient,
could be extended, and the House wa
always courteous in such matters
He would amend by making the limi
twenty minutes, including interprets
ton. A member talking longer thai
ten minutes was apt to repeat himse
and tire the House, losing vote
thereby.
Noble Walbridge thoughtful Hous
was generally In accord with the resC