The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-06


pic. The carrying on of these games
was fruitful in fees, but when res
pectable people were deluded into
play wing and then swindled out of the
very prOblematical winnings ID was
time not 20 lend cOunteuance to any
such thing. y native had been
cheated out OF a prize OF $50 or S60,
won on the word pooiio, because the
Keeper of the game alleged that he
had written L instead OF ". He
drank himself, but admitted that the
licensed sale of liquor was bad. 1t
was q matter of degree. Some PEG,
pie could use il in moderation. He
had INDUCED in lotteries, but not in
prostitution. Probably the member
from Lahaina could enlighten him on
that subject The member seemed to
argue that because a thing was bad il
should be licensed lie could not see
the logic of that position. 1t would
follow that larceny should be licensed.
Even Ii il were true that high officials
We're bribed-which he did not be.
Ieye-that was no Justification for a
bill like this. And he would ask the
member from I.ahaina--a gentleman
known for his learning and under
anding-whether he really thought
that the Chinese had grown too strong
for the laws? For such a bill there
was but one amendment-to choke it
10 death the moment you see ii. There
was no use in referring it to the Judi,
ciary Committee, for that committee
would unanimously recommend in
definite postponement
Minister Widemann wished the
President would make the member
from Lahaina sit down. He had let
him speak once, and now he thought
he owned the floor. The entering
wedge in establishing things like
these, was to get the Government To
derive q revenue from them. The
spirit of the age was against these
things. A great fight had gone on in
Louisiana against just such another
evil as this, and his hopes had been
that the opposition to the lottery
would win. a number of years ago,
bill like this had been brought into
the House and gloriously defeated, as
he hoped this would be. If this bill
were referred TO Il committee, the
committee should be paid for its SER
vices, for the English version could
not possibly pass. It was not fair to
burden any standing committee with
such a bill as this.
Noble Young had not thought the
bill would occupy five minutes. 1t
was not worth it. He did not wish to
hurt the feelings of the introducer, but
he was sorry be had permitted him.
self TO be made use of for any such
purpose. The bill was an insult to the
House. He would move the previous
question. Calls of kokua.) Carried.
The President ruled that the motion
TO indefinitely postpone was i'll order.
Rep. White appealed from the deci-
sion of the Chair.
The decision of the Chair was sus-
tanned.
Rep. Bush moved the ayes and noes
be taken on the motion to indefinitely
postpone. Carried.
At II NJ. Rep. White closed the
debate. He held that those who
voted for the motion were prob
ably interested in gambling
themselves. As for the evils Of
prostitution, he could easily convince
the hon. Noble that the vice was
would have 10 be cleared of spectators,
as there were 81 great many innocent
young men about for whose ears such
improper.
Noble Neumann asked the member
how long he intended to speak.
Rep. White said he was constantly
in receipt of notes suggesting new
points, and it would probably take at
least all day to discuss the matter
properly. Proceeding, the member
stated thai. pakapio was invented 1000
years ago in China. He had once been
Deputy-Sheriff, and had learned the
game then. 4 man might win $500
Who could say that was a bad thing?
This game did not lead TO crime. Ii
was on the sugar plantations that the
crimes were committed. If this bill
passed, the gambling houses would
not be open on Sunday, and then
every body would 90 to church and the
millennium would have come in Ha-
wall. If the law passed, members of
the House could try the game them
selves, consulting first a kahuna or
fortune teller, and could then win $500
on n stake of 20 cts, so he thought it
clear there was no harm in the bill.
| He favored sending the bill to COM
mittee. Otherwise he was ready to
| talk for two weeks. One bill had been
| sent to committee. 1t was not fair To
| discriminate.
At twenty minutes of o'clock,
/ Noble Neumann said if the member
/ would stop talking, he would promise
/ TO indefinitely postpone both bills, il
! that would please him any better.
/ Noble Marsden-Go ahead, Billy
/ The same member moved tn"
/ speaker talk five minutes in native
and five in English, alternately, ~
| the House was not getting the benefit
| of it all.
Noble Baldwin said he had just got
in, and had not heard the debate.
! Noble Walbridge You're lucky.
/ Noble Neumann moved the mem
/ Der repeat his remarks for the benefit
of Noble Baldwin. Laughter
Rep. Smith took his chair and went
out into the hall.
Rep. White continuing said mem
bers need not 90 out. They could stuff
their ears with cotton.
At $50 Mobiles Baldwin and Mars.
den stationed themselves behind Rep
White and famed him with hat anC
silk handkerchief.
At 3:45 the speaker revived hi
sinking powers with a glass Of ginge
ale.
Rep. Smith asked the member if h
thought he had right to take up tin
time of the House in this way.
Minister Widemann suggested tina
that was what he was getting his so
for.
Rep. White said if a member had
| hill which had merit in it If was hi