The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-22

advantage OF tie opportunities which,
according 10 his logic, are in sight.
Noble Neumaun said: When this ques-
ton came 10 be debated 1 did not intend .
10 SPEAK. in fact. | did not intend TO vote,
but il do vote | shall OF course vote 10
sustain the report OF the Committee and .
to table the bill The remarks Of His
ExcelleuCy the Minister OF Finance, VINO .
appears 10 find fault with the suggestion
OF the Committee that the bill is con-
trary 10 the spirit Of our Reciprocity
Treaty may missead some members.
What the Committee meant was that
though cards We're not mentioned IN the
treaty, manufactures o: paper were, and
cards are manufactures Il paper and
therefore. though not by direct naming.
still are among the tree articles ty con-
s.ruCJiOn or within the spirit OF the
treaty. | cannot but assume that the
remarks Of the Noble from Oahu, Mr..
Maciar.aue, were ir0nlcal, bnt they were
telling ~ suppiicated 10y the Noble Of
/ Maui, Mr. ThurstOn, they pointed out
/ the road which the House is 70 take in
/ this matter By all means ignore our
/ treaty obligations but what will be the
/ result At present it must be admit
/ ted oar sugar planting interest Is para
/ mount ami will be Tor some years, no
matter how hard the blow which it re
/ ceived Have the members OF this
/ House who are so ready TO support this
measure though it may contTavene the
spirit Of the treaty considered that the
United States have within their power q
retaliation which ii exercised would
under our present circumstances ruin Us
entirely? All that is needed is to subject
our products TO a duty, which may be
done under the Mckinley Bill. | do not
claim for my committee or myself infal~
libility We may be mistaken in our
view upon this measure, but our opinion
is before this House we believe this act
to be in violation OF our treaty obliga,
tons. Let however this House support
the act and let it be after passage sub
jected to the test OF decision OF our Sur
preme Court ;?perhaps this will be more
satisfactory to some OF the members O
the House. Your Committee believe
that they will be supported in their con-
clusion by our Supreme Court.
The bill as amended was passed tC
engrossment, to be read for the thirC
time next Tuesday.
Bill 80. The Secretary read repor
of the Judiciary Committee. The bill
related to granting gambling licenses
The committee recommended that tn,
bill be rejected.
The report and bill were laid on tn
table.
: Bill 46. The report of the Judiciar,
! Committee was read. The bill pro
vided for a Police Justice for Yves
Kau, Hawaii. The committee recon
mended that there was no necessity
for such a measure at present, and re
commended that it be laid on tn
table.
The bill was passed to engrossment
TO be read a third time on Tuesday.
Bill 40, relative to repeating Sec.
of the Road Board Act of 1890. Tn
: committee recommended that the bill
} do not pass.
r The bill was laid on the table.
+; Rep. Smith notified the Sanitar,
, Committee to meet at A. NJ, Friday
: and further that all Representative
: and Mobiles from Honolulu be present
5 SO that the Sanitary Committee coul
! get their opinion concerning Bill 101
) relating to the manufacture of poi i
: Honolulu.
The House adjourned at 4 :O4 P. NJ.