The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-12-31
THE LEGISLATURE.
l59ru DAY.
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 1899.
Afternoon Session.

| he Assembly convened at l;lO
and proceeded with the considera-
ton of the Registration Bill,
Rep. White was opposed TO the
bill.
Rep. Pua did not favor indefinite
postpouemcnt because he wished the
bill considered section by section.
On motion the question was put
ON the motion to indefinitely post
pone, an aye and nay vote being
taken. Lost, - to 10. Mobiles Hop
kins and Kanoa, Reps. Bipikanc
Ak, Pua. r. w. Wilcox, Nahinu,
White, Kanealii. and Edmonds vot-
ing in the minority.
The bill was then considered sec
ton by section.
The various sections of the bin as
proposed by the committee were
passed to section -.
Rep. S. X. Pua offered the follow
ing amendments: Every person who
has been registered under this Act
shall received a metallic tag to be
worn around the neck, and bearing
the impress e the crown of Hawaii
Rep. Ashford offered the following
amendments: Section 20, This Act
shall not nor shall any of its provi-
sions, be construed to apply to any
person or class of persons as shall,
after the date of its approval, be
brought or come into this kingdom
from foreign lands in pursuance of
the terms OF any statute heretofore
passed, in accordance with and by
the sanction of Article SO of the
Constitution, as adopted on the -
day of --, 1892, and to the EN-
ployers of such persons as are in
this section described, anything
heretofore expressed in this Act, to
the contrary Notwithstanding" He
spoke at length in favor of his pro-
position.
Rep. Wilder said that he was not
in love with the bill, but had been
willing to submit to its provisions
for the proposed benefits to be de-
rived from proper enforcement
thereof. To pass this proposed
amendment of Rep. Ashford's meant
simply to kill the bill, and it would
have been far better to have carried
the motion of indefinite postpone
ment, Rep. Ashford had intimated
that this proposed amendment was
in accord with compromise; if SC
then he (Wilder) had no knowledge
of it and utterly repudiated any
connection or intention Herewith
He moved the ayes and nays on the
question of the adoption of the
amendment.
The motion to adopt the amend
ment was lost by the following vote
Ayes-Nobles Pua, Cornwell, Ka
noa; Reps. Bipikane, Aki, Pua, Ma
wahi, Kaunamano, Nahinu, White
Kanealii, Edmonds-l2.
Noes-Ministers Wilcox, Robin.
son, Jones; Mobiles Berger, Ena, Ma
lie, Kauhane, j. NJ. Horner, Hind
Hoapili, Anderson, McBryde, Dreier
Reps. Wilder, Ashford, Kauhi, Wal,
puilani, Kaluna, Iosepa, Akina, A. S
Wilcox-2l.
Absent-Nobles Hopkins, Peter,
son, Cummins, Marsden, Young
Baldwin, w. Y. Homer, Walbridge
Thurston; Reps. r. w. Wilcox
Bush, Koahou, A. Homer, Kamau
oha, Kapahu, Smith.
EXcused-Noble Williams.
Before the announcement of the
vote by the President, Noble vii
liams stated that he had learned
from Rep. Ashford that he (Wil
liams) had compromised himself il
some way SO that he could not vote
against the amendment He did not
so consider it, but to avoid any mis-
understanding he would ask to bc
excused from voting. Excused.
Rep. Ashford asked Noble Dreiel
if he would not change his vote, as
his name was also on the compro
mise list.
Noble Dreier-No, | don't thinl
so. | signed paper which Mr.
Baldwin offered me and told me wa
an agreement to exclude Hawaiian,
from the bill. | agreed to that
Your amendment does not say any
thing exclusively about Hawaiians
you include everybody. You hay,
not my name.
Rep. Ashford Yes, | have and
can show it to you on paper which
is now in my Office. Yours anC
others.
Noble Hind said that a grea
advantage had been taken of mem
bers who had no knowledge of thi
compact, They had been sittins
quietly listening as they supposed
to arguments on the merits of tn,
bill while there were a number o
honorable gentlemen pledged
pledged to kill the bill, by TIN
adfG. ton of the proposed new sec
ton. He protested against sucl
chicanery, it was not right.
Rep. Wilder moved that the vote
ON the amendment, be reconsidered
Rep. Ashford desired, before tn
motion was put, to say that he con
sidered the action of some of tn
members Of the Assembly, in goin
back ON their promises, as one of tn
most shameless acts that he ever ha
knowledge of. Members who wer
pledged in favor of this amendmen
had skulked out, and one (Andersou
had the Indebtedness to vot
against his promise. He did nc
blame that member so much becaus
he really believed that he had mad
an unconscious error. But of thos
! who had bppn thpre and lnft h