The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
One Hundred and Thirtieth Day.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. %.
The House met at 1910 A. NJ.
RESOLUTIONS.
After the minutes, Attorney-Gen-
eral Brown presented reply to ques-
lions concerning certain Crown Lands
at Kaneohe. Referred to special
committee.
Noble Horner introduced a resolu-
ton providing that the House meet at
A. NJ, that the roll be called morn
ings and afternoons, and that delin-
auents be fined.
Rep. Ashford said it was difficult to
get a quorum at 10 o'clock, and it
would be impossible to get one at 9
O'Clock.
Rep. r. W. Wilcox moved it be $3.50
O'Clock. Then there would be small
show of getting a quorum at 10 o'clock.
Noble Horner said he noticed
number got here at o'clock. He
himself could be here at s o'clock
without any difficulty.
Rep. Waipuilani objected to dis
grazing members by publishing their
names as absentees. The Mobiles from
Maui whose names are so frequently
seen in the passenger lists would take
the cake for absenteeism. After them
certain lawyers and steamboat people
would be the worst.
A motion to table. the resolution
was lost. The previous question was
moved and carried.
The motion to strike out the roll
call was tie-20 to 20.
The President said-We'll call the
roll.
The resolution was adopted.
The President appointed as Select
Committee on Answers of Attorney
General, Reps. Bush and Ashford,
Mobiles Thurston and Walbridge and
the AttOrney-Ge General.
Noble Thurston, under suspension
of rules, presented a petition from the
Bureau of Information asking that
the matter sent abroad by the Bureau
go postage free. Referred to Conn.,
mittee on Commerce.
Noble Williams, for the Select Com
mittee on Horner's Banking bill, re-
ported recommending the indefinite
postponement of the bill.
Tabled to await minority report.
Noble Thurston wished to renew
his resolution of yesterday, viz, to
appoint commission of five persons
to Investigate the liquor question, and
report to the Legislature of 1894.
Rep. Ashford moved to amend the
resolution by striking out the clause
referring all bills now before the
House to this commission. A number
of these were in the hands of the
Temperance Committee.
Noble Thurston did not care whe-
Their they were stricken out or not.
He had included them on the sugges-
ton of the Chairman of the Temper
ance Committee. 1t would save a
great deal of time.
General Brown supported
the amendment.
Noble Thurston accepted it, and the
resolution was adopted.
At IL A. NJ. the House proceeded
to the
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Consideration of the proposed Arti
Gle SO of the Constitution.
Rep. Ashford did not wish to see the
amendment killed, but it would be
killed unless an arrangement could
be made about the Registration Act
by which its provisions could be linn.
tied to Asiatics hereafter to come here
Noble Thurston said he had exposed
the inconsistencies of the gentleman's
position before. 1t would be absolute
" useless to limit the operation of the
Registration Act to Chinese to come
here in future. 1t would defeat thu
whole object of the bill. 1t would b'
impossible to identify anyone. If any
We're to be identified, ali must b.
compelled to have a certificate, nom
could be identified. 1t was preposter
Gus to say this bill was for the benefi
of the pla2ters. OF what use would
be to planters? The whole object of j
was to protect mechanics by prevent
ing the Chinese from engaging in tn
trades. The course taken by ReI
Ashford will directly defeat this oh
ject.
Rep. Smith thought the discussio
was wandering from the subject
The Act to register all males shoul
stand on its own merits. 1t had moth
ing to do with this proposed article c
the Constitution, which was as follows
ARTICLE SO. The Legislature ma
from time to time enact such laws as
may deem proper for the supervise
and control and Identification of all pei
sons or any one class or nationality VIII
may be introduced into the Kingdom fC
the purpose of performing agricultur;
labor, and may also, by law, restrict an
limit the term of residence in the Kin,
dom of such agricultural laborers an
the business or employment in whic
they may engage.
He favored passage of the amen'
ment.
Rep. White said the amendmel
was solely for the benefit of til
planters. There was plenty of labt
here; but the difficulty was that the
were not willing to pay high enoug
wages. This bill contained five {
six amendments, but the suppOrte
of this amendment were not willin
to take them up in the proper orde
This was the country of the nati'
Hawaiians. God gave it to then
The foreigners came here, filled IL
country up with Chinese, got rich ar
went away, leaving the natives I
their fate. Mr.. Cleveland wou
knock out the Mckinley bill, and tt
planters will be prosperous agar
but they were not content. 1t locke
like stuffing fat hog. A burnt chi
breads the fire. He had voted for tn
amendment in $50, but since then b
eyes had been opened, and ne shou
vote against it. 1t was dangerous