The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28
AFTERNOON SESSION.

| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re-assembled at l:45 PM.
The Tax bill was proceeded with,
and the remaining sections passed.
| Two weeks from date was set for the
third reading.
Under suspension of rules, Noble
Cornwell presented the following reso-
| luton
Whereas, Information from authori-
| tative sources has been received that
an American vessel has been wrecked
near the coast of Hawaii, and by
| reports of one boats crew of survivors
| that another boat containing the cap
tain and his wife, and other people,
was still missing:
Resolved, that Her Majesty's Gov
eminent is hereby requested to in.
quire into the expediency of assisting
| the castaways, and is hereby author
lied in that behalf to employ the SER
vices of one of the Inter-island steam
ers for the purpose of searching for
the missing people, to render assist
ance if possible.
Resolved, fourthly, that the Gov
eminent be authorized to incur the
necessary expenses connected there
with.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox moved refer
ence to the Cabinet.
Noble Baldwin moved to add the
words as to the Cabinets mourning
the expense, if they deem it neces-
sary." The Cabinet would doubtless
confer with the American Minister,
and perhaps the Boston will go.
The resolution, as amended, was
referred to the Cabinet.
Second reading of Bill so, concern
ing lepers at Kalalao, Kauai. Re-
ferred to Sanitary Committee.
Second reading of Bill 142, concern
ing mOngoOse.
The report of the Commerce Com
mittee recommends the bill to pas
sage.
Noble N1arsden said the mongoose
had saved the sugar industry of Ha-
waii.
Noble Baldwin moved to add to
Kauai and Oahu, the islands of Molo-
kai, Lanai and Niihau. The mon
goose did some good, no doubt; but
he feared for the future. They carried
off young lambs, pigs, etc.
Noble Marsden denied that. He
came from the land where the mon
goose grows.
Noble Horner had not the least OBJ
lection to the bill but the mongoose
was a slandered animal. 1t was vir-
tuous. 1t lay up nights like the Cali
fornia squirrel. He had raised poul-
try where there were rats and mon
goose, and he found the rats decidedly
the worse. They had plenty of mon
goose on Hawaii and yet had poultry.
An old turkey or fowl was able to de-
fend its young from the mongoose.
The idea of their running off with
pigs and sheep when they couldn't
even take an old fowl was ridiculous.
Noble Thurston said Mr.. Shil'rnan's
poultry had been wiped out by The
mongoose. The bush had been full of
turkeys now there was not one. The
subject. Mr.. J. I. Dowsett was ready
to subscribe 500 himself to help eX-
terminate the mongoose and would
get $1,000 more. It was time for
action.
Rep. Bipikane wanted Noble Mars
den to pay damages, and others who
were connected with the introduction
of the mongoose.
The bill passed with the amend
ment adding the islands of Molokai
and Lanai, Hawaii and Maui.
Noble Thurston said the addition
of Maui and Hawaii would kill the
bill, as it was impossible to extermin-
ate the mongoose on those islands.
Noble Marsden said it would bank
rupt the government.
The vote was reconsidered.
Rep. Kaunamano said there were
millions of mongoose on Hawaii and
only a few hundred on Maui, why not
kill a few on Hawaii to give the peo.
pie there some relief as we'll as the
people here. He moved to in
clude the islands of Maui and Hawaii
but to exclude them from the reward
for killing mongOOse.
The bill was read section by section
Section l was amended so as to make
it unlawful to introduce mongoose
into any part of the kingdom.
The rest of the bill passed with un-
important amendments and Saturday
was set for the third reading.
Second reading of Bill Z, to regulate
the hours of labor.
The Labor Committee recommend
| the bill be laid on the table.
The report was adopted.
A motion was made to adjourn until
next Monday.
Noble Horner moved TO adjourn
simply. Carried at $50.