The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-03
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Rep. Kamauoha did not approve
discriminating against the Chinese.
Rep. Smith asked Rep. Bush who
was doing the tailoring business on
Maunakea street now. They are
Chinese, and not native women.
Noble NIacfarlane appreciated the
motives and good intentions of Rep.
Bush, but ne felt certain that the re-
suits wished for by the hon. Repre-
sentative could never be attained by
putting on this increased tax. If he
believed that q prohibitory tax on
this article will help to maintain
local wage workers by having the
clothing made here instead of in
China, 1 can tell him that it will not
contribute one cent towards the sup
port and maintenance of Hawaiian
native women. The employment will
go where 1t goes at present-to China.
men. Does the member think for a
moment that Hawaiian women can
compete with Cinnamon? / am for
protection to every home industry,
but the member is very far out in his
views if he insists that this prohibi-
| tory tax will help any local industry,
except those owned by the Chinese.
1t will in fact help 10 maintain these
Chinese tailor shops which are now
absorbing all the business in this line.
And the same argument holds good on
all other businesses. They ought to
be on the plantations, where they
came from and where they belong
as field laboTers, and where they
should have been forced to remain
instead of flooding the towns and
coming into competition with native
and white labor. The hon. Noble
repeated his former argument against
the Increase to p per cent, because it
will be an oppressive tax on the
Cinnamon who now finds himself
forced to take much lower wages in
view of the depressed condition of the
times, and this tax is tax upon one
or his greatest necessities. For the
same reason the speaker said he would
oppose the % per cent. duty on
Chinese provisions which appears at
further stage of the bill. These are
actual necessities and should not be
levied simply because they affect the
Chinese. | am rs much opposed to
Chinese as any member of this House,
but don't propose to reach them by
any such unfair methods.
Rep. Kamauoha moved the ayes and
noes be taken on striking out lines I
and 5. Carried.
Lines and were stricken out, so
voting to strike out and to retain.
Noble Neumann gave notice of his
inteption to move to re consider the
vote a week from Tuesday, August 8.
Rep. Smith moved a re-cOnsidera-
ton.
Noble Neumann claimed such
motion to be out of order.
a
eral merchandise D per cent.-was
stricken out.
Sections l and were then passed as
amended
Noble Neumann moved to strike
reason for passing the bill. If the bill
was wanted for revenue, then all
right; but if it is q bill for ANYTHING
else, then leave the whole bill as it is.
Rep. Smith thought Noble Neu-
man moved his motion merely as
joke. Striking out the enacting clause
will defeat the whole bill. The bill
will certainly make about $4,000
revenue to this Government.
Noble Neumann said that that was
no joke of his. He was glad that new
light had been shed-that tooth
brushes are luXuries. He wondered
why the reputed Committee of Ways
and Means do not stick to the bill.
He had a great deal of confidence in
the committee. He read these items:
" Gloves, % per cent; and hoop skirts
10 per cent? If the bill is good, let it
pass as recommended. He did not see
any reason for striking out lines 7
and s.
Section was reconsidered, on mo-
ton of Noble Marsden. He submitted
an amendment which was passed.
Section 2 was reconsidered.
Noble Neumann moved to strike
out line "on tea, 1Oc. per lb.n
Noble Macfarlane opposed the in
crease to 10 cents per pound on tea.
AT present the duty is 10 per cent. ad
valorem, and that is sufficient. Any
advance on the present rate will onIy
increase the burden to the poorer
classes, for this article is necessity
in every family in the community,
and will bear proportionaIly harder
on the natives than the foreigners.
Passed at 10 per cent.
Bill passed to engrossment, to be
read third time on Saturday.
SUSPENSION OF RULES.
Noble Neumann presented a bill,
which was read by Clerk Mccarthy |
for the first and second time respec- |
lively, an Act to provide for the ap. |
pointment of acting police justices in |
case of illness and temporary absence.
or disqualifications of police justices. |
Rep. Kamauoha moved to indefin- |
ltely postpone the bill, but Withdrew
it after being convinced by Noble
Neumann of it's necessity.
The bill passed to engrossment to
be read third time on Thursday.
Noble Neumann asked leave of alb
Sence for himself and likewise for
Mobiles Kanoa, Wilcox and Rem.
Smith, which was granted.
SPECIAL BUSINESS.
Third reading of Bill 70, relating 70
Article rs of the Constitu-
ion.
The ayes and noes were then taken
or the passage of the bill, resulting as
ollows:
Ayes-Nobles Pua, Hoapili; Reps.
Nawahi, Kaunamano, Kamauoha,
Naipuilani, KaDealii-7.
Noes-Nobles Berger, Ena, Macfar-
ane, Peterson, Cummins, Williams,
1orner, Hind, Marsden, Young, Bald
vim, Cornwell, Walbridge, Anderson,
,hurston, Wilcox, Kanoa, Dreier; 1
Reps. Bipikane, Aki, Pua, Kauhi, r.
v. Wilcox, Bush, Koahou, Horner.
Aaiuna, Iosepa, Akina, Smith, \. S.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, Kauhane, w. {