The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-01-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
10TH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. II, 1892.
Morning Session.

of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
At 9:35 the Order of the Day be-
ing moved, Bill POI, relative to lega-
cies, came up on third reading.
Passed.
Bill 2l6, to amend the law restrict
ing Chinese immigration, was read a
third time and passed.
Third reading of the Lottery Bill.
Noble Thurston moved that the
Bill be indefinitely postponed.
Rep. White moved that the Bill
pass.
Noble Thurston said that he did
not think it was necessary to go into
the details of this most iniquitous
measure. There were many mem
bers who had voted for the measure
yesterday that did so because they
had spite against the Cabinet. He
would tell those members that were
actuated with any such spirit that
the bill did not affect the Cabinet in
any way, for even if the bill did pass
it did not necessitate the Cabinet
resigning; the bill was not a Govern
ment measure. He was at loss to
understood why some of the mem
bers who had used both tongue and
pen in denouncing the lottery
scheme, notably the member from
Koolaupoko, had voted in favor of
it yesterday and intended to do so
again to-day. He would advise the
members against expecting too much
for there was nothing positive in the
promise of paying over S50O,0OO to
the Government. Who was to pay
this money? Was Mr.. Williams, the
picture man who was now down at
Lysan Island, taking views of birds
and rocks, was he the one? Or was
Mr.. Sam Nowlein, or perhaps it was
DIR. Foote, who had skipped out to
Japan? He believed that the pass
age of the bill would be a death
blow to all hopes of better trade
relations with the United States.
The speaker continued at consider
able length and spoke most forcibly
against the bill.
Rep. Smith said that the manner
OF management of the bill since its
presentation showed that those who
favored it were afraid to have it dis
cussed on its merits. 1t had been
thrown in in a hurried clandestine
manner, and on each occasion that
it had been brought up it was rush
ed through without the slightest at
tempt to have the merits discussed.
He read from the bill to show that
the franchise was to be exclusive and
for twenty-five years. The PROPOSE
ton was to barter our honor away
in exchange for a miserable pittance.
He regarded the lottery bill as a
most damnable scheme. Ruined
homes, lost characters, misery and
want, would be the accompanying
results of this bill becoming law.
He agreed with Noble Thurston that
to pass this bill would be to injure
our prospects of improved trade re-
latlons with the United States. Over
2256 signatures had been attached
to petitions against this contempt
bic scheme and the intelligence of
the community was arrayed against
the measure.
Rep. Bush spoke in favor of the
passage of the bill, although he did
not maintain that it was right; he
would vote in favor of it.
Rep. r. w. Wilcox favored the
bill. He did not consider that there
was any wrong in the measure. He
believed in it and would vote in ia.
vor because it would be of benefit tC
the country. The telegraph cable
which is much needed, would be
laid by the assistance obtained from
the provisions of this bill. He ia
vored giving the bill trial.
Rep. Waipuilani considered thai
this bill was one of the most impor
tant measures that had been pre-
sented during the session. He in
tended to be consistent in his ac
tons and he would say that he wa
opposed to the bill and would vot,
against it. He referred to Rep. Busl
as acting the part of a spoiled chilt
in sulking because some other mem
bers had departed from a so Gale,
principle. Rep. Robert Wilcox wa
the editor of the Liberal, and he ha,
, seen in that paper articles denoun
: cling this lottery scheme and he wa
) now much surprised at Rep. vii
cox's remarks this morning in favo
of the bill.
5 Rep. White said that he was will
y. ing to admit that he was the intro
9 Queer of the bill. 1t was a measur
= which had attracted great deal @
a interest. 1t had been said by tn
a newspapers that the Lottery bill wa
= dead, but yesterday showed that
G was lively corpse. This was
measure of benefit to the poor. Tn
moneyed men do not like the hi
r because they know if the bill passe
; then they will get less interest be-
!. cause money will be easier If TIL
:, bill passes there will be plenty {
o work for the poor people in the con
5 munity. That work will suppl
! them with the means to purchas
| tickets in this lottery if they so dc
!, sire, This would be a boon to tn
5 country. He knew of a white lad
% who was in poor circumstances, br
:, she managed to obtain none
q enough to purchase ticket in ii
Louisiana Lottery and she won
$4,000 prize. Now she rides in he
II carriage and has some propert
% which she would not have were
% not for the lottery. He pictured
"A most roseate hues the season
1t prosperity which would follow IL
NJ establish mant of thiS lnttnry i'm II