The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-19
Not One Dissenting Vote in the
Councils.
SESSION HELD LAST EVENING.
Calendar Cleared OF BnIs-Chinese I'm
migration Amendment Oarried-'IsO
Act Relating to Punishment Of sedi-
tiOus OTenses-RepOrt on Employees.

The Advisory Councils met last eV-
ening la the councils chamber. Three
Acts were passed, including the much
discussed Iawless intentions measure.
The Judiciary Committee reported ia
vorably on the Act relating to sedi-
tious Offenses.
No resolutions or petitions being
offered, the Councils proceeded to the
consideration of unfinished business.
The Act providing for an amendment
to the Chinese immigration law passed
the third reading by an unanimous
vote.
The Act relating to seditious Of
fenses was read the second time, after
being amended according to the sug-
gestiOns of the Judiciary Committee.
This amendment provided for the sub
stitution of the word "may'' in the
phrase, ''the judge or magistrate try
ing the case shall suspend the publica-
tion of such newspaper" etc. Under
suspension of the rules the Act passed
its third reading.
The Act relating to persons having
lawless intentions was brought up and
considered section by section. On the
first section President Dole moved an
amendment striking out the words cor
to private rights of life, liberty or
property" and adding the word for
before the words tthe established sys-
tenn of government President Dole
spoke of the opposition to the law.
He was glad for the opportunity of
publio discussion, as it was the desire
to obtain public opinion on all laws.
The objections brought out in the
newspapers were vague and no good
reason had been given against the
passage of the law. The events OF the
past few months had shown the neces-
sity of such an Act. 1t was not di'
rected at laW-abiding citizens and
could in no way embarrass the general
public in free action and discussion.
Few. citizens had knowledge of the
law already on the statute books
against lawless intentions and which
was in constant use today, requiring
those accused of intent of commit
ting offenses against the private
rights of life to furnish heavy bonds
to keep the peace, or on failure to do
so to be imprisoned. This was q
vague law to a certain extent, but DO
abuse has been made of it to the
present time. This law aims to pro-
tect persons while the one suggested
is to protect society. Mr.. Smith, after
remarks upon the advisability OF
passing the measure seconded the
motion for the adoption of the first
section.
Mr.. Castle asked if the law could
not apply to embrogiios resulting
from intoxication.
President Dole said he did not see
how the bill could he construed to
| bring disturber of Il Z public peace
| within its power. The lawless or trea-
sonable intent was The point to be
reached.
In Section 2 the words "or to pri-
| vate rights of life, etc, were stricken
| out and the section passed as amend
ed. The remaining sections passed
without amendment.
On the motion to pass the third read
| ing Mr. Ena asked if a man were with
out property, would the Government
be obliged to pay his expenses? He
held that il q person wanted to get
out of the country he might commit a
| lawless act in order to have his fare
paid.
DIR. Wood was not entirely satisfied
| that the act was necessary. One man
! could not put the system of govern
ment in jeopardy. People at large
| felt that the act was arbitrary and he
| felt it should go over to the repre-
seDtatives elected by the people.
! The Attorney General said expert
ence of the past eighteen months had
shown the difficulty of obtaining
proof in conspiracy. Men bad been
j arrested whose reasonable intent was
we'll established, but it was impossi-
BILE to obtain the testimony which
would convict them under the law.
The measure had numerous safeguards
about it and no we'll meaning persons
need fear Minister Damon said he
had opposed every law and every
order bordering on this one, but he
must confess that the community had
been brought face to face with cOndi-
lions which showed that much care
must be taken in conducting the
affairs of the country. He did not be-
| Iieve his colleagues would introduce
such an act without the necessity was
paramount. He advocated the dill
because the country is face to face
with facts which cannot be cast aside
Public opinion on the whole bore out
the necessity of passing the measure
Mr.. Hatch sal l that behind one
man against whom anything tangible
, could be brought there were twenty
against whom nothing could ht