The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-27
Legislature Will Debate On Its
Appeal.
PROTESTS AGAINST THE OPIUM
The Great Seal Again-The Manu-
facture of Fruit Alcohol-Dr.
Goto's Remedies-Expenses of the
Tug - Kamauoha and Laborers.
Twentieth Day.
Thursday, March z6.

Minister King reported that the bill
authorizing the Minister of me Interior
to make a certain class of leases had
been signed by the President. Minister
King also asked for further time to an
swer the questions propounded by SEN
ator Holstem
The petition presented by tho Portu-
guese was placed before the Senate by
Minister Cooper. Referred TO special
committee of five to be named by the
President.
Senator Lyman presented petition
against the licensing of opium, signed
by 275 native residents. Referred to the
special committee.
Senator Northrup, from the Miscel-
laneous Committee, presented the fol-
lowing report on the Great Seal:
Your Miscellaneous Committee to
which was referred the joinc resolution
concerning. the Great Seal of Hawaii,
have carefully considered every item
of the resolution, and beg leave to re-
port as follows:
I'VE would respectfully recommend
that the Senate do not concur in the
action of the House oil the resolution,
and we submit the following particu-
lars in which, according to the IDEAS of
the members of the committee and of
l.
made.
'Arms-We would respectfully sug-
gest that in the heraldic shield the bars
in the upper left hand corner be replac-
ed by the Hawaiian Jack. TIE eight in
habited islands Of the group would still
be represented by the bars IN the right
hand lower corner, and We should have
in addition representation of the.H
waiian flag. The surcaarged star would
have additional significance by so do
ing.
The tabu sticks as shown in the eX-
hibit would hardly be recognized by
a Hawaiian, as neither the staff nor the
ball are suggestively drawn. They are
COIISCIly SuOWn Ill luS 'TICdI IOSdl VI Tic
Monarchy, and if represented at all
should be significant by being correct.
'Supporters-The figure of Kameha-
meha l. should convey the idea of
monarch or one in authority If this
idea is to be conveyed, there would be
neeessitated the removal of the band
from over the shoulder and the altera-
tion OF the f1sherman's s malo, as shown
in the exhibit, to the royal 1nalo, by
lengthening it to The knees.
Crest and Motto-We would suggest
that the rays Of fhe rising sun should
be as in Exhibit A, rather than as
shown in the original exhibit and that
the different letters in the legend be all
in the same style. For instance, in the
word Hawaii there are two different
styles of the letter A, and in the word
Republic the letter u is different from
the u III the word Ia.
Further Accessories-We would last
ly suggest that a drawing of the ever
familiar and suggestive land mark,
our own grand old Diamond Head, bC
given the position at the bottom of the
shield, III place of the fabulous Phoenix.
This will make the seal a characteristic
one, which your committee think is de-
sirous.
Your committe would earnestly ask
that these suggestions be given careful
by the members of the |
Senate, as some of them are of great |
or the significance of the |
seal will be in large measure lost"
The report was referred to the Print |
ing Committee.
Senator Baldwin reported that the |