The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

I SWerS 10 the luS>lOUS pI RCk- NIL
lardS regarding the position Of the Gov
srnmsnt on the matter OF the electric
/ lighting OF the city.
A letter from the Senate announced
passage in third reading Of House Bill
No. :, relating 10 registration; also,
| concurrence Of Senate in Senate Bill
No. II. relating 10 the reorganization OF
the Judiciary Department.
Rep. Bond reported as follows for the
select committee 70 whom was referred
House Bill No. 16. relating 10 gambling
and gaming;
Your special committee 10 whom
was referred HoGse Bill No. 16, rela-
tive 70 gambling and gaming. having
/ had the same under consideration, beg
leave to offer the following amend
ments. TO wit:
Strike out the last three words Of
the title, as being unnecessary.
Strike out the word chapter in the
first line Of Section I and substitute
the word Act Also, after the words
section sA.' in line 5. strike out the
words relative 10 gaming or gaming at
horse races
In line 5. after the words horse
race insert the words boat race
In line 5. after the word game, in
sert the word sport
Substitute Section with the usual
eFecting clause TO read as follows:
This Act shall take effect from the
date Of its publication
With these amendments your COM
mittee recommend that the bill pass. -
Rep. Winston presented a petition
from the Chinese shoemakers of the
city protesting against the proposed bill
for the levying Of additional licGnse
fees.
Second reading Of House Bill No. L
called up on the order Of the day.
Rep. Ryeroft moved that the consid-
Grafton Of the bill be postponed until
& motion be made to bring it up again
this On account OF the absence Of the
Attorney-Gensral and Rep. Robertson
the two parties who were best acQuaint-
ed with the bill
There being no additional reports on
the Appropriation bill. consideration of
the same was deferred and Senate
Bill No. taken up
The report Of the Committee on Pub
lie Lands. recommending that an item
Of $4,000 be inserted for the rebuilding
OF the Waiawa bridge in the district Of
Eva, was adopted and the item insert
ed and passed
Senate Bill No. II, An Act TO amend
Section Of an Act entitled, An Act
restricting Chinese immigration, and
being Chapter Of the Session Laws of
1882, and to amend Section Of Act
OF the Legislature OF the Republic of
Hawaii. special session 1895, being en-
titled, An Act relating 10 the restrict
ing OF Chinese immigration brought
up in first reading, section by section.
Passed first reading and upon motion
read second time by title. Passed sec
oud reading and referred TO the Print
ing Committee.
House Bill No. Is, relating TO the pro-
hibition OF gambling and gaming, Ia
port Of the committee.
After the reading Of Section and the
accommodation OF the COMMITTEES,
Rep. Richards said he thought that if
the bill were passed il would simply be
winked at BY everybody. 1t was all
right enough TO talk and read about. |
but when it came TO enforce the law.
such q thing would never be done \ l
section in the Provisional Government /
laws enumerated lot Of games such as /
che IA, but the games mentioned in the 1
new bill had been avoided. The fran I
ars Of the law must have realized that 4
there could be no enforcement Of law
IN regard 70 these Rather than pass
II Act that would not be observed by
people who voted for il, he moved that
he bill be indefinitely postponed
Rep. Rycroft thought that the law
would practically become q dead letter
0uz man had said az a public meeting
hat baseball in the United States had
been killed by the betting habit, and
serious results in the same sport had
come about in Honolulu through the
same cause The law as proposed
night lot stop gambling, privately, but
i would put q stop 10 gambling public
y II the law gUaraEts ed some good it
-lglAL4 DC yet1e-AA- lACEr were I1c1-
avs such as the one in regard to the
sale Of liquor, that were being continu-
ally broken, but that fact did not prove
heir uselessless-
Rep. Bond said that secret betting
souId not be stopped, but such gam
bling as is found at baseball games,
horse races and other places, and the
moral influence of which could not help
but Be very bad, could be largely
stopped
Rep Rycroft explained that the COM
mittee 10 whom the matter was re-
ierred had all signed the report with
the exception Of Rep. Robertson, and
from remarks made by him, he was
sure that member would not hesitate
Tor a moment
Rep Richards withdrew his motion
TO Indefinitely postpone the bill
Rep Cluney said he did not believe
in bringing in all such samples Of the
Connecticut Blue Laws There had 4
been no such laws before, EhZ should
there be now No other country had 4
adopted such law He did not believe
n preventing men from having little
fun when they so desired As to chill
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