The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-15

~hSh asheu, tnat II was Sunaa
ana tnat that was the way thev s?y
in America. Now, people in '"ey did
had become Americans. and hawaii
come thoroughly AmericanizeJ De
HaWaiians did not at first - Ihe
become Americans, but now tba, 10
wall had become part of ArerieN ma
should be Americans, and nor va, an
hang on to our old laws. Tbe ny 10
should adopt the laws of the Ip'nTIpe
States, and repeal all old laws yea
that interfered. They should ma, ueIe
mere TO the obsolete laws which sSn
prevail on the statute books of tha
Territory. VI Ue
The average mechanic worry,
hours all week and he ought to h,ohs
at least one day for rest and roa"i Nr
ton without any undue legai rastsl
tons. 'eS'rle-
Kumalae said he was grat,ra1
hear Aylett evince such interest ~ ~, 70
subject. He said there was mora o o'le
tual happiness in the little ronar'n,
OF Hawaii under the old laws and o,aS
toms tnan there is today under the
great laws of the United States V
-Beckley, chairman of the commit.
OF the whole, at this juncture. caneS
Makekau to the chair saying thai W.
was one to attend the meeting a, ~
Board of Health. ''e
Kumalae continued by stating Tho.
the Organic Act has specified tbo,
Sundays and holidays of the Iagisia
ture should not be counted. thereb,
showing that it respects the old ruIo
Rest was one of the rules of Nfs
and without it life was short. II Nv
Legislators wanted to shorten life tb"'.
could do it. but he thought it shoulS
not be done
kaniho took the floor and made o.
motion that the bill be tabled. Puusi
got up and said that he was stiu On
the side of rejecting this law. Tba,
God had made the laws, and not man
and that there We're no mistakes in the
Territorial laws.
1t was only when men got SO wise a,
to change the laws Of God that II was
allowed for men to do other than char
liable things on Sundays. On the Is,.
and of Kauai the plantations grind
away on Sundays; he thought it wa,
the fault of the officials, who did not
arrest the managers and prevent II
He thought the only proper thing TO do
for the House, to question the different
officers as to why they do not arrest
the managers.
81 think we have a remedy for Off
Gals who do. not attend to their bust
ness" said he. IF man goes out
ilStllDE VII Nv Will Stl arrested
but it seems that boiling sugar and
working in the mills is different
thing. and he is let alone. This is not
right The Bible distinctly states that
the fear of God is the beginning or
wisdom and L think if we keep the
Sunday laws we are doing a wise
thing"
Emmeluth said it was very interest
ing to hear such discussion The greed
for the almighty dollar is apt 10 take
men away from the spirit of God
He was emphatic, however, in the
statement that there was only one
thing for this Legislature to do and
that was to stop discussion and get
down to passing laws for the benefit
of the Islands of the Territory. The
quicker the representative from Kauai
could get into his hamlet, and when
he hears the whistle of a plantation
mill loot. and the quicker he can send
officers to arrest the manager of that
mill. the better.
I'VE must not look to those who
have the handling of the laws, but to
the laws, themselves" continued En-
meluth, and by their fruits shall ye
know them There is a time coming
when these Islands will be governed by
Christianity, and this law has got TO
go"
Robertson stated that sometimes the
Legislative branch of the government
would run ahead of the Thoughts Of
the people, and that again 1t would be
backward, and not up to the STANDARD
of the peoples idea of government. The
Legislature has at this time been
dragged behind the more advanced
ideas of the public. Under what Is
termed as the Blue Laws" the people
were afraid to venture out of doors
Laws of 1886 We're somewhat in ad
vance of these previously passed In
them were set forth such things as
were prohibited on Sunday previously
AS years passed by it was found that
many of the laws had become dead
letters. The last speaker made the
statement that the law was all wrong
He differed with him. 1t was the lack
of enforcement that caused the trou-
BILE Everyone knew that the laws
were fiagrantly violated. and no one
seemed to take interest enough TO see
that the laws are properly carried out
Relative to the Sunday sacred con
certs, he said that public sentiment
largely controlled the playing of mu-
sic. If the present Sunday law was
left unrepealed, it being a Territorial
law, becomes binding upon the people
even under a county or municipal gov
eminent
The entire matter of n Sunday law
should be left in the hands of the mu-
nicipality. The discussion of the old
Sunday law bill. repeating ii arb
trarily and entirely, should be carried
on so as to meet with public sent
ment | therefore offer the following
ave.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
that the Sunday law may
very properly be made more liberal
that special committee Of five mem
berS be appointed to recommend
and that House Bill ~ o.
referred to such committee"
Upon motion made by Robertson
which was seconded, the resolution was
adopted
The speaker thought that 1t was the
American people who introduced these
laws here, and had been lead
ing the Hawaiians blindly by direct
violation of the laws they were de-
sirous of now forcing upon them.
kauawai said that in framing tn.
Organic Act it was thought best nor
to interfere with the present SUNDAY
laws, but as the Hawaiians We're stlL
bent on repeating these old laws, NJ
could not say that they were sun
Christians
Makekau. who was occupying ut
chair, called the secretary to the chaI
so that he could make a speech upon
the Sunday bill under discussion.
He said that ii was the American
people who have introduced the pres
ent laws here and have Ted us bllnu
ly" by a direct violation of the law
hey are DESTROYS of forcing upon Us
If this is the cry of the Christian Pee.
pie of the land TO repeal law OF ilS
kind, | think that if we repeal ines
I'D laws we are doing things COnLIaF