The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-14

The new law would cause rnany crimes
in the country. 1t is check whereby q
husband is refrained from doing unaw-
full acts He advocated the use. of the
saying, When in anger count ten AS
to being Americans, he was proud that
the Hawaiian girls were mot becoming
Americans too fast. Il
Dickey, the author of the bill, made
a final reply to the adverse report of the
committee He said if he thought the
law really protected the family, he would
mot ask to see it repealed. He not
know an instance where it helped the
family. AS to being termed bulls and
heifers," he said if the report was adopt
ed. the solons should be termed
! calves"
Kumalae favored the report His argu-
mentS were devoid of horse-sense and
were almost as ridiculous as those of his
near by desk neighbor, Kaniho. The old
| law, to him. was like a trusted friend
or an antidote for disease
| Paele didn't want the new Act, and
the repeating of the old law would pro-
! hibit woman from getting her dover
rights.
Beckley caused the first excitement of
the day by calling the attention of the
/ Chair to Emmeluths attacks upon the
Kamehameha Schools and instructors
/ He was one of the first sons of the Ka-
mehameha Schools; he intended to pro-
tect it's interests. AS to teaching the
young people in such a way that their
wants could not be supplied, he denied
the imputaton. He said that Emmeluth
had made no mention of the fact that
the means of satisfying wants are fur
nished by that institution. The princi-
pie of the school to teach handi-
| craft Whatever desires had been
taught him. the means of satisfying his
desires had also been taught him. He
roasted Emmeluth as he went along
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Beckley. He admitted that Beckley was
right in some ways Puuki and Make
kau entered objections to Emmeluth talk
ing further on the subject, but he was
privileged to continue by the Chair.
Emmeluth said that the records will
show that the graduates of Kamehameha
found more employment on the police
force and hackdrivers His state
ments caused the greatest excitement of
the day. Interpreter Wise, who is also
a Kamehameha graduate, said soto voce
that Emmeluth did not tell the truth. A
stormy debate began in many quarters.
points of order We're called, and for
few minutes a wordy scrap seemed i'm
minent.
| Robertson arose to state that the mo-
ton to adopt the report was out of or
der, if the report was adopted the
bill would be killed. The rules did not
allow an adverse report to be adopted
at the second reading of the bill. Dickey
said the point was well taken.
The Speaker ruled the point of order
was not well taken. Robertson asked
whether or not if the report was adopted
the bill would be rejected. The Speaker
said it would be. Then Robertson said
that under the rules bill could not be
rejected KILLED" at it's second read
) ing. Overruled by the Speaker.
Emmeluth asked to be excused from
voting. not being sufficiently versed as
| m he nr he "a nt a
y the request.
The Chair was, without doubt. wrong
in his ruling, but was determined, as a
? Home Ruler, to stand with the MAORI.
ty, and force the measure through
rules rules. The vote ayes and
= noes was as follows: Ayes, 10; noes, 5
. and the report was adopted.
Prendergast made a report for the
. Printing Committee of bills printed anC
= ready for the House, as follows: House
. Bill IS, An Act to Adopt Flag for the
: Territory of Hawaii; g. Relating to Car
: and Dray Tax; 81, Relating to Education
|. of Hawaiian Youths Abroad; SO, Sup.
preston of Vice, and Immoral and LewC
= Practices; A. To Establish and Maintain
. School Libraries.
Upon motion of Beckiey, the House
= took recess until 80 D. m.
= THE AFTERNOON SESSION
= Dilatory House members caused that
= branch of the Legislature to be delayed
, twenty minutes in assembling for the
afternoon session. The Miscellaneous
. Committee reported favorably on Bill "a
. for a Great Seal. The bill was consid-
cred under suspension of rules. The bill
which contains a myriad of heraldiC
: phrases, upset the clerk when he was
called upon to read the bill through. The
report of the committee to which was
, referred the bill recommended its pas
. sage. Prendergast moved the report be
adopted and the bin read for the second
. time. Dickey said the Hawaiian trans
) lation of the bill was not perfect, and
objected to it being placed before the
members in its present form. Amend
, mentS We're made and adopted and the
bill passed at the second reading II
will be made the order of the day "fo1
> tomorrow
Makekau objected to the word "tomor-
row." as tomorrow would never come
> and moved that instead of being made
the order of the day for tomorrow the
words Thursday, March IA The House
; took Makekaus joke in earnest and
adopted his motion.
Emmeluth presented a report from the
Judiciary Committee House Bill IS
relating to felonies and misdemeanors
The report recommended minor changes
and the adoption of the bill. Robertson
: moved it be laid on the table and taker
up with the bill.
Ahulii, "the silent member" suddenly
: awoke and asked to have the report
, read over again. His request was ignor.
ed, and the Robertson motion was adopt
ed.
$ Beckley, for Committee on Public
Health, read report favoring the pas
sage of House Bill 90, relating to GENE
: teries. Tabled.
: Beckley read a communication from
!. the Board of Health relating to a regu
lation preventing persons afflicted witt
: or suspected of having leprosy and tn
! berculosis from entering the Territory
from other countries, and he introduced
a bill relating to the diseases. Beckle!
said the Board of Health had deemed i
: necessary to have such a law enacted
] and under the rules a standing commit
= tee could introduce bills without frs
1 giving notice, and Makekau objected. Thu
proposed bill met with a stormy recep
= ton. The most serious objection wa
{ the manner of introduction, and Chair
! man Beckley was charged with havin!
introduced the measure without consult
ing the other members of the commit
!, tee. Kaniho at once repudiated tn
y statement he had sanctioned it. Gil
s fillan came to the rescue of the chair
, man. He did not want Hawaii to be
: come the dumping-ground of pulmonar,
I troubles and other incurable diseases
Protection was the watchword of ever,