The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-14

| to appropriate $4,000 for a WharI at
Kalaupapa, was passed second reading;
No. 1877, an act relating to attachments
and garnishments, was killed by an
| overwhelming vote, despite a plea for
it by Andrade.
ARE AGAINST HITCHCOCK. )
The afternoon session opened with
the presentation of a petition of voters
of Molokai against the appointment of
H. r. Hitchcock as deputy sheriff
This was laid on the table.
House Bill 1s4, creating Makil1i Park,
under control of the Superintendent of
Public Works. came up on third read
ing. and passed with one no. that of
Kupihea.
House Bill 139 amends section 2 of
chapter SO of the laws of 1886 to read as
follows; IAN public sports, amuse-
rnents, shows and games on Sunday
shall be so carried on as not to become
q public nuisance. or menace to the
public health. or to public NOR
atty, but nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit or pre-
vent the playing of baseball in any
recreation ground to which the public
may be charged a fee for admission"
KILL SUNDAY BASEBALL
Vida moved its adoption and Kali
that it be postponed Keliinoi argued
that the bill was a good one, as it would
draw the young from gambling games
to healthful sports Chillingworth en-
dorsed this, saying that it would not
compel church members to go to ball
games, but would give others a chance
for Innocent amusements. He pleaded
for tolerance
Vida said basebill was played all over
the islands now and here, where many
workingmen were unable to see or par
ticipate in q me on weekdays. it
would be wise to permit the game on
Sunday.
Kali and Kaniho rose when the
Speaker asked that ordained ministers
indicate their presence. The Speaker
said they We're excused. Kaniho said
he thought no law should be passed
which would tend to cause violation of
other laws. Chillingworth suggested
they had been excused. but the Chair
said that was only from voting. Ka-
niho continued that the motto of the
land should be the guide of the MEM
bers He would prefer bill compelling
children to attend sacred services.
WOULD BE BACKWARD STEP.
Kali said he thought this bill would |
mark backward step. He said he
thought such grounds would be dis
turbance to all living around the parks |
He pleaded against the bill.
Aylett said that people would have |
the benefit of the games, but in reality |
the existing laws are broken. He said |
If games were to be played, then
everything else should be opened
Fernandez said he, as Deputy Sheriff I
of Eva. arrested men who were in the
fields irrsgating. but their cases were
dismissed in court He said once visit +
ing teams We're permitted to play ball I
on Sunday. He said sports We're per-
mitted on the mainland, from which /
came our civilization, and everyone
should have the right to spend the day
as he chose. The poor were compelled
to work. and thus the rich violated the
law, so he argued this bill, for the
sport of the poor, should be passed.
Wright opposed the bill, and Kali
and Wright and Kupihea asked ques-
tons. the latter quoting the British
House of Parliament rules until told
to sit down or he would be given in
charge of the Sergeant at Arms. The
vote was: Ayes-Andrade. Aylett, Chill
lingworth, Fernandez, GandaIl, Green
well, Haia, Harris. Jaeger. Keliinoi,
Knudsen, Long, and Vida. Noes-Da-
Inien. Kali. Kalama, Kaniho, Keala-
waa, Kou. Kumalae. Kupihea, Lewis,
Nakaleka. Paili. Pulaa, Purdy, and
Beckley.