Year: 1860


tives Bill amend Section 135 of the Civil Code was
under suspension of the rules passed through its
eral readings.


The Board of Health Bill recommitted for further
amendment.


On motion of Mr.. Wylle, the House presented its
congratulations His Royal Highnes Prince Kameha-
meha his recovery from severe illness, to-day being
the first occasion of his appearing in the House since
his convalescence. The Prince returned thanks. Ad
jurned


FIFTY-NISTH DAY, August lS.-There was meet
ing of the Mobiles for the transaction Of business.


SIxTIETH DAY, August 20.-A bill was received from
the Representatives To prevent married persons de-
serting one another" Laid the table for the pre-
sent


A message was also received from the Representa-
tives transmitting the amendments to the Appropria
ton Bill reported to them by the Joint Committee
of Conference.


The Committee of the Mobiles also reported the
The report received and the amendments taken up
SeIaim, in Committee Of the Whole, Hon. ID. kala-
kaua in the Chair.


In discussing the item approprating $1,000 towards
defraying the expenses of H. X. II. Prince Kameha-
meha in making tour for the benefit OF his health,
Mr. yie took occasion to say that he anticipated that
the results of the Princes visit Vancouvers Island
and to San Francisco would be beneficial to the
mercia and political interests of this kingdom and he
only regretted that the Prince did not intend to extend
his visit to Stka The perfect restoration of the health
of the Kings brother matter of national interest.
Inc Hrlnce, VINO was present, Was uIlueTSlOOu
that he did not desire any increase of this amount.


The subject of the Government Press was taken up,
the Lower House having reduced the appropriation
some Sl40O dollars. Prince Kamehameha and Mr..
Wyle favored the increase of this appropriation on
the ground of the usefulness and necessity of the keep
ing up of the Government Press in efficient condi
ton Mr.. Gregg also favored the same view of the
matter.


The Prince said that the Government Press was es-
tabshed for the wise purpose of making this Govern
ment respected and its views understood abroad He
believed that ii had very well accomplished that object
in past years. and he did believe that the time had
vet arrived when the Government could in defense,
dispense with this Department. The Prince moved to
put the appropriation back TO the figures introduced
by the Committee of the Mobiles, viz: 81, 900 for re-
porters and $500 for incidentas Carried. And on
motion of Mr. Haaleea the provision that all receipts
of this Department to be paid into the Treasury,
Section All Civil Code notwithstanding, stricken
out.


Mr. willie TO non concur in the amendment to reduce
the appropriation for military, for the reasons he had
given in his Report Secretary at War; before the pre-
sent Legislature. The motion was carried.


Pending discussion of remaining amendments, the
House adjourned.


SIXTY FIRST DAY, August 21.-The House went into
COMMITTEE Of the Whole on the amendments to the
Appropriation Bill agreed upon by the Joint Com
mittee oE Conference. The remaining items were con-
Cured in, when the Committee rose and reported.


Gov Kekuanaoa moved to reconsider the item
spectng the Department of War. Lost.


\ message received from the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes transmitting Bill s. To mitigate the evils
and diseases arising from prostitution.


The bill was read first time, and on motion of Mr.
Wyllie was passed on its second reading


Mr.. Wyllie said that


He assured House that having thought much and read
much upon subject believed that every word
Preamble this Bill the framing of which did much honor
Honorable House of Representatives strictly
They had in his ew enacted any law that did more credit
their enlightenment and desire preserve the Hawaiian
could this House of Mobiles 10 itself credit n the eyes
of all the morass and pharopSs oi the most civilized ana
Christian the world than with the Represent
atyes the People passing this with the utmost dispatch


lie CNr. Wyie) had no sympathy the Prudes Paay
who turned their backs fra woman if after fail
ing she became Pala an ouicat rom huGait pody pol
uted having soul be saved Mary Magdaene the
by our Savior as unworthy touching person.
repentance assOciang with him and his holest Apostles
Judah with his daugherinaw disguised harlo by the
wayside From that remarkable incident it was evident tat
of Moses there class of females living
by prOsuton and sitting yelled on the road sides for that pu
pose House considered who the descendants Of
Judah daughter-inaw? There is therefore really
religious man who will be indifferent to the fate OF
the unhappy prostitute


He r WyIle) had studied statistics prostitution
refined highly civilized Catholic France also in Belgium and
i seae and Protestant Holland in all which countries


system long prevailed similar what the Honorable
House Representatives wished establish here by this
scotland England Ireland aud the states upon
doubt of its vast superiority in regard to public decenc
public and private morals the prevention OF oatsome dis
and the reformation of the unfortunate pleasure


he moved that the rules be suspended and


that the the second eadng and subject to the pleas
the House he prepared TO pursue the course IN
regard to the third reading.


The House went into Committee of the Whole on the
Bill, and Mr.. Gregg said


That he would move that the report
bill back the House with the that be passed
lie did this not from the belief that the bill perfect
many mperfectons and proposed legislation
subject that peculiar and delicate But the
condition society here also peculiar and the evil
intended to be controlled under the bill was great and crying
It eating the life of this nation and it
duty accept that at akey 70 mitigate this
evil He was ready for this bill
pemena II it failed to do good could do harm.


Gov. KekuanaOa said:


That he did not implied admission that this
prophesed that the bill would fall short Of the proposed
ects The evil would not be easily cured However, he
ready to try it.


Mr.. Bishop said:


lie quite agreed with Mr. Gregg in his remarks this was an
important and very imperfect act but the best probably that
could be secured In all countries the evil Of pros
tuition greater and wherever
there disease In all civilized countries stringent measures
punhments have been tried and have failed to put
materially this great evil and in OF
European different policy has been and still is being
uuredLtht of regulating and as far as possible controlling
what cannot by placing the public under
the surveillance and Of the police and physicians and
proves that under the regulating system disease has
been greatly diminished decency promoted In Hawaii nei
tried the old system Of pains and penalties for
mot without some good resu and s centiousness
disease wide spread the nation sick from end Of
the islands the other disease unresaied doing rs fearful
done free this dreadful At home and abroad
bad and shall do nothing to free ourselves
/ from such disgrace?


wished MOBILES understand this fully. 1t had
been proposed the hOOkdadqd prostuOn)
the heading OF the he opposed that and fully
agreed with Mr. Hopkins that should be retained and attach
whereby they be distinguished from
the vrtuOus In egatng this SUBJECT should care
fully avoid doing anything that possibly encourage the
guilty increase numbers give any shadow repeca-
by their vile practices Amongst all enlightened at least
Christian nations public women are held in disgrace, they are
ouicasts from respectable society and vuOus
with them. IL is high time that similar
made here, and the vile made fei and
the difference themselves and the virtuOus that the
former may be ashamed the latter be warned and
couraged.


This act experiment in this cOmmuny-a step in the
step hope that prove to have been taken
direction At he Mr- bishop had but
making than they and
! hoping 10 the best, he should vote for il.
Mr. Haalelea said