The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-02
Hawaiian Parliament.
Legislative Assembly NIneay-1Irst
Day.

WEDNESDAY, September LIST.
| The House met at 10 a. m. Prayer by
! the Chaplain. The following members
/ answered to the roll call: Their Excellen-
| cies Gibson, Creighton and Dare; Hons.
Dominis, Cleghorn, DOwsett, Wilder, Kui-
helani, Bush, Walker, Martin, S.
| Parker, Hayselden, Keau, Lilikalani.
Baker. Kauhi, Amara, Brown, Kau-
liza, Kaulukou, Pahia, Kaunamano,
Wight, Nahale, Nahinu, Kauhane, Aholo,
Kaukau, Richardson, Castle, Dickey. Kaai,
ThurstOn, PaehaOle, Dole, Kauai and Pa
lohau. The minutes were read in Hawa-
ian and English and approved.
sPIRITUoUs LIQUOR BILLS.
Mr.. Dole, from special committee, pre-
scented the following report:
Hon. J. S. Walker, President Legisla-
tive Assembly-Sir: Your select COM
mittee, to whom has been referred a GER
tain bill, entitled IAN Act to amend
chapter %, sections 1 and 6, of an Act APP
proved in the year 1874 entitled An Act
authorizing the Minister of the Interior to
grant to owners of mills for the manu-
facture of sugar. licenses to distill spirtu-
Gus liquors" introduced by the honorable
member from Hamakua; also, bill en-
titled "An Act to amend sections l, 3,
and of an Act" entitled "An Act au-
thorizing the Minister of the Interior to
grant to owners of mills for the manufac-
ture of sugar, licenses to distill spirituous
liquors, approved on the 18th day of July,
1874, introduced by the Hon. E. X. Lii
kalani, report as follows:
The object of the two bills is the
same, and that is to so amend the
statute of 1874 that licenses to dis
till spirituous liquors may be issued to
any applicant who can perform the nee
essary conditions. The record of the two
bills contains inconsistent sections, section
permitting spirits manufactured under
the statute to be withdrawn for local con-
sumption without an excise tax or duty,
whereas section 4 provides for punish ment
by fine, cancellation of license, and confis-
cation of distilling apparatus for introduc
ing any such spirit for consumption.
On account of this inconsistency we find
it difficult to understand the provisions of
the bill of Hon. E. X. Lilikalani, beyond
the purpose to open the privilege of dis
tilling spirits to all applicants, on which
point both bills agree with each other
In view of the fact of the Distillery Act
of 1864, which provides for the granting of
two licenses for the manufacture of spirits
in the city of Honolulu, at cost of fifty
dollars to the licensee for the license and
fifty dollars thereafter during the term of
the license, which is fixed at five years, it
seems to us that if there is any demand for
such privileges it is satisfactorily supplied
by the said Act of 1864, and upon that
ground alone, without considering the gen
eral policy of opening the privilege of
distillery to all applicants and because
there are at the present time no applicants
for the said two licenses, we recommend that
both of the said bills be laid upon theta
BILE Nj
S. E. DOLE, Chairman.
L. AHoLo,
JOHN. T. DARE, 4
J. KAUHANE,
@. E. RICHARDSON.
Mr. KaunamanO moved the report be
accepted and laid upon the table.
Mr. Thurston moved the report be
adopted. 81
The motion to lay upon the table pre-
vailed. r
THE NATIONAL LOAN BILL.
Mr. Richardson, from the Engrossing
Committee, reported the Act to authorize
a National loan as engTOssed.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved a suspension of
the rules, in order for the bill to be read a
third time.
The motion prevailed, and the bill was
read third time.
Mr.. Richardson moved the bill pass.
Mr.. Castle moved an amendment to sec
ton 8, but it was lost.
Mr.. Dole moved that clause VII in sec
ton be changed to read, For the can
ceiling of water rights, $25O,OO0." He
thought an interisland cable was not
wanted just yet.
His EYceIlencY Mr. Gibson said he