The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-26

Of eli. .sipation. One member of tue
committee did not agree with them
On this point, but although we be-
liev"d that some might be Temporal
rly iuconveuienced, yet we thought
it was better that a few should be
inconvcnieuced than that the whole
community should suffer. Every
one who uses liquor at all knows
that it Is more convenient as well as
economical to get it by the case
from Honolulu. He asked the house
to consider, not the convenience OF
themselves, but the good of the
community. They were legislating,
not for the liquor sellers, but for the
people. and for the people especially
who had small weekly wages and
many of them families. If n man
at the end of a weeks work is tired
or wet he can get as much as he
wants in one bottle, and some OF his
money would bc left for poi, fish,
bread and clothes. He would not like
any children of his constituents TO
get hungry because their father had
spent his money on liquor. If they
took out this word "single" it would
give the privilege to country dealer
to sell dozen or any number OF
bottles. And If a Chinaman, Portu.
guese or Hawaiian takes home u
dozen bottles on Saturday night it
is not hard to predict what the con-
sequences would be.
Rep. Kaulukou said twenty men
on n plantation would club together
and buy as many bottles, and they
would have as much drunkenness as
ever. If they wanted to prevent
drunkenness they ought TO prohibit
liquor coming into the country. If
it were possible he would vote for
having no liquor in the country, but
under the circumstances he supposed
it was impossible owing TO existing
treaties.
Rep. Wight said they ought to
place Us many impediments in the
way of men getting liquor in large
quantities as possible. lie moved
to add to the words, "bv the glass
or single bottle" the words. "to one
or the same person.
Rep. Richardson's amendment
passed. The others were lost.
The remainder of the bill passed,
and the committee, rising, recon-
mcndcd the bill pass to engross-
,cnt, which carried, and the third
reading was fixed for Thursday.
Rep. Dickey moved the Auditor
Generals report be referred to the
Committee on Accounts, with in
structious to refuse TO pay the
printer for printing it. He found
twelve mistakes on one page, and he
had not examined it very fully.
Rep. Richardson asked the hon.
member if he was sure the printer
was to blame. Perhaps he followed
copy.
Rep. Dicbcy said he was sure the
printer was TO blame for some, anC
he proceeded TO point out several
obvious blundcrs in figures, hut his
motion not being seconded h,
amended it, but the house would
not grant suspension of the rules
to have it put.
II. Second reading of IAN Ac
to Regulate the Practice in the Es
cheat of Lands to the Hawaiian
Government. introduced by Hi
EX. Paul Neumanu.)
Rep. Castle said he would have
supported the Attorney-General'
bill, but this was the committee
bill. lie thought it should be re
fcrred back to the Jud ciary Com
mittee for amendments which h
indicated.
Minis,er Neumann said there wa
no necessity for such course a
that proposed. He knew his bill
was imperfect and therefore wante
it to 90 to the Judiciary Committee
and they had made satisfactor
amendments to il.
: Rep. Castles motion to refer
back to the committee was lost
q Reps. Brown, Dole, Dickey an
Castle, Minister Neuman and Nobl
+ Clcghorn discussed different point
in the bill.
On motion of Rep. Brown til
y time during which an owner ha
been absent or unheard of, to max
. claim on his property for the Gov
. ernment. was changed from seven
= fifteen years.
On motion of Noble Cleghorn,
7 claimant turning up after the e
-. cheated property has been sol'
- shall be given interest not to eXcee
~ ~ six percent per annum for the tin
' the money has been in treasury.
Reps. Dole and Castle were o.
:, posing, and Minister Neumann an
- Rep. Brown supporting the follow
ing provision, when at five minute
to five o'clock n motion to adioul
- interviewed: namely, that the persC
defending against the GovernmeI
~ must prove, among other thing
- that he "has been in adverse posse
sion thereof for period not lc
y than twenty years, and that Il
Government taxes upon said pr