The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-15

/ Hawaiian members. The only other Law
( whose object was similar, that he knew of
was the fourth section OF the civil Code
/ prohibiting the Ministry from selling the
+ public bonds. He did not know whether
( the honorable members were aware of IT.
/ but during the late negotiations for the
7 loan the Water Works were spoken OF as
! security. If they wanted TO know what that
/ meant it was simply this: 1t may lead to
| foreigners fixing the rate 70 be paid for our
| drinking and bathing water. Is it not
! much better 70 keep ali this property in
tact2 SuppoSing il should go into the
hands of a foreign Government. what
would become Of it2 Did they not wish TO
reserve this right to the House as to
whether ii should be leased or mOrtgaged
or not? We know not who the Govern
ment may be from day TO day. 1t may be
changed a dozen times before the next ses-
sion of the Legislature, and then the pub
lie property might go into the hands of
foreign capitalists Owing to their having
passed the Loan Act it was especially i'm
portant that this great power should be
kept in the hands of the Legislature.
His Excellency Mr.. Aholo said that as far
as he was concerned he certainly would not
countenance anything of the kind The
good OF the people would be his good. As
to mortgaging the Water Works, it might
have been proposed; he did not know.
The present Ministry know nothing about
it. 1t was true there might at some time
be a Ministry under the control of capital
lists. Perhaps they had just got rid of one
of that kind. But the present Ministry
was appointed by His Majesty and the
Assembly need have no apprehension
There might be change of Ministry. The
Assembly had better take that into con-
sideration when the change comes. We
have had Governments in favor Of dispos-
ing OF the public property, so much so that
what there is now is but a remnant. As
to the transfer of the Honolulu Water
Works, he would consent to nothing of the
kind. The interests of the people are his
interests, and ne did not propose to put a
loop about his own neck. He was not in
favor of making over any of the Govern
ment property, and if it were the intention
of others, it would have To be done without
his consent.
Mr.. Brown said he thought that His Elk
ceIIency misunderstood the position.
The motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill was carried on a division by Is to 9.
BREWERY BILL.
Second reading of an Act to license the
brewing of malt liquors in the district of
Honolulu.
Mr.. Dole moved that the report of the
committee recommending a substitute bill
be read.
The committees report was then read.
Mr. Hayselden moved that the reading
of the bill in Hawaiian be dispensed with
Agreed to.
Mr.. Thurston moved that the bill pass
to engrossment. Lost.
Mr. Hayselden moved that the bill be
read section by section. Agreed to.
Section l.
Mr.. Hayselden moved that the word
''ten" be inserted before the word years"
Mr.. Dole moved that the word Fifteen"
be inserted. He understood that an enter
prise of this character required large
amount of capital to start-something like
$50 900, as much as a good sized sugar
plantation. If the license were only for
ten years it would afford very small en-
enlargement for anyone to go into it. If
they encouraged such a thing at all in
ducements should be offered to do it upon |
a large scale.
Mr.. Hayselden said he would have been |
very glad to support the suggestion, but |
there was no guarantee that the licensee |
would spend $4,000, or even a cent.
Mr. Dole pointed out that the bill pro- |
vided that if malt liquor were not manu-
featured within twelve months the license |
would be forfeited.
Mr.. Hayselden said he knew that, but it |
did not say whether it was to be one barrel |
or more.
Mr.. Dickey moved that the section be
laid on the table.
The motion was not seconded.
The motion to amend the bill to fifteen |
years was then put and carried, and the |
first section passed as amended.
Section ,.
Mr.. Keau moved that it read zone hun |
dred and fifty dollars each year" Car
ried.
The section passed as amended
Section 3.
Mr.. Keau moved that the section pass
Agreed to.
His Excellency Mr.. Kaulukou asked |
what goods would be likely to be admitted |
free under this Act?
Mr. Dole: Hops and barley
Section passed without debate.
Section 5.
Mr. Dole moved to insert the word ten" !
in the blank, indicating the alcoholic !
strengths He had been requested to do this
by many people outside. Ten per cent |
would be sufficient for all purposes. More
would make it too Intoxicating.
Mr. Brown moved that it be fifteen per
cent"
Mr. Dole said he made this motion in the
interests of temperance If good, mild
beer of a low strength were manufactured
hose who wanted to drink would drink
hat instead of gin. II it were made fl
cen per cent it would be very intoxicating.
He was credibly informed that most of the I
peers Of commerce were below ten per
cent proof. A beer of that strength would
,heer, but not inebriate.
Mr. Dickey did not believe it would re-
luce gin drinking at all. 1t would only in
,rease intoxication in the country Where
low only men drank, women and children
would drink then. In a few years they
would see that it had done a great deal Of