The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-08-21
SiXty-fOurth Day.
TsEsDAY, Aug. Il,

TSEsDAY, Aug. Il,
The House met at 10 O'Clock q. m, the
President. Hon W. R. Castle. in the
chair Absent: Ministers Green, Thurs
ton, Ashford; Mobiles Dowsett, Jaeger,
Young, Baldwin, Rich lrdson, Campbell,
Widem4nn, Makee, Bertelmann, Dole I;
Reps Dowsett c. Brown, Deacon, Kamai,
Kinney, Mcguire, Paris. Minutes read
and confirmed
PETITIONS.
Rep Nakaleka presented 8 petition
from % occupants OF the fish market, that
the weekly and monthly rentals of stalls
be abolished, and that the stalls be sold at
public auction yearly instead OF half-yearly.
Referred TO Committee on Public Lands
etc.
Rep. F. Brown presented petition from
H. G. Crabbe, for $500 compensation for
services as police officer. Referred TO
the Finance Committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. F. Brown reported bill printed.
NEW BILL.
Noble Hitchcock read, q first time, by
title, bill TO encourage the cultivation
and manufacture OF ramie.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Opium.-Third reading OF the opium bill
(prohibitory). Passed.
Sale of AleS, Wines, etc.-Second reading
of the Till relating TO sale of liquors con-
tanning the section, known as - the screen
law"
Noble Warehouse said he wanted to be
placed on record rs a supporter OF this law
for the purpose of restricting the liquor
traffic, especially for the good of the native
Hawaiian.
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doubt whether the House ought to con-
slider the liquor interest or the peoples in
terest, he would give the benefit of the
doubt TO the party who care for the home
rather than to the party who care for the
saloon.
Minister Thurston was for striking out
the section He believed in prohibition
and he believed in temperance, but this is
not the time for prohibition. There are
broad constitutional questions to be settled
in this country first, and it is foolish for
those who are DESTROYS of laying a solid
foundation for the SuperStTuCture OF the
future Government to rest on to divide up
on social questions. When the problems
that agitated the whole community last
year are permanently solved, it will be
time TO attend to matters of this kind.
This bill does not abolish the saloon it
does not prohibit the liquor traffic. 1t is
simply nagglng liquor dealers.
Minister Ashford said he would not have
introduced this bill himself nor, if he had
been consulted would he have advised
anyone else TO do so. But it is here and it
must be attended to. The provisions of
this bill are in force in several of the United
States There are three questions on
which be is determined to stand right, o.
temperance legislation, (2) responsible
government, ~ Chinese restriction. And
If he has TO be showed under he would
rather have it on these questions than any
other
Noble Townsend said some members
were tender on doing anything to offend
the liquor interest, but considered 1t no in
consistency to do nothing to carry out the
views of that portion of the citizens who
are opposed TO the saloon. He did not
come here to vote for his reelection. He
would vote with good deal of satisfaction
for passing this act.
Rep. Kamauoha believed in keeping up
the screens to keep persons out Of tempta
ton. Young people seeing the snowy in
terror of the saloon from the street would
be more apt to enter than to stay outside.
says, Look not on the wine
when it is red" He thought Solomon had
got il down to pretty hhe point and knew
what he was talking about. And he did
not want young people to have the chance
OF looking on the liquors on the saloon
shelves Noble Warehouse puts his fine
goods in show windows to attract buyers, |
and to take down the screens in bar rooms /
wOnld be likely to have g similar effect.
Noble Warehouse asked the Attorney |
General if his report was submitted 70 the |
Ministry before it was publIshed2 The |
Noble here read from the report, page Is, |
as follows; Il would also recommend an
amendment TO the present liquor law COM |
polling the closing of all saloons at 10 |
o'clock, p. m. and that q trial Of the anti /
screen law be made in Honolulu"
Attorney-General-T is from the |
Marshal's report
Noble Waterhouse-Yes, but 1t is sup
posed to have been submitted to the Min |
istry 1t should have been struck out then.
y-General-That report was not,
50 far as I recoIlect, submitted to the Min
stry.
Rep. Helekunihi said he favored the bill.
He wished 70 preserve the small remnant
still existing of the Hawaiian race.
Noble Young said he was an out and out
temperance man, but he would have to
Fote against this bill. Any fool can knock
R.c7 rTare sail nd da=h hiS