The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-12-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
l5STH DAY.
THURSDAY, Dec. %, 1892.
Morning Session.

The Assembly convened for prayer
at o'clock, after which roll was
called At $3.50 the minutes of the
previous meeting were read and APP
proved.
There being no reports from
Standing or select committees, nor
resolutions to be presented, the
Order of the Day was Immediately
moved on.
On motion of Rep, Waipuilani the
regular order of the day, considera-
ton of Bill 81, the Registration Act,
was deferred until tomorrow and, in
its stead, Bill 22S, to provide a fire
department for Hilo, Hawaii, came
up for consideration on second read
ing.
The bill was passed to engross-
ment and ordered for third reading
on Saturday.
Bill 139. to amend certain sections
of the Election Law of 1890, came
up on third reading and, after a lit
tie argument, raised by a motion to
indefinitely postpone, the bill passed.
Bill pol, to increase the duty on
spirituous liquors. came up and was
considered in connection with the
report of committee which favor
ed the passage of the bill.
Noble Pua considered that the tax
ing, as it was, of the liquor business
by the addition of this increased
duty, would be detriment to the
business. The day for wanting
money by the Government had
passed; it was not necessary to raise
revenue by the means proposed.
The money for the lottery is com
/ ing in on the steamer Australia and
all that the Government will have
to do to obtain 100000 is Just to
give over a little piece of paper. The
duties would cause either an increase
in the price of liquors or decrease
in the quality.
Rep. Waipuilani said that it was
folly to consider the liquor interests
when the Government was to obtain
$4,000 in a legitimate way. The re
mark of Noble Pua that it would in
crease the price of liquors was based
on nothing. 1t would be a great
benefit morally and socially if the
price of liquor could be put up to
ten dollars per bottle. Now men
spend their small earnings in the
saloon and gin-mill, which give them
poison for the money which right
fully belongs to their wives and
children. 1t would be God-send
if the price of liquor was put beyond
the reach Of the average man and
that the proprietors of the saloons
could be the only purchasers. He
favored the passage of the bill.
Rep. Kamauoha favored the in
definite postponement of the bill
The increase in duties would cause
an increase of prices to those who
drank liquor.
Rep. Bipikane said that ii was ad
yisable to increase the revenue of til,
country, but the lives of the peopl,
should be considered. He had sew
eral friends who tended in and own
ed saloons and they had told him i
the bill passed then they would hay,
, to water and otherwise fix thei
liquors. He favored throwing tn,
bill out the window.
Rep. Iosepa said that he was sur
prised at the change evinced b,
Rep, Bipikane, Previously tina
member had spoken in favor of TIL,
measure and had delivered Lecture
against the indulgence in stron,
liquor and had related his Bipi
kane's) fall into a we'll from an over
indulgence in gin. Laughter.) H
was surprised at native Hawaiian
speaking against this bill. Any de
crease in the sale Of liquor is Of bene
fit to the Hawaiian, if not to the for
eigner. Ii. as is stated. should TIL