The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-15
Government Of the Hawaiian Islands:

SECTION !. Section = 81 haDter y &.
OF the Session Laws of ls92 i hereby
am-nded by striking out the words
''o4e dC.lar per Ion duty" at the
| euI Of the section, and Inserting in
| place thereof the words ''alcoholic
duty in proportion TO its strength" so
| that the said section a. amended shall
| reah a. follows, Ia wit:
1.-The cOllectoT-geueralo of customs Is
| hereby authorized to permit the hold
| ers OF licenses herein provided to with
| draw alcohol from the custom house
! upon payment of alcoholic duty in
| proportion TO its strength"
| SEC. =. The provisions of this act
shall extend and apply to all goods in
bond at the time it shall come into
| effect.
SEC. 8. All acts or parts Of Acts not
in conformity herewith are hereby
! repealed.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect
from the date of its publication.
The secretary then read the bill
introduced by the Judiciary com
mittee.
The bill was considered section by
| section.
An amendment was made to sec
ton five inserting tue word alcohol"
before the word licenses"
Mr.. Allen moved an amendment 10
section to allow licensed physicians
the privilege Of buying gallon Of
ale ,hoi at one time.
Mr.. Emmeiuth said be noticed the
minister of finance had seconded Mr..
Aliens motion; he wished to know if
the minister of finance intended to
abandon his bill.
Minister Damon said he had with
drawn his bill because he considered
the inv. stigalion Of the committee
bad warranted the bill they had rec
commended.
MIR. Emmeluth said he was sur
prised to hear this statement from
tue minister of finance. As far as he
was concerned he was against the
bill. He cited the Maine law as 1t
had failed to work in Lewiston, aud
was confident the result would be
the same here if the bin was passed.
He knew of case which had recent
ly taken place in Honolulu, within
fifty feet of the corner OF Hotel and
Nuuanu streets, were a barrel of
brandy had been concocted out of a
portion of alcohol and a barrel of
water, which it would be hard to tell
from the genuine article.
The amendment carried.
Attorney General Smith moved an
amendment that the returns relative
to sales and Withdrawals should be
made under oath. Carried.
In moving the amendment he
wished to explain that In the matter
of the committee's bill he had doubts
but had deferred to the opinions of
those who had Investigated the mat
ter and drawn the bill.
Minister Damon In explanation of
the withdrawal of his bill said that
he had intodruced his act as radical
one TO cure the abuses practiced. He
considered it was two steps inadvance
of the old law. He had discovered
his law would meet with strong OPP
position, and as the new bill intro
duced from the committee was step
at least 10 advance of the old law he
had withdrawn his bill as he was in
favor of getting one step of improve
ment if two wonld not be got.
Mr. Emmeluth did not think the
bill WAS St p in advance. He did
not believe it would be car
o..
around it someway. He held he bill
was a viciou, one at best. The old
bill had been introduced as revenue
measure; the new bill would not
meet this end He also cited that the
bill would work hardship to the drug
yists, he perfumers and the consum
ing public.
MIR. Ena pointed ont there was
loophole In the bill which would al
low a person to bny an unlimited
quantity Of ''haif puts" of alcohol.
MIR. Smith admitted there was
loophole in the bill, but thought the
pr sent one was letter.
Section was amended and passed.
MIR. Emmeluth said he would tie
.dih-d to know what sec.iol s
meant.
Mr.. Allen explained what he and
the committee had understood it to
mean.
Mr.. Damon held that perfumery
was a luxury and that a high tax
should be imposed.
Mr.. Emmeluth said that If the bill
was pas ed it would have bad effects
be was surprised that the minister OF
finance had endorsed the new bill.
Mr. Eua moved that section be
stricken out.
MIR. Eumeluth seconded the mo-
ton.
Mr. Smith pointed out the main
idea which the bill intended to cover.
Upon Mr. Smiths explanation Mr..
Eua withdrew bis motion.
Mr.. Allen explained the abuses
which had been practiced in Hawaii
previously to the arrival Of Mr.. En-
melutb.
Mr. Smith said the present bill
was an improvement on the old law,
aud hoped that the newspapers
would publish both bills as pre-
scented.
Mr.. Waterhouse moved that the
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